Description: Ride along the southern section of the beautiful and historic Farmington Canal Heritage Trail. Begun in 1996, the 56-mile trail between southern Massachusetts and New Haven, Connecticut parallels the short-lived Farmington River Canal, and the railroads that followed.
We will start at the trail head in Southington on Lazy Lane (across from the Southington Police Station) and ride to the newly opened section at the terminus in New Haven. Lunch will be picked up at a local deli and we will eat at historic New Haven Green, on the edge of Yale University campus.
The approx. 52-mile round-trip ride is on dedicated rail trail, shared with walkers, runners, skateboarders, etc. The route is very flat (gain of 28 feet in total), with only a few short hilly sections around Hamden. Surfaces are in very good condition.
The drive to Southington is just under an hour: travel on 84 East towards Hartford and exit at exit 32/Queen Street in Southington - the trail head is about 1 mile south. Plan to meet at the trail head in Southington at 10:00am.
The trip to the terminus in New Haven is about 26 miles - we will plan on covering that distance in less than 2 hours. We'll take an hour for lunch; with less than 2 hours back to the trail head we'll return to our cars by 3:00pm - you should be back in Ridgefield by about 4:00pm.
Information on lunch orders will follow.
Start Time: 10:00am
Level: B and C level riders welcome!
Pace: 13-15 mph average
Route: Southington to New Haven via Farmington Canal Trail
Ride Leader: Jim Carone and Roger Van Ausdal
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