KNBC
Tours – Spring / Summer 2009
General information
Please read the KNBC tour rules
before showing up for your first tour.
Our rides this year have a
wide range of distances and speeds. We
suggest you choose rides that match your endurance and biking speed.
Starting
Time
Tours
leave on time, so please arrive at least ten minutes prior
to the indicated departure time.
Starting
Points
Tours that show Kanata as a starting point refer to the Kanata Town
Centre, 150 Katimavik Road, in the parking lot near Kanata Opticians.
Centrepointe starts mean the parking lot between Marshy's and the City
of Ottawa building on Centrepointe Drive.
Distances
Distances quoted are believed to be within plus or minus 10%. Note that
it is about 50 km to downtown Ottawa and back from Kanata.
Speed
Ratings
S1 = 18–21 km/hr; S2 = 22–24 km/hr; S3
= 25–27 km/hr; S4 = over 27 km/hr
(Based on a cruising speed on level ground with little or no wind.)
A ride with two speed ratings, e.g. S1,S2 or S2,S3, means that there
will be two groups each with its own tour leader.
*Remote
Starts
A stars mean a remote start. For these tours, riders should
call
ahead and inform the tour leader that they plan to be on the ride and
leave a number where they can be reached. If you don't call ahead and
the tour is cancelled, nobody will be able to inform you.
If a ride has both standard and remote starts, the above only applies
if you plan to join the ride at the remote starting point.
Riders needing a drive may call the tour leader who may be able to
arrange or help you arrange a lift.
Friday
26 June 2009 – Sunday
28
June 2009:
Picton
Friday:
Travel to the
town of Picton
on Isle of Quinte/Prince Edward County.
Saturday: A
full day of cycling
around the Isle of
Quinte.
Sunday: A
shorter ride before
returning to Ottawa.
Christine
Walton, 613-592-1172
Monna
McElveny, 613-599-1258
Saturday 11 July
2009 - Sunday 12 July 2009: Calabogie
This is NOT an official KNBC tour.
Susan and Nel have booked Grant's B&B ( http://bbcanada.com/grantsbb or
http://www.magma.ca/~grantbnb/)
for
the night of Saturday, July 11th, 2009. A maximum of 10 people
can be accomodated at the amazing rate of $25.00 per person.
Contact Susan or Nel for exact details of the various accomodation
options which are still available. First come, first
served. Grant's breakfasts are legendary!
Distances are expected to be about 120 km each way at S3 speeds with
different routes there and back. In the event that a
volunteer to drive a sag wagon cannot be found, tour participants will
be responsible for carrying their own overnight bag in a pannier.
Susan Monaghan: 613-271-1777
Nel Ahmed: 613-592-2891
Saturday
1 August 2009 – Monday 3 August 2009: New York
State, 240
km, S2
A three-day,
two-night tour with panniers over the long weekend. Drive to
Ogdensburg,
NY and then bike northeast for a 3-day loop in upper New York state
including
Canton, Potsdam, a brief mini-loop through Quebec, and back via Massena
and the
Seaway Trail. 25 people maximum.
Barrie Kirk,
613-592-6672
Saturday
8 August 2009 –
Sunday 9
August 2009:
Rona MS Bike Tour, Ottawa
to Kemptville
One-day option:
Saturday
8
August 2009 only,
Carleton U to Kemptville, 80 km
Two-day option:
Carleton U to Kemptville
and back, 127
km, 145 km, or
180 km
Join the
KNBC team for a well-supported one- or two-day bike tour in support of
a great
cause. You must
raise a minimum of $250 in pledges to the
MS
Society in order to participate. Visit www.mssociety.ca/ontario/bike_ottawa.htm.
This is not an official KNBC club event.
John Reilly,
613-234-0071
Saturday
15 August 2009 – Sunday 16 August 2009: Pembroke
From
Kanata Town Centre it is 135 km
(S3 or S4)
each way, or 90 km (S2) from an arranged parking spot in
Arnprior.
Overnight accommodation will be in a motel. Luggage
will be driven or
shipped up. Terrain is predominantly flat with a 15-km hilly section.
Nice
scenery along the Ottawa River and in Whitewater Region.
Dave
Audette, 613-224-1147
Friday
25 September 2009
– Sunday
27 September 2009:
Laurentians
Friday:
travel
Saturday:
ride 80 km, S2
Sunday:
50 - 60 km, S2
Drive
up to the Laurentians on Friday
night and
cycle Saturday and Sunday, mainly on roads, some on the P'tit Train du
Nord. Stay in a hotel. More information to
follow. S1
option
with separate tour leader may be provided if there is demand.
Return to Ottawa
on Sunday late afternoon.
Stella
Val, 613 225-8879
DAY TOURS
April to July, 2009
Saturday
11 April 2009:
Carp, 40
km, S1
10:30am
start at Kanata Town Centre. Cycle a rural route to the
village
of
Carp. We will have lunch at the Swan at Carp (pub
menu).
Return by
a different route.
Stella
Val, 613-225-8879
Saturday
18 April 2009, ride
#1: Swan on the Rideau, 80
km, S3
10:00am
start at Centrepointe. Cycle south to Kars. Lunch
at the
Swan on
the Rideau Pub, junction of County Roads #6 and #19, or bring a picnic
to have
by the river.
Peter
Nabein, 613-829-2778
Saturday
18 April 2009, ride
#2: Preston
Street,
30 km, S1
10:30am
start at Centrepointe. Cycle
on bike paths and quiet side streets to Preston
Street for lunch at Donna’s and shopping at Bushtukah and MEC.
Ronald
Simard & Maureen Edwards, 613-224-8276
Sunday
19
April 2009: Ashton, 50 km, S2
10:30am start
at Kanata Town Centre. Cycle to Ashton on quiet side
roads.
Lunch
at the Ashton Pub, and return by a different route.
Susan
Monaghan, 613-271-1777
Saturday
25 April 2009, ride #1: Manotick (from Kanata), 60 km, S2
10:00am start
at Kanata Town Centre. Cycle south to Richmond and then to
Manotick via
Barnsdale. Lunch in a restaurant or bring a picnic.
Back
via
Cedarview and Bell’s Corners.
Tim
Sparling, 613-839-1594
Saturday
25 April 2009, ride #2: Manotick (from Centrepointe), 50 km,
S1
10:30am
start at Centrepointe. Cycle south to Manotick via Greenbank
Road, lunch
in a restaurant, or bring a picnic. Back by a different route.
Ronald
Simard & Maureen Edwards, 613-224-8276
Sunday
26
April 2009, ride #1: Carleton Place, 80 km, S3
10:00am
start at Kanata Town Centre. Cycle side roads via Appleton to
Carleton
Place. Lunch in a restaurant. Return through Ashton
and
Stittsville.
Nancy &
Paul Hough, 613-592-3167
Sunday
26 April 2009, ride
#2: Rockcliffe, 55 km, S2
10:00am
start at Centrepointe. Cycle
over Hog’s Back Bridge and down Rideau River
to
Montreal Road and into Rockcliffe on Acacia and out along
Sussex.
Enjoy
all the houses and flowers. Lunch in the market.
Return to
Centrepointe along the Ottawa River bike paths.
Stella
Val, 613-225-8879
Saturday
2 May 2009, Orleans, 70 km, S3
10:00am
start at Centrepointe.
Cycle along a mixture of paths & parkway
to a lunch in Orleans and return.
Eileen
Sculnick, 613-225-4697
Sunday
3
May 2009, ride #1: Bike Maintenance Clinic + 3 Cities, 40 km,
S1
& S2
Bike
maintenance clinic at Kunstadt Sports on Hazeldean Road in Kanata,
followed by
brunch at Hong Chow and a ride in the afternoon. The bike clinic
will start at 10:00. It will run until 12:00, then
lunch, and then we leave for the afternoon bike ride at 1:00. 20
people
maximum for
the clinic.
S1:
Jim Cale, 613-233-0782
S2:
Barrie Kirk, 613-592-6672
Sunday
3 May 2009, ride
#2: Almonte, 75 km, S2
10:00am
start at Kanata Town Centre. Cycle along Richardson Side Road
and
Old
Almonte Road through Appleton and along CR#29 to Almonte for
lunch.
Return on CR#49 (March Road) for a short while and then along side
roads into
Kanata. Two sections of hard-pack totalling 5 km.
Christine
Walton, 613-592-1172
Saturday
9 May 2009, ride #1: W. A. Taylor Conservation Area, 85 km, S3
9:30am start
at Kanata Town Centre. Cycle
to
W.A. Taylor Conservation Area through Richmond
and Manotick for a picnic lunch. On the way back we cycle via North
Gower and
Twin Elm.
Nel Ahmed,
613-592-2891
Saturday
9 May 2009, ride #2: Richmond, 50 km, S1
10:30am
start at Centrepointe. Cycle through Barrhaven on quiet
roads.
Lunch at a restaurant or a picnic.
Ronald
Simard & Maureen Edwards, 613-224-8276
Sunday
10
May 2009, ride #1: Dow’s Lake, 60 km/40 km, S1
10:00am start
at Kanata Town Centre with a pick-up at Britannia Park 45 minutes
later.
Cycle to Dow’s Lake during the middle of the tulip festival,
mostly along
bicycle paths.
Mary
Aaftink, 613-591-8801
Sunday
10
May 2009, ride #2: Ashton-Appleton-Almonte, 110 km, S4
10:00am
start at Centrepointe for KNBC’s first S4 tour.
This will
be a fast ride
of the triple-A loop. Lunch in Almonte.
Tom Seniuk,
613-276-3257
Saturday
16 May 2009, ride #1: Portage du Fort (from Arnprior)*, 105
km, S3
9:30am start
in Arnprior at the parking lot of Jack & Faith’s No
Frills
supermarket on
White Lake Road just off Highway 17. Cycle along CR#2 next to
the
Ottawa
River to the bridge at Portage du Fort and then along the Quebec side
back to
Norway Bay for lunch. Return by way of the Quyon Ferry.
Peter
Nabein, 613-829-2778
Saturday
16 May 2009, ride #2: Aylmer, 50 km, S1 & S2
10:00am
start at Centrepointe. Cycle along the Ottawa River Parkway
to
Portage
Bridge, cycle path to Aylmer for lunch, return via Champlain Bridge.
S1:
Debbie Wright, 613-727-4441
S2:
Odette Regimbal, 613-224-5723
Sunday
17
May 2009, ride #1: Burritts Rapids (from Richmond)*, 80 km, S2
10:00am
start in Richmond at the fairgrounds. Picnic lunch at
Burritts
Rapids,
and then east along the river to Becketts Landing and north to Richmond.
Mary
Aaftink, 613-591-8801
Sunday
17
May 2009, ride #2: Fitzroy Harbour, 80 km, S3
10:00 am
start at Kanata Town Centre. Quiet country roads to Fitzroy
Provincial
Park where we will stop for lunch.
Monna
McElveny, 613-599-1258
Monday
18
May 2009, ride #1: Spencerville (from Kars)*, 95 km, S3
10:00am
start at Kars. Picnic lunch at the mill in Spencerville.
Nel Ahmed,
613-592-2891
Monday
18
May 2009, ride #2: Manotick, 40 km,S1
10:30am
start at Centrepointe. Cycle to Manotick on mainly quiet roads and
return by a
different route. Lunch in a restaurant, or bring a picnic to eat by
Watson's
Mill.
Stella
Val, 613-225-8879
Saturday
23 May 2009, ride #1: Stittsville, 45 km, S1
10:00am
start at Centrepointe. Mixture of streets and
paths. Lunch
at a
restaurant or picnic.
Ronald
Simard & Maureen Edwards, 613-224-8276
Saturday
23 May 2009, ride #2: Pakenham, 75 km, S3
10:00am
start at Kanata Town Centre. Back roads by way of
Kinburn.
Lunch at
Watts Cooking café or bring a picnic. Return
partially on
a different
route.
Monna
McElveny, 613-599-1258
Sunday
24
May 2009, ride #1: Wakefield (from Mousette Park)*, 75 km, S2
& S3
10:00am
start at Mousette Park. Cycle on bike paths and back roads to
Old
Chelsea, and then along Highway 105 and Riverside Drive to
Wakefield. Buy
some lunch fixings at the bakery (yummy) or go to a restaurant.
S2:
Jim Cale, 613-233-0782
S3:
Nancy & Paul Hough, 613-592-3167
Sunday
24
May 2009, ride #2: Merrickville (from Kemptville)*, 50 km, S1
10:30am
start in Kempville at the parking lot of the Independent
supermarket.
Cycle quiet roads along the Rideau River. Lunch in
Merrickville
at a
restaurant or picnic in park.
Jack Fallis,
613-746-6444
Saturday
30 May 2009, ride #1: Brockville (from Merrickville)*, 120
km, S3
10:00am
start from Merrickville. Cycle along CR#15 south through
North
Augusta to
Brockville. Lunch at Don’s Fish & Chips in
Brockville. Return
along CR#6, CR#28, CR#18 through Bishops Mills and Oxford Mills and
CR#28 and
River Road through Burritts Rapids.
Monna
McElveny, 613-599-1258
Saturday
30 May 2009, ride #2: Wakefield, 100 km, S4
10:00am
start at Centrepointe. Cycle on bike paths and back roads to
Old
Chelsea,
and then along Highway 105 and Riverside Drive to Wakefield.
Lunch at a
local restaurant or bring a picnic to have on the beach.
Bruce
Kerrigan, 613-225-0818
Sunday
31
May 2009, ride #1: Merrickville , 120 km, S4
10:00 am start
at KTC. Cycle via Flewellyn and Upper Dwyer Hill Road to
Merrickville. Pick up lunch at Brewed Awakenings in
Merrickville.
Return via River Road, Burritt's Rapids and Malakoff Road.
Dave
Audette, 613-224-1147
Sunday
31 May 2009, ride
#2: 2 Rivers and a Canal, 40 km, S1
& S2
10:00am
start at Centrepointe. Cycle downtown along the Ottawa River,
under the
Parliament buildings to Sussex, then follow the Rideau River to Vincent
Massey
Park for a picnic and back along the Rideau Canal and through the
Central
Experimental Farm.
S1:
Jack Fallis, 613-746-6444
S2:
Stella Val, 613-225-8879
Saturday
6 June 2009: Mackenzie King Estate, 80 km, S2
9:00am start
at Kanata Town Centre. Cycle to Mousette Park via the Ottawa
River
Parkway bike path. Pick-up at Mousette Park on request an
hour
later at
10:00am. Continue on bike paths and back roads to Old Chelsea
for
a stop
to pick up lunch, and on to Mackenzie King estate to picnic and explore
this
historic site.
Susan
Monaghan, 613-271-1777
Sunday
7
June 2009: Masson & Cumberland (from Mousette Park)*,
80 km,
S2
10:00 am
start at Mousette Park. Cycle through Gatineau and east along
the
north
shore of the Ottawa River to Masson. Take the ferry to the
Ontario side
and have a picnic lunch in Cumberland. Bike back to Ottawa
partly
on Old
Montreal Road and bike paths.
Barrie Kirk,
613-592-6672
Saturday
13 June 2009, ride #1: Mill of Kintail, 135 km & 95
km, S3
9:30am start
at Centrepointe with a pick-up at Kanata Town Centre 45 minutes
later.
Cycle along Richardson Side Road and Corkery Road to Almonte and on to
the Mill
of Kintail for a picnic lunch. Possibility of a visit to the
mill.
Attractions include museum, craft store and a short hike at the
mill.
Return via Pakenham and Kinburn.
John
Ramcharan, 613-226-0863
Saturday
13 June 2009, ride #2: Gatineau Point, 55 km, S1
10:00am
start at Centrepointe. Cycle along the bicyle paths to
Portage
bridge
then to Gatineau Point for lunch at a restaurant. Return via
a
different
route.
Ronald
Simard & Maureen Edwards, 613-224-8276
Sunday
14
June 2009, ride #1: Montebello (from Cumberland)*, 110 km, S3
9:30am start
in Cumberland, at the arena. Take the ferry to Masson and
cycle
along the
Ottawa River for a restaurant lunch in Montebello. After
lunch,
take the
ferry from Fassett; ride on the Ontario side back to Cumberland.
Nel Ahmed,
613-592-2891
Sunday
14
June 2009, ride #2: Byward Market, 40 km, S1 & S2
10:30am
start at Centrepointe. Cycle along bike paths to the Byward
Market.
Lunch in the market. Return through the farm.
S1:
Jack Fallis, 613-746-6444
S2:
Stella Val, 613-225-8879
Saturday
20 June 2009: Arnprior, 130 km/95 km/65 km, S4/S3/S2
9:00am S4
start at Centrepointe, pick-up S3 at Kanata Town Centre 45 minutes
later,
pick-up S2 at Carp fairground 45 minutes after that. Cycle
along
quiet
roads through some rugged countryside. Lunch in a restaurant
or
bring a
picnic.
S4:
John Ramcharan, 613-226-0863
S3:
Eileen Sculnick, 613-225-4697
S2:
Caroline Delisle, 613-276-7231
Sunday
21
June 2009, ride #1: Gatineau Park and Lac Leamy, 90 km/60 km,
S2
9:30am start
at Centrepointe, pick-up at Mousette Park* 45 minutes later.
Ride
the
parkways in Gatineau Park up to the Champlain Lookout and down to Old
Chelsea
for lunch at restaurant or picnic. Then return to the parkway and
follow the
cycle paths to Lac Leamy returning to Mousette Park along the Ottawa
River.
Jim Cale,
613-233-0782
Sunday
21
June 2009, ride #2: Pinhey’s Point, 45 km, S1
10:00am
start at Kanata Town Centre. Ride to Pinhey’s Point
on
mainly quiet
roads, eat a picnic lunch on the banks of the Ottawa River and return
by a
different route.
Debbie
Wright, 613-727-4441
Saturday
27 June 2009:
Bourget-Casselman*, 130 km, S3
9:00am
start at Museum of Science & Technology. There will
be two
rest stops
of 10 to 15 minutes on the way, at Navan and Bourget. Lunch
at
Casselman.
John
Ramcharan, 613-226-0863
Sunday
28
June 2009: 4 Beaches, 55 km, S1
An easy day
on the road and a lazy day at the beaches. 10:00am start at
Centrepointe. Follow mostly bike paths to Mooneys Bay Beach,
Mousette
Beach, Westboro Beach, and Brittania Beach. Picnic or
restaurant
lunch at
Westboro beach.
Caroline
Delisle, 613-276-7231
Wednesday
1 July 2009: Meech Lake (Canada Day Special)*, 50
km/25 km,
S2
10:30am
start at Centrepointe plus pick-up at Moussette Park 45 minutes
later.
Cycle to Meech Lake via Old Chelsea. Bring a picnic and
bathing
suit!
Caroline
Delisle, 613-276-7231
Saturday
4 July 2009, tour #1: Perkins, 85 km, S4 (hilly)
9:30am start
at Centrepointe. A challenging tour on a hilly route north of
Gatineau. Lunch stop at Perkins.
Linda
Kennedy, 613-878-3802
Saturday
4 July 2009, tour #2: Perth & Balderson (from
Ashton)*, 95
km, S2
10:00am
start at Ashton. Cycle along quiet roads to Perth and
Balderson.
Odette
Regimbal, 613-224-5723
Sunday 5 July 2009, tour
#1:
Constance
Bay,
75 km, S2
10:00am
start at Kanata Town Centre. Cycle quiet country roads north
of Kanata
to Constance
Bay.
Lunch in a restaurant or a picnic at the beach.
Barb
Gibson, 613-270-1090
Sunday 5 July 2009, tour
#2:
Baxter
Conservation Centre*, 70 km/45 km, S1
9:30am start
at Centrepointe plus pick-up at Barrhaven (CIBC parking lot on
Greenbank just
before the Jockvale turnoff) 45 minutes later. Cycle through
Manotick and
then follow the Rideau River to Kars and on to the Conservation
Centre.
Swimming and picnic lunch.
Stella Val,
613-225-8879
Saturday
11 July 2009: Kemptville, 100 km, S2 & S3
9:00am start
at Centrepointe. Cycle along quiet roads through Osgoode to
Kemptville. Return via Kars. Lunch in a restaurant
at
Kemptville.
S2:
Caroline Delisle, 613-276-7231
S3:
Peter Nabein, 613-829-2778
Sunday
12
July 2009: Wakefield*, 115 km/90 km/75 km, S2
9:00 am
start at Kanata Town Centre plus pick-ups at Britannia Park* at 9:30 am
and
Mousette Park* at 10:00 am. Cycle on bike paths and back
roads to
Old
Chelsea, and then along Highway 105 and River Road to
Wakefield.
Lunch at
a local restaurant or bring a picnic to have on the beach.
Barrie Kirk,
613-592-6672
Saturday
18 July 2009, tour #1: Hudson*, 75 km, S3
Meet at
Centrepointe for carpooling and a 9:00am departure for
Hudson.
Cycle
through Hudson and continue south to the Soulanges Canal.
Back by
a
different route. Picnic lunch, weather permitting, or in
restaurant if
not. Possibility of staying overnight if there is interest.
Eileen
Sculnick, 613-225-4697
Saturday
18 July 2009, tour #2: Aylmer Beach, 60 km, S1
10:00am
start at Centrepointe. Cycle over the Champlain Bridge and
then
to Alymer
on the bike path. Return via McConnell Path. Lunch
in a
restaurant
or picnic on the beach.
Ronald
Simard & Maureen Edwards, 613-224-8276
Sunday
19
July 2009, tour #1: Athens (from Lombardy)*, 70 km, S1
& S2/S3
Home of the
historic murals. 10:00am start at Lombardy. Cycle
along
quiet paved
county roads through the villages of Motts Mills, Toledo, and Plum
Hollow into
Athens. Bring a picnic lunch as restaurants are limited.
S1 &
S2: Debbie Wright, 613-727-4441
S3:
John Reilly, 613-234-0071
Sunday
19
July 2009, tour #2: Almonte-Carleton Place-Ashton, 85 km, S2
9:30am start
at Kanata Town Centre. Lunch will be at a restaurant at
Carleton
Place or
a picnic in Appleton.
Christine
Walton, 613-592-1172
Saturday 25 July 2009,
tour
#1: Norway
Bay,
135 km, S3
9:00am start
at Kanata Town Centre. Cycle to the ferry at Quyon and on to
Norway Bay
for lunch at the Pine Lodge. Return by an alternate
route.
There is
a beach at Norway Bay and also a possibility of extending the ride to
Sand Bay.
Monna
McElveny, 613-599-1258
Saturday 25 July 2009,
tour
#2:
Nicholsons Locks (from Richmond)*,
80 km, S2
10:00am
start at Richmond fairgrounds. Ride south on Malakoff and
Donnelly Roads
to Nicholsons Locks. Bring a picnic lunch to eat by the
lock.
Return to Richmond via River Road and Malakoff Road.
Odette
Regimbal, 613-224-5723
Sunday
26
July 2009, tour #1: Pakenham, 85 km, S3
10:00am
start at Kanata Town Centre. Cycle back roads by way of
Kinburn.
Lunch at Watts Cooking café or bring a picnic.
Return
partially on a
different route.
Tim
Sparling, 613-839-1594
Sunday 26 July 2009, tour
#2: Mystery
Tour, 40 km, S2
Special
afternoon start of 1:30pm
from Centrepointe.
Peter
Nabein, 613-829-2778
Start
at Centrepointe at 6:15pm, 20-30 km S1,S2:
Wednesday
May 6th, 13th, 20th, and 27th
Wednesday
June 3rd, 10th, 17th, and 24th
Wednesday
July 8th, 15th, and 22nd
With Ronald
Simard & Maureen Edwards, 613-224-8276
Wednesday 17
June 2009: Long Island/Manotick, 40 km, S3
Dave
Audette, 613-224-1147