That’s right! After two years of COVID preventing our favourite event of the year, Membership Night is back! This year its being held in the downstairs pub location at The Mill Restaurant. Bring a friend (or two, or more!). Current members, prospective members—all are welcome! We’re pretty excited that we’ll be on track for a cycling season without restrictions and can guarantee you’ll see lots of happy smiling faces, as we gear up for cycling!
Sometimes we can’t plan these kinds of things too far in advance…..but it looks like it’s going to be stellar conditions for snowshoeing once all this snow passes through. So, let’s snowshoe tomorrow morning! Helmut will meet people at Woodland Trailhead at 10am. Hopefully there are a few who can make it on short notice.
Date: Friday January 28, 10:00am
Planner: Helmut
Start location: Woodland Trailhead (Northumberland Forest)
Maximum number of Participants: 10 (must be fully vaccinated)
RSVP is required:
The weather is looking fine for tomorrow night, so the hike is a go! Just like it was supposed to be last week—
We’ll meet downtown Cobourg and head out for some urban exploration. We always have fun, there’s always great conversation, and we always get a great low-impact workout. We’ll keep a brisk pace to keep warm and we typically cover between 7-10kms over the space of a few hours.
This is a MEMBERS ONLY activity: Sorry, until provincial gathering restrictions are lifted, we cannot permit Guests. If you haven’t renewed your 2022 membership, now’s the time!
Date: Thursday January 27, 6:30pm
Planners: Randy & Anita
Start location: Cobourg: Parking lot on Albert St. near the orthodontist office
Maximum number of Participants: 10 (must be fully vaccinated)
RSVP is required:
We did Cobourg for the past few weeks, so this week we’ll switch back to Port Hope—mostly because we want to go see the big lights display on Choate Road. You know the one….it’s really something else! And if you don’t know, come on out and see for yourself. It’s worth the walk. It’s about a 10k hike, and we recommend you bring a headlamp or flashlight. And hey, let’s get festive this week and put our lights on!
GUESTS are now welcome! All they need to do is bring along a signed 2021 non-cycling Waiver!
Date: Thursday December 9, 6:30pm
Planners: Randy & Anita
Start location: Port Hope Town Hall Parking lot
Please RSVP by either:
This is the official notice of our upcoming AGM, where we conduct a little official club biz, then get down to the best stuff, our Social Festivity where we’ll see happy smiling faces, muse about how much we love cycling, re-connect with friends we may not have seen for a while. You’ll meet the Directors for 2022 and you can ask whatever Club questions might be on your mind in an informal setting! And hey, there’ll be free refreshments (that alone makes it worthwhile!), and you can renew your memberships at the special AGM rate of $35.
Date: Tuesday November 30th, 2021
Time: 6:30pm
Location: Baltimore Recreation Centre
Agenda: Click here for the Agenda
RSVP (important): We need to know how many people are coming so that we can adequately plan refreshments! You can let us know via a number of ways!
Alternate methods to RSVP:
It’s a regular weekly thing—Our Thursday evening hike. We have a reputation for moving pretty quick on these hikes, but this week we will slow down the pace a little to accommodate those who might enjoy a little slower. GUESTS are now welcome! All they need to do is bring along a signed 2021 Off-Season Waiver!
Date: Thursday November 18, 2021
Time: 6:00pm
Start location: Port Hope Town Hall
Planners: Randy and Anita
*All participants (including guests) must be fully vaccinated*
Please RSVP to let us know you will come.
Let’s hope it doesn’t rain for Thursday’s Evening Hike! And for those who aren’t all that familiar with the Evening Hike, we can tell you that we walk briskly up and down those hills, and get a workout! Sometimes a few of us venture into a local establishment afterward (optional, of course) for a little refreshment—meaning, beer, soft-drinks, heck…maybe even fries! That’s of course, only if you are COVID-comfortable in doing so!
Hey!! The NHCC is once again welcoming GUESTS who may participate in up to 3 NHCC non-cycling activities as long as they bring along a signed 2021 Off-Season Waiver!
Date: Thursday November 11, 2021
Time: 6:00pm
Start location: Port Hope Town Hall
Planners: Randy and Anita
*All participants (including guests) must be fully vaccinated*
Please RSVP to let us know you will come.
You can RSVP two different ways:
Ride Cancellation Notice: Environment Canada is forecasting an 80% likelihood of rain (and it’s really quite grey out there!) The NHCC is cancelling this morning’s rides: Level 2 with Dennis, and Level 3 with Helmut.
For planning purposes, this is an early notice that on the weekend of August 21 we are developing a two-day Level 3 urban riding event that will see us riding in Toronto, exploring the fabulous cycling paths, trails and urban routes that the city has to offer.
Getting there
Routes
We have some preliminary routes worked out. These may change of course, but it gives an overview of what to expect!
Overnight Option
With two days of riding, some participants may decide to make independent arrangements for overnight accommodation making it a great getaway! Once we know how many are coming, we’ll circulate the list so that people can choose to make plans with others.
**COVID requirement: All participants must be fully vaccinated against COVID in order to participate.
If you have any questions or comments, please use the comment feature to let us know!
RSVP: Please submit your name to secretary@northumberlandhillscyclingclub.com if you are interested (no commitment yet)
We have five weekday rides, and one on Saturday for a total of six rides this week. One notable difference from other weeks is that there is no Friday Floater—instead we are testing out a Saturday Floater for a change!
1. Tuesday August 10th: (Level 2) Morning Ride
Start time: 9:30am
Ride Planner: Dennis Benson
Length of Ride: 1.5 – 2 hours (No route provided)
Terrain: B
Pace: Level 2
Type of ride: Group
Start location: St. Marys Church parking lot in Grafton (103 Lyle St. South, Grafton)
2. Tuesday August 10th: (Level 2) Evening Ride
Start time: 6:00pm
Ride Planner: Heather Read
Distance: 30-35km (no route provided)
Terrain: B
Pace: Level 2
Type of ride: Group
Start location: Kings Field, 28 Victoria St. S, Port Hope
3. Wednesday August 11th: (Level 3) Evening Ride
Start time: 6:00pm
Ride Planner: Bill Glover
Distance: 37km
Terrain: B
Pace: Level 3
Type of ride: Group
Start location: Kings Field, 28 Victoria St. S, Port Hope
4. Thursday August 12th: (Level 2)
Start time: 6:00pm
Ride Planner: Dennis Benson
Length: 1.5 – 2 hours
Terrain: B
Pace: Level 2
Type of ride: Group
Start location: Donegan Park, D’Arcy St., Cobourg
5. Thursday August 12th: (Level 4)
Start time: 6:00pm
Ride Planner: Anita Macklin
Distance: 44km
Terrain: C
Pace: Level 4
Type of ride: NON-Group
Start location: Cobourg Memorial Arena, 206 Furnace St., Cobourg
6. Saturday August 14th: (Level 3) SATURDAY Floater, “The ‘Shwa to Port Union”
Start time: 10:00am
Ride Planner: Randy Albon
Distance: 78km
Terrain: A
Pace: Level 3
Type of ride: Group
Start location: Lakefront West Parking Lot, 1200 Skae Dr., Oshawa (Intersection of Skae and Phillip Murray Ave.)
RSVP: We need to know how many to expect (COVID gathering limits apply) You can RSVP two different ways.