Last year I considered getting a copy of the Boston Montreal Boston 1200k route to study it and see if I'd like to ride it. A RUSA member from Maryland has a copy of that route online at RWGPS. After a pretty thorough review I determined I did not like the route. The overnights were not spaced out per a 400-300-300-200 scheme. And there did not seem to be enough rest stops open 24/7 for my liking. I'm aware of only one other long brevet in the New England region - the Downeast 1000k that was run back in 2015 before I became a randonneur. I found a copy of that one on RWGPS, too. But because of the area in New England where it exists I figured it would not have enough rest stops open 24/7 for my liking. I do not recall doing an in depth study of that route, though.
Anyway, by mid-March of last year I decided to design a 1000k route that was a simple out and back starting and ending in Connecticut. I had originally hoped to have it pass through Rhode Island, but that did not happen. The overnights are spaced out per a 400-300-300 scheme, and there are plenty of rest stops open 24/7 for my liking. I call the route the New England Traverse 1000k. See
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/35551945. I was wondering what others think of this route. Would it make for a nice long RUSA permanent? Or should it be made into a RUSA brevet that an RBA would have to offer? It passes through CT, MA, NH, VT, and NY. After I finished designing this 1000k route I wondered if it would be too difficult to modify it into a 1200k version. The result was a route I call the Six State Climbfest 1200k. See
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/35551952. It hits the same states as the New England Traverse, but also hits Rhode Island.