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Carol's "Run for the
Roses" Ride
Total Distance: 40.8 miles Elevation
Gain: 785 feet
Degree of Difficulty Index: 785 ft / 40.8 mi = 19.24 ft/mi Terrain: Flat
Killer Hills: None
Geographical Region:
North Central Connecticut
City/Town: Windsor
Center
Starting Location:
Parking area in Windsor Center; take I-91 Exit 37; follow Route 305
east for about a mile going through two stop signs into Windsor Center. Go right @ traffic light onto Route
159 (briefly) and then straight through two traffic lights into shopping area
(florist straight ahead). Go
left on Central Avenue @ CVS, cross RR tracks and then go right @ end to
parking area in 300 yards.
Ride Description:
This is an interesting ride from Windsor Center to Hartford's
Elizabeth Park via Bloomfield and West Hartfordto tour the beautiful rose
gardens. From country to city
and back – Loomis Chaffee School, the Governor's Mansion, grand homes
in Hartford's west end, University of Hartford and St. Thomas Seminary
(Gothic architecture) are amongst the scenes along the way. Try to time your visit for June,
which is the height of the rose blossom season. It's a sight to remember!
Facilities and Points of Interest:
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Mile
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Facilities
- Points of Interest
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0.6
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Tour
through Loomis Chaffee School campus
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8.5
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Roadside
park on left after making turn onto Duncaster Road; take a break
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11.8
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Wade's
Fruit Stand is about 200 yards to the right on Route 185; re-provision as
needed
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17.0
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Fernridge
Park on the right
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19.2
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Elizabeth
Park; bathrooms; restaurant; lovely rose garden; ponds; views (enjoy)
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20.4
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Sunrise
Park; views of the Hartford skyline
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20.6
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Governor's
Mansion
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23.1
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St.
Thomas Seminary on the left
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23.9
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Entering
and passing through CIGNA "campus"
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31.0
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Roadside
park on the right just before crossing Adams Road; take a break
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39.8
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Pleasant
Street Park; Bart's Restaurant; views of the Farmington River
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39.9
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Start
on Windsor Loop Trail to travel along the Farmington River for about
¾ mile
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