Storrs to East Hartford
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I'd take 85 through Bolton/Hebron as much as I could. 195 South to Willi/Windham, then something that parrallels Rte. 6 to 66 West in Columbia, then Rte 66 W into Hebron, then 85 N from the center of Hebron, past Gay City SP, into Manchester, where you can pick up the bike path that parallels I-384 (Junction of 384 and 83), which gets you a good way into E. Hartford. Then take Silver Lane to the Founders Bridge and you're in Hartford.
It would be a long, busy slog (40 miles?), but it's more downhill than up! Good luck!!
It would be a long, busy slog (40 miles?), but it's more downhill than up! Good luck!!
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85 is a great call, except it doesn't go anywhere near Storrs.
You can go to Willi to pick up the Rail Trail that roughly follows Rt 6 to Bolton, and from there, pick up Middle Turnpike from Bolton to Manchester, and then from there, into E Hartford. The RT along 6 is a great path, but it's dirt the entire way, with many muddy spots.
I would go from Storrs to Willimantic to Rt 66 to 85. At the intersection with Rt 6, and for a little while after, 66 is trafficky, but it cools out after a while and turns into a nice hilly farmland ride. Once in Hebron, you can't miss the intersection with 85. Take a right, and follow that for more farmish riding to Manchester. Take a left on 44/Middle Turnpike (hungry? stop at Shady Glen for a cheeseburger), and you're in East Hartford in about 15 miles.
I know the area well - grew up in EH, went to Eastern CT State U. Live in Newington, and regularly ride from Newington to Bolton through EH.
You can go to Willi to pick up the Rail Trail that roughly follows Rt 6 to Bolton, and from there, pick up Middle Turnpike from Bolton to Manchester, and then from there, into E Hartford. The RT along 6 is a great path, but it's dirt the entire way, with many muddy spots.
I would go from Storrs to Willimantic to Rt 66 to 85. At the intersection with Rt 6, and for a little while after, 66 is trafficky, but it cools out after a while and turns into a nice hilly farmland ride. Once in Hebron, you can't miss the intersection with 85. Take a right, and follow that for more farmish riding to Manchester. Take a left on 44/Middle Turnpike (hungry? stop at Shady Glen for a cheeseburger), and you're in East Hartford in about 15 miles.
I know the area well - grew up in EH, went to Eastern CT State U. Live in Newington, and regularly ride from Newington to Bolton through EH.
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I should have been 89, but I took great advantage of the 'recreational' choices, and needed an attitude adjusment. Lived in Burnap freshman year.PCM said:
I finally got my degree in '92, after a stint in the Navy, and a restart. We prolly crossed paths at one point or another.
When I went back in '88, I lived at the corner of Maple and Spruce, and then moved to Foster Dr...
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