Table of Contents
Acknowledgments viii
Introduction ix
How to Use This Guide xi
Ride Finder xv
Map Legend xvii
The Rides
Gold Coast and Fairfield County
1 Lordship Beach 2
2 New Canaan: Arts and Nature 8
3 Wilton Hills and Reservoir 14
4 Sandy Hook Figure 8 21
5 Westport: Greens Farms 27
Hartford County
6 Case Mountain: Mountain Bike Ride 35
7 Case Mountain: Road Bike Loop 40
8 Glastonbury Orchards 46
9 Collinsville Trails and Reservoir 52
10 Hartford City Parks 58
11 Hartford-West Hartford Loop 65
Northwest Hills
12 Barkhamsted Reservoir 73
13 Torrington Loop 79
14 Winsted: Highland Lake 86
15 Litchfield Hills 92
16 Lakeville Lakes 99
17 West Cornwall Covered Bridge Ride 106
18 Kent Hills 112
19 Macedonia Brook State Park 118
20 Lake Waramaug and Scenic Overlook 124
Connecticut River Valley
21 Devil's Hopyard and Johnsonville Ghost Town 131
22 Old Saybrook Beach Loop 138
23 River Valley Ferry Loop 145
24 Millers Pond State Park 152
25 Durham-Guilford Run 157
Shoreline and New Haven County
26 Back of the Giant 165
27 Branford Lakes and Stony Creek 172
23 New Haven to Lighthouse Point 179
29 New Haven Hills 186
30 Rockland Preserve State Park 193
31 West Haven Shoreline 198
32 Milford Beaches and Downtown Loop 205
New London County
33 Mystic-Stonington Loop 213
34 Old Lyme: Beach Trip 220
35 Old Lyme: Rogers Lake 227
The Quiet Corner
36 Bigelow Hollow and Yale Forest 234
37 Canterbury-Scotland Loop 240
38 Pomfret-Woodstock Loop 247
39 Natchaug State Forest Loop 253
40 Thompson: Quaddick Pond 260
References 267
About the Author 269
