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Shoreline Century Ride - 2004
Total Distance: 101.3 miles Elevation
Gain: 2763 ft
Degree of
Difficulty Index: 2763 ft / 101.3 mi = 27.27 ft/mi Terrain:
Flat to rolling
Killer Hills: None
Geographical
Region: South Central Connecticut
City/Town:
Chester
Starting
Location: Route 9 Exit 8 CPL (Rt. 148), Chester
Ride
Description: This 101-mile ride drops down to the shoreline in Old
Saybrook by way of Deep River and Essex and passes through Otter Cove en
route to the Baldwin Bridge bike path. After crossing to the east side of
the Connecticut River via the bike path, the route heads east to the
turnaround point at the former Seaside Regional Center generally following
Route 156 (smooth with wide shoulders) with side trips into the Department of
Environmental Protection's Marine Headquarters, Rocky Neck State Park, Giants
Neck and Black Point. On the return the route also follows Route 156 for
several miles before taking an inland route to the suggested lunch/snack stop
at Hains Park at the south end of Rogers Lake on Route 1 in Old Lyme.
Continuing, the ride takes a circuitous route back to the Baldwin Bridge and
once on the west side of the Connecticut River, it heads into Old Saybrook en
route to Saybrook Point, a tour of Fenwick, and a quick look-in at Cornfield
Point before returning quite directly to the CPL.
Facilities and
Points of Interest:
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Mile
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Facilities
- Points of Interest
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2.6
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Start
5.6-mile tour along the Connecticut River en route to Essex (views)
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8.0
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Essex
village with many curio shops, convenience store
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8.1
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Public
restrooms at little park beside the post office and NewAlliance Bank on the
right
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10.3
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Start
tour through Otter Cove development (pay attention
to the route cues through this
area)
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13.3
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Start
1-mile trip over the Connecticut River
via the Baldwin Bridge bike path
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15.6
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End of
boardwalk with interpretive displays @ the DEP Marine Headquarters
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25.4
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Rocky
Neck State Park beach pavilion (bathrooms, water)
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30.7
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Start
3.5 mile tour of Giants Neck
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32.6
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Start
6.5 mile tour of Black Point
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38.8
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McCook
Park (bathrooms, water – seasonal)
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44.6
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Former
Seaside Regional Center for the Connecticut Department of Mental
Retardation (sensational view)
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62.0
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Market
with deli on right
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62.1
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Hains Park
at south end of Rogers Lake (suggested lunch stop); bathrooms (seasonal)
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72.7
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White
Sand Beach @ the gazebo (views)
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80.3
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Old
Saybrook Railroad Station (bathrooms, water)
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83.1
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Saybrook
Point followed by causeway
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84.0
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Start
1.6-mile tour of Fenwick village (views)pay attention to the route sheet
cues
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87.4
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Cornfield
Point (views)
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92.1+
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Convenience
store on right
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