Connecticut DOT has a newly revised interactive State Bike Map . The East Coast Greenway in Connecticut and the Farmington River Canal Trail will eventually connect to a system of US Bike Routes, and other roads can be viewed based on your suitability preferences.
Connecticut DOT also provides a traditional state wide cycling suitability map produced with information on state roads and town roads obtained in 2002. "Recommended route" and "cross state route" designations are based on roadway shoulder width and daily traffic information

As I continue to add rides to my Interactive Map of Cycling Routes in New England, I met the quota for route icons that can appear on one page. I've begun creating maps by individual states. View the new Connecticut cycling routes map . I would be happy to add your rides. Please send a route description and source credit (clubs etc,) a link to cue sheets and the map at MapMyRide, RideWithGPS, or Bikely to me, Gordon Harris .

Start: Griffin Office Park, #2 Waterside Crossing, Windsor CT near Bloomfield.
Description: Ascenic roller through the Duncaster area of Bloomfield, passing through the Cigna Campus and the Gillette Ridge Golf Course.
View the interactive route map below. Description Cues . Read more and view route maps

Start: Saville Dam parking area, intersection of Rtes. 219 and 318 in Connecticut at the south end of Barkhamsted Reservoir. Description: A hilly ride through forests around Barkhamsted, Hartland, West Hartland and East Hartland with great views of the Barkhamsted Reservoir. Prepare for some difficult climbs. View interactive map of this ride. Read more and view route maps .  Description  Cues  RWGPS

Start:: Suffield Village library parking lot, corner Routes 75 & 168 in Suffield. Description: A nice ride west of Suffield Village.38 miles, flat to rolling, relatively easy, in and out of Massachusetts. View interactive route map below. Description Cues Read more and view route maps

This bucolic ride offers 2416 feet of elevation gain over 42 miles, starting from the town hall, ½ mile north of the fairgrounds on the east side of Rt. 169. Woodstock CT.. At Mile 16 you enter charming Pomfret, and at mile 25 near Putnam there is a roadside park overlooking the river, a good spot for break. View the interactive map below . Description Cues

The site Connecticut Bike Routes (http://www.ctbikeroutes.org/ ) was developed by three Connecticut based bicycle enthusiasts as a service to the cycling community. On their site you can find detailed information on over 250 bike routes in Connecticut. View the entire list of routes organized alphabetically by name of the town in which the ride starts. Read more and view route maps

Crankfire is a Connecticut based, New England focused mountain biking community. Their site is an excellent repository for mountain biking trails, with the goal of providing enough realistic information about a trail to make you comfortable enough to go ride it on your own.. Continue reading or click on map to view Crankfire's interactive map of mountain bike trails in Connecticut. Read more and view route maps

This ride is provided by Connecticut Bike Routes
Distance: 61.8 miles Elevation Gain: 3222 feet
Start: Madison CT, Polson Middle School
Description: Ride Description: This 100 K ride passes through several upscale residential areas in Madison en route to and from rural sections of Killingworth, Durham & Higganum with brief forays into Guilford and Clinton along the way. It uses mostly back roads or residential roads with limited automobile traffic and features a scenic 1.5 mile ride along the Madison shoreline with spectacular views of Long Island Sound. Read more and view route maps

Submitter: Pete Salomone
Description: Farmington - Collinsville - West Simsbury - Avon - Farmington. Mostly gradual hills out and one fast downhill starting a mostly downhill return. 31.5mi with 1712 ft of climbing . View a nearby ride at CTBike Routes along the Farmington Canal Heritage Trail. Start: Tunxis Mead Athletic Fields. Read more and view route maps

Sandy Brook Ride
Pete Salomone suggested this as one of the best cycling loops in northwestern Connecticut. The ride originates in Pleasant Valley near Winsted CT, at Peoples StateForest. It start out along the river for a short distance, then continues across the Massachusetts state line to Sandisfield State Forest. There are 2900 ft. of climb over 45 miles; the climb is gradual and consistent at the beginning, with some nice steady downhill riding at the end, but not too many descents and re-climbs. There are excellent baked goods at Colebrook General Store (off route 1 mi south of Sandy Brook Rd on CT183) and at the Planted Feather Bakery 200 yards north of Sandy Brook Rd on CT 8. You can easily shorten this route by going to Colebrook General Store and back down Sandy Brook Rd. View the route map

The Farmington Canal Heritage Trail(CHT) is a partially paved trail running from from New Haven CT north into Massachusetts. Hhistoric buildings, canal locks, the remains of canal aqueducts and other landmarks are evident as the trail meanders along abandoned rail corridors and canal tow paths. The Farmington River Trail (FRT) is an 18-mile loop trail which links to the FCHT at points in Farmington and Simsbury passing through Unionville, Collinsville, Burlington and Canton along the banks of the Farmington River tracing the route of the old “Canal Line” railroad. A section of the trail is designed to be a part of the eventual East Coast Greenway. Click on the map on the right for a full-page view . Read more to view the route at TrailLink.com. Read more and view route maps