Wed August 6/25 - Young's Pt Ride

We met in the Lock 27 parking lot for a 31 km ride thru the rolling Selwyn countryside. We cycled west on Young's Pt Rd, to Miller Rd, to Preston Rd north to the 12th Line for a ride west across Buckhorn Rd to Birch Island Rd & down to The Selwyn Conservation Area for a break before returning on Birch Island Rd to the 12th Line & back to Preston Rd, south to Young's Pt Rd & a ride beside Lake Katchewanooka to Young's Pt. After the ride we enjoyed pub grub at Lock 27 Tap & Grill overlooking Clear Lake 

                                                     Lock 27 Tap & Grill lunch

                                                    12th Line @ Preston Rd

Chemung Lake - Selwyn Conservation Park beach

                                                  

July 16/25 - Beavermeade ino Cavan-Monaghan Twp

On a steamy hot morning Bill Hardwick led this 40 km ride from Beavermeade over Lock 19  to Lock St then winding our way on side streets to Monaghan Rd, up Crawford Dr to Fisher Dr crossing Fleming Dr to Airport Rd & around the airport to Whitfield Rd across Hgw 28 to Syer Line continuing west to Hutchinson Rd & south to Cedar Valley Rd, east past Baxter Creek Golf Club across Hgw 28 to the 5th Line & Frenchman's Creek Rd to Wallace Point Rd for a return to Peterborough for a picnic lunch in Beavermeade 

                                                 Wallace Point bridge over the Otonabee R

Ron, Bill, George & Peter, missing Pete Gardner, Barry & Burton

July 9/25 - Pete Gardner's ABC Ride & BBQ Lunch

We met Pete in the Bridgenorth Lions Park for a 32 km ride around Bridgenorth & Chemung Lake (ABC) . From the ballpark we cycled thru Bridgenorth on side streets for a ride across the upgraded causeway & an uphill ride on Yankee Line past The Quarry Golf Club to McAuley Rd to Irish Line & west to Perdue Rd, south to Clonakilty Rd for a steep hill climb before descending thru a subdivision to Gifford Dr & a ride beside Chemung Lk to Dalhaven Rd for a ride up to Peregrine Rd before cycling down Yankee Line & a ride across the causeway onto Kelly Blvd then up East Communication Rd to the 7th Line & a ride on the Rotary Bridgenorth Trail to the 5th Line, west across Chemung Rd to Pinehill Rd which winds its way down to Westlake Rd & Pete's home on Westlake Dr where Jon Rosoniac met us for lunch. Jon is still recovering from a complication following hip surgery in May 

                                                    Pete's home on Chemung Lk

                                            Chemung Causeway - new bike/pedestrian lane

                                                      Clonakilty Line hill climb

Rotary Park - on the Ennismore side of the causeway

Wed June 18/25 - Ride from Beavermeade

 On a hot humid day we met in Beavermeade for a cycle on the RGWT up to Nassau where we divided in 2 groups. Bill Hardwick led a ride thru Trent U to Woodland Dr for a long gradual uphill climb across Centre Line to Hilliard St & back down to the RGWT

The 2nd group continued to ride on the RGWT to the Lakefield trails for a ride thru the town to the Marina on Water St & a ride beside the lake to Queen St then west over the dam to Clementi St which takes you past the trailer park to The Selwyn Conservation Area & a trail beside the lake to a tower overlooking the Lake Katchewanooka Marsh. From there we returned to River Rd for a return to Peterborough for a ride of 40 km   

                                                        RGWT Trent U shelter

                                                 Barry & Dan beside the marsh

Dan, Dave, & Barry on the tower overlooking the marsh

Wed April 30 - Port Hope Waterfront Trail walk

 Pete MacLoghlin, Gordon Powell, Blake Frazer & Bill Hardwick met John Ambler in the Caldwell St parking on yet another gorgeous day for a 7 km walk. From the parking lot we walked east on the pedestrian Waterfront Trail for 3 km along the Lake Ontario shoreline that has a long boardwalk beside the Sculthorpe Marsh before ending at Gage Creek where we took a trail north beside the creek to a side trail for a walk on Lake St west past the wetland then north crossing over the railway tracks & Cty Rd 2 to continue north on Rose Glen Rd to a trail that borders the TCS property & west to Francis St then William St where we stopped for coffee & cookies at the Ambler home before walking south on King St past many beautiful heritage homes to the car.  On the way home we couldn't resist stopping at Doo-Doo's for buttertarts.  Photos by Blake.

                                                                     Gage Creek

                                                      Coffee time at Ambler's

Waterfront trail

Wed April 23 - Ganaraska Trail Hike

Pete MacLoghlin, Blake Frazer, Peter Hamley, Arndt Kruger, Dale Standen & Rod MacIsaac met Bill Hardwick who led us on a 5.27 km hike on another area of the Pine Ridge section of the Ganaraska Trail, starting at the southern end of Glamorgan Rd off Cty Rd 21 west of Millbrook. We had another ideal day for a walk on a hard-packed dirt trail that winds it's way up & down thru a 2nd growth forest where there were numerous fallen trees & branches from the recent ice-storm that we had to navigate around. The Ganaraska Trail is a 500 km walking trail from Port Hope to the Bruce Trail in Collingwood with side trails to Wasaga Beach & Midland that is managed by The Ganaraska Trail Association. After the walk we met for lunch at Moody's in Millbrook 

                                             Blake beside a drywall barn foundation 

Thursday April 17 - Hogsback Road hike

 On a gorgeous spring day Peter Hamley, Bill Hardwick & I walked 7 km on the Pine Ridge section of The Ganaraska Trail between Omemee & Bethany, an esker ridge overlooking the City of Kawartha Lakes countryside. We started from the south end of the trail on Ski Hill Rd (Cty Rd 38) across from the Buddhist Garden complex. This is a challenging hike with many "hills & valleys" including a long steep rocky slope near the start. However there are lovely vistas of the surrounding countryside as we made our way to the Pigeon R where we stopped for a break before turning back. There are 2 other access points, one at the end of Hayes Line & the other  at the north end off Mt Horeb Rd. 

Pigeon River - the trail is heading towards Mt Horeb Rd 

                                         Hogsback trail with a hill climb in the background 

countryside view from the trail