We are accepting Guest rider registration.
If you have not registered for the ride, you may NOT join the ride.
Be advised this is an Urban Roller class ride. It isn't a slow, or beginner ride. You should be able to cruise at about 20 km/h for 15 minutes at a stretch, and be comfortable riding grouped with other riders on city streets.
If you are uncertain whether this level is appropriate to your riding level, click here.
Start location: Castlefrank TTC station, parking on Castlefrank Rd
End location: Logan st @ Danforth Ave.
Distance: 22 km
Route:https://ridewithgps.com/routes/46781907 Weather forecast: click here
Driving directions: Castlefrank TTC station is on the Bloor Danforth Subway line. we are meeting across the street by circular seating area AirVent
Ride Leader: Andrew Paterson,
Always bring a helmet & a spare inner tube. Also, depending upon the time of the year, it may be dark for part of this ride, or while you are riding home, so have working front & rear lights. It also may be quite chilly, so bring some warm clothes.
Check the website 2 hours before the ride for last minute info. in case the ride may be rescheduled or cancelled (e.g. bad weather).
mennonite country ramble
Friday, August 8th to Sunday, August 10th, 2025
Registration opened May 27th and closes July 6th.
We had to change the date from the 15th and 16th because we could not get the proper accommodation. We will be staying at the Staybridge Suites Hotel in Waterloo. A beautiful hotel, check-out their website. Hotel has free breakfast buffet, an indoor pool and kitchen suites in each room for cooking or storing snacks. Cost for rooms with 2 queen beds is $280 per night double occupancy. So TBN members will be paying $280 per person for the two night stay.
We plan on touring through the Mennonite area west of Waterloo. Roads are quiet and on the first day we will visit Anna Maes Bakery and Zehrs General Store in Millbank. Sunday we will be around Wellesley and New Hamburg. There will be an optional Friday ride as well
If you wish a single person room (or have any questions) contact the tour leader Dennis Szilvasy, touring@tbn.ca.
Total attendance is limited to only 30 people.
The pace will be at a relaxed Country Cruise pace, around 20 km per hour, with regrouping spots along the way.
The routes will be posted and added to this event and the TBN map library before the registration opens.
Any questions contact the tour leader Dennis Szilvasy, touring@tbn.ca
You must register to participate in all Freedom Friday rides. If you have not registered, you may NOT join the ride.
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.
This ride takes us to Port Perry, a favourite TBN lunch stop location on the shores of Lake Scugog. It is a "rolling terrain" route from the village of Ashburn to Port Perry with some welcomed newly paved roads. There are various options to buy lunch in Port Perry or bring your own lunch for a picnic in the lovely park looking out to Lake Scucog.
Click here for 1. Driving Directions 2. RWGPS Routes (66 km Preferred, 80 km and 92 km) 3. Weather
Facilities are (have been) in the form of a Porta Potty in the parking lot. The alternative is to stop at a restaurant or gas station just after exiting the 401 and before heading north.
Ride Leader: John Anderson
This is a Tourist level ride. If you are uncertain whether this level is appropriate to your riding level, click here.
Cancellations – if you register and later determine that you cannot ride – please, please Cancel Your Registration as soon as possible so that the Ride Leader has an accurate list of participants.
For instructions on how to cancel your registration Click here.
This ride will follow roads through North York west to the Ross Lord Dam for 27 km. This route will be on a combination of bike lanes, quiet streets, and parks.
Weather forecast: click here
Start & end location: South east corner Leslie and Sheppard Ave East. Entrance to Betty Sutherland Trail. Our usual start location of the Don River parking lot is closed. Parking is available at Ikea, Canadian Tire, or several nearby streets. The nearest subway station is Leslie.
Driving directions: click here
RWGPS route: Click here.
Ride Leader: Harry C.
Distance: 27 km.
Check the website 2 hours before the ride for last minute info. in case the ride may be rescheduled or cancelled (e.g. bad weather). More on FNR and upcoming rides. Click here.
Simcoe County Loop Trail XL bikepacking
Cost ~$15 per person for pre-booked campsite.
https://www.tbn.ca/joinus: TBN offers three levels of membership that are valid for 12 months: namely Family, Individual and Student. Prices are $85, $55, and $30, respectively. (Membership renewal prices are $70, $40, and $30, respectively). TBN’s 30-Day-Trial membership costs $10 and is valid for 30 days.
Any questions please contact the trip leader Greg Andre-Barrett at overnighttrips@tbn.ca.
Summary:
Aug 9th Saturday to Aug 10th Sunday
2 days and 1 nights camping in provincial parks.
Cost ~$15 per person for campsite, to be paid to Greg at end of trip.
Description: https://www.bikepackingontario.com/simcoe.html
Distance 211km. Elevation 1,236m. Paved 62% (includes paved trail). Unpaved 38% (mostly rail trail).
Recommend a gravel bike, with 700x38mm or wider tires, for unpaved rail trail and gravel roads.
Bikepacking/touring bags and camping gear (tent, sleeping bag, mattress, etc).
Parking available free Saturday and Sunday on waterfront lots with hourly parking shown in orange and dark green on this Barrie parking map.
Contact the trip leader Greg Andre-Barrett at overnighttrips@tbn.ca, as he can loan you a spare set of bikepacking bags and can advise you on what bike and gear to bring.
ITINERARY TO BE REVISED AS TRIP/ROUTE CHANGED FROM THREE DAYS TO TWO DAYS.
Aug 9 Saturday 8am.
0 km. 8am Start at Barrie Heritage Park by Barrie sign across from Meridian Place.
Depart Barrie and stop in Orillia or Cold Water for lunch, both have enough food options. Foodland in Coldwater is a perfect place to refuel and last major grocery store on route.
Orillia
Mariposa Market restaurant and food.
Cold Water
Perfect place to refuel and last major grocery store on route this day.
104k Six Mile Lake Provincial Park - Camping.
https://www.ontarioparks.ca/park/sixmilelake
2024 Joe King's Rd, Port Severn, Ontario L0K1S0
705-756-2746
Booked campsites
INOP24-16822491B1 Pine Site 304
INOP24-16822491B2 Pine Site 305.
Aug 10 Sunday:
132.5 km. Waubaushene.
About 0.5k off-route breakfast at Subway, Rise to Fries, Tim Hortons. .
132.5 km. Tay Shore Trail which is paved.
142 km. Victoria Harbour.
Foodland
154 km. Midland.
Several restaurants and cafes.
162 km. Penetanguishene.
Food and restaurants.
252 km. Wyevale. Wyevale Jug City convenience store.
262 km. Elmvale: Foodland. McDonalds.
303 km. Barrie - Finish at Monkey Brewery to celebrate.
As the ride is coming to a finish, it passes the Stouffville RIBFEST, a fine venue for the Apres-ride.
The Après for this ride is the Stouffville RIBFEST at Memorial Park just across from the start location. The Stouffville RibFest features ribbers, beer, merchandise vendors, a kids zone, live bands and more! Indulge in other food/beverage options such as souvlaki, hot and cold coffee beverages, poutine, slushies, ice cream, roasted corn, old fashioned sodas, funnel cakes, pizza, fresh squeezed lemonade, mini donuts and more from the vendors!
What a better way to end our ride than supporting the local communities we ride in?
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE RIB TEAMS TAKE CASH PAYMENTS ONLY. Many of the other food and merchandise vendors will accept other payment types. There will be 2 ATM's onsite located next to the Beer Sales Trailer.
Start location: Free Parking lot on Park Drive, Stouffville.
Routes: 64, 80, and 95 km
Ride Leader: Vicky Laurens
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 have registered and then find out you can't come, please cancel your registration.
Check the website before you head to the start in case the event is cancelled or rescheduled at the organizer's discretion.
This is a Tourist level ride. If you are uncertain whether this level is appropriate to you, click here and scroll down to Class - Tourist. If Tourist is your skill level, then you should feel comfortable on this ride.
Udora General Store
The ever popular Annina's Bakeshop and Catering in Goodwood.
Country roads
The ride starts from the parking lot at Ashbridges Bay (Lakeshore Blvd and Northern Dancer Blvd) and follows the Lakeshore trail and Cherry Beach to the Don River valley (using the trail where available) to Sunnybrook Park stables for a break (bring a snack if needed). The route returns via Taylor Creek to the lakeshore for a total of about 37kms, the ride should finish about 12:30 to 1pm,
This is an Urban Roller level ride. If you are uncertain whether this level is appropriate to your riding level, click here.
RWGPS link to route: Click here
PLEASE REGISTER: If you have not registered for the ride, you may NOT join the ride. For all TBN rides, a helmet is mandatory.
Come at 9:15 to be ready for a prompt 9:30am start. Remember to bring your helmet and spare inner tube. Unregistered riders CANNOT ride with the group.
Distance: 37km Classification: Urban Roller Ride Program: Saturday Morning Ride Starting Point: Parking lot at Lakeshore Blvd and Northern Dancer Blvd, east of Coxwell Start Time: Come at 9:15 for 9:30am prompt start Online Map: Click here
Ride Leader: Dan H
REMINDER: DON'T FORGET TO REGISTER!
Weather: The ride will be cancelled if there is bad weather (e.g. too cold, too wet, etc). If the weather looks doubtful, check the website after 8am on the day of the ride.
MILLIKEN PARK ANNUAL TBN PICNIC CC
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
Come out and enjoy TBN's Annual Picnic for the second year at Milliken Park. This year there is only one route offered due to reported maintenance on Rouge Valley trails. The terrain is undulating north of Stouffville and becomes more urban as the routes travel south along some pleasant residential streets in Markham and northern Scarborough near Milliken Park.
Start: 9:00 am - Meet at the Stouffville Clippers Sports Complex. From Toronto, take Hwy 404 north to Stouffville Rd. Turn RIGHT at Stouffville Rd. and continue on it into town where it becomes Main Street. Turn RIGHT onto Weldon Rd. and then RIGHT again into the parking lot of the Stouffville Clippers Arena.
Distances: 56km
CUES and Maps:
RWGPS link to all routes: Milliken Park Annual TBN Picnic CC - 56km
Ride Leader(s): Marc Giles
REMINDER: DON'T FORGET TO REGISTER.
Do NOT register for a ride without registering for Food Planning and choosing a sandwich. If you haven't done so already, CLICK HERE to choose your sandwich.
Have some feedback or questions about CCs? Please let us know! at
We welcome new ideas and suggestions to improve CCs!
Enjoy your ride!
Three route lengths (68 km or 77 km or 85 km) are possible, all of which take us to the Club Picnic in Milliken Park. A washroom stop is possible at the gas station at the SE corner of Elgin Mills and Leslie (km 17.5), as well as at Milliken Park. The Picnic will be at Gazebo "C" in the Park.
Meet north of Finch Subway Station at "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.
Ride leader: Frank Piazza
Distance: 68 km or 77 km or 85 km
Online maps and cue sheets here
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.
Will 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.
TBN will once again be hosting our annual picnic at MILLIKEN PARK! (5555 Steeles Ave E)
THE PICNIC IS SERVED UNDER A 150-PERSON GAZEBO AND WILL GO AHEAD RAIN OR SHINE!!
Join one of the many bike rides, with different start points, and share a picnic lunch with old and new friends. This is a great opportunity to socialize with members who ride at all ride levels.
If you chose to drive rather than bike, click Map for driving directions. We will be at Gazebo 3.
Please register if you plan to attend so we can arrange the proper amount of food (you don't need to ride OR volunteer to attend). Please make sure you login before you register for this free event. Please let us know if you prefer a meat, or vegetarian sandwich and a regular or gluten free bun.
Registration deadline was Tuesday, August 5 at 6 pm. REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED.
NOTE: Please go to the calendar to register for the ride you wish to join, and to see the start point, and the route.
Finally, as with all TBN events, we are looking for volunteers to help set up and clean up. To sign up, choose the Volunteer option. You will need to show up at 9:30.
Questions or concerns please contact Ken Lackman, Social Director at social@tbn.ca.
HOPE TO SEE TOU ALL THERE
