Northumberland Hills Cycling Club

Unfortunately due to the likelihood of more thunderstorms this evening riders will have to wait for cookies until later date.  Pam has another awesome ride from Kings field South end of Victoria St Port Hope.

Her Description:

“We will call this route the Cookie Run for reasons which will only become clear if you participate. 🙂 We will head west along Lakeshore Rd, as we have done before but now that it’s August and we’ve got our cycling legs, we’ll do a loop which will take us a bit farther and challenge us with a few hills. From Lakeshore Rd west, we’ll head up Willow Beach Rd (a bit of a hill here but don’t worry, we’ll take a break at the top) to the 4th Line, back east along the 4th where there are a few medium hills (again with stops as needed) all the way to Sylvan Glen Rd where we will turn south again and coast back into town and our starting point. This ride might be a bit more challenging than some level 2 riders have done before but there will be a number of stops and check-ins to see how everyone’s doing. Absolutely no one will be left behind and we will find a pace within everyone’s comfort zone. The feeling of accomplishment at the end is going good to be AWESOME! Please bring lots of water, a desire to see some gorgeous countryside and a spirit of adventure and determination. It’s going to be great!”

Start Time: 6pm (note earlier start)

Ride Leader: Pam Cookie Monster Tate

Start Location: King’s Field, South End of Victoria St. Port Hope

Every September we do a 100km ride (with a 50km option too) to Presqu’ile Park and back. It’s a great goal to work toward if you are looking to set a goal! This is about the flattest (aka easiest) 100k around and we should all be in great shape to give it a try. We’ll aim to scheduled it for the weekend of September 23 or 24th, whichever day looks better. Should that weekend be a total fail as far as weather goes, we’ll do it the following weekend. So, mark your calendars and start preparing.

There’s this strange perception that the Level 4 group is insanely fast or something, but we’re here to tell you it’s not the case! A number of Level 3s have been pleasantly surprised to find they can do it, no problem! Occasionally we break off into a couple of different pace groups but more often than not we tend to stay together. This route starts at Sylvan Glen Conservation area and we head over the Port Hope way, up County Rd 10 and then along the 7th line then over to the Osaca direction. Nice hilly route, but not super crazy. Let’s hope the weather cooperates!

Start time: 6:00pm
Ride Leader: Anita Macklin
Start location: Sylvan Glen Conservation Area (Port Hope)
Route map: Printable route map, or link to it on Ride with GPS