Meet Bill Hardwick at 9:30 in Beavermeade where the group can decide on a route. After the ride plan to have a picnic lunch in the park. I will not be cycling as we are in Stratford.
The Liftlock
Wednesday, June 3, 2026
Thursday, May 28, 2026
Peter's Oshawa ride
To carpool meet at 8:20 in the Harper Rd parking lot to give us plenty of time to meet Peter in Lakeview Pk at 9:30 start for this 50 km ride to Ajax & back followed by a picnic lunch. Below are Peter's directions for the drive from Peterborough, highlight them if you want a printout or if requested I can send them by email
We will meet at the west end of Lakeview Park in Oshawa. I suggest a 9:30 am start. From Peterborough, take Hwy 115 to Hwy 401 and go west on 401. Take the exit for Ritson Rd. & Simcoe St. in Oshawa. Follow the signs for Ritson Rd. (at the stop sign turn right, then right again onto Ritson). Go south on Ritson Rd. Where Ritson Rd. meets Simcoe St. (Bobby Orr school on the corner), turn left onto Simcoe St. and go south to the lake. Before you actually drive into the lake and get wet, turn right onto Lakeview Park Ave. and follow it through the park to Kluane Ave. at the west end of the park. Turn left. You will see a parking lot there. You have arrived! (I timed the drive from Beavermeade to Lakeview Park; it took just under an hour.) We will ride to the west on the Waterfront Trail from Lakeview Park and return to the park for a picnic lunch. BYOL (Bring Your Own Lunch). You can make the ride as long or short as you like by turning around on the trail at any time.
Wednesday, May 27, 2026
Wed June 3 - Lakefield to Young's Pt thru Smith Twp
On a gorgeous spring day we met in the municipal parking lot off Queen St for a 33 km ride thru the Smith Twp countryside. From the parking lot we cycled on Water St to Queen St, over the bridge to Young's Pt Rd & NE to Preston Rd, continuing north to the 12th Line, Cty Rd 12. Pete Gardner & Blake wanted a shorter route so they cycled east on the 12th to Young's Pt Rd & a ride to the canal before continuing to Lakefield.. The main group cycled west on the 12th to Northey's Rd for an uphill ride to the 14th Line, east to Jopling Line & north to the 15th Line for a ride east to North Schoolhouse Rd & a ride south to Hgw 28 into Young's Pt. From there we cycled south on Hgw 28 over the bridge to the Douro 4th Line where we split into 2 groups, one continuing on Hgw 28 to Lakefield Rd, while the others cycled south on the 4th which has 2 moderate hill climbs to Cy Rd 6 west to Hgw 28 & Lakefield Rd for a return to the cars. After the ride we had a picnic lunch in Isabel Morris Park on the Katchewanooka shoreline.
Young's Pt
May 26/26 - Ennismore Rd
On an ideal day for cycling we met at The Ennismore Curling Club for a 27 km ride thru the rolling Ennismore countryside. From the curling club we cycled west on Ennis Rd thru Ennismore for a hill climb before passing by the Tamarac Golf Club on the way to Boundary Rd for a ride north & a short but steep hill climb before cycling down to Pigeon Lk & a ride on Edenderry Rd east to Innascara Rd, north to Kerri Line, east across Tara Rd to Youngs Cove Rd for a ride along the Buckhorn Lk shoreline to Tipperary Rd & south to Edenderry for a ride east to Robinson Rd, south to Listowel Line then east to Brick Rd & south to Ennis Rd where we cycled east to The Ennismore Waterfront Park on Chemung Lk before cycling west on Ennis Rd across Robinson Rd to the curling club. After the ride we had lunch at Jessie's Bar & Grill.
Wednesday, May 20, 2026
Wed May 20/26 - Christine Bentham Wetlands Trails
On a gorgeous spring day we met in the Harper Rd parking lot to carpool before driving east on Hgw 7 then north on Hgw 28 to Juniper Pt Rd ( just south of Burleigh Falls) & the small parking lot at the northern entrance to the magnificent Christine Bentham KLT Wetlands. We walked south on the Juniper Pt trail to Michael's Limestone Ridge trail where we started on what I thought was the Wetland trail but turned out not to be a park trail so we returned to the Limestone Ridge trail & continued south to the Kawartha Park trail which takes you to Ruth's Wetland trail & down to the Clear Lk shoreline for a walk beside the lake to a large wetland with several boardwalks as you return to the Limestone Ridge Trail a loop around a high limestone ridge to the Juniper Pt Trail & back to our cars. Pete, Gordon & Blake had lunch in Lakefield at The Canoe & Paddle pub.
Blake & Bill with a group of trillium between them, believe me!
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
Wed May 6 - Bethany Victoria Rail hike
7 hikers including Fred Meade met in Bethany for a 6.3 km walk north on the Victoria Rail trail. This section of trail is in good condition & there was evidence of recent maintenance including grading & brush trimming. However as one photo shows there were a few puddles that we had to walk around. We lucked out on the weather as it was sprinkling on the drive to Bethany but cleared during the walk then started to rain as we were driving to Millbrook for lunch at Moodie's Bar & Grill. We saw a large swath of marsh marigolds, a few trilliums & the Fleetwood Creek wetland provides a beautiful vista of the rolling countryside.
Recently groomed section of the trail
Fleetwood Creek wetland
some puddles we had to navigate around
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
Wed April 29 - South Drumlin hike
9 hikers met in the Armour Rd parking lot for a 6 km walk starting up the Trent U South Drumlin Trail & down to Thompson Bay thru Waverley Park onto the golf club fairways towards the canal multi-use trail. 7 of us returned on the same route over the drumlin to avoid any wet areas while Bill Hardwick & Pat Towns walked on the trail between the drumlin & the canal & said it was dry. After the ride Pete, George, Gordon & Bill Robertson had lunch at The Railyard.
Thompson Bay
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