This event is a Backroad Rambles repeat of Country Cruise's Ancaster Ascension, which includes Clara's Climb. Thank you, Country Cruise.
View from Sydenham Lookout on Country Cruise ride, Sept 29, 2024
These Country Cruise routes offer rail trail riding and hill climbing in the countryside northwest of Hamilton. All routes go on the unpaved Hamilton-Brantford Rail Trail on the way into Dundas; and all routes do Clara's Climb out of Dundas.
The long route has lunch in St George; and the short and medium have lunch at Tim Hortons in Ancaster. An alternate lunch spot in Ancaster, with "designer coffee" and baked treats is Caniche French Bakery (just before arriving at Tim Hortons).
Start: Hidden Valley Park, Aldershot. There are public washrooms at the parking lot.
Routes: 50 km, 86 km, and 94 km
Ride Leader: Reg Shoji
Everyone must register to join this ride. If you do not have a regular TBN membership, you can purchase a 30-Day-Trial membership for $10 - click here.
If you are unable to attend please cancel your registration.
Check the website 2 hours before the start time in case of updates.
This is a Tourist level ride. To check if this level is for you, click here and scroll down to RIDE CLASSIFICATIONS / Tourist.
Plaque about Clara Hughes, Olympic gold medalist, seen at Sydenham Lookout.
Caniche French Bakery, 346 Wilson Street, Ancaster
COBOURG to RICE LAKE RAMBLE
This is a Tourist Level ride.
PLEASE NOTE: All riders, including "30-Day-Trial"/guest riders, must register to participate in this CC. Please read registration details on the CC webpage
ATTENTION: This CC marks the return to a 9:30am start time for all CCs now through to the end of Sept., unless otherwise announced.
This is one of the prettiest rides of the summer, spinning over hill and dale throughout the Northumberland countryside. With three route options, no one misses out on this truly spectacular terrain. Bring lunch for a picnic on the shore of Rice Lake. Store with picnic tables also available in Harwood.
Start: NB: Later start time of 9:30am - Covert St. parking lot, Cobourg, ON
Driving directions: Drive east on Hwy.401. Exit 474 – signed County Road 45, Cobourg / Norwood. Go south on C.R.45 (Division Street) for 2.8 km. Turn right (west) on Covert Street and in 100 m park in the large lot on the left. Although the sign reads "two hours free parking", there is free parking there all day on Sundays. Washrooms located in the park (a 2-5min walk).
Distances: 63km, 75km & 89km
CUES and Maps:
RWGPS link to all routes: Cobourg Rice Lake Ramble CC - 63km, 75km, & 89km
Ride Leader(s): Barry Pinsky
REMINDER: DON'T FORGET TO REGISTER.
We welcome new ideas and suggestions to improve CCs!
Enjoy your ride!
This ride for experienced riders will be run at speeds from around 20 to 26 km/hr (although faster riders are welcome as well!). For additional details on Sunday Tourist rides, please click here.
Click the Register button on this page to register for the ride.
Three ride lengths (80 km, 93 km and 105 km) are available. The 80km ride stops in Ballantrae for lunch (hwy 48 and Aurora Road). The long and medium rides stops at the excellent Annina's bakery in the small community of Goodwood. A washroom stop should be possible at the gas station on the SW corner of Elgin Mills and Leslie (around km 17.5), as well as at the lunch stops.
The beginning portions of the three rides are the same. The longer ride is essentially a "loop" off the shorter ride. This means riders can choose during the ride to do a long or short distance, if they wish. This means you should also bring cue sheets for all routes you think you might ride. Likewise, for GPS units, you should download all routes you think you might ride. The 93km ride to Goodwood diverges from the short and long routes just past 23km (short and long go north on Warden, the medium route continues east on 19th Avenue). The short route diverges from the long route at 32km (short turns right on Vandorf Sideroad, the long continues north on Warden).
The short and long routes take all streets back to Finch. The medium route takes paved multi-use trails back to Finch (the last 8 km of the ride). These paved trails start south from John street just west of Leslie.
Meet at Finch Subway Station, "Finch" west parking lot on the north side of Hendon Ave, just west of Yonge St.
N.B. If you are travelling north on Yonge St, keep going past Finch Ave and turn left onto Hendon Ave. The parking lot is on the right near 18 Hendon Ave, North York.
Not a member, but you want to try this out? Sign up for our 30-Day-Trial membership and you can try out multiple TBN rides. See https://tbn.ca/join for details.
If you have not registered for the ride, you may NOT join the ride.
Ride leader: Sam Bootsma
Distance: 80 km (to Ballantrae) OR 93km or 105 km (both to Goodwood)
PLEASE PRINT THE CUE SHEETS & MAPS, OR DOWNLOAD THE GPS FILES BEFORE ATTENDING THE RIDE. (The ride leader does not provide maps or cue sheets).
Helmets are required.
Ride may be cancelled up to 2 hours before the start of the ride if significant rain is forecast with moderate or higher likelihood for any time during the ride. Ride could be cancelled if weather is not suitable due to rain, snow, too cold, or salt on roads and/or trails.
