Why this ride
Water, forest and rolling roads on Hartford's quieter northwest side. The road: CT-181, CT-20 and CT-219. Distance and riding time are estimates from the checkpoints until the road is measured on this page.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Barkhamsted Reservoir and Saville Dam
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 76 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 1 h 28
- Journey
- Recorded itinerary
Distance and timing basis
The recorded total and the leg detail need reconciliation. Inspect the leg notes before using this record for timing or navigation. Stops, delays, approach and any separate return travel add time. Basis: producer-declared routed record.
Reading history stays on this device. My road watch requires a separate selection; opening it does not subscribe this ride.
Distance and riding time are measured on the routed road. Check local closures and conditions before you ride.
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Winsted
Ask anyone in Winsted about the summer of 1955 and you will get a story. In August that year two hurricanes in quick succession dumped rain on northwest Connecticut, the Mad River overflowed its banks, and the flood tore through the center of town, taking out much of Main Street. The town rebuilt, and today the downtown is a plain, practical place with a few handsome brick blocks, a long lake called Highland Lake on its northern edge, and a settled, hill-country feel that has little to do with tourism.
2. Barkhamsted Reservoir
3. Saville Dam
4. Granby
5. New Hartford
6. Back to Winsted
Return visit. Read the place description above.
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