Hi Ice Skaters,
We are now skating at College Park Trail. There will be a DJ, fire pit, and maybe something else. By TTC - Take the subway to College St station. The trail is in the centre of the block where there is a city park. The trail is north of Gerrard and south of College as well as west of Yonge and east of Bay St.
The host this week is Julie Postil.
We will skate for about an hour and half and then head to a restaurant near by for dinner.
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 restaurant near be for dinner. You are welcome to just join us for the skating or only join us the the dinner or preferably for both.
Scheduled Winter City Walk - Start location and other information to be posted by the Wednesday before the walk. Walks begin at 10 AM and are typically about 10 Km. A shorter, slower walk may be available, as well.
Non-members are welcome. They will be asked to sign the waiver form but will not be charged the non-member fee.
For more information check the TBN website under PROGRAMS - FALL/WINTER - CITY WALKS (https://tbn.ca/programs/fallwinter/citywalks) for a description of the Winter Walk program. If you have any questions, email me at citywalks@tbn.ca.
John Burdett - City Walk Coordinator
Registration Full - Waiting List 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
Our Overnight Trips Director and our TBN President will hold a workshop on planning special TBN EVENTS.
Please register today.
Note that this event has been postponed from the date given in Chain of Events.
Be sure to arrive at MEC by 6:15 PM and assemble inside near the main doors. The group will be escorted to the MEC board room at 6:25 in order to start the workshop at 6:30.
Are you involved in organizing official TBN events, including cycling and camping/hiking overnight trips? If so, you are invited to attend a workshop at Mountain Equipment Co-op, 300 Queen St. W., beginning at 6:30 pm, where we will outline ways to ensure everyone is following consistent budgeting processes and offer tips on planning trips and making sure they run smoothly. This will also serve as an opportunity to pose questions and share best practices on TBN events.
We are skating at Nathan Phillips Square Rink or Toronto City Hall Rink on Queens Street & Bay Street. By TTC - Take the subway to Queens station and walk west along Queens Street to Toronto City Hall. By car - There is parking under City Hall.
The Host for this week is Jane Sauder
Driving directions: click here Routes: click here Weather forecast: click here Guest rider registration: 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 dig out from winter and head into the countryside north of the city! Opening day for the 2020 Wednesday Wheelies season will be March 25 This week's rides will start 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.
Driving directions: click here Routes: click here Weather forecast: click here Guest rider registration: click here A ride north from King City up into the Holland Marsh (Wikipedia article) to Bradford, Schomberg or Tottenham. The short 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.
A great way to warm up your cycling muscles after a long winter: a paved path with gentle grades along one of the nicest stretches of the Humber River. The route is almost totally car-free.
Leader: Sandra
Start: 10:30 a.m. in the Etienne Brulé parking lot (Go down the hill behind the Old Mill subway station. Go over the bridge and turn left )
Dist: 20 km
RWGPS:https://ridewithgps.com/routes/26848624
Driving directions: click here Routes: click here Weather forecast: click here Guest rider registration: click here A ride east and north from Stouffville with lunch at Annina’s Bakeshop (reviews) in Goodwood. 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.
Ease into the Leisure Wheeler season with a two park ride. Of course, there are city streets (with bike paths) to traverse between the two parks.
Remember to bring your membership card and helmet. Non-members are welcome for a $5.00 fee Payable in advance on line
However, if you are technically challenged, you may pay $5.00 and sign the waiver at the start of the ride.
Safety Reminder: Signal all turns and stops. If you are unable to signal, call out the turn. In the meantime You must practise riding with one hand on your own, so that eventually you are able to signal. This is important in traffic. Give adequate warning to cyclists behind you by calling out "stopping" when you intend to stop.
Driving directions: click here Routes: click here Weather forecast: click here Guest rider registration: click here Caution note: the medium and long routes cross Highway 9 at kilometre 33.2. Highway 9 can be busy, including with trucks. Cross carefully. Gravel stretch: the long route has a 1.5 km stretch of unsealed road lined with wonderful stately trees shortly after passing Upper Canada Camp and turning west towards Orangeville. A ride west from Schomberg, with lunch at The Hockley General Store and Restaurant in Hockley (review). Meet for a 10 am departure at the Arena parking lot in Schomberg. The Arena is on the west side of Main Street in Schomberg, just south of Hwy 9. Need pre-ride facilities or a coffee? Tims is nearby (map).
Horse fences photo by Allen McGregor / CC BY 2.0
Queen's Park and the Don Valley
Distance: 21 KM
Enjoy the early LW season by doing this short, easy ride to the waterfront. Distance and route may vary depending on weather.
Coffee at Lavazza
Remember to bring your membership card and helmet. Non-members are welcome for a $5.00 fee payable in advance on line
Driving directions: click here Routes: click here Weather forecast: click here Guest rider registration: click here A from Mt. Albert to Uxbridge, with lunch at the Tin Cup Caffe (reviews). Meet for a 10 am departure at the Community Centre on the south side of Main St in Mt. Albert.
Driving directions: click here Routes: click here Weather forecast: click here Guest rider registration: click here Caution note: please ride single file on the 1.5 km stretch on Highway 7 coming into Rockwood. We start at Boston, Ontario, and north through picturesque Glen Eden (and also Limehouse and its old lime kilns on the medium and long routes) to Rockwood for lunch at either Saunders Bakery (reviews) or Goodfellows Field to Fork (reviews). Meet for a 10 am departure at the Boston Presbyterian Church (some history). For a pre-ride pit stop, there is a Tim Hortons on the left just past the first traffic light after you get onto Hwy 25 (map).
Driving directions: click here
Routes: click here Weather forecast: click here Guest rider registration: click here A ride from the village of Ashburn out to the east through the Durham County drumlins. The lunch stop is at the picnic tables in Enniskillen. You can either bring your lunch, or purchase something at the adjacent Enniskillen General Store (website). The medium and long routes can also stop for refreshments at Tyrone Mills. Meet for a 10 am departure at Ashburn Park on the west side of Ashburn Road, 200 m north of the main intersection (map). There is a porta potty at the end of the parking lot. Enniskillen was the birth place of brothers Sam McLaughlin who operated the McLaughlin Motor Car Co. (which later became General Motors of Canada) and John James McLaughlin who founded the Canada Dry soft drinks business. Sadly, the Canada Dry brand no longer has any connection to Canada. It is owned by the Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. out of Plano, Texas, a multinational corporation that also distributes 7 Up, A&W Root Beer, Clamato, Yoo-hoo, and countless other brands. (link to Canada Dry story)
Routes: click here
Weather forecast: click here Guest rider registration: click here
Caution note: shortly after the lunch stop there is a dangerous left turn. It's where you turn left off Appelby Line and cross over to Side Rd 2. The turn is on a bend and so there are visibility issues in both directions. Consider pulling over to the right side of the road and stopping so that you can look carefully in both directions before crossing over (the "Safer Left Turn").
A ride from Hornby through rolling Halton County to Lowville. Lunch will be at the Lowville Golf Club on Britannia Rd just outside Lowville. The picture at the top of this page is an early picture of the Lowville United Church just down the road from our lunch stop. Click here for some interesting history of the church. Meet for a 10 am departure at Hornby Park. Facilities are available at the Tim Horton's/Petro Canada at the lights as you turn onto Steeles.
Rattlesnake Point photo by Alexander Synaptic / CC BY-NC 2.0
Driving directions: click here Routes: click here Weather forecast: click here Guest rider registration: click here A ride from Keswick along the shores of Lake Simcoe through Stephen Leacock territory past Sibbald Point Provincial Park to Virginia Beach Marina. The medium and long routes then turn inland while the short route returns back along the shores of Lake Simcoe. Lunch for all three routes will be at Tim Horton's on Dalton Rd. Meet for a 9 am departure at the Georgina Ice Palace, just off Woodbine Ave in Keswick.
Cook's Bay photo by Joe Mabel / CC BY-SA 3.0
For the last three years, the Wednesday Wheelies have left the "safety" of our Toronto area countryside and headed up to Collingwood for three days of great riding and socializing. In 2020 we'll be heading back to Collingwood on Tuesday May 26, Wednesday May 27 and Thursday May 28. We will also have a second outing to Collingwood in the fall. The event is a Wednesday Wheelies event. However, we will be delighted if other members of the TBN join us.
The Routes The routes are all available on RWGPS. If you would like to see an interactive RWGPS consolidated map of all of them, click here, and then click on the button at the bottom left titled "Show all on map". There is also an image of the consolidated map at the bottom of this web page. Schedule Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Accommodation You are on your own in finding accommodation. Because the event is a midweek event before the start of the school summer holidays, our understanding is that you should not have any difficulty in finding accommodation and that the prices should be reasonable. Although we will not have a headquarters hotel for the event, we have done a little bit of digging around for options. The Luxury Inn, Comfort Inn and Days Inn are all centrally located, modern and reasonably priced. The Luxury Inn will likely be the cheapest. With luck, you may be able to get mid week, pre season pricing at the other options. The Milestone Motel is an old style drive up. It may be a little cheaper yet. It's well located and has very good reviews. Everything is Optional If you choose to participate in the event, it will be totally optional as to whether you ride all three days, and attend all the social functions. If you wish to have a non-riding partner join you, terrific. And if you wish to play golf or participate in some other activity, no problem. Our big picture goal is simply to have an out-of-town cycling meet-up in June in a lovely location where there will also be opportunities for socializing. Registration If you think you will likely participate in “The Wednesday Wheelies Go to Collingwood”, please click on the button at the left and register as soon as possible (including for your partner, if applicable). If you change your mind at any time, not an issue. Just let us know at wedwheelie@tbn.ca and we'll delete your registration. The Wednesday Wheelies Crew
Driving directions: click here Routes: click here Weather forecast: click here Guest rider registration: click here A ride starting from Caledon East. Lunch for the short route will be at the Higher Ground Coffee Co in Belfountain. The medium route and long routes will stop at the Tin Cup Café in Erin. Meet for a 9 am departure from the Caledon East Community Complex. When you arrive, please park along the perimeter of the parking lot away from the building. There are washrooms in the building.
Forks of the Credit Turn Pike photo by Michael Gil / CC BY 2.0
Driving directions: click here Routes: click hereWeather forecast: click here Guest rider registration: click here Caution note: there is a 1.6 km busy stretch on County Rd 2 heading north starting at km 8.6. It's largely downhill and there is an extra lane or good paved shoulder for the first half of the distance. However, the paving then becomes quite rough. Thus, reduce your speed and keep your distance from the cyclist in front along this stretch. As always, emphasize your presence with a good rear flashing red light. A ride from the village of Ashburn through the Oak Ridges Morraine to lunch at either Penny's Mini Mart in Blackstock or the Wolf Run Golf Club just after Janetville. Meet for a 9 am departure at Ashburn Park on the west side of Ashburn Road, 200 m north of the main crossroads in Ashton.
Oak Ridges Moraine photo by Rick Harris / CC BY-SA 2.0
If the weather is nice and we have a good turnout, we will take our annual Wednesday Wheelie group picture before heading off. If you own a TBN cycling jersey, please remember to wear it. If you have an extra one that someone else might be able to wear for the picture, please bring it. Driving directions: click here Routes: click here Weather forecast: click here Guest rider registration: click here A ride from Schomberg to Caledon East. The lunch stop is at the Trailside Bistro & Cafe which has an outside sitting area. Meet for a 9 am departure at the Schomberg Community & Agricultural Arena parking lot in Schomberg. The Arena is on the west side of Main Street in Schomberg, just south of Hwy 9. Need pre-ride facilities or a coffee? Tims is nearby (map). Horse fences photo by Allen McGregor / CC BY 2.0
For the last three years, a group of Wednesday Wheelie types have headed down to Hornell for some cycling in the northern Allegheny Highlands (click here for Wikipedia article). The Highlands are part of the vast Appalachian Mountain Range of the Eastern United States and Canada. In less technological times they posed a significant barrier to land travel in eastern North America. In our era, they are a hidden cycling gem - great scenery, terrific roads and, best of all, lots of challenging hills. We are therefore again scheduling two Hornell outings for 2020 - once in the spring and again in the fall. The spring outing will be from Tuesday June 16 to Thursday June 18. If you think you might be interested in joining the Wednesday Wheelie Hornell peloton for this outing, please read on. In the past some of our friends from the Niagara Freewheeler also joined us. We expect that some of them will be back with us this year, and perhaps also a few friends from elsewhere.
Accommodation We will be staying in the Econo Lodge (website) in North Hornell which is a short distance south west of the Finger Lakes. Please call the hotel directly at 607-324-0800 to make your reservation. Tell them that you are part of the Wednesday Wheelies group and ask them to put you in the "New Building". It's a separate structure of 18 large rooms, all of which are non-smoking. If you run into any confusion trying to make your booking, we suggest you call back when Sabra is on duty. There are also about 50 additional rooms in the other buildings. You can expect to pay around $60 per night, including breakfast. Don't try and use one of the many of the online booking options as you may actually pay more, and you probably won't be able to ask to be put in the New Building. We suggest you drive down on the Monday evening and stay through until the Thursday morning. However, if you want to come for either a shorter or longer stay, no problem.
The Scenery As mentioned above, the region is very hilly, and so not for the faint of heart (sorry). You may wish to consider using a granny gear bike. There are some really long beautiful remote stretches on all of the routes. It will be impossible to avoid enjoying the scenery, even when you are climbing! You may even decide that the scenery is spectacular. Be sure to bring along some sort of camera device.
The Rides We've plotted hilly rides for the first two days. On the third day, there will two around a lake options - one flat and the other hilly. Click here to see RWGPS plots of the rides (click on the "Show all on map" button in order to see the big picture). The RWGPS link includes some other options for anyone choosing to stay longer than three days. As the event approaches, we will refine parking lot information, refreshment stops and other details, and some nits will be fixed. Start times for the rides will tentatively be 9:30. There will be a short drive to the start locations on the first two days, and a slightly longer drive to the start location for the rides around the lake on the third day.
After Ride Socializing and Dinner Each day after the ride, we will meet in the parking lot outside our rooms for some after ride socializing and rehydrating. We will generally head off as a group around 6 pm for dinner at one of the local restaurants.
Flexibility Since we all be staying in the same hotel and will likely be a fairly small group, we will have the flexibility to change details to suit the circumstances (e.g., start times or restaurant details).
Weather and Cancelling Your Hotel Reservation Click here to check out the weather forecast for Hornell (this page also includes also includes links to 14 day and 7 day forecasts). If the weather looks like it will be really lousy, you will be able to cancel your hotel reservation without penalty up to 11 am on the day before your scheduled arrival. If we have one bad day of weather, Corning is a very touristy town about an hour away that's worth a visit. Of particular interest is the Corning Glass Museum (website) where you can learn all about glass making and how Corning developed Pyrex, Corelle, fiber optic cable, gorilla glass and other game changing technical glass products. Another bad weather day option would be a visit to Ithaca and Cornell University.
Driving For driving directions, click here. Google Maps estimates the driving time to be 3.5 hours in good conditions. Of course, there is the border and possible traffic delays. Hence, we recommend that you drive down on the Monday evening. In order to avoid roaming charges on your phone, you may wish to download the Google Maps sections for the area before leaving home. This will allow you to put your phone in airplane mode after crossing the the border. In addition to using Google Maps to get to the hotel, you will also find it useful for finding parking lots, restaurants, etc.
Registration If you think you are likely to join us, please click on the registration button on the left and register as soon as possible. If you change your mind at any point, not an issue. However, it will be very helpful to us if you register so that we have a reasonable sense of our likely numbers.
Questions If you have any questions about the event, please feel free to contact us.
Driving directions: click here Routes: click here Weather forecast: click here Guest rider registration: click here A ride from Mt. Albert to Uxbridge, with lunch at the Tin Cup Caffe (reviews). Meet for a 9 am departure at the Community Centre on the south side of Main St in Mt. Albert. Click here to go to the website of Lucy Maud Montgomery Society of Ontario from which the above picture is taken. The house is in Leaksdale near Zephyr just north of Uxbridge and is where many of Lucy Maud Montgomery's novels, including many of the Ann of Green Gables series, were written.
Driving directions: click here Routes: click here Weather forecast: click here Guest rider registration: click here Caution note: there is a nasty left turn on the medium and long routes. It's where you turn left off Appelby Line and cross over to Side Rd 2. The turn is on a bend and so there are visibility issues in both directions. Consider pulling over to the right side of the road and stopping so that you can look carefully in both directions before crossing over (the "Safer Left Turn").
This week's rides start in Campbellville, and go to the Lowville Golf Club for lunch (website). The Club is on Britannia Road on the right, one driveway past Conservation Halton and 400 metres before the church at Guelph Line where we used to turn left to descend down into Lowville. The Club has sandwiches or full meals. The long routes may also wish to stop at the Carlisle Golf Club (website).
The group departs Square One (Duke of York Blvd and Burnhamthorpe Rd) at 6:00 AM. Plan to arrive by 5:30 AM at Mississauga Celebration Square to sign in, find your group, and get in the group picture at 5:50 AM. You have until midnight to complete the ride. A set of lights is mandatory for those participants who finish after dusk (past the 13.5 hour mark).
Driving directions: click here Routes: click here Weather forecast: click here Guest rider registration: click here A ride east and north from Stouffville with lunch at Annina’s Bakeshop in Goodwood (reviews). Meet for a 9 am departure at the 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. Butter Tarts photo by Rob Campbell / CC BY-NC 2.0
Driving directions: click here RWGPS and PDF links: click here Weather forecast: click here
Guest rider registration: click here A ride starting from the Glen Williams Ball Field. These routes include some short, but very attractive and passable, unpaved stretches. Lunch stops are available at Ray's Third Generation in Alton, the Higher Ground Coffee Co in Belfountain or the General Store in Inglewood. Meet for a 9 am departure at the Glen Williams Ball Field
Glen Williams Panorama photo by Ken Heaton / CC BY-SA 4.0
Routes: click here Weather forecast: click here Guest rider registration: click here A ride from the village of Ashburn through the Durham County drumlins. The lunch stop is at the picnic tables in Enniskillen. You can either bring your lunch, or purchase something at the adjacent Enniskillen General Store (website). The medium and long routes can also stop for refreshments at Tyrone Mills. Meet for a 9 am departure at Ashburn Park on the west side of Ashburn Road, 200 m north of the main intersection. There is a porta potty at the end of the parking lot.
Oak Ridges Moraine Scenery photo by Rick Harris / CC BY-SA 2.0
Driving directions: click here Routes: click hereWeather forecast: click here Guest rider registration: click hereCaution note: please ride single file on the 1.5 km stretch on Highway 7 coming into Rockwood. This is a ride from Boston, Ontario north through picturesque Glen Eden (and also Limehouse and its old lime kilns on the medium and long routes) to Rockwood for lunch at either Saunders Bakery (reviews) or Goodfellows Field to Fork (reviews). Meet for a 9 am departure at the Boston Presbyterian Church (some history). For a pre-ride pit stop, there is a Tim Hortons on the right just past the first traffic light after you get onto Hwy 25 (map). Blue Peugeot Bicycle photo by Jean-Pierre / CC BY-SA 2.0
Kiting on Lake Simcoe photo by Vladimir / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
Driving directions: click here Routes: click here Weather forecast: click here Guest rider registration: click here A starting from Caledon East up into the Caledon Hills. Lunch for the short route will be at the Higher Ground Coffee Co in Belfountain. The medium route and long routes will stop at the Tin Cup Café in Erin. Meet for a 9 am departure from the Caledon East Community Complex. When you arrive, please park along the perimeter of the parking lot away from the building. There are washrooms in the building.
Cheltenham Badlands photo by Joe deSousa / CC0 1.0
On Tuesday August 11, Wednesday August 12 and Thursday August 13, we are going to ride out of Welland. On the Tuesday, we'll work our way down to and along the shores of Lake Erie. On the Wednesday, we'll explore the Niagara Escarpment to the west of St. Catharines. On the Thursday, we'll head over to Niagara Falls. If you are potentially interested, please read on.
Accommodation We'll be staying at the Niagara College residence on the Wednesday evening. The rooms are in pairs with shared washroom facilities. To book your room, call the college at 905-732-9700 and advise them that you are part of the Wednesday Wheelies. The cost per room should be around $85. The address of the residence is 110 Niagara College Boulevard, Welland, ON L3C 7L4.
The Rides Each day there will be a short option and a long option. The Wednesday rides will start from the college at 11 am. The Thursday rides will start from the college at 9 am. To see the routes, click here. To see all the routes on a single map, click on the button titled "Show all on map". In the coming weeks, we'll be refining the route details.
After Ride Socializing and Dinner After the ride on Tuesday, we'll be heading to the Smokin' Bhudda in Port Colborne for some after ride summer socializing and dinner. The restaurant is in the old Port Colborne train station adjacent to the Welland Canal. During dinner you can expect to see the big lakers going in and out of the world's longest canal lock (420.6 metres). To go to the restaurant website, click here. To read the Trip Advisor reviews, click here.
Driving Driving time to the Niagara College residence should generally be between 1.5 and 2 hours. For driving directions, click here.
Driving directions: click here Routes: click here Weather forecast: click here Guest rider registration: click here Gravel stretch: the short route has a gravel stretch on Ashworth Rd beginning at kilometre 30. The paved alternative would be to go on Sandford Rd which sometimes has significant traffic (including trucks from the local quarries). A ride (including an 81 km strade bianchi variation partially on unpaved roads) from Stouffville to Uxbridge for lunch at the Tin Cup Caffe (reviews). Meet for a 9 am departure at the Free Parking Lot on Park Drive just south of Main Street in Stouffville. Drive north on Hwy 404 to the Stouffville Rd, and then drive east into Stouffville. Facilities are available at many of the chain restaurants and gas stations as you come into Stouffville.
Uxbridge photo by Chris Harte / CC BY 2.0
Driving directions: click here Routes: click here Weather forecast: click here Guest rider registration: click here Caution note: there is a 1.6 km busy stretch on County Rd 2 heading north starting at km 8.6. It's largely downhill and there is an extra lane or good paved shoulder for the first half of the distance. However, the paving then becomes quite rough. Thus, reduce your speed and keep your distance from the cyclist in front along this stretch. As always, emphasize your presence with a good rear flashing red light. A ride from the village of Ashburn through the Oak Ridges Moraine to lunch at either Penny's Mini Mart in Blackstock or the Wolf Run Golf Club just after Janetville. Meet for a 9 am departure at Ashburn Park on the west side of Ashburn Road, 200 m north of the main intersection.
Fallen Comrade photo by Rick Harris / CC BY-SA 2.0
Weather forecast: click here Guest rider registration: click here A ride from Hornby up into the Scotch Block to Campbellville. Lunch will be at the Trail Eatery in Campbellville.
Meet for a 9 am departure at Hornby Park. Facilities are available at the Tim Horton's/Petro Canada at the lights as you turn left onto Steeles.
Train near Campbellville photo by Milan Suvajac / CC BY-SA 4.0
Driving directions: click here Routes: click here Weather forecast: click here Guest rider registration: click here Caution note: the medium and long routes cross Highway 9 at kilometre 33.2. Highway 9 can be busy, including with trucks. Cross carefully. Gravel stretch: the long route has a 1.5 km stretch of unsealed road lined with wonderful stately trees shortly after passing Upper Canada Camp and turning west towards Orangeville. A ride from Schomberg, with lunch at The Hockley General Store and Restaurant in Hockley (review). Meet for a 9 am departure at the Arena parking lot in Schomberg. Need pre-ride facilities or a coffee? Tims is nearby (map).
Our fall outing to Hornell in 2020 will be from Tuesday 10 to Thursday September 12. Some of us will also be staying on until Saturday September 14 to ride The Highlander (see below). Hornell is in the northern Allegheny Highlands (click here for Wikipedia article). The Highlands are part of the vast Appalachian Mountain Range of the Eastern United States and Canada. In less technological times they posed a significant barrier to land travel in eastern North America. In our era, they are a hidden cycling gem - great scenery, terrific roads and, best of all, lots of challenging hills.
Accommodation We will be staying in the Econo Lodge (website) in North Hornell which is a short distance south west of the Finger Lakes. Please call the hotel directly at 607-324-0800 to make your reservation. Tell them that you are part of the Wednesday Wheelies group and ask them to put you in the "New Building". It's a separate structure of 18 large rooms, all of which are non-smoking. If you run into any confusion trying to make your booking, we suggest you call back when Eric is on duty. There are also about 50 additional rooms in the other buildings. You can expect to pay around $60 per night, including breakfast. Don't try and use one of the many of the online booking options as you may actually pay more, and you probably won't be able to ask to be put in the New Building. We suggest you drive down on the Monday evening and stay through until the Thursday morning. However, if you want to come for either a shorter or longer stay, no problem.
Suggestions or Questions If you have any suggestions for changes or refinements to the proposed program, we will be very happy to hear them. Also, if you have any questions about the event, please feel free to contact us.
Driving directions: click here Routes: click here Weather forecast: click here Guest rider registration: click here A ride from Keswick along the shores of Lake Simcoe through Stephen Leacock territory past Sibbald Point Provincial Park to Virginia Beach Marina. The medium and long routes then turn inland while the short route returns back along the shores of Lake Simcoe. Lunch for all three routes will be at Tim Horton's on Dalton Rd in Sutton. Meet for a 9 am departure at the Georgina Ice Palace, just off Woodbine Ave in Keswick.
Driving directions: clcik here RWGPS and PDF links: click here Weather forecast: click here Guest Rider registration: click here Caution note: there is a nasty left turn on both the medium (km 53.6) and long (km 86.6) routes. It's where you turn left off Appelby Line and cross over to Side Rd 2. The turn is on a bend and so there are visibility issues in both directions. Consider pulling over to the right side of the road and stopping so that you can look carefully in both directions before crossing over (the "Safer Left Turn").
A ride from Campbellville past Waterdown, with lunch at the Lowville Golf Club (website). The Lowville Golf Club is on Britannia Road on the right, one driveway past Conservation Halton and 400 metres before the church at Guelph Line where we used to turn left to descend down into Lowville. The Club has sandwiches or full meals. The long route may also wish to stop at the Carlisle Golf Club (website). Meet for a 9 am departure from the New Ball Park in Campbellville. The entrance is off Reid Road just after crossing over the 401.
Driving directions: click here Routes: click here Weather forecast: click here Guest rider registration: click here A ride east and north from Stouffville with lunch at Annina’s Bakeshop in Goodwood (reviews). Meet for a 9 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.
For the last three years, the Wednesday Wheelies have left the "safety" of our Toronto area countryside and headed up to Collingwood for three days of great riding and socializing. In 2020 we'll be heading back to Collingwood in both the spring and in the fall. Our fall outing will be on Tuesday September 29, Wednesday September 30 and Thursday October 1. The event is a Wednesday Wheelies event. However, we will be delighted if other members of the TBN join us.
Driving directions: click here Routes: click here Weather forecast: click here Guest rider registration: click here A ride from Schomberg to Caledon East. The lunch stop is the Trailside Bistro & Cafe in Caledon East which has an outside sitting area. Meet for a 9 am departure at the Schomberg Community & Agricultural Arena parking lot in Schomberg.
Puddle in the Parking Lot photo by b k / CC BY-SA 2.0
Driving directions: click here Routes: click here Weather forecast: click here Guest rider registyration: clcik here A ride from the village of Ashburn through the Durham County drumlins. The lunch stop is at the picnic tables in Enniskillen. You can either bring your lunch, or purchase something at the adjacent Enniskillen General Store (website). The medium and long routes can also stop for refreshments at Tyrone Mills. Meet for a 9 am departure at Ashburn Park on the west side of Ashburn Road, 200 m north of the main intersection. There is a porta potty at the end of the parking lot.
Driving directions: click here Routes: click hereWeather forecast: click here Guest rider registration: click hereCaution note: please ride single file on the 1.5 km stretch on Highway 7 coming into Rockwood. This is a ride from Boston, Ontario north through picturesque Glen Eden (and also Limehouse and its old lime kilns on the medium and long routes) to Rockwood for lunch at either Saunders Bakery (reviews) or Goodfellows Field to Fork (reviews). Meet for a 9 am departure at the Boston Presbyterian Church (some history). For a pre-ride pit stop, there is a Tim Hortons on the left just past the first traffic light after you get onto Hwy 25 (map).
Driving directions: click here Routes: click here Weather forecast: click here Guest rider registration: click here Caution note: the medium and long routes cross Highway 9 at kilometre 33.2. Highway 9 can be busy, including with trucks. Cross carefully. Gravel stretch: the long route has a 1.5 km stretch of unsealed road lined with wonderful stately trees shortly after passing Upper Canada Camp and turning west towards Orangeville. A ride from Schomberg, with lunch at The Hockley General Store and Restaurant in Hockley (review). Meet for a 10 am departure at the Arena parking lot in Schomberg. The Arena is on the west side of Main Street in Schomberg, just south of Hwy 9. Need pre-ride facilities or a coffee? Tims is nearby (map).
Hockley Valley in the Fall photo by Nadia Prigoda-Lee/ CC BY 2.0
Driving directions: click here Routes: click here Weather forecast: click here Guest rider registration: clcik here A ride from Mt. Albert to Uxbridge, with lunch at the Tin Cup Caffe (reviews). Meet for a 10 am departure at the Community Centre on the south side of Main St in Mt. Albert.
Driving directions: click here Routes: click here Weather forecast: click here Guest rider registration: click here A ride starting from Caledon East, and going up into the Caledon Hills. Lunch for the short route will be at the Higher Ground Coffee Co in Belfountain. The medium route and long routes will stop at the Tin Cup Café in Erin. Meet for a 10 am departure from the Caledon East Community Complex. When you arrive, please park along the perimeter of the parking lot away from the building. There are washrooms in the building.
Forks of the Credit photo by Michael Gil / CC BY 2.0
Driving directions: click here Routes: click here Weather forecast: click here Guest rider registration: clcik here A 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.
Driving directions: click here Routes: click here Weather forecast: click here Guest rider registration: click here A ride north from King City up into the Holland Marsh (Wikipedia article) to Bradford, Schomberg or Tottenham. The short 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
Driving directions: click here Routes: click here Weather forecast: click here Guest rider registration: 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 ride 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
This will be our last get together before the long coffee break of the Canadian winter. We'll meet at the “Marché Restaurant” in Brookfield Place (formerly BCE Place) on Yonge Street just north of Front Street 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 an appropriately sized room for us. Please also feel free to register your partner for the event. As in the past, this event is 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. Need to cancel for whatever reason? No problem. Just email us at wedwheelie@tbn.ca.
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Driving directions: click here RWGPS and PDF links: click here Weather forecast: click here A 69, 85 or 102 km ride starting from Caledon East. Lunch for the short route will be at the Higher Ground Coffee Co in Belfountain. The medium route and long routes will stop at the Tin Cup Café in Erin. Meet for a 10 am departure from the Caledon East Community Complex. When you arrive, please park along the perimeter of the parking lot away from the building. There are washrooms in the building.
