On another beautiful day we met in the Lakefield municipal parking lot behind Tim Hortons to cycle this 42 km rolling route thru Douro-Dummer Twp. The ride starts on Strickland St with a long uphill climb to the water tower, then downhill across Hgw 28 to continue east to Lynch's Rock Rd & a 5 Km ride thru farmlands & a large wetland to Cedar Cross Rd & a 4 km ride east to Payne Line Rd for a short jog north to Oke Rd & east to Cty Rd 4. North on Cty Rd 4 to Caves Rd & east where we stopped to have a chat with Alec Denys at his home on the Indian R before cycling north on the 3rd line across the Indian R to Sawmill Rd & NE to the 4th Line Rd for a long uphill ride to Halls Landing on Cty Rd 6 continuing north on Cty Rd 6 to McCrackens Landing Rd & north to Birchview Rd overlooking Clear Lake at McCrackens Landing. East on Birchview which has one short but steep climb as we cycled beside Clear Lake past Camp Kawartha to Hgw 28 where a few cycled south on Hgw 28 to Lakefield Rd while others cycled south on the Douro 4th Line which has a couple of moderate hillclimbs before descending to Cty Rd 6 & a ride west crossing Hgw 28 to Lakefield Rd & a return to the cars. After the ride we had a picnic lunch on the shore of Katchewanooka Lake.
