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

       

     

         

Sept 11 - Robin's Newcastle to Darlington ride

The Sept 11 ride will start at Bondhead, Newcastle Harbour, at 10:00am

The route is west on the Waterfront Trail to Darlington Park and return. Lunch at Massey House in Newcastle. The route is mostly paved, about 3 km hard packed dirt, a few gravel spots.
                                  
                                                               Burton's photos

July 24 - John Crawford's Ride & Poolside BBQ

20 cyclists met at John's home where we had a choice of cycling either a 35 or 20 km route. Bill McKnight led the 35 km ride cycling west uphill on Cumberland Ave to Hilliard  St & north up to the Bridgenorth Trail for a ride on the trail to the 7th Line. East on the 7th across Centre Line where the road was under construction to Cty Rd  507. A few of us made a detour off the 7th Line ( just west of the Centre Line) into the Miller Creek Conservation Park for a view of the huge wetlands from an observation tower. Cycled north on the paved shoulder of 507 to Cty Rd 18 for a ride into Lakefield & a return to John's home on the  RGWT or River Rd, Water St & the Parkway Trail beside Cumberland Ave for a poolside BBQ. John & Mel Johnson led the 20 km ride on the RGWT out to Lock 25
                                                Burton's photos
     

                                                     Hilliard St view towards Peterborough

                                                      Rod MacIsaac & Pete Gardner

                                                         Miller Creek wetlands

Poolside

Nov 15 Ride - thru Otonabee from Beavermeade

11 cyclists met in Beavermeade where Barry led us on a 25 km loop starting on the TCT which included our 1st time taking Dillon Rd east past Drummond Line to Providence Line. We cycled on the TCT to Dillon Rd then east up 2 hills to Drummond continuing east on Dillon to Providence for a few more hill climbs (see Burton's photos) while winding our way south to the TCT for a return ride to the Ashburnham Ale House for lunch. It was a pleasant day for cycling, sunny, almost no wind, you just needed to dress appropriately, layered clothing, gloves & head gear under the bike helmet as the temperature rose from 0 to 6 C !

                                                Dillon Rd at Drummond - note the hill

                                              Dillon Rd vista east towards Providence Line

                                                        Group photo on Dillon Rd

             Hank Jongsma, Brian Healey & Pat Towns on Providence Line at the TCT
                                                       Burton's Photos

October 25 - Barry's Cavan Hills Ride

13 cyclists met in the commuter parking lot off Cty Rd 10 at Hgw 115 for this 35 km ride on a cool blustery fall day. This route is not flat & has a few challenging climbs as you wind your way to Porter Rd starting with a long uphill climb on Cty Rd 10 to Larmer Line, made more difficult today because we were riding into a strong headwind. West on Larmer over Hgw 115 to Tapley 1/4 Line then south for another uphill climb to Hgw 115 & Fallis Line. West on Fallis mainly downhill to Glenmorgan Rd & south thru woods to Pontypool Rd. South downhill on Pontypool Rd beside Hgw 115 past Black Diamond Golf club to Porter Rd although we couldn't coast because of the wind! North on Porter assisted by a tailwind for a short ride into the site of the Manvers Train Station before continuing north on a gradual uphill gradient to Fallis Cemetry for a panoramic view towards Bethany. From the cemetery downhill to Weston Rd & a ride into Bethany for lunch at Coach's (705-277-2500). After lunch the wind had subsided, instead of taking the old rail trail, we cycled east on Hgw 7A to Dranoel Rd & south to Syer Line for a 6 km ride back to the cars.
                                     
                                                     Gordon Powell- Cty Rd 10 climb

                                                                        Pontypool Rd

                                                                Fallis cemetery vista

Dranoel Rd hill climb

Conrad may have led a ride from Beavermeade