November 4th - Beavermeade to Lang

 20 cyclists met at Beavermeade for a 35 km ride thru Otonabee Twp on a spectacular late fall day after having the ride cancelled last week because of a snowfall! From Beavermeade we cycled to the Lang-Hastings Trail (TCT), across the Keene Rd to Dillon Rd then east for a final short but steep climb up to Drummond Line. Drummond has a few big time "rollers" one measuring 9 % near the top on the ride south towards the TCT. As we cycled towards Lang on the trail we came to a fallen tree which Barry cut up with his folding hand saw! Left the trail taking the bike lane to cycle north on Heritage Line (Cty Rd 34) 7 to Lang Rd for a ride into Lang then on to Hope Mill then cycled back to Lang & out to Nelson Rd, south to the TCT for a return ride to Beavermeade.

                                         

                                            Rest break on Drummond Line before the hill climbs

                                                         Lang Grist Mill beside the Indian R

                                                         Barry sawing the tree branches

Sept 16 - Robin's Cobourg ride

 14 cyclists met Robin Maughan in the Cobourg Conservation Park for a scenic 45 km ride between Cobourg & Port Hope. Take the Burnham St exit off Hgw 401, turn left onto Elgin St (2nd stoplights) & the "hidden"park entrance is on your right at the bottom of a small dip in the road. We cycled east on Elgin St to Ontario St for a gradual uphill ride north over Hgw 401where Robin led us on a picturesque 10 km new route thru the countryside. East on Danforth, north on Castle Hill Rd to Dale Rd, east to Race Track, north to Ferguson Rd & Ball Rd, west to Cornish Hollow Rd & north to Smylie Rd for a ride west to Cty Rd 18 & south to Dale Rd for a long ride west on a paved shoulder to Hamilton Rd (Port Hope) then south to Telephone Rd & east to Theatre Rd, south to Cty Rd 2, east to New Amherst Rd, south to Carlisle St, east to a bike lane, south to Kerr St, east to Westwood Dr to Burnham St, south to Monk St, east to Tremaine Terrace, east on Clyde St, south on Ontario St for a ride on the boardwalk to Cobourg Harbour then east thru Victoria Pk & Bay St to D'Arcy St, south to Lakeshore, east to Cloverdale, north to Hamilton, west thru Foote Cr to Brook, north to University, west to D'Arcy, north to Elgin St & west to the conservation park where we had lunch.  .

                                   

                                                                        Cobourg Harbour

                                                                  

 Dale Rd - note paved shoulder

Robin's Ride from Baxter Creek

12 cyclists met Robin at the Baxter Creek Golf Club for a 9:00 start to this ride he described as "in & out of Millbrook X 2". From the golf club we cycled west on Cedar Valley Rd to Hutchison Dr, south to Cty Rd 21 for a 2 km gradual uphill ride before descending into Millbrook then continuing west on Cty Rd 21 out of Millbrook & a 3 km uphill ride to Tapley 1/4 Line for a rest before cycling down & up thru a gully to Glenmorgan Rd where we split into 2 groups. One group cycled south to Zion Line for a 34 km ride while Robin led the others for a 44 km ride over Hgw 115 to Pontypool Rd, downhill past Black Diamond golf club to Porter Rd (Cty Rd 32), across 115 to Farmers Rd & east to Zion for a rolling ride to Carveth Dr & a return to Millbrook. From Millbrook we cycled west on Cty Rd 10 for yet another uphill climb to Larmer Line, east to Cty Rd 28 & a return to Baxter Creek where we had lunch on the patio. This is a scenic ride thru the rolling Cavan countryside with the rides out of Millbrook being the most challenging!

                                     

Cty Rd 10 view towards Millbrook

                                                 Cty Rd 21 view west towards Glenmorgan Rd 

 

Steve Guerin & friends at Cty Rd 21 & Tapley

June 17 Waterfront Trail Ride

Pete Macloghlin, Gordon Powell, Barry Diceman & Robin Maughan met Peter Hamley for this 58 km ride from the Whitby lakeshore to the Rouge R. From Peterborough we turned off Hgw 401 at the Whitby Brock St  (Hgw 12) exit driving south on Brock to Water St turning into the Kiwanis Haydenshore  Pk parking lot where we met Peter. This is a spectacular ride beside Lake Ontario & today we enjoyed the cooling breeze from the lake. There are a few detours on the way to the Rouge R just follow the signs however in Whitby a sign indicating a return to the trail was missing. After the ride we had a picnic style lunch beside the lake in the Kiwanis park. The ride can be shortened by parking for eg at the end of Harwood Ave in Ajax

Rouge River pedestrian bridge

                                                                        Whitby beach