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2 to 3 kms will be on hard packed dirt or gravel, not loose gravel. The stop will be at 50 kms at Black Sheep Lounge just outside Fenwick.

Southwest wind tomorrow morning so we will take a counter-clockwise route to Port Colborne trying a few new roads. Coffee stop ay Pie Guys in Port Colborne.

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.