Starting at River Road Park in Willington, CT. The first couple of miles are easy, but on the busy RT 32. Then the climbing fun begins after the first turn onto Rt 74. Then once on North River Rd and for the remaining back roads there is less traffic. However, Mountain Road was a fairly busy 2 lane paved road with no shoulder so it's wasn't a great road to ride on. The 1.2 mile climb up Howlett Rd to Hampden Rd is a heart pumping challenge followed by a water crossing on Hampden Rd. It's deep in the middle with a few big rocks. It's not too deep where you can't walk through it. I ended up taking my shoes and sock off so I wouldn't have to continue riding with wet feet and shoes. There are a couple more gravel roads that are very rocky and have lots of loose sand. However I had no problem with traction and avoiding flats with my 42 mm Specialized Pathfinder Pro 2Bliss tires setup as tubeless at 40 psi. The remainder of the route is a mix of paved roads and rocky gravel roads and trials. NOTE: Properly Fueled and Hydrated: 5 UnTapped, 4 24 oz of H20, 1 PB Sandwich, 1 GoMarco bar, 3 packs of ShotBlox, I also brought 1 hand towel and extra pair of socks for the water crossing.