Salt Marshes and Winding Country Roads

Coming from the New York / New Haven area, take exit 53 off I-95 north. Follow signs for Route 146 east. Route 146 is one of two designated scenic roads on your foliage tour and will bring you along Long Island Sound and into the town of Branford. Continue on Route 146 into Guilford, where you will come to Route 77, the second of the designated scenic roads on your trip.

Turn left onto Route 77 north and follow it through to the Guilford Green and all the way up through North Guilford and into Durham. Route 77 will merge with Route 17 north. Continue a short distance on Durham's historic Main Street. At the traffic light at the Town Green, turn left, then left again around the green returning to Route 17 heading south.

Returning to the Route 17 & 79 junction, bear left onto Route 79 south. Follow Rte. 79 turning left onto Route 148. Go right onto Route 81 turn right on Route 80, then left back onto Route 79. Follow Route 79 into the center of Madison which is a left onto Route 1. From Route 1, go left on Wall Street and follow around to Route 79 again. Go right on 79 for entrances to I-95.

POINTS OF INTEREST:
Shore Line Trolley Museum, Scenic Route 146, Stony Creek / Thimble Islands, Henry Whitfield Museum, Guilford Green, Guilford Handcraft Center, Scenic Route 77, Dudley Farm, Madison Center shops.