Short Bike Rides in Connecticut [Paperback]

Edwin Mullen (Author), Jane Griffith (Author)

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From the Back Cover

This popular guide to the Nutmeg States favorite trails offers 35 two-wheel tours through its historic and lovely towns.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Pr; 5 edition (May 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1564406415
• ISBN-13: 978-1564406415
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,369,165 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Even The Beginner Can Follow It, August 29, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Short Bike Rides in Connecticut, 6th (Short Bike Rides Series) (Paperback)

This book is great for anyone who wants to go out for a short Bike ride in the morning or evening or anytime. The instructions to get to a riding route are easy enough to follow that a person can usually find the route without a map, Although it is always good to have one. The book gives sites to see along the routes, as well as difficulty, Safety, and a detailed map with text describing what to do with all 36 routes. All in all a good book for any one who wants to go for a short, scenic bike ride in Connecticut.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Useful guide - if you live close to the rides described, July 16, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Short bike rides in Connecticut

The book is useful, and provides good insights into the rides described if you happen to live close to a number of rides. There are two considerations that make the book less useful than it should be.

First, the rides, as the title suggests, are short - some are less than 10 miles. Second, since Connecticut is a large state, you can expect to be a very substantial distance from any particular ride. While it might be worth it to drive 50-100 miles to participate in a bike trip of 50 miles, if the bike trip is only 10 miles, then the drive doesn't necessarily seem worth it.