The grave ride will start in Cayuga and head north to pick up the Gypsum Mine Tract Trail into Caledonia. We will then join the Chippewa Trail to Hamilton. From there we will connect to the Escarpment Rail Trail to get around Hamilton. We will then take the Hamilton – Brantford Rail Trail to Brantford. From Brantford, we will connect to a rail trail to Waterford. At Waterford, we will take county roads to get back to Cayuga.
The route is 161 km, with just over 50% 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 22 km/hr, plus or minus. Count on 7 – 8 hours of saddle time with three stops along the way (Hamilton, Brantford, and Waterford). The start time for the ride is 8:00 a.m. in Cayuga.
We will meet at the Cayuga Memorial Arena at 55 Thorburn St. S. in Cayuga at 8:00 a.m. There should be plenty of parking there. Depending on where you live in the peninsula, it will take approximately 1 hour to drive to Cayuga.
