CTBikeRoutes.org has over 500 suggested rides in CT, fully supported by cue sheets and route description. There is work in progress to translate all these routes onto maps and and GPS files. The latest is at
https://sites.google.com/site/mcccxx...ct-bike-routes
As of this posting, there are 49 complete of 512. More to come.
One fifth of the way through with 100 routes mapped out of 500.
I have made notes of a few routes to try. This is strictly based on studying the map and the features along the route.
http://ridewithgps.com/routes/833022 (coast of Branford and New Haven)
http://ridewithgps.com/routes/831630 (coast of Clinton and Westbrook)
http://ridewithgps.com/routes/823763 (orchards of Berlin and Southington)
http://ridewithgps.com/routes/836036 (coast of Westbrook and Old Saybrook)
http://ridewithgps.com/routes/842070 (hills of Durham and Higganum)
http://ridewithgps.com/routes/847018 (tour of Middletown and Madison)
Last edited by mcccliv; 12-08-11 at 09:11 PM.
Very cool. Keep it up!
BURLEY Samba ---JAMIS Satellite --- MADSEN Bucket --- DA'HON: 26" ---1973 ATALA - (w/IGH) --- FUJI Crosstown 700c Xtracycle --- SCHWINN Tango --- '81 PANASONIC DX-2000 - 66cm, Baby! --- 1985 RALEIGH Alyeska --- TREK 520 & 620--- FUJI Team Issue CF --- WEERIDE CoPilot
nice work! CTbikeroutes.org was an invaluable resource when I moved here from California in '06. It keeps getting better and better thanks to this kind of effort.
Completed mapping of all routes in South Central CT region. There are now 188 maps out of 500.
A few more routes to note are:
Not Just Essex, 62.6km: tour of Essex and surrounding towns
SCCC's Shoreline, 16.8km: short ride along the coast suitable for young riders
Pounding Powder Hill, 55.9km: tour of Middletown hills
Sonya's Gillette Castle Gallop, 73.2km: Gillette Castle and views of the Connecticut River
The Chester to Marlborough Hilly Ride to Hell, 73.4km: Comstock covered bridge, Bull Hill, and Pocotopaug Lake
Completed mapping of all routes in Northeast CT region. There are now 202 maps out of 500.
A few more routes to note are:
Mansfield Hollow-UConn-Chaplin, 52.6km: hills, more hills, and a climb to the UConn campus
Roseland's Trail, 68.8km: Quiet Corner tour of orchards, a winery, forests, lakes, historic structures & districts
Woodstock - Pomfret - Putnam, 63.8km: Bucolic Quiet Corner scenery near Woodstock
Just finished mapping all the routes for the northwest region. Almost all 40 will be fun to rides. They all seem to offer beautiful scenery, variety of terrain, and country roads.
There are now 237 of 500 routes.
Try contacting my club http://threadcitycyclers.com/ for really nice routes. I also have a few mapped out that start in Lebanon, CT and go to places like The Devil's Hopyard. Lebanon has more cows than people so cars are not a major issue. BTW, the guy to talk to is Ron Manizza. He used to own Rainbow Cycle in Willimantic and now reps for LG, Speedplay, etc. He knows eastern CT better than anyone I know.
Maps are now incorporated into the web site:
http://ctbikeroutes.org/
As you browse for rides, you will see links to maps where they exist. New maps are coming in daily. We are at 297 out of 500.
Great stuff-- Thanks!
Keep it up. I'm glad I stumbled on this!
The maps are now complete for all routes on CTBikeRoutes.org.
Some more favorite routes that I look interesting to try are:
North Stonington Cider Mill, 47.3km: Stonington, Mystic, and North Stonington
Circumnavigate the Giant, 50.6km: around Sleeping Giant park
Trumbull-Monroe Backroads Tour, 49.6km
Aspetuck Saugatuck Reservoir, 49.2km
The Long Island Wineries, 75.0km: take the ferry from New London for a flat tour on LI.
Renate's Barn Island, 51.3km: coastal tour
Best of the Shoreline, 97.2: ultimate tour of southeast CT shoreline
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