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Peterborough County Ride

Meet at: Rheman Christian School Television Road & Parkhill Road Peterborough

Date: Oct 1

Departure Time: 9:00am

Tour Host: Tom Blainey

Ride Length: 87 km

Easy scenic ride through the rolling hills of Peterborough County, stopping at the beautiful McCracken’s Landing for world famous banana bread. returning along side the Otonabee River. Perhaps a quick lunch at the Ashburnham Ale House.

Map & Turns: View, Print or Download the 87km map here.

.gps files: Click 87 km 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.

Peterborough County Ride

Meet at: Auburn St in Peterborough (please park  your car anywhere on the gravel along Auburn St.) Easiest way to get to Auburn St. from the GTA 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, October 7

Departure Time: 9:30 am

Tour Host: Bill Welsh

Ride Length: 89 km

Medium difficulty for this ride, expect elevation to total around 700 m. We will ride at a suitable pace for the participants. Please expect to ride as a group.

Snack break at scenic McCraken’s Landing

After the ride all participants who wish may take a short drive to to the Ashburnham Ale House on Hunter Street for lunch and/or refreshments. Click here for directions.

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.

Young’s Point and Lakefield

Meet at: Beavermead Park in Peterborough.

Date: April 25

Departure Time: 10:00 a.m.

Tour Host: Bill Welsh

Ride Length: 57 km

Starting at Beavermead Park in Peterborough, follows paved trails along Otonabee river and then roads to Young’s Point and Lakefield.

Click here to print a map of the route.

GPS files: Click here to download files from RWGPS. Go to export tab and select a file suitable for your garmin.

The original Map courtesy of the Ganaraska Freewheelers.

Pastry Payoff Loop

Meet at: Millbrook Cavan Monaghan Community Centre, 4 Needlers Lane in Millbrook. Just south of the 4 corners behind the TD bank.

Date: October 4

Departure Time: 10:00 am

Tour Host: Ellen & Michelle

Ride Length: 97 km

Starting in Millbrook we go to Peterborough then to Omemee and back to Millbrook

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

.gps files: Click here for gps downloads from RWGPS. Open “overview” tab, then “export” tab on the RWGPS page. 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.

78 km Young’s Point Ride

Meet at: Auburn St in Peterborough (please park  your car anywhere along 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: Saturday, September 10

Departure Time: 9:00 am

Tour Host: Eric W.

Ride Length: 78 km

Difficulty for this ride is medium, expect elevation to total around 600 m. We will ride at a suitable pace for the participants. Please expect to ride as a group.

Snack break at Young’s Point general store. This is not a restaurant so expect a limited selection of snacks.

After the ride all participants who wish may take a short drive to to the Ashburnham Ale House on Hunter Street for lunch and/or refreshments. Click here for directions.

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.

77 km Millbrook Meander

Meet at: Millbrook Cavan Monaghan Community Centre, 4 Needlers Lane in Millbrook. Just south of the 4 corners behind the TD bank.

Date: May 22

Departure Time: 8:00 am

Tour Host: Eric W.

Ride Length: 77 km

The route meanders over to Peterborough for a stop at Tim Hortons

Medium to hard difficulty for this ride, expect hills at beginning and end of ride. We will ride at a suitable pace for the participants. Please expect to ride as a group, this is not a race. We may split into two groups to accommodate different ride speeds.

Click here to print a map of the route.

.gps files: Click here for gps downloads from RWGPS. Open “overview” tab, then “export” tab on the RWGPS page. At the bottom of the export tab you can find links to pages for information on how to download files to your Garmin.