Oct 1 - Barry’s Cavan Ride

17 cyclists met in the parking lot at the junction of Hgw 115 & Cty Rd 10, the Millbrook turnoff, for a 10:00 start on a misty overcast day. From the parking lot we cycled up the long uphill grade over Hgw 115 on Cty Rd 10 to Larmer Line then west over Hgw 115 to Tapley 1/4 Line. South uphill on Tapley to Fallis Line & west to Glamorgan Rd, cycling south under the hydro lines thru a forest glade to Pontypool Rd. Pontypool Rd parallels Hgw 115 as you ride downhill past Black Diamond Golf Club to Porter Rd ( Cty Rd 32) on which we cycled north to Manvers Station Rd & into to the CPR rail-line before continuing north on Porter Rd to Weston Rd, east to Glengarry Rd into Bethany for lunch at Butter Tarts n’ More (705-277-2500) on Hgw 7A. After lunch we rode east in Bethany to the VCRT cycling to Syer Line which has some short uphill grades as you go over the CPR rail-line then across Tapley 1/4 Line before returning to the cars. This is a 35 km undulating route that avoids the steeper hills as you ride thru the picturesque Cavan countryside. The VCRT was in good condition for cycling, there is a boggy section just before Dranoel Rd which gets covered in water after a rainfall but was OK today. The fall colours would have been spectacular in sunshine but the sun did not appear until after the ride!
                                   
                                Manvers Station - Hendrik & Robin

                                     lunch at Butter Tarts n’More

                                 VCRT between Bethany & Dranoel Rd

                              view toward Cavan from VCRT

                           Burton on Syer Line on the approach to the cars

Sept 3 2014 - Otonabee Tour

Barry Diceman led 20 cyclists on this 36 km ride thru the Otonabee countryside an another ideal day for cycling. From Beavermeade we cycled south on Ashburnham Dr, across Lansdowne St continuing south on Otonabee Dr to Bensfort Dr under the  Hgw 7 overpass to Guthrie Rd then west downhill past The Anglers & Hunters to McNamara Dr which has a steep hill climb on the approach to Driscoll Dr & a downhill ride to Matchett Line. We cycled east on Matchett across Wallace Pt Rd at Stewart Hall to Base Line & north to Cloverdale Line. South on Cloverdale to Galloway Rd which has a nasty climb before turning south on Thorn Rd under a tree canopy to Wallace Pt Rd & over the bridge to Squirrel Creek Conservation beside the Otonabee River. Returned to Peterborough on Wallace Pt Rd for lunch at The Porch & Pint.

                  Lloyd Gorling summits the McNamara Rd hill

                     Driscoll Dr downhill ride to Matchett Line

                            Time out after the Galloway Dr hill climb

Lloyd, Bob Penny & Barry Diceman at Squirrel Cr “under” the Wallace Pt bridge