I would like to thank good friend Hal Judd for inviting me on an ORMT scouting bikepacking ride in November 2020. Hal had explored parts of the western end on some day rides and had liked the trails he found. We wanted to see if we could enjoy riding the entire length of this “hiking” … Continue reading Oak Ridges Moraine Trail Bikepacking Trip, November 2020
On last weekend's Grand Nith Ramble (GNR) bikepacking ride with friends we had some enjoyable chats about our past rides. The bike sure is a wonderful way to explore the world! This got me to revisit and re-enjoy my past bikepacking blogs and photos. To make them easy to find and share with others I … Continue reading My bikepacking rides…
The Grand Nith Ramble (GNR) Bikepacking Route (http://www.bt700.ca/gnr-bikepacking-route.html) created by Matthew Kadey (thanks Matt!) rewards cyclists with: an epic 350k ride through mostly rural central Ontario countryside; a large network of doubletrack and singletrack trail riding along the Grand River, through the forests of Dundas Valley Conservation Area, Puslinch Track, Drydan Track, Little Track and … Continue reading 20200925-27 GNR brewery tour bikepacking trip with amazing friends!
Did a 150k loop today of the Muskoka Lakes with a camp out tonight. Wanted to test my bikepacking setup for an upcoming Grand Nith Ramble brewery tour bikepacking trip with some friends. The ride was great, the bike and gear worked well, helped by having a brew at Sawdust City Brewing in Gravenhurst and … Continue reading 2020-09-15 Muskoka Lakes 150k loop to test bikepacking setup
#bt700bikepacking Finished 762k in 4 days, 84.5 hrs (40.3 hrs moving). Day 1 was great 270k to Wiarton Willy's Inn but heat was tiring. Day 2 rain and light gps metal mount breaking (rough stone trails vibration) meant reached only 420k and camped overlooking Blue Mountain. Day 3 the brutal heat while crawling up brutal … Continue reading 2020-07-18 BT700 finished with summary
Made it to Wiarton Willy's Inn in Wiarton at 1:15am after 268km that included a lot of rough slow trail. One of the highlights was enjoying ice cream with friends Ann and Peter in Port Elgin.
Lunch in Mildmay #bt700bikepacking 112k and enjoying lunch in Mildmay.
Just arrived by car at St Jacobs to start the #BTXL #bt700bikepacking plus #gnrbikepacking (www.bt700.ca) 1150k ride. Later than planned due to a phone charging problem that I discovered and fixed this morning. Stay tuned...
Let's #StayHomeForThis #covid19 so that we can get back to things like #bikepacking the Peru Andes (pic 2019) and Trans-Uganda (planned 2021 Jan) @cyclepathoakville @crankbrothers @volcom.
https://bikepacking.com/routes/trans-uganda/. I will be bikepacking the Trans-Uganda 2,111km route starting mid August 2021. Interested in joining me? The Trans-Uganda route was created by Logan Watts (creator of bikepacking.com) and his wife Virginia to take in as much of the incredible parks and landscapes within Uganda as possible. The route delivers an unforgettable experience via a … Continue reading Join me Bikepacking Trans-Uganda Aug-Sep 2021
