Walker Brook Gravel Grinder

The attraction of this route is the 7 mile Gravle road combination of Judds Bridge and Walker Brook Road.  On the Pave/Gravle index, this route is a 60/40, consisting of around 15 miles of Gravle roads.  With a few routing tweeks you could get the Gravle number up but it would take away from the continuity of the ride, which is riding the entire length of  Ridge/Old Ridge Road through New Milford.

While the road is Pave, the views from Ridge Road, looking east and west and memorable and there is a plethora of farms along this route that give you the feeling that you are really in the sticks, especially the sharp odors of manure.  Interspersed along the way are subdivisions which break up the serenity of the route to remind you that you really are still in Sub-ruralurbia and these farms are really just clinging to the past. 

Some notes about the route:
Flag Swamp Road - it says it's a dead end but it does go all the way through.  Also the dirt starts further up the road then previously through.  Additionally, about 100 yards before the intersection with West Flag Swamp, on the climb it's paved.

Rolling 700x50c Vee Rubber tires

Walker Brook Road - Definitely showing signs of a hard winter.  Looks like it was washed out right before Shinar Mountain Road.  Also, you will find quite a few sections that have been shored up with larger gravel which could reek havoc on a thinner tire.