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. 

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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.

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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.

A Weathered timber frame house along an unpaved road in the Western Connecticut countryside

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.

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The Craryville

Cycle Craryville, the pastoral heartland of the Upper Hudson Valley, with golden meadows and the blue foothills of the Berkshire mountains.

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An Old Croton Aqueduct E-Bike Route

Start with views of the magnificent New Croton Dam before skirting the forested Croton Reservoir and returning on the Old Croton Aqueduct Trail.

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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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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.