Wed October 7 - Beavermeade to Lang

 Rain had been in the forecast as late as yesterday evening but it turned out to be a lovely sunny morning, go figure! 7 cyclists, including Barry, met in Beavermeade for a 30 km ride on the LHTCT into Lang via Nelson Rd & Allandale Rd. After a break beside the river we cycled out to Cty Rd 6 for a gradual uphill ride on a paved bike lane back to the TCT & a return ride into a fairly strong wind. Unfortunately Rob Gardner's bike chain slipped off the front gear at Technology Dr & kept falling off each time we had it back on so Rob foot pushed the bike to Beavermeade standing with one foot on a pedal. It poured rain on my drive home so hope that Dale made it home before the deluge!     

                                        

                                                  Indian River - Lang dam pond 

                                         
                  Keene Station Shade Shelter - sitting: Dale, Bill, Blake, standing: Garry, Rob, Barry

LHTCT fall colours

Garry & Barry on the return ride

Barry's Award

 On Tuesday Oct 6 the LHTCT board hosted an event at Elmhirst to thank all the volunteers who have supported the trail since it's inception in 2012. Barry & Kevin English  were recognized for their many volunteer hours building & maintaining the LHTCT. Myself, Robin Maughan, Pete Gardner & Arndt Kruger attended the clebration

                                   

September 30 - Garden Hill Ride

 12 of us met on a foggy morning in the Garden Hill Conservation Park on Cty Rd 9 for a rolling ride of 45 km thru the scenic Northumberland countryside to Lake Ontario. We cycled east on Cty Rd 9 thru Garden Hill to Grist Mill Rd for a 5 km ride past a 19th century grist mill to the 5th Line, west to Cty Rd 10 & a long descent thru Canton up to the 4th Line. We cycled west on the 4th Line to Deer Park Rd where 4 cyclists continued to cycle west to Cty Rd 65 returning to Garden Hill for about a 30 km ride. The remaining 8 cycled south on Deer Park Rd across Cty Rd 2, over a railway bridge & Hgw 401 to Dickinson R, over another railway bridge to Lakeshore Rd, part of the Waterfront Trail, for a ride west beside Lake Ontario thru Port Britain, where the sun began to emerge, to Wesleyville Rd to start our return ride north over Hgw 401 to Morrish Church Rd  continuing north across Cty Rd 2 back to the 4th Line where we cycled west to Cty Rd 65 for a long ride thru Osaka & 2 large gullies to the 7th Line. The ride east on the 7th has a nasty hill climb before a descent to Mill St & a return to Garden Hill. After the ride Pete, Gordon, Ron, Dan, Rob & Steve enjoyed lunch on the patio at Rhino's overlooking Rice Lk. 

                                                            Grist Mill Rd

         Garry (blue) continuing west on the 4th Line while Rob (yellow) turns onto Deer Park Rd

           Dan on Wesleyville  Rd, enlarge with a left click to view the big stack

Steve & Rob on the 7 th Line "cardiac hill" 

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

                                           Teddy's - Bill's strawberry cream pie 

                                                       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