November 10 & 11

If the weather is favourable next week I will lead a hike on Tuesday & we can do a bike ride Wednesday. If it looks unsuitable for a bike ride will do the hike on Wed. Stay tuned for updates!

Boardwalk on a Trent Canal trail

Wed November 4/26 - Ride from Beavermeade into Douro

12 cyclists met in Beavermeade on just a perfect day for cycling, sunshine, no wind & 21 C! We cycled north on the RGWT to Nassau Rd for a rolling ride east to the " 5 corners" where we divided into 2 groups. Bill & Barry led a 38 km rolling ride cycling east on Cty Rd 4 to Cty Rd 8 & a ride thru Douro to the Douro 2nd Line & south across the Indian R to Division Rd for a ride west across Hgw 28 to Sweeney Line. Pete led a 26 km rolling ride crossing Cty Rd 4 & cycling south on Douro 7th Line to Division Rd where it becomes Sweeney Line. Everyone cycled south on Sweeney to Old Norwood Rd & west to Harold Town Park for a break before continuing west across Television Rd to Ashburnham Dr & a return to Beavermeade, 

                                                         Group photo on Nassau Rd

                                                             a Nassau Rd hill climb

Ashburnham Dr with the Liftlock towers in the background

                                                        Indian R on Douro 4th Line

Group photo on the RGWT @ Douro St

 

Tuesday Nov 3/26 - Trent U Canal Nature Area Hike

 The weather cooperated but only Bill Robertson & Pete met for a hike. We decided to hike the Trent U Canal Nature Area trails on the east side of the canal, parking in the Wildlife Sanctuary parking lot off University Rd. This Nature Area has a large network of trails divided into 2 nain trail systems, The Morton Family Trails form the southern half & The John de Pencier Trails the northern half. Each system has an outside loop with intersecting trails in the middle that shorten the walk. We did the "Long Trails" on both sections for a walk of 4.5 km. The trails leading to the canal are quite hilly & include many cedar groves, deciduous forests & extensive wetlands with boardwalks leading to the canal. The trails are signed  & have the occasional colour marker on tree trunks but they can be quite confusing

                                                       Bill & Pete beside the canal

                                                                      Thompson Bay

Bill on a John dePencier Trail boardwalk

October 28/26 - Bevermeade thru Lakefield to Bridgenorth

Arndt led us on a 41 km ride from Beavermeade. We cycled north on the RGWT to Lakefield where we met Mike Steele, Bob Penny & John Crawford before riding thru the village on Bridge St to the 8th Line for an uphill ride west to Cty Rd 23 then south on a paved shoulder to the 7th Line for a rolling ride west across the Centre Line to the Bridgenorth Trail which was in good shape as we cycled south to Hilliard St for a long ride south into the city to the RGWT at Water St for a return ride back to Beavermeade. 

                                                       RGWT at Lakefield

                                                      Bridgnorth Trail at Hilliard St

Pete's selfie 

October 28/26 - Warsaw Colour Ride

 12 cyclists met in Back Dam Park on Rock Rd just outside of Warsaw for a 35 km rolling ride thru the  Douro-Dummer countryside in sunshine on a frosty morning. The ride starts with a long  median gradient uphill ride on Rock Rd (paved) past Douglas Rd to the Warsaw Caves trail leading to a viewpoint overlooking the Indian R gorge. After the break we cycled east on Cooper Rd (gravel) to the Dummer 4th line for a rolling ride (gravel) south to Centre Rd, also gravel, & a 4 km ride east to the start of the bush trail on the 6th line road allowance for a rough 2 km ride to the 6th Line (gravel) & a rolling ride south to Webster Rd where Steve, Arndt & Dale shortened the ride by cycling west to Cottesloe. We then cycled a loop starting south on the 6th Line to Cty Rd 8 for a 4 km ride on pavement east to the 8th Line (gravel) & a 4 km ride north to Webster Rd where Dave & Bill continued north for a challenging ride on the very rough 8th Line bush trail, while we cycled west on Webster past the 6th Line to Cty Rd 8, paved to Cottesloe for & another rolling ride north on the 4th Line (paved & gravel) to Douglas Rd (paved) then west to Rock Rd & by the time we returned to the park it was much warmer for our picnic lunch beside the Indian R

                Pete's photo from theWarsaw Caves viewpoint overlooking the Indian R gorge

6th Line bush trail 

Dave's photo of the group overlooking the Indian R

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