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Scenic route - Walker Brook Road – Steep Rock Tunnel loop from South Britain

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United States

Connecticut

South Central Connecticut Planning Region

Scenic route - Walker Brook Road – Steep Rock Tunnel loop from South Britain

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Scenic route - Walker Brook Road – Steep Rock Tunnel loop from South Britain

05:25

73.0km

1,230m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 6, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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2.39 km

South Britain Cemetery

Highlight (Segment) • Historical Site

On one side of South Britain Road, on the small slope, you'll see as you ride the gravestones and tombs of the South Britain Cemetery.

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25.9 km

Scenic route - Walker Brook Road

Highlight • Trail

This section is gravelly

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34.2 km

Steep Rock Association, Inc.

Nature Reserve

40.2 km

Steep Rock Tunnel

Highlight • Structure

A short 235 foot tunnel that was built as part of the Shepaug Valley Railroad that ran from 1872 to 1948. Make sure you have your lights on going through the tunnel!

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51.2 km

Gavel Family Farm Preserve

Nature Reserve

62.6 km

Bates Rocks

Highlight • Natural Monument

Part of a quaint lumpy wooded ridge-line that is formed by East Hill in the SW and Bates Rocks in the NE.

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68.2 km

Larkin State Park Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

The trail stretches for 10.3 miles, winding through the woods and around lakes and low hills in four towns: Southbury, Oxford, Middlebury, and Naugatuck. It follows the former New York …

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71.3 km

Cedarland Park

Highlight • Forest

Nestled in New Haven, Cedarland Park is a nature reserve situated along the Pomperaug River. Embrace the open space, relax at picnic tables, or shoot some hoops on the basketball …

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73.0 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

47.1 km

17.5 km

5.43 km

1.81 km

1.15 km

171 m

Surfaces

36.3 km

25.3 km

8.65 km

2.57 km

171 m

Elevation

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Highest point (310 m)

Lowest point (50 m)

Weather

Today

Thursday 21 May

18°C

11°C

53 %

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Scenic route - Walker Brook Road – Steep Rock Tunnel loop from South Britain

South Britain Cemetery

Scenic route - Walker Brook Road

Steep Rock Tunnel

Bates Rocks

Larkin State Park Trail

Cedarland Park

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