Such a simple ride it was. Leaving Cathedral Pines with long time riding partner Adam Jamieson we headed north. Up over Moonstone and out towards Coldwater. After hitting Coldwater we turned on to the Upper Big Chute Road. This road would take us up into cottage country. A simple little 2 hours of nothing but trees, beavers and the occasional photo stop. This is a great road to ride as most of it is also freshly paved.
After stopping by the Big Chute and sight seeing we stopped
at one of the dams joining 6 Mile Lake and Gloucester Pool. This was also the
old residence of my great grandparents. Kinda neat. The dam was wild open and
the water flow was intense.
Getting back under way the next step on this epic ride was
to cross the 400 and carry on into Honey Harbour. There we began the trek
south. Of course most of this was yet again along waterfront and cottage
country.
Arriving in Port Severn we refueled. I had my credit card
and Adam had approximately $6 in change. $6 was his bill for that stop.
One thing I find interesting is that there are no single
lane bridges in Ontario. Well our single lane bridge count after leaving Port
Severn went up by three. Next on the way was Waubaushene. There we hooked up
with probably my favourite part of the ride; a paved rail trail that ran along
the waterfront from Waubaushene to Penetanguishene. Ripping through Victoria
Harbour we made it to Midland where we took a leisurely roll along the bay.
This was nice!
Cruising on the rail trail that long was awesome. No worries,
sheltered from the wind and slightly downhill. But now things got hard. From
Midland back to Horseshoe was a headwind. I bonked nicely nearing the end. It
was a hard ride and a solid day on the bike. I can’t wait to do that route
again. It was wildly scenic and a good distance.
All in all, 5 hours in the saddle, 160km.
Check the strava link below:
http://www.strava.com/activities/140501282/overview
