Middletown Motorcycle Mania 2008
http://www.midtownmcmania.com/
Wednesday, August 13th, 5PM-9PM, Main Street, Middletown, CT 06457
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Kids-At-Heart ride information
http://www.cwscrop.org/tristate/news/#a000781
flyer
http://www.cwscrop.org/tristate/pdf_files/kidsheartflyer.pdf
76 mile ride over the scenic back roads of south central Connecticut to benefit children in need and at risk, locally and AIDS orphans in Africa
My stepfather and I developed the route for last year's ride and it was a lot of fun...well worth the effort and for a wonderful cause.
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Kids-at-Heart Ride and BBQ Route Plan
(as revised per East Haddam LTA request)
September 20, 2008
Start: St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 33 Main Street, East Haddam
Finish: The Children’s Home, 60 Hicksville Road, Cromwell
Staggered start of groups of 5-10 riders beginning at 11:00 am
Ride length approximately 80 miles
Ride time approximately 2 ½ hours
From parking lot, take Left onto Rt. 149 North to the stop sign (approx. ½ mile)
Continue North on 149 to Moodus
Take Right onto Rt. 151 South. After approximately 4 miles, stay straight onto Rt. 82 East
At stop sign, take Left following Rt. 82 East (at this point near Hadlyme Ferry, approx. 4 miles), then follow Rt. 82 for approximately another 4 miles to Rt. 156.
Take Right onto Rt. 156 East, go through 3 stoplights (approx. 9 miles) and you will pass an ice cream shoppe on the Right.
At stop sign bear right, staying on Rt. 156 East for approximately 13 miles to Rt. 161 intersection.
At light, take Left onto Rt. 161 North for about 6 miles to Rt. 85 North.
Take Left onto Rt. 85 North and stop at Nature’s Art for a break (ON LEFT about 1/2 mile)
Go left out of parking lot to continue on Rt. 85 N to Salem Four Corners (approx. 2 miles)
Take Left onto Rt. 82 West and follow to Ferry intersection (approx. 9 miles)
At stop sign, take Right and stay on Rt. 82 West for approximately 4 miles.
At stop sign, take Left, staying on Rt. 82 West to the East Haddam Swing Bridge.
Go over the bridge and follow Rt. 82 West until stoplight at Rt. 154.
Take Right on Rt. 154 North for approximately 7 miles to the stoplight in Higganum Center.
Go straight through stoplight and bear right, staying on Rt. 154 North.
Pull in to Higganum United Methodist Church on Right for a break (Follow the Son sign)
Take Right out of church parking lot onto 154 North, follow it for approximately 2 more miles.
At top of the hill at light for Aircraft Road, continue straight on Saybrook Rd.
At set of double lights turn left onto Randolph Rd. (Tommy's Pizza on the corner)
Take Randolph Road to Rt. 17 North, turn right.
Follow Rt. 17 to Panachaea (near the old factory)
Take Left onto Panachaea , then Right onto High Street
Follow High Street to Rt. 66 Washington Street
Left onto Rt. 66, then Right onto Rt. 3 Newfield Street
Follow Route 3 to Cromwell, watch for Stop and Shop on left
Turn right at next light onto West Street (Route 372)
Continue on West Street over Route 9
Approximately 500 yards at stop light turn right onto Hicksville Rd.
Approximately half mile turn left into Children’s Home
While we are providing directions for a wonderful ride, it is always recommended that you also carry a street level map of any area where you ride, just in case.
This ride is approximately 80 miles long, so make sure you know the range of your motorcycle and take the distance into account. There are gas stations on the route, please make sure you let your group know if you will need to stop for fuel.
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