Join us for the 5th annual 2010 TOSREC!!!
>>>> new Ferry Schedule: Boat leaves 7:30am from Orient Point, get yourself time to buy the ticket (NOT ON THE BOAT!!) and get your stuff.

What is TOSREC?

It time to plan for John's 'Tour Of Southern Rural Connecticut'. Join John & others for a the 5th annual leaf watching Century (give or take*) in beautiful New England. Ride leaves from the Orient Point Ferry most likely for the @ 7:30am boat.

Return Ferries are 3pm and 5pm -- it all up to us.... most likely the 5pm ;-)

Remember to bring money for the ferry & lunch.

It is a A-class Century ride with some nice smooth rolling roads some more climbing that you would find here on LI. Last year we started out together with a bigger mixed group of A and B+ riders, where the B+ did a shorter version of about 60..70 mi. Rejoin at lunch point possible, depends on your planning and timing/may need to wait....
Suggested cut off option (B+ goup if any) for approx. 66mi loop (if you go strait down on 164) -- however, I just mapped what I had in mind, it is more 85mi:
http://www.mapmyride.com/ride/united-states/new-london/856125547889939627 ("SHORT": 85mi) -- But you'll miss the best part of the ride up North o-]

From Canterbury (mile 43) proceed 1.7mi West on 14 and take Lisbon Rd all the way South, turns into Kimball proceed South until you hit 169 (proceed South on 169) and shortly the original route on Rte 138 at mile 75, proceed back on 138 East...

The actual 2009 route from GPS we plan this year again:

See here for previous year's TOSREC reports:
http://pyzahl.blogspot.com/search?q=TOSREC

-- This post is on behalf of John Young and myself. --

UPDATE ON ROUTE:
http://www.mapmyride.com/route/us/ct/new%20london/660125539669067575

Total: 108 mi and approximately 3400 ft climbing.

The route will feature a little modification of the ride like Windy Hill Rd and as small extra attraction, a part of the Air Line Rail Trail:
http://pages.cthome.net/mbartel/ARRhome.htm

Before any debates coming on, I researched the section we will be on and can cite this:
"The section from the Goodwin State Forest Conservation Center to Route 44 in Pomfret is smooth, scenic and suitable for hikers, bikers and equestrians."

PS: I attached a set of maps.