Wed Sept 30 - Garen Hill ride

Meet at 9:30 in the Conservation Park on Cty Rd 9 just west of Garden Hill for this 45 km rolling ride on paved roads thru the Northumberland countryside to Lake Ontario & back which can easily be shortened. After the ride we could drive up to the Richardson's Lookout before meeting at Rhino's for lunch. For the route description go to the Oct 1/25 post. From Peterborough drive south on Cty Rd 28 to the stoplights at Cty Rd 9 (just past Bewdley). Turn right on to Cty Rd 9 & drive west thru Garden Hill. Another option is to drive south on Cty Rd 10 thru Millbrook to Garden Hill.

Oakridge Moraine windmills from the 5th Line

 

Peter's Oshawa Trails Ride

 A smaller group than usual met at Peter's home for a 50 km ride on trails & city streets. We wound our way on city streets to The Harmony Creek Trail which ends before we crossed over Hgw 401 for a ride on city streets some of which were under construction to Lakeview Pk where we met Blake who joined us for a ride on the Waterfront Trail on a gorgeous but windy day to Ontario Shores Health Facility where we returned on the Waterfront Trail to Lakeview Pk & ride up The Oshawa Creek Tr to Teddy's for lunch before returning on city streets to Peter's home. However on the Oshawa Tr just after cycling under a street bridge there is a Y intersection of 2 trails & I took the worng trail which met I was lost somewhere in the city. However with the help of a few pedestrians I did eventually find my way to Teddy's!! In future I plan to only cycle on the Waterfront Trail avoiding the busy traffic & detours on city streets . 

                                                            Whitby harbour

                                                                    Bill's dessert at Teddy's

                                                       Intrepid Pk on the Waterfront Tr

Whitby beach

Sept 16 - Rice Lake ride

 From the Bewdley municipal parking lot we cycled up Cavan Rd  to Cty Rd 9 for a long 3 km uphill ride to Lander Rd which has panoramic views of Rice Lk before a welcome descent to the lake at 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 waterfront. Then we cycled south on Cty Rd 15 for a long gradual uphill ride across Cty Rd 9 to Beavermeadow Rd , west to Cty Rd 18 & a short ride north to Plainsville & Cavan Rd for a return ride thru farmlands beside the Oakridge Moraine to Bewdley & lunch at Rhino's. We had an ideal day for cycling this scenic 35 km route. However Dan was stung by a wasp above an eyebrow on Lander Rd & decided to return to Bewdley because of the swelling. This is the 1 st time someone has been stung in all my years of cycling!!

                                    Cty Rd 9 view of the hill climb from Lander Rd

                                                                Gores Landing

View of Rice Lake from Lander Rd

Pete's selfie that almost caught everyone!

 

Wed Sept 2 - Ride from Omemee

6 cyclists met in Omemee at Riverside Pk for a 40 km ride on paved roads thru the City of Kawartha Lakes countryside on a route that Barry has led in past years. After a deluge of rain earlier in the morning we had ideal weather except for a strong SW wind. We cycled on the TCT thru Reaboro to Post Rd for a long gradual uphill ride north across Cty Rd 17 to Cheese Factory Rd, a pioneer corduroy road, for a ride east to Heights Rd & south past an Amish community across Cty Rd 17 to St Lukes Rd & a ride east to Esker Rd for another long ride south across Tracey's Hill Rd to Beaver Rd & a short ride east to Sibley Ave & downhill to the TCT for a return to Omemee & lunch in the large shade shelter beside the Pigeon R 

Dan's Red barn - the red paint has faded over time!

Cheese Factory Rd taken from Heights Rd

Gordon on Esker Rd - this whole area was the bottom of glacial Lake Algonquin

Dan's 2014 sunrise photo of the red barn on Post Rd at Cheese Factory Rd

August 26/26 - Ride from 100 Acres Brewery

 9 cyclists met at 9:30 in The 100 Acre Brewery parking lot for a 31 km ride thru the rolling Otonabee countryside. From the brewery we cycled south on Crowley Line for a 5 km ride to Baseline Rd then west up to Dave & Judy Messervey's home in Stewart Hall where we were served coffee & home baked muffins on their new deck overlooking the Otonabee River valley. After the break we cycled south on Wallace Pt Rd to the bridge over the Otonabee R. where we decided to take a different route back to the brewery by turning around & cycling north on Wallace Pt Rd to Thorn Rd for a lovely ride thru woods then farmland on Galloway Rd & Cloverdale Rd to Base Line  & back to Crowley. After the ride we enjoyed craft beverages & wood fired pizzas on a shaded deck overlooking a large lawn. 

                                                          Messervey deck

                                      Blake & Peter on Galloway Rd after a hill climb

                                                   Crowley Line at Base Line

Lunch at 100 Acres

August 19/26 - Ennismore Ride #2

11 cyclists met at The Ennismore Curling Club for a ride thru the Ennismore countryside on what turned out to be an ideal day after rain had been in the forecast. We cycled west on Ennis Rd thru Ennismore past Tamarac Golf Club to Boundary Rd for a ride south, east on Yankee Line ( most of which has been recently paved including a wide shoulder) to McCauley Rd & west to Irish Line north with a short hill climb to Perdue south thru a forest & a subdivision to Clonakilty Line where you can ride south to Gifford Dr or north up a short but steep hill climb to Arnott Dr for a long ride beside Chemung Lk on Gifford Dr to Dalhaven Rd crossing Yankee Line for a ride north on Tara Rd passing the Quarry Golf Club into Ennismore where several cyclists decided to stop after a ride of 25 km. 6 of us cycled east on Ennis Rd to Robinson Rd, north to Listowel Line east to Brick Rd, south to Ennis Rd & east to the Waterfront Pk before returning to the curling club on Ennis Rd after a 38 km ride. 7 of us had lunch at Jessie's Bar & Tavern. This route is a composite of our usual Ennismore ride with Pete Gardner's ABC ride. 

                                                     Pete at Ennismore Waterfront Park

                                             Blake on Irish Rd overlooking Chemung Lk

 Tara Rd beside The Quarry Golf Club

Wed August 12/26 - Bobcaygeon Ride

 On a pleasant day for cycling we met in Bobcaygeon Beach Park for a 44 km ride beside Sturgeon Lk. From the park we cycled west on Cty Rd 24 which has a wide a paved shoulder as you cycle beside Sturgeon Lk to Dunsford. From Dunsford we cycled north on Sturgeon Rd ending in a steep downhill ride to Sturgeon Lake for a long ride beside the lake & a climb up to Gil-Mar Rd then south across Hgw 36 for a return ride on Dunsford Rd into Dunsford. From there we cycled south on Sturgeon Rd (Cty Rd 7) to Log House Rd, east to Cedar Glen Rd for a ride north  on a newly paved surface across Hgw 36 & Cty Rd 24 to the lake & east to Clifford Dr which ends at Cty Rd 24 for a return  ride to Bobcaygeon & a picnic lunch in the upgraded park beside Sturgeon Lk. This is a scenic ride & the main roads have paved shoulders.

                           Sturgeon Rd overlooking Sturgeon Lake - note the paved shoulder

                                                              downtown Dunsford

Cty Rd 24 lakeside park