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Date
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Ride
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Leader
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Meeting Place
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Sun.
Jun. 19th
2011
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From Hillsburgh
to Cataract and return (35 km)
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Gayle Laws
gayle.laws@rogers.com
RSVP
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Meet at Hillsburgh at 9:50 a.m. for a 10:00 a.m.
departure. Take Trafalgar Rd.
North. In Hillsburgh turn left on Station Rd.
(Large red brick church, now a Theatre on corner) Continue to end of road
where there is a parking area for the trail.
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Sun Jun. 26th, 2011
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Glen Morris
to Brant Park on the western shore of the Grant River
and return.
(47 km)
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Joe Lechner
905-335-9199
jlechner@sympatico.ca
RSVP
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Meet at
9:50 a.m. for a 10:00 a.m. departure at Glen Morris. How to get there:
Take
Hwy 403 to Brantford.
Get off at exit 36 onto Hwy 24
North. Drive about 12 km to the Intersection with Glen Morris Rd. Turn left and drive about 3 km to Glen
Morris. You will find plenty of parking. Park close to the Rail Trail,
which is at the lower end towards the
Grand River.
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Sun Jul 3, 2011
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Paris to Cambridge Rail Trail – Paris
P 58.2 to Cambridge P 77.0 & return (37.6 km)
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Dorothy Rideough
rideoughd@gmail.com
RSVP
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Meet at P 58.2 (Paris) on
Willow St.
at 9:50 a.m. for a 10:00 a.m. departure. Although it sounds complicated,
it’s quite easy to find. In order to
get there, take Hwy 403 West to Brantford
and drive until you get to exit 33 for Paris Rd. Get off onto Paris Rd.,
follow it, pass intersection with Powerline
Rd, and continue on Paris Rd. to intersection with Dundas St. E...
At this point Paris Rd.
turns into Green Line. Stay on it for about 2 km until you intercept with Willow St. and
turn left. Drive for about 1 km and arrive at the parking area and trail
access of P 58.2. It is on the right side.
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Sun. Jul. 10th 2011
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Caledon Rail Trail (North/East section) Airport Rd. to Tottenham & return (30
km)
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Leader to be determined
or Joe Lechner
905-335-9199
jlechner@sympatico.ca
RSVP
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Meet at 9:50 a.m. for a 10:00 a.m. departure at the
parking area in front of the Trailhead Cafe on Airport Rd. Directions
(Approx. 45 min. from Oakville under perfect
traffic conditions or 75 km from Burlington):
Take 403 East to 410. Follow 410 North to the Bovaird Dr. exit. Drive
east on Bovaird Dr.
for about 5.3 km. On Airport
Rd. turn left (north) for about 16.4 km.
The Café is on the right-hand side at the bottom of the hill in Caledon
East. Free parking along the street.
For people who use GPS, the coordinates for
the starting point (the Cafe) are - 43 52'.07.48" N 79
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Sun.
Jul. 17th
2011
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Niagara River
Recreational Trail from Fort Erie to
Chippawa & back (46 km)
Observation!
It is always cooler on the
Niagara Parkway Trail!
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Isabel Bravo
(905) 548 4700 (days)
(905) 318 4753 (evenings and
w/e)
isabel.bravo@arcelormittal.com
RSVP
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Meet at the parking area in Fort
Erie at 9:50 a.m. -- How
to get there? --Take the QEW (Fort Erie
portion), get off at exit #5 (Gilmore Rd.). Turn left on Gilmore Rd. Follow Gilmore
Rd. until you reach the Niagara
Parkway. Turn left at the Parkway and continue
for about 1 km. Pass under the Railway
Bridge. After the
bridge look for Jarvis St.
on the left. Opposite Jarvis
St. is the free parking area on the right hand
side of the Parkway. “Allow 1 hour to get to the parking area
from Burlington.”
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Sun. Jul. 24h
2011
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Gordon Glaves
Memorial Pathway – Brantford
trail access point (P 32) to trail
access point P 53.9 (Powerline
Rd.) & return (44 km)
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Leader to be determined
or
Joe Lechner
905-335-9199
jlechner@sympatico.ca
RSVP
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Meet at 9:50 a.m. in Brantford at parking area P 32 for a
10:00 a.m. departure. Although it sounds complicated, it’s quite easy to
find. To get there, take the 403 West towards Brantford, get off at exit 55
and turn left onto Hwy 52, drive to intersection with Wilson and turn right
on Wilson.. It will at some point become Colborn St., Follow Colborne St. for about 10 km,
look out for Lock St.
on left and turn onto it. Drive about 1 km, then down the hill. When it
turns right it becomes Mohawk St. Follow Mohawk and look out for Greenwich St.
and turn right. Follow it for a bit and after a sharp left turn you will
see parking area P 32 on the left bordering the rail trail.
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Sun. Jul. 31st, 2011
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St. Catharines
Welland Canal Trail Starting from Lock 1,
pass City of Thorold (Lock 7)
to City of Welland & return -
about 40 km & bring a lunch!
“Along the way you will see the longest mural of the world”
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Joe Lechner
905-335-9199
jlechner@sympatico.ca
RSVP
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Take the QEW Niagara to St.Catharines & get off
at Exit 47 (Ontario St.).
Coming up to the light turn left on Ontario St. and continue along Ontario
St. which will
become Lakeshore Road.
Continue along Lakeshore Rd.
until you see the bridge across the Canal. Just before you get to the
bridge, turn right on Bunting
Rd. There is a parking lot for Lock
1 on your left immediately after you turn onto Bunting Rd. See you there at
9:45.a.m. Ride departs at 10:00 a.m.
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Sun. Aug. 7th, 2011
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SC Johnson Trail – Paris, trail
access P 58.2 to Brantford,
(Brant Park) we will cross the river immediately after
the hills at the Pedestrian
Bridge & ride on
the Oakhill Trail to the Shaver Terr. and back (about 30 km)
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Joe Lechner
905-335-9199
jlechner@sympatico.ca
RSVP
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PLEASE NOTE THE STARTING TIME CHANGE:
Meet at P 58.2 (Paris) on Willow St. at 8:50 a.m. for a 9:00
a.m. departure. Although it sounds
complicated, it’s quite easy to find.
In order to get there, take Hwy 403 West to Brantford and drive until you get to exit 33 for Paris Rd. Get off onto Paris Rd. and
follow it, pass intersection with Powerline
Rd, continue on Paris Rd. to intersection with Dundas St. E./Governors Rd.
At this point Paris Rd.
turns into Green Lane.
Stay on it for about 2 km until you intercept with Willow St. and turn left. Drive for
about 1 km and arrive at the parking area and trail access of P 58.2. It is
on the right.
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Sun. Aug. 14th, 2011
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From Hillsburgh
to Cataract and return (35 km)
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Patrick Vincent
905-823-5207
patrick.vincent@sympatico.ca
RSVP
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PLEASE NOTE THE STARTING TIME CHANGE:
Meet at Hillsburgh at 8:45 a.m. for a 9:00 a.m.
departure. Take Trafalgar
Rd. N. (Hwy 24) to Hillsburgh. It’s about a 50
km drive to Hillsburgh on Trafalgar
Rd.. Turn left on Station St. (You will notice a large
red brick Church on the corner, now a Theatre. Continue to end of road where there is a
parking area for the Elora Cataract Trailway. Allow an hour and 15 minutes
to get there for people coming from the Hamilton
and Burlington
area
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Sun. Aug. 21nd, 2011
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Chippawa Rail Trail from Trail Head at Stone Church Rd/Dartnell Rd.
intersection to Haldibrook Rd.
and short side trip to Lake Niapenco off Tyneside Rd. and return.
(33 km)
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Leader to be determined
or
Joe Lechner
905-335-9199
jlechner@sympatico.ca
RSVP
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Meet opposite Carmen’s (Hamilton East
Mountain) at 9:45
a.m. for a 10:00 a.m. departure. How
to get there: Get onto Lincoln
Alexander Pkwy from Hwy 403 and stay on it for
about 10 km until you get to Dartnell
Rd. exit , Take it and drive to intersection
with Stone Church Rd.,
turn left and drive up to Anchor
Rd., turn right on to it and look for Bigwin Rd. on
the left. Turn right into large parking lot opposite Bigwin Rd. and park your car. -
Similarly coming up on Red Hill Valley Park Dr. get off at Dartnell Rd.
exit and drive to intersection with Stone Church Rd., turn left and drive
up to Anchor Rd. and turn right and look for Bigwin Rd. on your left,
turn right into large parking lot
opposite Bigwin Rd. and park your car. We will ride our bikes to the trail
head on the left roadside bike path. Trail head is at south west corner of
the intersection of Stone Churche Rd & Dartnell Rd.
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Sun. Aug. 28th, 2011
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From Hillsburgh to Belwood Lake and return (42 km). We will ride part of the beautiful
Elora Cataract Trailway.
“It’s worth the drive
to Hillsburgh”
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Joe Lechner
905-335-9199
jlechner@sympatico.ca
RSVP
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PLEASE NOTE THE STARTING TIME CHANGE:
Meet at Hillsburgh at 8:45 a.m. for a
9:00 a.m. departure. Take Trafalgar
Rd. N. (Hwy 24)
to Hillsburgh. It’s about a 50 km drive to Hillsburgh
on Trafalgar
Rd..
Turn left on Station St.
(You will notice a large red brick Church on the corner, now a
Theatre. Continue to end of road
where there is a parking area for the Elora Cataract Trailway.
Allow an hour and 15 minutes to get there for people coming from the Hamilton and Burlington
area.
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Sun. Sep. 4th,
2011
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On the Hamilton - Brantford Rail Trail to Jerseyville
and back (37 km)
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Paul Gautreau
905-844-5642
pgautreau@cogeco.ca
RSVP
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Meet at Trailhead of the Brantford Rail Trail in Hamilton
at 10:00 am. Trail starts from parking area off Oefield Rd which
connects with Ewen Rd. You must enter Ewen Rd. from Main West
to get to Oefield Rd. This is just
before Main West becomes Osler
Drive
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Sun.
Sep. 11th
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Niagara River
Recreational Trail from the junction of East & West Line and
Niagara Pkwy to Queenston (10 km) & Whirlpool Aero Car and back about 35 km
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Derrick May
mistytrails@sympatico.ca
905-689-6435
RSVP
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PLEASE NOTE THE STARTING TIME CHANGE:
Meet at 8:50 a.m. in the parking lot for 9:00 a.m.
departure, which is at the junction of Niagara Parkway and East & West Line. How to get there? Coming from the Town of Niagara
on the Lake, from Picton St.
to Queen’s Parade
drive South on Queen’s Parade for about 2 km. At that point Queen’s Parade
turns into the Niagara Pkwy. Follow the Niagara Pkwy for about 1
km and you will reach the junction of East & West Line, which comes in
from the right. On your left you will notice the above mentioned parking
lot. You can also reach that point if you arrive via the Town of Virgil. In Virgil from
Niagara Stone Rd. look for the crossing of
East & West Line. Turn right at the crossing and follow East & West
Line until you get to the Niagara Pkwy. The
parking lot is visible on the opposite side of the Niagara Pkwy.
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Sun. Sep. 18th 2011
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Caledon Rail
Trail (South/West Section) Airport Rd. to
Terra Cotta & return (38 km)
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Joe Lechner
905-335-9199
jlechner@sympatico.ca
RSVP
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Meet at 8:50 a.m. for a 9:00 a.m. departure at the
parking area in front of the Trailhead Cafe on Airport Rd. Directions
(Approx. 45 min. from Oakville under perfect
traffic conditions or 75 km from Burlington):
Take 403 East to 410. Follow 410 North to the Bovaird Dr. exit. Drive
east on Bovaird Dr.
for about 5.3 km. On Airport
Rd. turn left (north) for about 16.4 km.
The Café is on the right-hand side at the bottom of the hill in Caledon
East. Free parking along the street.
For people who use GPS, the coordinates for
the starting point (the Cafe) are - 43 52'.07.48" N 79
51'54.44" W
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