Wednesday, September 17, 2025

September 17/25 - Lakefield loop thru the Douro-Dummer countryside

On an ideal for cycling day we met in the Lakefield municipal parking lot behind Tim Hortons to cycle this 42 km rolling route. 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 past Warsaw Caves & Alec's home on the Indian R to the Dummer 3rd Line north to Sawmill Rd & NE to the 4th Line Rd for a long gradual uphill ride to Halls Glen on Cty Rd 6 continuing north on Cty Rd 6 to McCrackens Landing Rd & north to Birchview Rd overlooking Clear Lake. East on Birchview which has one short but steep climb as we cycled beside Clear Lake past Camp Kawartha to Hgw 28 where we cycled south on Hgw 28 to Lakefield Rd & a return to Lakefield for a a picnic lunch in the shade shelter overlooking Katchewanooka Lake.

                                             canoe & kayak dock at Isobel Morris Park
                                                                 4th Line break
Halls Glen
Birchview hill climb


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