St. Catharines

Come and join us on Sunday, October 5th for a 42 km beginner's gravel/road ride.  The route is a mix paved and gravel paths looping around Thorold and St. Catharines.  The route is 40% paved and 60% hard packed gravel trail and service roads.  Ideally, you should have a gravel road bike or a hybrid/mountain bike with a minimum tire width of 30 – 35 mm.  Expect an average pace of 20 – 22 km/hr, plus or minus. 

Break at 48 km

Northeast wind tomorrow morning so we'll do a clockwise loop around St. Catharines.  Coffee stop at Balzacs in Port Dalhousie (approximately 62 km).

Coffee in Port Dalhousie at Hoon Pastry if it is open.  If not, we will default to Balzacs.

Call or text Jim at 289-668-0349 if you plan to join us and we will let you know the lunchtime plan.

Head east to Canal Pathway, Lakeshore to Port D with a coffee stop at Balzac's

Return via 3rd St Louth, Pelham Rd, Ceam St, Foss Rd & back to HBP

Come and join us on Sunday, August 3rd for a 56 km gravel/road ride.  The route is a mix paved and gravel paths looping around the city of St. Catharines and Thorold.  The route is 50% paved and 50% hard packed gravel trail and service roads.  Ideally, you should have a gravel road bike or a hybrid/mountain bike with a minimum tire width of 30 – 35 mm.  Expect an average pace of 20 – 22 km/hr, plus or minus. 

NE wind - ride to canal pathway & ride north to Lakeshore & then west tp Port Dal.

coffee stop at Balzac's

SOuth along 3rd St & wend our way back to the park (only 172 meter climbing involved!)