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The Big Bike Ride – Guilford to Hammonasset

 

Total Distance:  44.4 miles                          Elevation Gain: 1052 feet  

 

Degree of Difficulty Index:  1052 ft / 44.4 mi = 23.69 ft/mi          Terrain:  Flat to rolling

 

Killer Hills: None

 

Geographical Region:  South Central Connecticut

 

City/Town:  Guilford              

 

Starting Location:  I-95 Exit 58 CPL (Route 77) in Guilford. Use the CPL on the west side of Route 77.

 

Ride Description:  Enjoy scenic Connecticut shoreline in Guilford and Madison with a visit to Meigs Point in Hammonasset State Park.  The ride is over mostly rolling terrain with lots of flat riding as well.

 

Facilities and Points of Interest:    

 

Mile

            Facilities - Points of Interest

3.9

Start ~2 mile  tour of Sachem's Head

10.0

Guilford Harbor (views); bathrooms and water available (seasonal)

10.8+

Henry Whitfield House on the left (the oldest remaining house in Connecticut)

12.6+

Convenience store on right

15.4

Convenience store across N. Madison Road to left

~23.4

Bauer Farm – gifted to town by the Bauer Bros. long time bachelor farmers & natives

28.4

Fish Tale Restaurant on right and deli across Rt. 1 from Fish Tale

30.8

Meigs Point pavilion (views); bathrooms and water (seasonal)

36.2

Madison Country Club

42.3

Convenience store here

43.4

Guilford Green; various shops abutting Green

 

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