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Author: trout7
Activity: Bicycling
State: Vermont (VT)
Distance: 125.55 mi 
Difficulty: 1 / 10
Rating: Unrated  
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Track 1 = 113 miles.  But optional start at Sand Bar State Park (at mi 13.8) cuts off about 26 miles from total. Ask ranger about rate for leaving a car for the day.

Track 2 = Alternate Route to islands: Island Line bike trail (paved) starting at Local Motion, Battery btw. King & Main,  BUT ONLY WITH Bike Ferry, if running: call Local Motion, 802.652.2453 for ferry status.  Would total 113, as both routes to islands are about 13 mi. one way).

Return along eastern shore is routed from Duling, Road Biking Northern New England, p. 64.  I have ridden most of the island roads.


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Tracks

Track 1

Distance: 113.27 mi Points: 1282
Total Time: none Speed: 0.0 mph Pace: 0:00 / mi
Active Time: none Speed: 0.0 mph Pace: 0:00 / mi
# Distance Instruction Distance to next
1 0.25 mi Continue onto Colchester Ave Then go 0.43 mi
2 0.68 mi Turn right at East Ave Then go 0.03 mi
3 0.71 mi Turn right at Colchester Ave Then go 0.72 mi
4 1.43 mi Slight left at US-2 W/US-7 N Then go 0.08 mi
5 1.51 mi Turn left at E Allen St Then go 0.02 mi
6 1.52 mi Slight right at Main St Then go 0.01 mi
7 1.54 mi Turn right to stay on Main St Then go 0.66 mi
8 2.20 mi Turn right at Normand St Then go 0.03 mi
9 2.23 mi Turn right at Main St/US-2 W/US-7 N Continue to follow US-2 W/US-7 Then go 6.66 mi
10 8.89 mi Turn left at Roosevelt Hwy/US-2 W Then go 4.98 mi
11 13.87 mi Optional start here. Then go 1.97 mi
12 15.84 mi Take the 3rd left onto Landon Rd Then go 0.78 mi
13 16.62 mi Slight left at E Shore Rd Then go 0.02 mi
14 16.65 mi Turn left to stay on E Shore Rd Then go 0.63 mi
15 17.28 mi Take the 1st right onto Whipple Rd Then go 0.98 mi
16 18.25 mi Continue onto W Shore Rd Then go 3.76 mi
17 22.01 mi Take the 2nd right to stay on W Shore Rd Then go 3.49 mi
18 25.50 mi Turn left at W Shore Rd Then go 2.21 mi
19 27.71 mi Slight right at Moccasin Ave Then go 1.35 mi
20 29.06 mi Continue onto Griswold Rd Then go 1.11 mi
21 30.17 mi Take the 1st left onto US-2 W Then go 11.25 mi
22 41.42 mi Turn left at VT-129 W Then go 2.72 mi
23 44.14 mi Turn left to stay on VT-129 W Then go 1.04 mi
24 45.18 mi Turn right at Shrine Rd Then go 1.00 mi
25 46.18 mi Continue onto W Shore Rd Then go 5.06 mi
26 51.24 mi Continue onto Main St Then go 5.07 mi
27 56.31 mi Turn left at W Shore Rd Then go 4.43 mi
28 60.73 mi Turn right at US-2 E Then go 1.43 mi
29 62.17 mi Take the 2nd left onto VT-78 E Then go 9.92 mi
30 72.09 mi Turn right at Lake St/VT-36 Continue to follow VT-3 Then go 10.73 mi
31 82.82 mi Continue onto Georgia Shore Rd Then go 0.26 mi
32 83.08 mi Turn right at Patten Crosby Rd Then go 0.02 mi
33 83.11 mi Continue onto Georgia Shore Rd Then go 1.99 mi
34 85.09 mi Continue onto Cline Rd Then go 0.41 mi
35 85.51 mi Take the 1st left onto Georgia Shore Rd Then go 1.64 mi
36 87.15 mi Turn left at Polly Hubbard Then go 1.17 mi
37 88.32 mi Continue onto Georgia Middle Rd/Middle Rd Then go 2.24 mi
38 90.56 mi Continue onto Stone Bridge Rd Then go 1.54 mi
39 92.10 mi Continue straight onto Lake Rd Then go 4.04 mi
40 96.14 mi Take the 1st right onto Sanderson Rd Then go 0.52 mi
41 96.66 mi Take the 1st left to stay on Sanderson Rd Then go 2.40 mi
42 99.06 mi Turn right at Bear Trap Rd Then go 2.32 mi
43 101.38 mi Turn left at Roosevelt Hwy/US-2 E Then go 1.47 mi
44 102.85 mi Slight right Then go 0.04 mi
45 102.89 mi Turn right at Raymond Rd Then go 0.11 mi
46 103.00 mi Take the 1st right onto Juniper Dr Then go 0.00 mi
47 103.00 mi Turn left at Raymond Rd Then go 0.12 mi
48 103.13 mi Make a U-turn Then go 0.25 mi
49 103.38 mi Take the 1st right onto Roosevelt Hwy/US-2 E Then go 1.15 mi
50 104.53 mi Turn right at Roosevelt Hwy/US-2 E/US-7 S Then go 7.53 mi
51 112.06 mi Continue onto Colchester Ave Then go 1.00 mi
52 113.06 mi Continue onto Pearl St

Track 2

Distance: 12.27 mi Points: 202
Total Time: none Speed: 0.0 mph Pace: 0:00 / mi
Active Time: none Speed: 0.0 mph Pace: 0:00 / mi
IF there is bike ferry service, take Island Line Trail to islands. See notes for numbers
# Distance Instruction Distance to next
1 10.05 mi MUST HAVE FERRY to cross here Then go 0.10 mi
2 10.14 mi MUST HAVE FERRY to cross here Then go 0.97 mi
3 11.12 mi Turn left at South St




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