Originally Posted by UniChris

Thanks, though the elevation tab there is... sobering, kind of like when I set out to get my kicks on MA 66.

The total climb isn't that much higher than the coastal route to New Haven and then up to Sandy Hook from where they're similar, but having just a few major efforts and a lot of minor grades is more my style.

One thing this whole discussion is driving home is the huge difference between "how about I ride thataway and turn around if it doesn't work" vs, "I don't get to rest my head until I make it to X" and the degree of adventuresomeness near a base vs. caution on a trip that follows.