Hartford Durty Beer Rides

The Putnam Bridge (Rt.3 bridge over the Connecticut River) has had an unusable bike lane on it for over 10 years, but there’s been no infrastructure built on either side as far as the approaches to make it accessible and useable. Poor planning.

This project is AGAIN being delayed.

Folks who walk and ride on bicycles need this link across the river already!

SUNDAY JUNE 6th Group Photo - - Show Support for Putnam Bridge Trail over the CT River connecting Wethersfield & Glastonbury!

The trail on the Putnam Bridge itself was built several years ago. Now we just need the trail connections in Wethersfield and Glastonbury completed on land. DOT had planned to start construction in 2021, but unexpectedly postponed to at least 2022. Let’s show DOT that the public supports completing this trail!

Date:: Sunday AM, June 6th

Where and Time:
• 9:30 at the Putnam Park parking lot on Great Meadow Rd, Wethersfield
• 9:45 at the Wethersfield trailhead (base of Putnam Bridge on Great Meadow Rd, Wethersfield)

What: BIG group photo showing how many people care about this trail! The picture below was taken in 2019 with the Putnam Bridge and trailhead in the background. There are 14 adults and 2 kids in the picture. We can do BETTER than that this time!

Bring:
• a mask just in case
• bike is a plus but not required

Optional group bike ride:
This photo-op coincides with a group bike ride from Wethersfield to Glastonbury for CT Trails Day. All are welcome to join the ride, but must register in advance. The ride starts at 9:00 from the Wethersfield Cove. See route map and more info here: CT Trails Day Heritage Way Bike Ride | Facebook

We’ll see you at the group photo and/or the CT Trails ride!

Covid and Winter do not help to organize traditional group rides.
But here's a way to ride with a group without being around other people.
An excuse to get out and ride!
And a great way to find new spots for tasty food!
Hartford Bicycle Tag
Tag! You're it!
Ride your bicycle to the location of the photo in the newest post and comment with a pic of your bici in the same place spot.
Then continue riding and take a photo of your bicycle in a new, easy-to-recognize place. Create a new post with the photo.
Now it's someone else's turn to ride their bicycle to the spot you just posted! Tag!

Rules of the Game:
-Locations must be recognizable and/or easily researchable with context clues.
-Locations must be publicly accessible 24/7.
-Locations must be within Hartford, East Hartford and West Hartford.
-You must take pictures of the old and new locations on the same ride; no banked photos!
-New tag must be posted within 1 hour of getting/posting old tag.
-Sort by "newest posts" not "recent activity" for game to work properly.
-No politics, keep it fun. Be nice.

Do you want to ride from downtown New Britain to Downtown Plainville to connect to the Farmington Canal Heritage Trail?
Aaand do it 95% off streets on a dedicated bicycle trail?!
Read on!!!

State grant brings Beeline Trail closer to linking central Connecticut towns by bike trails A new $600,000 state grant will help New Britain build the Beeline Trail bike path that will ultimately connect its downtown CTfastrak hub to the Farmington Canal Heritage Trail, the longest bike trail in Connecticut.

Warm Fall days are great for riding!

FYI....

DEEP advises people to avoid recreation in CT river due to sewage release in Massachusetts The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) issued an advisory Wednesday to avoid recreation in the Connecticut River north of Middletown for the next 48 hours due to a…

Remember back when we would ride to them craft beer spots? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhNJBj6w-8k

The video is no longer muted! WoooHaaa! See and now also hear the greatest film ever made abou El Super Mega Mixed Terrain Durty Beer Ride 25 https://www.facebook.com/DurtyBeerRides/videos/355932448635257/?vh=e

Passing along a great hack that could be helpful in a desperate situation! Stay round my friends!