Cafeteros Cycling
Club and Team Mossman Tokeneke Racing
will stage the Tokeneke Classic bicycle
race around the Barkhamsted Reservoir in Central Connecticut on August
10th, 2008. The area was chosen because of the challenging terrain and
spectacular beauty of the race course. This
popular race is returning
for its sixth edition after a very succesful 2007.
The
race starts in the town of Hartland and
races through the towns of
Hartland and Barkhamsted
Local information at the
Farmington Valley Visitors Association,
where you can find lodging and activities in the area - also see the bottom of this
page for local lodging.
© Paul Kramarchyk
MAPS
Google
Map for course location and directions
DIRECTIONS
GPS
For those wanting to use GPS, the address of the parking at Berg
(or Burg) field is, according to Garmin:
Burg Field,
93 Hartland Blvd,
East Hartland, CT 06027, with Lat/Long co-ordinates
N41.99395 W72.89969 (WGS84). The co-ordinates of registration
(no parking at registration) are N41.99755 W72.90659.
From I-91
From
I-91, take exit 40 for Rt 20. Follow signs to Rt 20 West.
Stay
on Rt 20 West through Granby and West Granby. Follow signs for
parking
at Berg Field in East Hartland. Distance from Exit 40 is
approximately 17 miles.
Waterbury, CT I-84
From
I-84, take exit for Rt 8 North in Waterbury. Follow Rt 8 North
into Winsted - 27 miles. Take the US-44/CT-183/CT-8/S Main St exit at
end of expressway. Turn left onto Rt 44 East. Stay straight
on Rt 44
East 3.5 miles. Turn left onto Ripley Hill Rd/CT-318. Ripley Hill
Rd/CT-318 becomes Pleasant Valley Rd/CT-181/CT-318. Turn right
onto
CT-318/Saville Dam Rd. CT-318/Saville Dam Rd Becomes E Hartland
Rd/CT-219. E Hartland Rd/CT-219 becomes E Hartland
Rd/CT-179/CT-219.
Stay straight on E Hartland Rd/CT-179. Go past registration and
turn
right onto Rt 20 East - 0.3 miles. Follow signs for parking at
Berg
Field in East Hartland.
Parking
Parking is at Berg (or Burg) Field, on Rt 20 about 0.3 miles
south-east of the Rt 20 / Rt 179 intersection.
THERE IS NO RACER PARKING AT
REGISTRATION. We had problems last year with people parking
at registration. We have coordinated with the town
to ensure that there is sufficient parking at Berg field.
To walk or ride from the Berg field parking area take the
path through the woods or turn left
onto
Rt 20 west, go 0.3 miles and take left onto Rt 179. Follow
signs for
registration.
Registration
On-line race entry is at www.bikereg.com. No day-of race entry. Registration is about 0.5 miles from parking - about a 10 minute walk. Registration
is at the East Hartland Volunteer Fire
Department on Rt. 179, 0.5 miles from parking. THERE IS NO PARKING AT
REGISTRATION.
© Paul Kramarchyk
LODGING
Local
inns and motels about 4-6mi east of the start (search in Google maps
for hotels in E Hartland, CT):
- Dutch
Iris Inn Bed & Breakfast, 239 Salmon Brook St, Granby, CT,
(860) 844-0262 (6 rooms, full breakfast included)
- Granby Motel, 551
Salmon Brook St,
Granby, CT 06035, (860) 653-2553
Hotels / Motels by Bradley International Airport (just off
I-91 and
about 10-15 miles east of the start, search in Google maps for hotels
in E Granby, CT):
-
Comfort Suites 600 Spring St, Windsor
Locks, CT, (860) 386-6300. (If you book before August 7th
ask for the Group rate
under 'Tokeneke Classic Race'
for a race weekend discount.)
- Days Inn - Windsor Locks, 185 Turnpike
Rd, Windsor Locks, CT, (860) 623-9417
- Econo Lodge Inn & Suites Airport, 34
Old County Road, Windsor Locks, CT, (860) 623-2533
- Motel 6, 3 National Dr, Windsor Locks,
CT, (860) 292-6200
- La Quinta Inn, 64 Ella Grasso Tpke,
Windsor Locks, CT, (860) 623-3336
© Paul Kramarchyk
