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Clockwise loop to Ridgeway along the Parkway.  Coffee stop at Pie Guys in Ridgeway at approximately 43 km.

Bring a sandwich and we will stop somewhere along the route to eat lunch

Break at 53 km

Clockwise loop, starting at Lock 3 (Welland Canal Museum), following trails/gravel paths around Thorold/St. Catharines.  Coffee stop at Balzacs in Port Dalhousie. 

The gravel/trail ride is 47 km, with just over 55% paved and the balance hard packed gravel.  Ideally, you should have a gravel road bike or a hybrid/mountain bike.  Minimum tire width should be 30 – 35 mm.  Expect an average pace of 20 – 22 km/hr, plus or minus.

Southwest wind tomorrow morning so we'll head out to Wainfleet.  Stop at Black Sheep Coffee Roasters in Welland on the way back.

Break at approx 47 km.

Leaving from the southeast corner of the Gale Centre parking lot.
Refreshments available at Fenwick Avondale (58 km), Tim Hortons Smithville (82 km), RPM Bakehouse Jordan (102 km), Balzacs Port Dalhousie (116 km) and Balzacs NOTL (136 km)