Gail is our host for Tuesday’s ride. We’ll be following the Warkworth Wanderer route which has 53 or 35 kilometre options.

Meet on Main Street as you come into town. Picnic will follow.

Barb and John are hosting this Friday. Their invitation is below.

We are finally cautiously celebrating riding out from months of restrictions and able to ride and picnic outdoors in larger groups.

John and Barb will happily host this coming Friday, July 9th ride from their home (address and directions on members’ only menu), starting at 5:00 p.m.

Lots of parking, preferably in the driveway and backyard picnic (firepit?) after the ride.

We will ride the East Danforth route. This route has options for shorter, flatter rides.

Please bring your chairs, picnic dinners (s’mores makings?) and beverage of choice and please feel free to join in for ‘afters’ if you are not riding.

Lilianne and Barry invite you to join them in Brighton this coming Tuesday for the First Half Flat ride.

Meet at 10am at Proctor Conservation Area. From Highway 2, turn North at the Beer Store onto Kingsley Avenue and proceed 4 blocks to the park gate.

The ride has 2 options for distance, 56 with some hills, or 44 kilometres flat. Bring food and hydration for our apres-ride picnic. Vito’s and Lola’s, among others, will be open for those wanting to pick-up a lunch order.

Brian is our host for this Friday’s ride. His invitation is below. Let’s cross our fingers for good weather!

This Friday’s ride will start at the Sylvan Glen Conservation Area at the “new normal” time of 5 PM. The route will be Beautiful Bewdley – the map actually starts at the Port Hope Town Hall, but we will pick it up at Sylvan Glen. On the return leg we may, or may not, take in the Town Hall as there will be lots of other options!

Come prepared for an apres-ride swim and picnic. Do you like this old picture of Sylvan Glen? Although Sylvan Glen will likely be quite busy at 5 PM, it usually quietens down in the evening.

Paul is our host for Tuesday’s ride starting from Whitfield Landing east of Fraserville. His invitation is below. Socially-distanced picnic will follow so bring your stuff! Hope to see you there.

We are doing the airport ride but starting from Whitfield Landing on the Otonabee river. It is a 48 Km. down and back to Campbellcroft and Garden Hill with a 40 Km cutoff route.

The simplest way to get to Whitfield Landing is to drive north from Port Hope on County Road 28 to Whitfield Road (Fraserville. Esso station on corner). Turn right and drive straight. Where the road turns left, continue straight through a gateway to the river.

I checked it yesterday and it seems fine. No mosquitos when I was there. They were adding gravel to the road around the airport runway, so I am hoping they will put calcium on it. Starting at Whitfield landing avoids that stretch of road. I will make new maps that I will hand out at the ride.

Jennifer and Andy are hosting Friday’s ride.

They suggest leaving from their home Friday @ 5 pm and we shall ride The Oak Hills 50 k or the shorter route of 37 k.

Bring your costumes for a swim après ride …..picnic in the garden thereafter.

For those who prefer not to cycle a walk is always a possibility either from the house or the Ganaraska Forest.

Sadly Piper is suffering from a torn ACL/CCL so he will not be able to roam free to grab socks, shoes or apple fritters this year!!!

There are mossies so bug spray might be helpful.

Marshall will be leading this Tuesday’s ride. His invitation is below.

This Tuesday’s ride will start at Millbrook (Millbrook Arena parking lot behind the Pastry Peddler) at 10:00. Please join me for a beautiful 55K circle from Millbrook over to Pontypool and back. The ride can be easily shortened to 45K (refer to map) for those who might want a little less distance. Note there will be a bit of climbing as there is no way but up to get out of Millbrook, but the descent at the end back into Millbrook will more than make it all worthwhile.

Our after ride picnic will be held in the beautiful park area by the creek and dam. Be sure to bring your comfy chair, a yummy lunch and your favorite beverage.

The Pastry Peddler café is open for take-out with their regular menu amd lots of great desserts available. Check them out online, you may want to take advantage of it for your lunch.

Hit the link to either a paper version or link to electronic map of the route:

https://ridewithgps.com/routes/34557706

Keep in mind that nasty little COVID bug is still kicking around out there so we must all continue following the standard social distancing rules.

A NOTE: At this point the weather isn’t looking all that great for Tuesday so a Wednesday rain date is planned for those who could make it.

Hoping to see you all in Millbrook.

 

Although the forecast for Friday is for rain, there is always the chance that it will change or clear later in the day. We are optimistically planning a Friday ride, starting at 5:00 p.m. from Donegan Park, south of King Street East on D’Arcy Street, Cobourg.

All of the Covid procedures we are now so good at will be followed. If there are more than 10 in attendance we will divide into two groups.

We will use a route loosely based on the East Danforth route, changed to start at the park.

Maps with possible alternate routes (such as avoiding famous hills) will be provided.

A distanced circle picnic, or two circles of 10 or less, will follow, again, weather permitting.

Sue is your host for this Tuesday’s ride starting at 10.

We will start the ride at the little parking area west of Mich and Mel’s where we parked last year at the intersection of Toronto Street and Lakebreeze Drive in Newcastle. See image of starting location below or click on link above.

Picnic will follow.

Sue will have maps there. Hope to see you there.

From your Friday Ride Coordinator, Brian Hedney:

After a ten (can you believe it’s been that long?) week hiatus, Uncle Doug is allowing us to resume our Friday rides.

Accordingly, here are the arrangements for this Friday, June 11th.

The ride will start from the Baluch Road park (see below) in Port Hope at 5:00 PM. Yes 5:00 PM, not 5:30 PM!

We will follow the Western Wanderer route which is posted on our Wonderful Website. Although it says 51 km, it is a kilometre or two shorter starting at Baluch Road, and there is no hill to climb out of Port Hope!. As you will see from the map there are numerous opportunities to further shorten the ride.This is our first time using the Baluch Road park.

There is lots of space, but very little shade (which should not be an issue for a Friday ride). It is also the location of the Port Hope dog park, but you will need to BYOD!

We will continue with last year’s fine apres-ride arrangements.

To get to the park, drive west on Marsh Road from Davis Independent for 700 m, then north on Baluch Road for 200 m. There is a map at the bottom of this post.

Call Brian at 905-373-3621 if you get lost!

We will start the ride by heading south on Baluch Road to Lakeshore Road, and then follow the route as outlined.

Bear in mind that Reopening Step 1 only allows for groups of ten, so we will need to “get creative” if we have more than that number!