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Tracey ArialJohn LynesFourth Edition
Cycling in Ontario
Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec and Library and Archives Canada cataloguing in publicationArial, Tracey, 1963- Cycling in Ontario 4th ed. (Ulysses green escapes) Includes index. ISBN 978-2-89464-957-2 1. Bicycle touring - Ontario - Guidebooks. 2. Ontario - Tours. I. Titre. II. Collection: Ulysses green escapes.GV1046.C32O57 2011 796.6’409713 C2011-940142-8
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Acknowledgements:Tracey Arial: Thanks so much to my guide to Ontario’s north, Mike Landmark. Thanks also to the unsung heroes who work on the front lines in Ontario’s conservation areas, and at provincial and national parks, especially Linda at Fanshawe. Thanks to everyone at the Howard Johnson in Tillsonburg. Thanks to the team at the Trans Canada Trail Association too. Most of all, I’d like to sincerely thank Pedro, Paul and Arial for your company and love during all our adventures. I really appreciate your support.
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Our Favourite Cycling Trails
Southern Ontario
•Cambridge to Paris Rail Trail, see p. 47
•Kissing Bridge Trailway, see p. 48
Greater Toronto and the Niagara Peninsula
•Martin Goodman Trail, see p. 95
•Niagara River Recreation Trail, see p. 95
Central Ontario
•Campbellford Trans Canada Trail, see p. 133
•Old Nipissing Road, see p. 135
Favourite Trails and Tours
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Eastern Ontario
•Cataraqui Trail, see p. 162
•Cornwall and the Seaway Valley, see p. 163
Northeastern Ontario
•Kate Pace Way, see p. 197
•Lee Valley Road, see p. 197
•Sault Ste. Marie Hub Trail, see p. 197
Northwestern Ontario
•Thunder Trail, see p. 213
Our Favourite Cycling Tours
Southern Ontario
•Mennonite Country and Elora Gorge, see p. 78
Greater Toronto and the Niagara Peninsula
•Hamilton Mountsberg Via the Dundas Valley, see p. 111
Central Ontario
•Five Lake Muskoka Adventure, see p. 140
Eastern Ontario
•Ottawa Gatineau Loop, see p. 187
Northeastern Ontario
•Sudbury: Geological Mystery Tour, see p. 199
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•Canals, Lakes and Niagara Falls, see p. 96
•Coldwater to the Big Chute, see p. 136
•Peterborough Trans Canada Trail, see p. 135
•Pinery Provincial Park, see p. 45
•Millennium Trail, see p. 160
•Rideau Canal Former Railway Explorer, see p. 180
•Welland Canals Parkway Trail, see p. 96
•Welland Canal’s East Side Trail, see p. 96
Cultural Visits
•Bayham Trans Canada Trail Route, see p. 46
•Chatham-Kent Trans Canada Trail, see p. 47
•Elgin Trans Canada Trail, see p. 47
•Mennonite Country and Elora Gorge, see p. 78
•Park to Park Trail, see p. 135
•Shakespeare’s Stonetown: Stratford and St. Marys, see p. 69
•Toronto Humber Don Lake Loop, see p. 120
•Wineries and Vineyards, see p. 106
Extraordinary Bridges
•Caledon Trailway (bridge over Highway 10), see p. 94
•Campbellford Trans Canada Trail (Ranney Gorge Suspension Bridge), see p. 133
Custom Tours
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•Mennonite Country and Elora Gorge (covered bridge, bride over Gorge), see p. 78
•Huntsville Trans Canada Trail (Fairy Vista boardwalk), see p. 134
•Kawartha Trans Canada Trail (Orange Corners Trestle), see p. 134
•Kawartha Lakes Railway Circuit (Orange Corners Trestle), see p. 144
•Kissing Bridge Trailway (covered bridge), see p. 48
•Kitchener-Waterloo Trails (bridge over Highway 401), see p. 48
•Matawin Wild River Trail, see p. 210
•St. Marys Trails (Sarnia Bridge), see p. 46
•Thornton-Cookstown Trans Canada Trail (Innisfil Trestle Bridge), see p. 136
•Tiny Trail (14 historic bridges), see p. 136
Forest Adventures
•Beaten Path Nordic Trail, see p. 211
•Blue Lake Loop Road to Highway 105, see p. 211
•Brant Tract County Forest, see p. 43
•Haliburton Forest, see p. 132
•Forest Lea Trails, see p. 159
•Mid-Pen, Midland Rotary Waterfront and Tiffin Trails, see p. 134
•Old Nipissing Road, see p. 135
•Petawawa Research Forest, see p. 161
•Pinery Provincial Park, see p. 45
•Rondeau Provincial Park, see p. 45
Former Railway Beds
•Amherstburg-Essex Greenway, see p. 43
•Beaver River Wetland Trans Canada Trail, see p. 133
•Beaver River Trail, see p. 131
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•Beckwith Trail, see p. 159
•Brant TH&B Trail, see p. 46
•Bruce County Rail Trail, see p. 43
•Caledon Trailway, see p. 94
•Caledonia-to-Dunnville Rail Trail, see p. 95
•Cambridge to Paris Rail Trail, see p. 47
•Capreol Trail, see p. 195
•Carleton Place Trailway, see p. 162
•Cataraqui Trail, see p. 162
•Central Frontenac Trailway, see p. 162
•Chippawa Rail Trail, see p. 95
•Chrysler Canada Greenway, see p. 47
•Delhi Rail Trail, see p. 47
•Elora Cataract Trailway, see p. 95
•Friendship Trail, see p. 95
•Georgian Bluffs Trail, see p. 43
•Georgian Trail, see p. 43
•Goderich to Auburn Rail Trail, see p. 44
•Gordon Harry Conservation Trail, see p. 95
•Haliburton County Rail Trail, see p. 132
•Hamilton-Brantford Rail Trail, see p. 95
•Hanover Community Trail, see p. 44
•Hickson Trail, see p. 44
•Irondale, Bancroft and Ottawa (IB&O) Rail Trail, see p. 132
•K & P Trail, see p. 160
•Kaladar Trail, see p. 162
•Kawartha Trans Canada Trail, see p. 134
•Kissing Bridge Trailway, see p. 48
•Kitchener-Waterloo Trails (Iron Horse Trail), see p. 48
•Lower Trent Trail, see p. 160
•Lynn Valley Trail, see p. 44
•Matawin Wild River Trail, see p. 210
•New York Central Fitness Trail, see p. 161
•Niagara River Recreation Trail, see p. 95
•Norfolk County Trails, see p. 48
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•North Perth Trails, see p. 45
•North Simcoe Rail Trail, see p. 134
•Old Railway Bike Trail, see p. 161
•Oro-Medonte Rail Trail, see p. 132
•Ottawa to Carleton Trailway, see p. 162
•Owen Sound to Dundalk Rail Trail, see p. 45
•Prescott and Russell Recreational Trail, see p. 161
•Rideau Canal Former Railway Explorer, see p. 180
•Rotary Greenway Trail, see p. 133
•S.C. Johnson Rail Trail, see p. 47
•St. Marys Trails, see p. 46
•Saugeen Rail Trail, see p. 46
•Seguin Recreational Trail, see p. 135
•Tillsonburg Port Burwell Otter Valley Trail, see p. 46
•Tiny Trail, see p. 136
•Thornton-Cookstown Trans Canada Trail, see p. 136
•Uhthoff Trail, see p. 136
•Upper Canada Heritage Trail, see p. 96
•Victoria Rail Trail, see p. 136
•Windsor Trails, see p. 48
Historical Journeys
•Canals, Lakes and Niagara Falls, see p. 96
•County Road 4, see p. 197
•Credit and Sheridan Valleys in Mississauga, see p. 116
•Dryden to Wabigoon River, see p. 212
•Dyers Bay Cabot Head Lighthouse Route, see p. 43
•Mennonite Country and Elora Gorge, see p. 78
•Goderich Huron County Circle, see p. 74
•Gravenhurst Trans Canada Trail, see p. 133
•Hamilton-Brantford Rail Trail, see p. 95
•Hastings Heritage Trail, see p. 159
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•Highway 590, see p. 212
•Huntsville Trans Canada Trail, see p. 134
•Jacklin Road, see p. 197
•Kente Portage: The Oldest Road in Ontario, see p. 163
•Kissing Bridge Trailway, see p. 48
•Kitchener-Waterloo Trails, see p. 48
•Lake of the Woods Trans Canada Trail (Keewatin), see p. 212
•Lake Erie Farm Adventure, see p. 64
•Lee Valley Road, see p. 197
•Limestone and Black Powder: Discovering Kingston, see p. 161
•Martin Road, see p. 197
•Millennium Trail, see p. 160
•Morrisburg Cornwall Circuit, see p. 183
•Old Ferguson and Old Muskoka Roads, see p. 134
•Old Hydro Road, Spragge, see p. 197
•Old Nipissing Road, see p. 135
•Orillia Trans Canada Trail, see p. 135
•Penetanguishene Trails System, see p. 135
•Perry Township Trail, see p. 135
•Pine Tree Pathways, see p. 212
•Port Hope-Cobourg-Precious Corners, see p. 151
•Quarries and Cataracts: Hillsburgh to Palgrave Adventure, see p. 124
•Rideau Canal Former Railway Explorer, see p. 180
•Shakespeare’s Stonetown: Stratford and St. Marys, see p. 69
•Tay Shore Trail, see p. 135
Intense Rides or Multi-day Tours
•Beaver Valley Circuit, see p. 82
•Cataraqui Trail, see p. 162
•Hastings Heritage Trail, see p. 159
•Lake Erie Farm Adventure, see p. 64
•Lanark Link, see p. 162
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•Triple Bay Shore Ride, see p. 86
Lakeside Travels
•Athol Bay, Sandbanks and Sand Dunes, see p. 170
•Barrie Trail, see p. 133
•Batchawana Bay Provincial Park, see p. 196
•Brennan Harbour Road, see p. 196
•Callander Trans Canada and Commanda to Callander Trails, see p. 196
•Canals, Lakes and Niagara Falls, see p. 96
•Chrysler Lake Erie Loop, see p. 49
•Coldwater to the Big Chute, see p. 136
•Dyers Bay Cabot Head Lighthouse Route, see p. 43
•Fanshawe Lake Trail, see p. 43
•Five Lake Muskoka Adventure, see p. 140
•Friendship Trail, see p. 95
•Georgian Trail, see p. 43
•Hastings Heritage Trail, see p. 159
•Howard Watson Nature Trail, see p. 44
•Huntsville Trans Canada Trail, see p. 134
•Ignace White Otter Country, see p. 212
•Kaladar Trail, see p. 162
•Kawartha Trans Canada Trail, see p. 134
•Kawartha Lakes Railway Circuit, see p. 144
•Kente Portage: The Oldest Road in Ontario, see p. 163
•Lake on the Mountain Adventure, see p. 166
•Lake Erie Farm Adventure, see p. 64
•Lake Huron Beach Tour, see p. 55
•Lake Simcoe Trail, see p. 132
•Limestone and Black Powder: Discovering Kingston, see p. 174
•Lions Lake Trail, Floradale, see p. 44
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•MacGregor Point Provincial Park, see p. 44
•Manitoulin Day Tripping: Lake Mindemoya, the Bridal Veil Falls and the Cup and Saucer Lookout, see p. 203
•Martin Goodman Trail, see p. 95
•Matawin Wild River Trail, see p. 210
•Mid-Pen, Midland Rotary Waterfront and Tiffin Trails, see p. 134
•Morrisburg Cornwall Circuit, see p. 183
•Obatanga Provincial Park, see p. 210
•Old Railway Bike Trail, see p. 161
•Oro-Medonte Rail Trail, see p. 132
•Ottawa Gatineau Loop, see p. 187
•Pancake Bay Provincial Park, see p. 197
•Pelee Island Lakeview Trail, see p. 51
•Pinery Provincial Park, see p. 45
•Point Pelee Centennial Trail, see p. 45
•Port Hope-Cobourg-Precious Corners, see p. 151
•Rideau Canal Former Railway Explorer, see p. 180
•Sibley Peninsula, see p. 211
•Sudbury: Geological Mystery Tour, see p. 199
•Sudbury Trails, see p. 198
•Timmins Community Trail System, see p. 196
•Toronto Humber Don Lake Loop, see p. 120
•Triple Bay Shore Ride, see p. 86
•Waterfront Trail, see p. 35
•Wildwood Lake Trail, see p. 48
Marsh and Wetland Rides
•Beaver River Wetland Trans Canada Trail, see p. 133
•Beckwith Trail, see p. 159
•Coldwater to the Big Chute, see p. 136
•Gordon Harry Conservation Trail, see p. 95
•Gravenhurst Trans Canada Trail, see p. 133
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•Hay Swamp, see p. 44
•Laura Howe Marsh Trail, see p. 212
•North Simcoe Rail Trail, see p. 134
•Point Pelee Centennial Trail, see p. 45
•Tay Shore Trail, see p. 135
Mountain Bike Adventures
•Beaten Path Nordic Trails, see p. 211
•Blue Mountain Resort, see p. 131
•Boler Mountain, see p. 43
•Brant Tract County Forest, see p. 43
•Club Minaki, see p. 210
•Don River Trails, see p. 94
•Durham Region Trans Canada Trail, see p. 95
•Forest Lea Trails, see p. 159
•Haliburton Forest, see p. 132
•Hardwood Hills, see p. 132
•MacGregor Point Provincial Park, see p. 44
•Minnesing Mountain Bike Trail, see p. 160
•Pakkotinna Recreation Trail, see p. 161
•Petawawa Research Forest, see p. 161
•Restoule Provincial Park, see p. 196
•Searchmont Resort and the Bellevue Valley, see p. 196
•Silent Lake Provincial Park, see p. 161
•Timmins Community Trail System, see p. 196
•Velorution Dirt Park, see p. 198
•Woodstock “The Pines”, see p. 48
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•Hay Swamp, see p. 44
•Pelee Island Lakeview Trail, see p. 51
Riverside Routes
•Beaver River Trail, see p. 131
•Bracebridge Trans Canada Trail, see p. 133
•Capreol Trail, see p. 195
•Credit and Sheridan Valleys in Mississauga, see p. 116
•Mennonite Country and Elora Gorge, see p. 78
•David J. Culham Trail, see p. 93
•Don River Trails, see p. 94
•Durham Region Trans Canada Trail, see p. 95
•Gordon Glaves Memorial Pathway, see p. 47
•Hanover Community Trail, see p. 44
•Jackson Creek Kiwanis Trail, see p. 134
•Kinsmen Trail, see p. 195
•Lake Erie Farm Adventure, see p. 64
•Mill Run (Speed River) Trail, see p. 45
•Niagara River Recreation Trail, see p. 95
•Nokiidaa Trail, see p. 132
•Ottawa Gatineau Loop, see p. 187
•River Road, see p. 197
•Riverview Road, see p. 197
•St. Clair River Trail, see p. 45
•St. Marys Trails, see p. 46
•Shakespeare’s Stonetown: Stratford and St. Marys, see p. 69
•Spanish River Road to Nairn, see p. 198
•Sudbury Trails, see p. 198
•Tay Shore Trail, see p. 135
•Thames Valley Trail, see p. 46
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•The Little Falls-Charleston Recreation Area Route, see p. 213
•Wellesley Township Trans Canada Trail, see p. 48
Scenic Views from Above
•Beaver Valley Circuit, see p. 82
•Mennonite Country and Elora Gorge, see p. 78
•Goderich Huron County Circle, see p. 74
•Hamilton Mountsberg Via the Dundas Valley, see p. 111
•Kawartha Trans Canada Trail, see p. 134
•Manitoulin Day Tripping: Lake Mindemoya, the Bridal Veil Falls and the Cup and Saucer Lookout, see p. 203
•Upper Canada Heritage Trail, see p. 96
Urban Explorations
•Barrie Trail, see p. 133
•Canals, Lakes and Niagara Falls, see p. 96
•Credit and Sheridan Valleys in Mississauga, see p. 116
•Don River Trails, see p. 94
•Ignace White Otter Country, see p. 212
•Jackson Creek Kiwanis Trail, see p. 134
•Kate Pace Way, see p. 197
•Kinsmen Trail, see p. 195
•Lafarge 2000 Trail, see p. 94
•Lake of the Woods Trans Canada Trail (Kenora), see p. 212
•Lightfoot Trail System, see p. 132
•Limestone and Black Powder: Discovering Kingston, see p. 174
•Martin Goodman Trail, see p. 95
•Merritt Trail, see p. 94
•Orillia Trans Canada Trail, see p. 135
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•Ottawa Gatineau Loop, see p. 187
•Penetanguishene Trails System, see p. 135
•Peterborough Trans Canada Trail, see p. 135
•Port Hope-Cobourg-Precious Corners, see p. 151
•Rotary Greenway Trail, see p. 133
•Sault Ste. Marie Hub Trail, see p. 197
•Shakespeare’s Stonetown: Stratford and St. Marys, see p. 69
•Sudbury: Geological Mystery Tour, see p. 199
•Sudbury Trails, see p. 198
•The Dryden Trail, see p. 213
•Thunder Trail, see p. 213
•Toronto Humber Don Lake Loop, see p. 120
Waterfalls
•Beaver Valley Circuit, see p. 82
•Bracebridge Trans Canada Trail, see p. 133
•Campbellford Trans Canada Trail, see p. 133
•Canals, Lakes and Niagara Falls, see p. 96
•Coldwater to the Big Chute, see p. 136
•Gravenhurst Trans Canada Trail, see p. 133
•Kakabeka Falls Provincial Park, see p. 212
•Manitoulin Day Tripping: Lake Mindemoya, the Bridal Veil Falls and the Cup and Saucer Lookout, see p. 203
•Niagara River Recreation Trail, see p. 95
•The Little Falls-Charleston Recreation Area Route, see p. 213
•Quarries and Cataracts: Hillsburgh to Palgrave Adventure, see p. 124
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Introduction 21Ontario: An Overview 22Chapter Outline 23How the Tours Work 24
Practical Information 27Physical Requirements 28Mechanical Requirements 30Choosing a Tour 32Cycling and Travelling in Ontario, from A to Z 33
Southern Ontario 41Long Trails in Southern Ontario 43
Tour 1. Chrysler Lake Erie Loop 49Tour 2. Pelee Island Lakeview Trail 51Tour 3. Lake Huron Beach Tour 55Tour 4. Thames River Explorer: London and Dorchester 59
Tour 5. Lake Erie Farm Adventure 64Tour 6. Shakespeare’s Stonetown: Stratford and St. Marys 69
Tour 7. Goderich Huron County Circle 74Tour 8. Mennonite Country and Elora Gorge 78Tour 9. Beaver Valley Circuit 82Tour 10. Triple Bay Shore Ride 86
Greater Toronto and the Niagara Peninsula 91Long Trails in Greater Toronto and the Niagara Peninsula 93
Tour 11. Canals, Lakes and Niagara Falls 96Tour 12. Wineries and Vineyards 106Tour 13. Hamilton Mountsberg Via the Dundas Valley 111
Tour 14. Credit and Sheridan Valleys in Mississauga 116
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Central Ontario 129Long Trails in Central Ontario 131Tour 17. Coldwater to the Big Chute 136Tour 18. Five Lake Muskoka Adventure 140Tour 19. Kawartha Lakes Railway Circuit 144Tour 20. Otonabee River Warsaw Loop 148Tour 21. Port Hope–Cobourg–Precious Corners 151
Eastern Ontario 157Long Trails in Eastern Ontario 159Tour 22. Kente Portage: The Oldest Road in Ontario 163
Tour 23. Lake on the Mountain Adventure 166Tour 24. Athol Bay, Sandbanks and Sand Dunes 170Tour 25. Limestone and Black Powder: Discovering Kingston 174
Tour 26. Rideau Canal Former Railway Explorer 180Tour 27. Morrisburg Cornwall Circuit 183Tour 28. Ottawa Gatineau Loop 187
Northeastern Ontario 193Long Trails in Northeastern Ontario 195Tour 29. Sudbury: Geological Mystery Tour 199Tour 30. Manitoulin Day Tripping: Lake Mindemoya, the Bridal Veil Falls and the Cup and Saucer Lookout 203
Northwestern Ontario 209Long Trails in Northwestern Ontario 210
Appendix 215Index 216Table of distances 223
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Eastern Ontario 158
Greater Toronto and the Niagara Peninsula 92
Northeastern Ontario 194
Northwestern Ontario 208
Ontario 26
Southern Ontario 40
Tour 1. Chrysler Lake Erie Loop 50
Tour 2. Pelee Island Lakeview Trail 53
Tour 3. Lake Huron Beach Tour 57
Tour 4. Thames River Explorer: London and Dorchester 61
Tour 5. Lake Erie’s Farm Adventure 65
Tour 6. Lake Erie’s Farm Adventure 71
Tour 7. Goderich Huron County Circle 75
Tour 8. Mennonite Country and Elora Gorge 79
Tour 9. Beaver Valley Circuit 83
Tour 10. Triple Bay Shore Ride 87
Tour 11. Canals, Lakes and Niagara Falls 97
Tour 12. Wineries and Vineyards 109
Tour 13. Hamilton Mountsberg via the Dundas Valley 113
Tour 14. Credit and Sheridan Valleys in Mississauga 117
Tour 15. Toronto Humber Don Lake Loop 121
Tour 16. Quarries and Cataracts: Hillsburg to Palgrave Adventure 125
Tour 17. Coldwater to the Big Chute 137
Tour 18. Five Lake Muskoka Adventure 141
Tour 19. Kawartha Lakes Railway Circuit 145
Tour 20. Otonabee River Wawsaw Loop 149
Tour 21. Port Hope Cobourg Precious Corners 153
Tour 22. Kente Portage: The Oldest Road in Ontario 165
Tour 23. Lake on the Mountain Adventure 167
Tour 24. Athol Bay, Sandbanks and Sand Dunes 171
Tour 25. Limestone and Black Powder: Discovering Kingston 175
Tour 26. Rideau Canal Former Railway Explorer 181
Tour 27. Morrisburg Cornwall Circuit 185
Tour 28. Ottawa Gatineau Loop 189
Tour 29. Sudbury: Geological Mystery Tour 201
Tour 30. Manitoulin Day Tripping: Lake Mindemoya, the Bridal Veil Falls and the Cup and Saucer Lookout 205
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