30+ miles

Both rides start up the Quechee-West Hartford road.  (No grumbling -- a climbing start means a descending finish. :-)  )  Then onto the rollercoaster that is Joe Ranger, Bunker Hill, Old Kings Highway, and Cloudland.  Drop down Barber Hill to the Pomfret road, refuel at the Teago store, and continue down Stage.  Up the long Wild Apple climb to Skyline. Down Skyline and descend the west side of Allen Hill, then Broad Brook to River road to Sharon.   Rt 14 to Quimby to Mitchell Brook, then down Tigertown to Rt 14 and the start.

A short flat warmup, then the East Rowe Hill Class 4 to the long rolling climb up Rush Meadow.  Swoop down Reeeves, up Silver Hill and down Cowshed to a great view of the mountain.  Across to the short steep pitches on Coon Club, then Marton to Weeden Hill to Hammond Hill.  Morrison, Moeller, Best to Jenneville, then one last steep climb up Blood Hill.  Across to Bible Hill for another great mountain view, and back to the start.

Up Bragg and Beaver Meadow and Downer across to South Strafford.  Up the Justin Morrill to Strafford, where we'll stop to grab a snack at the Occasional Rooster. Fortified, we'll climb the ugly pavement on Brook, and then enjoy the long Fay Brook descent.  A short leg on Rt. 14, then Quimby Mt. to Mitchell Brook to Beaver Meadow and back to the start

This route starts and ends at the Watson Dog Park in Hartford. We’ll start out with a flat ride along Route 14 then cross the river for the climb up into Pomfret. We will regroup at the West Hartford Public Library, then again at the top of Pomfret Road at the Town Hall.  Then a long descent into Woodstock, out River Road to the Taftsville Bridge where we will regroup again. From there we head into Quechee, up and over Old Quechee Road, regroup at Costello Road intersection, then a nice downhill cruise on Old River Road and back to the start.

This route offers a variety of terrains and challenges, providing cyclists with a moderately demanding ride. Suited for intermediate riders comfortable with mixed surfaces and steady efforts over 30 miles.

The long rolling climb up Bragg, up and over Beaver Meadow, and onto Downer.  At the top we cut across to Cross, then onto Brook and the long Fay Brook descent.  A short leg on Rt 14, then Quimby to Mitchell Brook to the long paved Beaver Meadow descent to the start.

Easy flat warmup on Old River, then across the Taftsville bridge and up Sugar Hill.  Garvin Hill takes you to the wickedly steep pitches on Cream Pot and then the fast Densmore Hill descent.  Up Silver Hill and down Cowshed to a great view of Mt. Ascutney.  Another great view from Bible Hill, and then East Rowe Hill and a Class 4 that is easy once past the first rocky pitch(most walk that).  A long rolling climb up Rush Meadow, over the top, around th Loop and down into South Woodstock.  Refuel at the store if needed.

Up the beautiful Bragg Hill climb to Beaver Meadow.  Over the top and down to Downer, and across the South Strafford. Up the Justin Morrill to the brook climb, and then the long Fay Brook descent to Sharon.  A few minutes on Rt. 14, then up Quimby Mt. to Mitchell Brook and down beaver meadow to the start.