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Prisons and Planes Ride
Total Distance: 36.1 miles Elevation
Gain: 991 feet
Degree of Difficulty Index: 991 ft / 36.1 mi = 27.45 ft/mi Terrain: Flat to rolling
Killer Hills: None
Geographical Region:
North Central Connecticut
City/Town: Simsbury
Starting Location:
International Skating Center of Connecticut, 1375 Hopmeadow Street
(Route 10 & 202) in Simsbury near the Wagner car dealership
Ride Description:
This is a rolling ride through Simsbury, Granby, East Granby, Suffield
and Tariffville that includes stops at Old Newgate Prison and the New England
Air Museum. Both the New England Air Museum (mile 16) and a ball field at
about mile 19 are good places for lunch or a snack.
Facilities and Points of Interest:
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Mile
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Facilities
- Points of Interest
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0.0
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International
Skating Center of Connecticut; bathrooms, water, snack bar, skaters
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1.2
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Simsbury
Tri-Town Airport
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5.5
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Old
Newgate Prison (views); bathrooms and water available if open to public
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16.0
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New
England Air Museum (bathrooms, water & snacks inside but there may be a
fee to enter)
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~19.0
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Ball
field on left; possible lunch stop
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~31.5
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Views
of the Farmington River & Tariffville Gorge to the right
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34.0
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Start
of 1.2-mile ride on paved Rail Trail bike path
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36.1
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International
Skating Center of Connecticut; bathrooms, water, snack bar, skaters
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www.ctbikeroutes.org
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