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sothisiswhyhmm OP t1_jbvneeh wrote

Reply to comment by fingers in I pair my rides with slices. Today’s climb went well with a Zuppardi’s white square. by sothisiswhyhmm

Yeah, I took a right rather than going towards the lookout, happily discovered a lot more distance to be covered. Gravel was spiky and loose but held well on the way down.

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elmcityboy t1_jbvv2sp wrote

are you talking baldwin drive? riding the length of baldwin drive and coming back on the red trail is probably my favorite ride in the area.

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fingers t1_jbwx4jj wrote

Goes all the way to West Shepard in Hamden.

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sothisiswhyhmm OP t1_jbxbaya wrote

I was a mile short of reaching W shepard. Any interesting way to get back from there?

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fingers t1_jbxe13e wrote

Interesting, yes, safe...not so much. If your bike can handle trails, the Sanford feeder over to Brook, I think to Downs Road, that goes by the reservoirs in Woodbridge. https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/connecticut/sanford-feeder-trai-regicides-blue-blaze-trail-and-red-blazes-trailo

And if your bike can do trails...down West Shepard, take a right on Hill street, take another right back into the park and follow the red trail left (NOT RIGHT UP). It's muddy a bit. Then you get to Mountain road. Take a right then quick left back on trail. Mountain bikers are all over that trail. The red trail to Wintergreen ave, below the dam, back to the park.

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fingers t1_jbxe5ez wrote

If you are adventurous, bang a right at the Yellow trail and take that down to Mountain road, bang a left, bang a right on to the red trail.

All other trails are treacherous for bikes. I've seen people take the orange trail down, but it is really rocky.

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