Thursday, September 11, 2025

Wed Sept 17 - Lakefield to Youngs Pt

 Meet in the Lakefield municipal parking lot at 9:30 for this 42 km ride thru the Douro-Dummer countryside past Warsaw Caves to Birchview Rd & a return to Lakefield for either a picnic lunch or pub grub at The Canoe & Paddle depending on the weather. Will decide about lunch closer to the ride. Scroll down to the May 29/24 post for a description of the route 

McCrackens Landing on Stoney Lake

Sept 10/25 - Rice Lake ride

From the Bewdley municipal parking we cycled up Cavan Rd  to Cty Rd 9 for a challenging 3 km uphill ride to Lander Rd  which has panoramic views of Rice Lk before a welcome descent to the lake in Gore's Landing. From there we cycled east on Rice Lake Scenic Dr into Harwood filling our water bottles from the aquifer tap before a break at the Harwood Dock park. Then we cycled south on Cty Rd 15 for a long gradual uphill ride across Cty Rd 9 to Beavermeadow Rd W, west to Cty Rd 18 & a short ride north to Plainsville & Cavan Rd for a return ride west thru farmlands beside the Oakridge Moraine to Bewdley & lunch at Rhino's. We had an ideal day for this scenic undulating route on & above the Rice Lake shoreline followed by a ride thru the hills of the Northumberland countryside . 



                                 Bill & Arndt on Lander Rd with Rice Lake in the background
 Lander Rd view of the final section of the long Cty Rd 9 climb 

Wednesday, September 3, 2025

Sept 3 - Barry's ride from Omemee

Barry led us a new longer route thru the City of Kawartha Lakes eastern countryside, 55 km vs 40 km. From Omemee we cycled on the TCT to Reaboro but instead of continuing on the TCT we cycled north on Settlers Rd (paved), west on Slanted Rd (paved) to Post Rd (paved) & north across Cty Rd 17 past the red barn to Cheese Factory Rd (paved) east to Height's Rd for a short ride north to Kings Wharf Rd (paved )& a 6 km ride east across Cty Rd 7 to Centreline Rd (Cty Rd 10) (paved) for a ride south thru Amish farmlands across Cty Rd 17 to St Lukes Rd (paved) & east to Downeyville on Cty Rd 7, From there we had 2 options, shorter south on Cty Rd 7 into Omemee or as we did continuing east on St Lukes Rd to Esker Rd (gravel) for a long ride south across Tracey's Hill Rd to Beaver Rd (gravel ) & a short ride east to Sibley Ave, south to the TCT for a return to Omemee & a picnic lunch in Riverside Pk. Starting on St Lukes Rd the route passes thru rolling countryside & combined with a strong winds & length made for a challenging ride especially on regular bikes! This is another lovely route mainly on paved roads that could possibly be combined with the TCT into 2 rides, one from Omemee & another from Reaboro.

Beaver Rd
                                         King's Wharf Rd bridge over the Emily Creek wetlands
Post Rd
Dan's 2014 sunrise photo of the red barn on Post Rd 


Thursday, August 28, 2025

August 28/25 - Barry's Ride thru Cambray

On an ideal day for cycling Barry led us on this 47.5 km ride thru the western part of The City of Kawartha Lakes countryside. From the parking area on Ken Reid Rd we cycled west up to Angeline St then south to Thunderbridge Rd for a ride west across Hgw 35 to Cty Rd 18 & north to Cambray, west  thru Cambray on Cambray Rd continuing west on The Glen Rd Rd to Cty Rd 6, north to Cty Rd 9 (Woodville Rd), east to Cambray Rd south then east thru Cambray, to Cty Rd 21(Killarney Bay Rd), north to Chamber's Rd, east to Cty Rd 34 & south into Cameron for a short jog north on Hgw 35 to Long Beach Rd & east to the Victoria Rail Trail for a return to Ken Reid Pk & a picnic lunch overlooking Sturgeon Lk. This a lovely ride on paved roads up & down the occasional gentle rollers.  

                                                                          Cambray
                                                                     Cambray Rd
Chamber's Rd at Cty Rd 21

 

Thursday, August 21, 2025

Wed August 20/25 - Oshawa Trails ride

 We met at Peter Hamley's home for this 50 km ride, cycling on side streets to access The Harmony Creek Trail a beautiful city linear park that took us south to Hgw 401 which we crossed over to Farewell St for a ride south to Harbour Rd & west thru a new park to Simcoe St & south to Lakeview Park & the Waterfront Trail cycling west around Whitby Harbour to the Ontario Shores Mental Health complex where we started the return ride on the trail to Lakeview Pk. From there we cycled north on The Oshawa Creek Trail, another intercity green oasis, for lunch at Teddy's. From Teddy's we cycled on streets & thru parks back to Peter's home. It had rained overnight & was drizzling on the drive from Peterborough but fortunately we had no rain on the ride however it was quite windy forming interesting wave & cloud formations on the lake. 

                                             Waterfront Trail in Lakeview Pk
                                   Peter in Lakeview Park with the waves in the background
Intrepid Park from the Waterfront Trail

Wednesday, August 13, 2025

Wed Aug 13/25

Bill Hardwick led 9 cyclists from Beavermead on another hot day. We rode north on the trail to Trent U. & took Pioneer Rd East to Warsaw  Rd, turning right on Cty. Rd 4 to Douro. We then turned south on Douro 4th line to Hwy 7 & did a slight jog left, continuing south to River Rd , turning  right & continuing to Hope Mill Rd, where we stopped for a break at the mill.We continued thru Lang & rode the TCT back to Beavermead, having ridden 44 km.. Photos by Dave Messervey

                                                             group photo at Hope Mill
Rob Gardner with Hope Mill & the dam in the background

Wednesday, July 30, 2025

Wed August 6/25 - Young's Pt Ride

We met in the Lock 27 parking lot for a 31 km ride thru the rolling Selwyn countryside. We cycled west on Young's Pt Rd, to Miller Rd, to Preston Rd north to the 12th Line for a ride west across Buckhorn Rd to Birch Island Rd & down to The Selwyn Conservation Area for a break before returning on Birch Island Rd to the 12th Line & back to Preston Rd, south to Young's Pt Rd & a ride beside Lake Katchewanooka to Young's Pt. After the ride we enjoyed pub grub at Lock 27 Tap & Grill overlooking Clear Lake 

                                                     Lock 27 Tap & Grill lunch
                                                    12th Line @ Preston Rd
Chemung Lake - Selwyn Conservation Park beach