For very obvious reasons, this week's ride is cancelled! Driving directions: click here RWGPS and PDF links: click here Weather forecast: click here A 37, 59, 80, or 99 km ride east and north from Stouffville with lunch at Annina’s Bakeshop in Goodwood (reviews). Meet for a 10 am departure at the Free Parking Lot on Park Drive just south of Main Street in Stouffville. To get to the start, drive north on Hwy 404 to Stouffville Rd, and then go east into Stouffville. Facilities are available at many of the chain restaurants and gas stations as you come into Stouffville.
Want to stay cycle fit this fall and winter? Carmen Diges' superb indoor cycling training sessions at the Adelaide Club start again on Wednesday, November 13. These are not your run-of-the-mill spin classes. Carmen is a certified Master spinning instructor, coach and competitive cyclist; she carefully tailors her classes and tests participants' progress to improve performance and meet personal goals. Plus, the Adelaide, at Adelaide and Bay Sts., now has state-of-the-art Stages bikes) with power meter technology.
Sign up soon. Classes are from 6:35 to 7:35 p.m. Wednesdays. The eight-week series (Nov. 13, 20, 27, Dec. 4, 11, 18, Jan 8 and 15) is $90 plus HST. Four sessions are $50 plus HST. Please register with Lauren at 416-367-9957 x 4309 or lauren@adelaideclub.com
Hockley Valley is very hilly with some rolling sections. A good cardio workout Free parking in Bruce Trail lot located on Hockley Road east of the trailhead.
Please Note that with the recent snow fall there may be an accumulation of snow in the bush. It is strongly recommended that you bring Icers and Hiking Poles if you have them. Please also dress warmly. The current prediction is sunny with a high of 0 degrees. It should be a great day.
Terrain: Moderate - some hills and/or poor footing Directions: Take Hwy 400 north to Hwy 9. Take the exit and continue left along Hwy 9 West to Airport Rd. Turn right on Airport Rd. and go north to Hockley Valley Rd. (flashing light at the bottom of the hill). Turn left on to Hockley Valley Rd and continue to the Bruce Trail Parking Lot. This is on the north side of Hockley Valley Rd between 3rd Line EHS and the 2nd Line EHS. The trail head is just a little further to the west but we will meet in the parking lot.
Hike Leader: Martin
Meet at 10:00 AM at the Tim Hortons on the southeast corner of Sheppard and Don Mills, just west of the Don Mills subway station. (Note that this is not the Tim Hortons at the gas station on the north-west corner of Sheppard and Don Mills).
Julie will lead us on a 14 Km walk that will loop back to the Don Mills subway station. This walk will be on mostly city streets and paved paths with a few unpaved path sections, so please wear footwear suitable for the expected weather condition.
The planned route is be available on Ride with GPS at: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/31149003
Early exit and break locations are:
There are currently no scheduled subway closures for this weekend, but please check https://www.ttc.ca/Service_Advisories/Subway_closures/index.jsp for any changes.
Non-members are welcome. They will be asked to sign the waiver form and will be charged the $5 non-member fee, either on-line in advance (Register here) or via paper form at the walk start.
If you have trouble finding us at the start, please call my cell at 416-917-8866. If I don't answer, try again, as I may miss the first call.
If you have any questions about the City Walk program, email me at citywalks@tbn.ca.
John Burdett - City Walk Coordinator
Driving directions: click here RWGPS and PDF links: click here Weather forecast: click here
A 63, 89 or 102 km ride north from King City up into the Holland Marsh (Wikipedia article) to Bradford, Schomberg or Tottenham. The 63 km ride will lunch in Bradford at either Tim Hortons or Coffee Culture Cafe & Eatery . The medium ride will lunch at the Grackle Coffee in Schomberg. The long ride will lunch at the Foodland in Tottenham.
Meet for a 10 am departure at the Municipal Parking Lot located at the northwest corner of King Road and Keele Street.
Decaying Bridge photo by Adrian Smith / CC BY-NC 2.0
RWGPS link: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/28639190
Note: Need pre-ride facilities or a coffee? Nearby is a Tim's on Main St. West on your way to the start.
Google Link: https://goo.gl/maps/w5boPJmQei62
Hike Leader: Tom
Meet at 10 AM at Broadview Station, at street level near the ticket booth.
Tony will lead us on a walk to Woodbine Beach and then back up to Danforth and Main. Distance will be about 10.5 Km, with an optional extension to Victoria Park Station (12 Km). Because the Tim Hortons on Danforth/Logan is permanently closed, the washroom/coffee break will be at McDonald's (5 Km) on Eastern/Woodward. An additional washroom break will be made near the Kew Beach Lawn Bowling Club (7 Km). At Danforth and Main we will stop for lunch at Smiley's Restaurant. There will be early drop out points to streetcars at Gerrard, Queen and Kingston, both before and after Woodbine Beach at about 3.5 Km, 5 Km, 8 Km, and 9 Km
The walk will be entirely on city streets, so street shoes or boots suitable for the weather conditions would be appropriate.
The planned route is on Ride with GPS at: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/28523224
There is now a scheduled subway closure for this weekend, which may affect your travel plans. There will be no subway service on Line 1 between York Mills and Eglinton stations on Saturday, November 23 and Sunday, November 24, 2019 for track work. Please check https://www.ttc.ca/Service_Advisories/Subway_closures/index.jsp for any changes.
Driving directions: click here RWGPS and PDF links: click here Weather forecast: click here Caution notes: please ride single file on the paved shoulder on Aurora Rd between McCowan Rd and Highway 48. Please also take extra care as you go south on Highway 48, and then turn left/east across Highway 48 onto Lakeshore Rd. Time to get ready for winter. This will be the last official ride of the season. The rides of 61, 80 or 97 km will start at 10 am from the Victoria Square Community Centre, just east of the 404 on Elgin Mills Road. The maps and cue sheets indicate that the designated lunch stops for the rides are at two golf clubs. However, the golf clubs are unlikely to be open at this time of year. Thus, we suggest you stop in either the Musselman Lake area (the short route) or Mt. Albert (the medium and long routes), or you can bring a lunch or snack with you.
Season's End photo by Hailey E. Herrera / CC BY 2.0
Hello Ice Skaters,
This will be the first Friday night ice skating for the season. We will start the first evening with an outdoor skate at Harbourfront. If the weather is warm, please check the web site on the Friday and the location will be changed to York Mills Arena.
The Harbourfront Natrel Rink is located at 245 Queen's Quay West. By TTC - Take the subway to Union station and then take any streetcar two stops. Walk south towards the lake. By car - Parking is on the south side of Queen's Quay.
There are skate rentals and a heated change room with washrooms.
The host is Catherine Whitfield.
For first timers to Friday evening ice skating, a TBN membership is not required. We skate on public rinks. Admission is free to almost all rinks. A few rinks have skate rentals. We skate for about one and half hours and then head to a restaurant nearby for dinner.
Terrain: Moderate - some hills and/or poor footing Directions: Take the 401 west to exit 328 for Regional Road 3/Trafalgar Road . Turn right onto Trafalgar Road. Turn left onto Hwy 7 W/ON-7 W (signs for Acton). Slight right onto Trafalgar Rd N/Regional Rd 3 (signs for Regional Road 3/Trafalgar Road N/Ballinafad/Brisbane) and travel 1.7 km before making right turn into Scotsdale Farm (in Halton Hills).
Leader: Wayne
Meet at 10:00 AM in Leslie Station (Line 4 - Sheppard line), at the east end of Leslie Station, on the south-west corner of Leslie & Sheppard at street level.
We will walk north through the Don Valley Trail to Steeles Avenue where we can stop for a coffee. We will then return via a slightly different route to the start. There are limited choices for a lunch stop near the end (McDonald's, Starbuck's, Peking Man, Subway). Both Fairview Mall and Bayview Village are an addition 1.5 Km away.
The walk is about 13 Km, and is on paved multi-use paths, except for about 1 Km which is gravel/dirt. The gravel/dirt section can be bypassed via quiet residential streets.
The route is on Ride with GPS at: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/31420651
Breaks and early exits are at:
There are now a scheduled subway closure for this weekend. There will be no subway service on Line 1 between Lawrence and Bloor-Yonge stations on Saturday, November 30 and Sunday, December 1, 2019 for Automatic Train Control signal system installation. Please check https://www.ttc.ca/Service_Advisories/Subway_closures/index.jsp for any changes.
This will be our last get together before the long coffee break of the Canadian winter. We'll at the “Marché Restaurant” in Brookfield Place (formerly BCE Place) on Yonge Street just north of Front at 9:30 AM. Please register at your earliest convenience. We need to get a reasonable fix on numbers in order for the restaurant to set aside the appropriately sized room for us. Please also feel free to register your partner for the event. We are again structuring the event as a brunch. The idea is to get in and out of the restaurant before the crush and chaos of the lunch hour. Socializing and coffee drinking will start at 9:30 AM. As we feel hungry we will head off to the various stations to pick up food. Because we will be in and out of the restaurant before the lunch hour, the restaurant will be able to give us a private room. To register, simply click on the "Register" box in the blue area to the left and follow the instructions. Problem with online registration? Send an e-mail to wedwheelie@tbn.ca and say you are coming. Need to cancel for whatever reason? No problem. Again, just email us at wedwheelie@tbn.ca.
There will be a walk starting at 10:00 AM, start location and route to be available shortly.
This Sunday, we will hold our annual walk in memory of Marc Brousseau who, along with Howard Chan, started the TBN City Walk program.
As usual, the walk will start at 10:00 AM at a location at or very near a subway station. The start point and route will be provided later.
Note there are currently no scheduled subway closures this weekend, but please check https://www.ttc.ca/Service_Advisories/Subway_closures/index.jsp for any changes, in case it affects your travel plans.
Meet at 5:00 PM, Saturday evening, at Yonge and Lawrence (near Lawrence Subway Station) outside of Locke Library on the South East corner at 5 pm for a walk of about 12 km. We will walk through local neighbourhood streets specially selected for their beautiful Christmas light displays. There will be lots of opportunities to stop and take pictures along the way!
Around the half way point we will take a break at Sunnybrook Hospital in their main entrance cafeteria (washrooms, Second Cup). After we will continue walking and enjoying the Christmas lights as we make our way to the end at Sorn Thai Restaurant (www.sornthai.com), the optional dinner stop. The restaurant is located at Yonge Street and Briar Hill Avenue about 500 metres North of Eglinton Station.
There are some streets on this walk without sidewalks so please wear something that will make you easily visible to drivers and walk facing traffic. This will be in the evening after dark so warmer clothes will be necessary and you may want to wear winter boots if there is snow on the ground. Season’s Greetings Everyone!
Registration Open -
also see: TBN Wolf Den webpage
Please register online for this outing. You can pay by Credit Card, PayPal, or by cheque. If you are paying by cheque, download the sign up sheet from the link below. Include a cheque made payable to "The Toronto Bicycling Network, Inc.".
For more information (new cancellation policy):
Information PDF: InformationWolfDen2020.pdf
Sign Up Sheet PDF: SignUpSheetWolfDen2020.pdf
When you register and complete payment, you will receive an automated email with a linik to download a Confirmation document providing directions to the Hostel, an itinerary, and some extra information. Please book before Sunday, 19 January 2020.
Plates, cups, cutlery, pillows, bedding, linens, and towels are all provided. Showers and washrooms are in the main lodge. You only need to bring clothing, winter gear, and something for the potluck dinner Saturday.
While we will not directly organize car pooling, we will help in the process. See the information document for more details.
The hostel is about a three hour drive North from Toronto on Highways 400, 11, and 60.
paul price & Brenda Sweet 905-567-1035 (home, no voicemail)
Email: pbtrips@tbn.ca
