Monday, September 07, 2015

Rides for Sept 16 23 30 & Oct 7

Sept 16 Barry Diceman will be leading this ride. Meet at Beavermeade for 10:00 start

Sept 23 Robin Maughan is leading a 35 ride thru the Cobourg countryside & waterfront followed by lunch at The Old Mill Golf Club. For details go to Sept 12 2012 in Archives. Meet at 10:00 in the Cobourg Conservation Park on Elgin St. From Peterborough drive south on Hgw 28 across Hwg 401 into Port Hope after driving thru the railway underpass turn left onto Hgw 2 & drive into Cobourg. Hwg 2 turns into Elgin St at Burnham St (stoplights). The park entrance is on your right beside a light coloured house (before Ontario St - the next stoplights). An alternate route is drive east on 401 to the Burnham St exit #472 (1st Cobourg exit)

Sept 30 Robin is leading this 35 km ride thru the Cavan countryside. Meet at 10:00 in the commuter parking lot at the intersection of Hgw 115 & Cty Rd 10 (the Millbrook turn). Lunch will be at Landing 27 in Springville. For details click on Sept 2014 in archives & read Barry’s Oct 1 ride


Wednesday, September 02, 2015

Wed Sept 9 2015 - Garden Hill Ride

We had 8 Dudes turn out for this 45 km ride thru the rolling Northumberland countryside starting at the Ganaraska Conservation Park in Garden Hill. It had been raining until we started the ride but the rain stopped & an overcast sky made for a comfortable ride. From Garden Hill we rode east on Cty Rd 9 ablout 2 km to Grist Mill Rd then south to the 5th Line & west to Cty Rd 10, riding south downhill thru Canton to the 4th Line & east to Deer Park Rd, south across Hgw 2 to Dickinson Rd over 401 & the rail-lines to Lakeshore Rd.West on Lakeshore beside Lake Ontario thru Port Britain to Weslleyville Rd. North on Weslleyville uphill to 401 continuing north on Moorish Church Rd to the 4th line & west to Cty Rd 65 for a gentle uphill ride to Osaka followed by a couple of valley dips & climbs to the 7th line then riding east to a serious climb just before Mill Rd & north into Garden Hill. After the ride we drove to Bewdley for grub grub at Rhinos
                                       Deer Park Rd
      Pat on Lakeshore Rd with Lake Ontario in background
                      Cty Rd 65 just past Osaka
7th line hill

Set 3 2015 - Burton’s City of Kawartha Lakes loop

Burton led us on this delightful new 39 km ride starting from the Omemee Curling Club on a warm sunny day. 11 cyclists met in Omemee to ride on the KTCT west to Reaboro (8 km in 25 minutes) where we met 4 more cyclists. We then continued on the KTCT to Lindsay where the short section west of the Hgw 36 bridge to Logie St was completed in 2014. We cycled 2 km on the TCT beside the Scugog R before returning to The Victoria Rail Trail (VRT)  cycling south past the golf course under Hgw 7 to Goldenmile Rd. This section of the trail has recently been upgraded to TCT standards, the trail continues to Bethany but has very rough sections that are not good for cycling! Cycled east on Goldenmile, south on Halter Rd which has one moderate  hill climb before ending at River Rd & east to Hillshead Rd where Conrad led a group east on River Rd to the VRT up to Reaboro while Burton led another group south on Hillshead to Confederation Rd, east to Post Rd for a short jog north to Crossswind Rd then east to Heights Rd & Hgw 7 at the John Deere dealership. Cycled across Hgw 7 on Heights Rd to Beaver Rd & east about 1 km to the KTCT returning to Omemee. After the ride Bill Ingram provided lunch & refreshments at his home on the Lindsay Rd
                           Victoria Rail Trail at Logie St
                           Halter Rd hill
                           River Rd at Hillshead Rd
                          Crosswinds Rd at Post Rd
                        Bill at the barbecue with Robin
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