Tag: #Bikepacking

20240921-22: G2G Rail Trail – Guelph to Goderich to Guelph.

Seven cyclists enjoyed a two day out and back trip on the G2G rail trail, perfect weather, and each other’s company (Greg Andre-Barrett, Ari Caylakyan , Italo Bravo , Yaniv Leichtmann, Ken Waring, Kourosh Alasvand, and Terry Walsh). Trip Photo Album: https://photos.app.goo.gl/5wzM3DDQQubGe5ar8  20240921 G2G Guelph to Goderich: Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/48159513 Friday night Greg Andre-Barrett drove Ari … Continue reading 20240921-22: G2G Rail Trail – Guelph to Goderich to Guelph. →

20231111-12: G2G Rail Trail from Guelph to Goderich and back to Guelph

The https://g2grailtrail.com/ website says "G2G Rail Trail Experience is all about connection. Connection between yourself and others, people and nature, cyclists and hikers, rural and urban settings, beaches and buildings." The "connection between yourself and others" and the idea of riding the G2G began at the Toronto Bicycling Network's AGM dinner. For TBN information see … Continue reading 20231111-12: G2G Rail Trail from Guelph to Goderich and back to Guelph →

Ridout-Bigwind Muddy Rugged Ramble plus

Thanks to Bert Schuh (who lives in Muskoka) for recommending this route to me, while we were out mountain biking together. Bert explored this route, which was then documented and published by Paulo Laberge here > https://bikepacking.com/routes/ridout-bigwind-rugged-ramble/. Following is my August 24th trip report of riding this 74 km route “plus” 36 km to/from Spring … Continue reading Ridout-Bigwind Muddy Rugged Ramble plus →

Join me May 3rd Bikepacking in eastern Europe about 4,000 km?

Please let me know if you are interested in joining me May 3rd to about 31st on an almost 4,000 km bikepacking trip in Europe. My route https://ridewithgps.com/routes/41749524 follows the EuroVelo 6 Danube River route east from Budapest, through Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, and Romania to the Black Sea, south along the Black Sea, and … Continue reading Join me May 3rd Bikepacking in eastern Europe about 4,000 km? →

My 2021 biggest climb

My 2021 biggest day of climbing was 2,229 m over 144 km on 2021-09-05 day 3 (of 16) of my ONXL epic bikepacking ride of 2,000kms through parts of Ontario and Quebec. From my 2021-09-05 blog: Today we (Hal Judd and I) were on a route called "Hasty Highlander", which I have renamed "Hellishly Hilly … Continue reading My 2021 biggest climb →