Strava

The 160 km option of the solstice ride is for those that may be hesitant about completing a 200 km ride. The 160 km option essentially follows the same route as the 200 km option but will not go to Cayuga.  At the 74 km mark, the 160 km riders will head south to Dunnville.  The route is a counter clockwise loop starting at Firemen’s Park and the heading to Beamsville, onto Smithville, then to Dunnville, Port Colborne and back to Firemen’s Park.

The 200 km option for this year’s solstice ride will be a counter clockwise loop starting at Firemen’s Park and the heading to Beamsville, onto Smithville, onto Cayuga, then to Dunnville, Port Colborne and back to Firemen’s Park.  The ride is classified as B+, not for the pace but for the distance.  We plan on making four stops along the way, Tim Hortons in Smithville (61 km), The Carolinian Café and Eatery in Cayuga (103 km), the Minga Café in Dunnville (130 km), and The Breakwall Brewing Company in Port Colborne (166 km).

South wind tomorrow morning so we'll head down to Ridgeway.  Coffee stop at Pie Guys in Ridgeway.

Wind from the southwest tomorrow morning so we'll take a trip through Fonthill to Wainfleet.  Coffee stop at Tim Horton's in Welland.

strait route to Port Dalhousie

On Sunday, June 15th I will be leading an advanced gravel ride from Elora.  The ride follow county roads (gravel and paved) to Hillsburgh where it connects to the Elora-Cataract trail and follows the trail back to Elora.  The gravel/trail ride is 86 km, with 70% hard packed gravel trail and the balance paved road.  Ideally, you should have a gravel road bike or a hybrid/mountain bike.  A tire width of 30 – 35 mm would be ideal but you can ride the trail with a road bike with 25 – 30 mm tires if you would like to experience gravel trail riding.  Expect an averag