NOTE: Registration will be open Friday, June 23, 6 days before the ride. If you need to cancel your registration try to do so by noon the day before the ride. If registration is full, check back regularly for possible cancellations.
If you drive, plan to arrive at the start at 9:15 AM to allow for parking, bike problems etc. You may take your bike on the GO train to the Rouge Hill Station if you board the train a stop east or west of Union Station. Take the train that will arrive at Rouge Hill Station at 9:08 AM
This ride may be cancelled due to inclement weather. Notification of cancellation will appear by 7:00 AM.
Enjoy a scenic bike ride through Scarborough, Pickering, Ajax and Whitby. We will see deer, wild turkeys and the odd migratory bird. A snowy egret was once spotted in Rotary Park, Pickering. Mostly paved bike paths with only a few kilometres of road riding. The distances are calculated for the return trip by train from Whitby (35 km) Ajax (55 km).
If you bike Rouge Hill Station to Whitby and return the full distance is 65 km.
Lunch can be purchased at Tim Hortons 2.5 km from the finish en route OR get your lunch at the popular Chip Wagon in the park.
Start Location: Rouge Hill GO Station. Bike access to the GO train is allowed going east in the mornings BUT NOT AT UNION STATiION. Use an alternate station. Bikes are allowed going west in the afternoon from the Rouge Station.
If parking lots are full at Rouge Hill Station, free car parking at West Rouge Community Centre, 270 Rouge Hill Drive 2 km from start.
Distances: 65 km 55 km 35 km
Leader: Dinsmore
RWGPS: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/30720734
Map and Cuesheet: RR_Waterfront_Trail_Rouge_to_Whitby2021_.pdf
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