Brian H. Is your host for Tuesday’s ride starting at 10:00 am. His invitation is below.
The ride will start and finish at the Rice Lake Conservation Area, 1.5 km east of Bewdley on the north side of Cavan Road. We have ridden past the (somewhat hidden) entrance on numerous occasions.
There is lots of shady grass for our “new normal” apres-ride social. There are no toilets, but there are lots of bushes and trees! Either bring your own lunch or pop into Bewdley for a take-out.
We will follow the Scenic Ride (52 km or les). The ride is relatively flat except for the optional Jamieson loop near the end 🙂
John and Barb will organize the ride this Friday, August 7th, from their home, map and details found in the member directory, starting at 5:30. There is plenty of parking and space for social distancing.
The route will be East Danforth, a route that has a lot of choices for more or less hills and more or less distance. Please bring your chairs and something to eat or drink for our now very popular big circle apres ride gathering.
Keep in mind that we’ll be following our standard social distancing rules. If you have not joined a ride yet this season, please remember to print, sign and bring your COVID-19 Waiver and read the GFW response to COVID in the same document.
The ride will start from my house at 10 a.m. and two maps are below in the links (second one is shorter, and can be shortened further).
Please bring lawn chairs, lunch and beverages. There is a primitive outdoor shower if anyone wants a cold rinse off. Lots of room on my lawn for physical distancing and lots of room for parking.
Keep in mind that we’ll be following our standard social distancing rules. If you have not joined a ride yet this season, please remember to print, sign and bring your COVID-19 Waiver and read the GFW response to COVID in the same document.
Jen and Andy will host our first ride from a member’s home this Friday at 5:30. You can find their address in the member directory. Keep in mind that we’ll be following our standard social distancing rules. If you have not joined a ride yet this season, please remember to print, sign and bring your COVID-19 Waiver and read the GFW response to COVID in the same document.
Jen and Andy’s invitation is below.
Friday’s ride will follow The Oak Hills route – options are 50 k, 37k or can be shortened for those who wish a less strenuous cycle.
Please bring your own chair, picnic, swimming costume/towel (there is a pool) & beverage. The (dry) conditions may or may not permit a bonfire.
Thank you Brian for providing your ‘loo’ tent, &/ or there are lots of trees and private nooks in the gardens.
An FYI…….Two large dogs will be bounding about so remember to not leave food or articles of clothing around for a game of ‘chase me please.’ Irene’s apple strudel became apple crumble on our last get together!! It tasted 😋 so yummy!
If you have not joined a ride yet this season, please remember to print, sign and bring your COVID-19 Waiver and read the GFW response to COVID in the same document.
Come explore some new paths with Mich and Mel. Their invitation is below.
The start of our ride will be in the Port of Newcastle, from the parking lot of Wilmot Conservation Area at the bottom of Toronto Street. However Toronto Street is under construction so you cannot take it from the 401. You have to go through the Port subdivision.
There are no facilities there but should be ample parking and room for chairs afterwards.
The ride will start with paths, then the new subdivision roads along the lake to another path, then paths north along Soper Creek and then more new paths. Finally we empty onto country roads with nice pavement and no hills. 48 kms in total, with shortcuts if you desire.
Maps will be provided at the start. Below is an image and if you’d like to print out your own advanced copy, just click on the image!
This Tuesday’s “after-ride picnic” will take place on Wicklow beach, preceded by a scenic 48 Km ride (start time 10:00) up to the village of Dundonald and back. Everyone should pass through Dundonald once in their life. A 34 Km route (but no Dundonald) is also available for those who may prefer a shorter ride.
Mr Ford is now allowing us to meet in groups of up to 50 (but following all social distancing rules)is . We will still limit riding groups to 10 for conventional safety reasons.
See you at the beach. Be sure to bring a comfy chair, a yummy lunch, a favorite beverage, bathing suit, towel and the desire to maybe climb a few hills.
Please comment if you are planning to join the fun.
Doug and Joanne are our hosts Friday for our ride starting at 5:30. If you have not joined a ride yet this season, please remember to print, sign and bring your COVID-19 Waiver and read the GFW response to COVID in the same document.
Doug and Joanne’s invitation is below.
Please park on Newtonville Rd in the Newtonville Carpool parking lot, just north of hiway 401 (exit 448).
This will be a leisurely 35km route, with options to shorten or lengthen it.
We are suggesting that you bring your own chair, food & drinks, for a short visit afterwards.
This start/finish spot is just a parking lot with no facilities.
Tuesday, July 14th ride route will be a variation of the Twice in Grafton route but starting at 10:00 a.m. at Donegan Park on D’Arcy Street, Cobourg, just south of King.
We will ride south to the Lakeshore Rd, north on Brookside, East on King/Co. Rd. 2 and joining the mapped route heading south on Archer. This route is about 53k but fairly flat with no substantial hills. Shorter routes or longer routes are easily navigated according to the map.
As Donegan Park has lots of parking (alas no washrooms) and shade trees, we are suggesting an after ride, socially distanced bring-your-own chairs, individual picnic. If you haven’t participated in a ‘new normal’ ride with us before, please review the June 29th GFW website post on procedures, print, sign and bring your Covid-19 Waiver. Please also feel confident and comfortable that on the rides we have had since our late start to the season, members have been careful, respectful and have followed the current recommendations.
As most of you know I am the Friday Ride Coordinator until at least the end of this month. Although I organized the ride last Friday and will do so again this coming Friday (details below), it would be wonderful if there were volunteer Ride Leaders for the three remaining July Friday rides (July 16th, 23d and 30th).
At least for the month of July we do not expect members to host rides from their homes; rather, it is simply a case of “choose a starting location”, “choose a route” and figure out what, if anything, to do after the ride. Couldn’t be simpler!
Please let me know (bhedney@gmail.com or (text) 905-373-3621) if you are prepared to lead one of these Friday rides.
Details for Friday July 9
This Friday, we will follow the Pretty & Easy route that is listed under Osaca on our Local Cycling Routes. However, we will not be starting the ride in Osaca! My preference is to start at the Sylvan Glen Conservation Area. My only concern is that the parking area there is not that large and that it might be a little crowded with people swimming in the river during this hot spell.
I plan to monitor the situation over the next two or three evenings and I will post an update later in the week. An alternative would be to start from the Port Hope High School, as suggested by the police officer last Friday. So, the route is fixed but be sure to check back on Thursday or Friday for a confirmation of the starting location! In any event, you may wish to bring something along for the apres-ride festivities. I will, of course, bring the “loo tent” 🙂
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