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The Hills of Lyme
Total Distance: 48.9 miles Elevation
Gain: 3354 feet
Degree of Difficulty Index: 3354 ft / 48.9 mi = 68.59 ft/mi Terrain: Very hilly
Killer Hills: None: Some Very Hilly Sections
Geographical Region:
Southeast Connecticut
City/Town: Old
Lyme
Starting Location:
Old Lyme Shopping Center, Big Y parking lot, Route 1 in Old
Lyme. Heading east (north), take
I-95 Exit 70 (Route 156/Route 1) just after crossing the Connecticut River on
the Baldwin Bridge; go left @ the traffic light at the bottom of the exit
ramp on Route 156/Route 1; @ 2nd light, go right on Route 1; the
Big Y parking lot will be on your right shortly @ a traffic light. Heading west (south) take I-95 Exit
70 (Route 1 Old Lyme); go straight @ bottom of exit ramp and through the
traffic light onto Route 1; the Big Y parking lot will be on the left @ a
traffic light in about 0.4 miles.
Ride Description:
This challenging and very scenic ride uses many back roads in eastern
CT. Amongst the places visited
are Ely's Landing on the CT River, Hamburg Cove, the village of Millington,
Devil's Hopyard State Park and the north end of Rogers Lake in Old Lyme. The ride is long and difficult and
should be attempted only by those in top physical condition.
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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Old Lyme
Shopping Center with various shops; bathrooms available in the Big Y
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6.6
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Ely's
Landing...site of former Connecticut River ferry landing (views)
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9.3
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Hamburg
Cove...start of 5-mile long series of very steep hills on Joshuatown Rd
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20.9
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Village
of Millington (no facilities)
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22.8
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Devil's
Hopyard State Park picnic area; good spot for a lunch/snack break <(bathrooms; water)
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30.2
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Start
of stretch of several hilly sections (~8.5 miles of ups and downs)
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41.1+
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Market
with deli on left
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47.4
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Old
Lyme village; ice cream parlor on left @ 47.7 miles
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48.9
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Old Lyme
Shopping Center with various shops; bathrooms available in the Big Y
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