The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-29
.ROUYEOF WEEK END
CONNECTICUT TOUR
Trip Of 220 Miles Recommend
ed by Automobile Club
Bureau.

A pleasant trip Of some go miles.
giving a great variety OF scenery through
hilly country and passing number OF
pretty lakes. is the following. 4
Starting from Columbus Circle, the
route continues north on Broadway 10
Getty Square in Yonkers. then bearing
left through the square and Just beyond
turning right up hill continues on Broad
way. where fine view Of the Hudson
River II obtained. ...
From Hastings the Albany post road
leads to the church in Dobbs Ferry. and
the route, bearing right into the Saw
River Valley through Elmsford 10 the
County Hospital at East View. There n
right turn Is made on q new concrete
road. formerly the old Briarclin race
course, which IL followed to Briarcliff,
taking . right fork at the village stores
and continuing along q fair macadam
road and over Croton Lake at Pines
Bridge.
After crossing a railroad at Croton
Lake station the road skirts the shore
OF Croton Lake for about a mile. when
q sharp right turn is made into the
woods and through Amawalk to a school,
| house. Here II Is necessary to turn
left. From this point the road skirts
the shore OF Amawalk Reservoir. pass
ing through the little town OF Baldwin
and around the east shore of Lake Maho-
pac. one of the prettiest lakes in the
| watershed district.
The route from Lake Mahopao con-
tinues on around the West Branch
Putnam county. where a sharp right
turn Is made past number of small
lakes to Brewster.
The route now runs through the main
street. turning left at the milk depot to
a prominent fork about a half mile be-
yond, with a water trough in the centre.
Here II takes the right fork and follows
a good hard surfaced road through Mill
Plain to Danbury. To get through Dam
bury the route turns right into West
street, which IL follows TO a monument
and turns left into Main street and right
| into White street, which becomes the
Danbury- Newton road.
! AT a prominent fork about a mile and
| q half out. at sign marked 'Hawley-
ville." the road turns left and runs due
north through Brookield and GAINESVILLE
to New Milford. Crossing the Housa-
tonic River and entering the Connecticut
and Litchfield hills, the route now passes
through the towns of Worthwhile, Marble
dale and New Preston. where n eide trip
can be made around Lake 'Waramaug.
which Is surrounded by pretty summer
homes and cottages and which Is noted
for the good pickerel and bass fishing
that can be had In its waters.
On the section of the trip from New
Preston through woodville and Bantam
to Litchfeld the scenery becomes more
rugged. with craggy peaks rising on both
sides Of the road. There 10 fair road
from Bantam around Bantam Lake
which has some excellent fresh water
fishing. -
Litchiieid is a fine old Now England
town, with wide streets and towerins
elms From Litchfield II Is advisable &c
run to Torrington and then down the
Naugatuck Valley through Thomastor
and waterville to Waterbury. a logica
night stop.
The run south from waterbur,
through the Naugatuck Valley via Bea
con Falls, Seymour and Derby, though
extremely attractive scenically, Is al
present not desirable owing to con
struction In progress near Beacon Falls
THE alternative Is to leave Waterbury or
West Main street and follow the MAR
: MISUNDERSTANDING highway for TWEEN
lty-two miles through Middlebury. Tran
Iquility, Southbury and Sandy Hook I,
, tNewtown, There the route turns soutl
and, leading over excellent surface ant
, Through charming. country by way o
!, Upper Stepney , and Stepney. enter
, Bridgeport via the !Stepney turnpike
|. In Bridgeport. known TO many motor
lists as only busy manufacturing centre
but town which possesses also char
acter that has earned for II the soubri
, quet Of 1.-THE Park Guy" the tourist ma,
enjoy unique trip Through Sea Sid
: Park with ii. i've miles of road skirt
, ing tho shore OF Long Island Sound
From Bridgeport the route follows tn
: Roston post road through Fairfield
: Westport, Norwalk and Stamford an,
! then through Greenwich, Port Cheste
and Rye to New Rochelle. returning Z
Nv York over the shore road. Pelham
the Grand Concourse. 145th street. Sew
] enth ayenue and Central Park to Colun,
4 bus Circle, making u total OF 22o mile
D for the round trip.