Western Connecticut Routes
Of all the ways to explore Western Connecticut, electric biking on the backroads puts you in that gorgeous scenery, not just alongside it.
The Steep Rock
This isn’t farm country, but rolling woods and dirt roads for miles. Streams and the Shepaug River flow under bridges at several turns, and in the fall, the rivers are lit from above by the golden leaves of massive sugar maples and yellow birch. 11.5 miles.
The Macedonia: A Western Connecticut Ride
The Macedonia Brook tumbles alongside the start of this 16-mile ride in Kent, Connecticut. With plenty of hardpack and gravel, hybrid e-bikes are well-suited to the route.
The Sherman
From Sherman, Connecticut, cross into New York State and ride "The Oblong", a slice of historic disputed territory now given to forest and farm.
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Further Afield: Franklin Parker Preserve
Old cranberry bogs, twisted pitch pine forests and remarkable wetlands teeming with animal life and rare plants are the enchanting backdrop for this electric bike ride through the Pine Barrens of New Jersey.
The Macedonia: A Western Connecticut Ride
The Macedonia Brook tumbles alongside the start of this 16-mile ride in Kent, Connecticut. With plenty of hardpack and gravel, hybrid e-bikes are well-suited to the route.
The Minnewaska: A ‘Gunks Ride
Wide-open views of the Shawangunk valley, stunted pines clinging to cliffsides, pristine lakes and gently rising carriageways combine for the most spectacular ride in the collection.
The Whitlock
A Mid-Hudson ride past country laneways, farms and horse pastures, with a sweet diversion to Millbrook Vineyards and Winery. Start at Whitlock Preserve, in Clinton Corners.