Tour de Candlewood 
                          "le grand tour" (long loop)



this is a modified version ( to allow for a New York start location )
of a scenic route around Candlewood Lake by the CT DOT - this extended 
version includes, Webatuck Craft village in NY,and in CT Bull,s Bridge 
(a covered bridge),the villages of Upper Merryall, New Milford,Sherman and 
Squantz Pond State Park


distance: 54.6 mi.
terrain: hilly- some very steep grades (most notably at no. and so.ends of 
lake)- an occasional flat/rolling section 

route by: CT D.O.T. with extension/modification by Mike Ferrato and 
Kevin Newman MHBC 9/93

start: Wingdale (NY) elementary school

rev. 1c

 AT   TURN
00.0  L SR# 55 
 0.4  R TO REMAIN ON SR# 55 
      CAUTION! sharp turn on down hill             
 1.4  L CR# 22 Dogtail Corners Rd.             
 2.8  R TO REMAIN ON CR# 22
<3.5> RNCT Bull's Bridge Rd.now in CT 
        * Bull's Bridge covered bridge- Housatonic River & falls AT trail *
        ( bridge renovated 10/94 )
      CAUTION! <inside bridge> dark - wood deck
      extremely steep grade east end
 4.3  CROSS US RT.# 7 
       begin steep 1 mi.climb 
      CAUTION! RR at bottom of hill 
 6.6  CROSS So. Kent Rd.
      RNCT Camp Flats Rd.
      RNCT West Meeting House Rd. 
      * scenic area- view of long mtn. to right *          
 9.2  BR at stop sign 
      (at Barker Rd.)
12.0  BL TO REMAIN ON 
      (at small village green)
12.5  BR at stop sign 
15.7  S to NEW MILFORD  
      FOOD- numerous
15.9  R at TCL US rt.# 202/7  
      CAUTION! across bridge
16.3  R US rt.# 7 NORTH   
      } begin section CT D.O.T route
17.1  L Candlewood Rd.  
      CAUTION! left turn across hwy.   
      very steep grade
20.7  L at stop sign (unmarked)
20.9  R Carlson Rd.
21.2  R at stop sign- Sullivan Rd. (unmarked)
21.7  BR at stop sign Candlewood Lake Rd.South  
25.6  FOOD to left small shop.cntr. deli- pizza
28.3  R Nabby Rd.  FOOD deli
29.1  L at stop sign   very steep grade
29.4  BL at stop sign
30.4  S at stop sign 
30.8  R Great Plain Rd. (unmarked) at new RC Catholic church  
30.9  QUICK L Hayerstown Rd. * Danbury town park    FOOD      
32.0  R Pembroke Rd. (unmarked)  steep grade                
33.0  BL at triangle onto Stacey Rd.                       
33.1  BR at "Y" onto SR# 37      
33.4  L Barnum Rd. CAUTION! left turn across hwy.- no TCL      
      steep rolling hills next 2 1/2 mi. 
35.9  R SR# 39 
      at church         
36.7  L Short Woods Rd. very steep grade 
38.8  BR Beaver Bog Rd.  
      CAUTION! extremely steep down hill- rough road
40.3  L SR# 39   
        * Squantz Pond SP - view of pond to left and lake to right as you
        cross causeway *
45.3  BR at stop sign- SR# 37- both hwys. now same  
      CAUTION! traffic merge  
45.8  L SR# 39 TO REMAIN ON   FOOD IGA Sherman
50.2  L SR# 55- follow into NY  
      } end section CT D.O.T. route    
54.2  L at "T" 
      TO REMAIN ON  
      CAUTION! traffic merge  very steep grade
54.6  R school parking lot