Category Archives: Rides

Bethany Lakefield Tour

Meet at: Spearing Farms, 1115 Highway 7A, Bethany, ON

Date: August 19

Departure Time: 8:00 am

Tour Host: Terry Spearing

Ride Length: 102K

Riding from Bethany to Lakefield for a break then back to Spearing Farms to enjoy a bbq.

This is a relatively flat ride with under 300m of climbing.

Click here to RSVP before August 15

Parking – use the green area on the “right” side of the drive, not on the left.

Bring lawn chairs & beverage of choice if you want something other than water, bring your own beverage.

There are plenty of rooms for those that wish to change.

Print/view the map click here.

RWGPS link: 102 km

CCC to Newcastle and Beyond

Meet at: Courtice Community Centre on Courtice Rd. between Hwy 2 and Nash Rd.

Date: June 28

Departure Time: 9:00 am

Tour Hosts: Bill and Jen

Ride Length: 59/74 km

Ride to Newcastle with a stop at Timmy’s. Easy elevation on this ride.

Map & Turns: Click here for printable map and turns.

.gps files: Go to Ride with gps view below, click on “view full route”, when you are on the RWGPS site open “overview” tab, then “export” tab. At the bottom of the export tab you can find links to pages for information on how to download files to your garmin.


Banana Bread Ride

Meet at: 54 Auburn St in Peterborough (please park  your car on either side of Auburn St.) Easiest way to get to Auburn St. is to take Hwys 115/7 to Television Rd/Lansdowne intersection, continue on Television Rd to 4 way stop, turn left on Parkhill, go over the swing bridge, then just before the river bridge turn right on Auburn (at Esso gas station).

Date: Friday, August 26

Departure Time: 9:00 am

Tour Host: Eric W.

Ride Length: 77 km

Elevation is not too severe on this ride, mostly rolling hills or flat. We will ride at a suitable pace for the participants. Please expect to ride as a group.

Banana Bread (or other snacks) stop at McCrakens’s Landing on scenic Stoney Lake

Map & Turns: View, Print or Download the map here.

.gps files: Click here to obtain gps files from RWGPS. When on the site open “overview” tab, then “export” tab to find gps files. At the bottom of the export column links can be found for information on downloading files to various Garmins.

Bakery run to Orono

Meet at: Courtice Community Centre on Courtice Rd. between hwy#2 and Nash rd.

Date: November 17

Departure Time: 9 am

Tour Host: Cliff

Ride Length: 58 km

Ride to Orono with a stop at the Bakery. This ride has easy elevation, a mere 333m or 1090 ft over 58k.

Map & Turns: To print/view map & turns click here.

.gps files: Go to Ride with gps view below, click on “view full route”, when you are on the RWGPS site open “overview” tab, then “export” tab. At the bottom of the export tab you can find links to pages for information on how to download files to your garmin.

97 km Annina’s Bakery Ride

Meet at: Region of Durham HQ, S/W corner of Rossland and Garden in Whitby

Date: May 31

Departure Time: 8:30 am

Tour Host: Kim

Ride Length: 97 km

Ride up to Annina’s Bakery in Goodwood

Maps & Turns: Print/view the map & turns here.

.gps files: Click here for the RWGPS map. then go to “overview” tab, then “export” tab. At the bottom of the export tab you can find links to pages for information on how to download files to your garmin.

Ajax to Stouffville

Meet at: Parking lot south of Home Depot corner of Salem and Kingston Rds. in Ajax.

Date: September 19

Departure Time: 9:00 am

Tour Host: Derek

Ride Lengths: Regular 70 km, extended 85 km.

Derek takes us to Stouffville for refreshments at Coffee Time.

Click here for a look at the map and turns.

RWGPS links: 70 km and 85 km

84 km Newcastle to Port Hope

Meet at: Newcastle Public School, 50 Glass Crt. in Newcastle. Take Mill St. exit north from 401, right at Edward, right at Glass.

Date: July 12

Departure Time: 8:00 am

Tour Host: Roman

Ride Lengths: 84 km

Scenic and somewhat challenging ride from Newcastle to Port Hope skirting the Ganaraska Forest. Light on traffic. Stopping at the Dreamers Cafe in downtown Port Hope

Map & Turns:  Click here to print and/or view the map and turns

.gps files: Click here  to obtain gps files from RWGPS. When on the site open “overview” tab, then “export” tab. At the bottom of the export tab you can find links to information for downloading files to various Garmins.