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Sonya's Gillette Castle Gallop
Total Distance:
45.9 miles Elevation Gain: 2592 feet
Degree of Difficulty Index: 2592 ft / 45.9 mi = 56.47
ft/mi Terrain: Hilly
Killer Hills: Several hilly sections
Geographical Region: South Central Connecticut
City/Town: Chester
Starting Location: Route 9 Exit 9 CPL (Rt. 148), Chester
Ride Description: This somewhat hilly ride travels up to
Moodus by way of the East Haddam swing-bridge and Johnsonville Village before
dropping down to Gillette Castle State Park for a rest stop. From there the
ride heads up to Hadlyme before continuing on to Hamburg Cove via Routes 82
& 156 (smooth surfaces and wide shoulders) and then to a Connecticut
River crossing on the Baldwin Bridge bike path. Then it's a return trip to
the CPL via seldom used (Old Saybrook's) Bokum Rd to Centerbrookand then on
to the CPL skirting Deep River and Chester village.
Facilities and Points of Interest:
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Mile
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Facilities
- Points of Interest
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1.4
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Chester
village with various shops
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5.5
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Tylerville:
convenience store, Subway on left
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6.0
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East
Haddam swing-bridge over the Connecticut River (views)
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6.2
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Goodspeed
Opera House and the Gelston House on right
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9.5
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Johnsonville
village (views)
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10.3
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Moodus:
convenience store on right
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16.6
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Gillette
Castle State Park (pavilion; bathrooms; water)
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19.4
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Hadlyme:
convenience store on left
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26.8
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Hamburg
village: convenience store on right
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33.9
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Shopping center
with supermarket on left
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34.2
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Start
1-mile tour on the Baldwin Bridge bike path over the Connecticut River
(views)
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40.7
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Centerbook:
convenience stores on right
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www.ctbikeroutes.org
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