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Friday Floater Ride: June 14

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Note: the start time has been postponed until 2:00pm due to weather 

We’ll try this route again this week and hope that more people are around to see new stuff! We start in Newcastle and head north to Tyrone then loop around and back again. We’ll seek out somewhere for ice cream or coffee or something so bring a little $$. The pace of this ride is anticipated to be about Level 3. IMPORTANT: If you are planning to ride, please leave a comment. Randy would really appreciate it, especially since the ride starts out of town! To reach the start location you can just head out of town westbound along the Waterfront Trail to Newcastle. 

Start time: 2:00pm
Ride Leader: Anita Macklin
Route map: 46km route map Link to Ride With GPS
Start location: Bondhead Parkette near the Newcastle Marina

Level 4 Rides: June 11 and 12

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Tuesday June 11, Level 4 (48k)

We’ll try yet again! Weather keeps postponing this nice route that takes us up Ferguson and Sully (with a few other roads in between), toward Harwood. Then we return all the way back down Harwood Rd. Hey, with 2 hours and 23 minutes we’ll have enough time to squeeze out 48km!

Ride Leader: Randy Albon
Start time: 6:30
Sunset: 8:53pm
Elevation: 404m
Route map: 48km “The Dog Park to Harwood and Back” Link to map on Ride with GPS
Start location: Parking lot at Cobourg Dog park on Ontario St.

Wednesday June 12: (44k)

This ride has been re-scheduled and now taking place on Wednesday.  It doesn’t get dark until almost 9:00! Leaves time for a 44km ride with time to spare. And since this route doesn’t have any crazy climbs, you should get a nice & speedy ride in!
Ride Leader: Randy Albon
Start time: 6:30
Sunset: 8:54pm
Elevation:  351m
Route map: 44km Camborne to Bewdley and Back Link to route on Ride with GPS
Start location: Hamilton Township Municipal Office

Level 4 rides: June 4th and 6th

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Tuesday June 4, Level 4 (48k)

Weather kept people away last week so we’ll give it another go this Tuesday with this nice route that takes us up Ferguson and Sully (with a few other roads in between), toward Harwood. Then we return all the way back down Harwood Rd. 

Ride Leader: Randy Albon
Start time: 6:30
Sunset: 8:49pm
Elevation: 404m
Route map: The Dog Park to Harwood and Back
Start location: Parking lot at Cobourg Dog park on Ontario St.

Thursday June 6: (44 or 57k)

This Thursday we are going to try and squeeze in a long ride with the 2 hours 20 min of available daylight so we’ll keep up a good pace and hopefully get 57km in. But if time really does limit us we also have a shorter 44km route to fall back on. We’ll need lights on bikes for sure! 
Ride Leader: Randy Albon
Start time: 6:30
Sunset: 8:50pm
Elevation:  400m (short route), 531m (long route)
Route map: Centerton and Grafton 44km route option or 57km route option
Start location: Cobourg Community Centre

Friday Floater Ride: June 7th

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This week we are trying a new route, seeing new stuff! We start in Newcastle and head north to Tyrone then loop around and back again. As always we’ll seek out a great little coffee joint for a snack, so bring a few $$. The pace of this ride is anticipated to be about Level 3. Please let Randy know if you are coming by leaving a comment

Start time: 10:00am
Ride coordinator: Randy Albon
Route map: to come
Start location: Newcastle Marina (location map to come)

Level 4 Rides: May 21 & 23

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There is very little rain in the forecast so we’ll make up those rides we missed last week. The first one leaves from Welcome and goes to Millbrook and then on Thursday we’ll start from the Beagle Club Trailhead.

Tuesday May 21, Level 4 (45k)

Ride Leader: Randy Albon
Start time: 6:30
Sunset: 8:36pm
Route: “Millbrook and Back” link to route map on Ride with GPS
Elevation Gain: 526m
Start location: George Hamilton Public School parking lot in Welcome

Thursday May 23, Level 4 (44k)

Ride Leader: Randy Albon
Start time: 6:30
Sunset: 8:38pm
Route map: (46km) “Beagle Club, Alderville, Centreton” link to route map on Ride with GPS
Elevation Gain: 387m
Start location: Beagle Club Trailhead parking lot (Northumberland Forest)

Friday Floater Ride: May 24, Out of town, starting in Peterborough

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This week’s Floater Ride is going to be about 65km, and we’ll be doing a modified version of the Peterborough Classic Route 3a “Hills, Views and Pastries”. We will start at Squirrel Creek Conservation area. This route claims to have a few hills, so we’ll call this one a Level 3+. The goal however, is to ride at a “tourist pace, taking those hills nice & easy and ride together as a group. Nobody will get dropped.

Start time: 10am
Ride Leader: Randy
Route map: Peterborough Classic 3a, Start from Squirrel Creek link to map on Ride with GPS
Start location: Squirrel Creek Conservation Area on Wallace Point Rd.

Friday Floater Ride, May 17: Starting in Brighton (48km)

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It’s Randys Friday Floater Ride and this one’s starting in Brighton. It’s a relatively flat ride, with no crazy hills to climb. This will be a Level 3 ride and start at the YMCA in Brighton. After the ride we can go into Lola’s for a coffee if people wish, so bring a few $ just in case.

Let’s talk weather: Since rain has so frequently de-railed our rides, if Friday morning rolls around and it looks like rain we may delay the start until afternoon. We will send out a post notification if that happens.

Let’s talk about “Leaving a Comment”: Letting us know you plan to participate helps the ride leader make decisions, especially in the event of a weather-related cancellation. When weather looks precarious and it’s debatable whether a ride should proceed or not, the ride leader generally scans the comments to see how much interest has been expressed in attending a particular ride. If there are zero comments the ride leader may rightfully assume that a ride cancellation is in order. 

Ride Leader: Randy Albon
Start time: 10am
Route map: Link to the route map on Ride With GPS
Start location: YMCA in Brighton, 170 Main St.

Level 4 Rides: Tues. May 14 and Thurs. May 16

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If the weather holds out we’ll do a ride leaving from the Beagle Club Trailhead for Tuesday’s ride, where roads are quiet and views are great! We’ll do the Millbrook ride this coming Thursday since it was rained out last week. If you’ve never done it before, it’s really quite a nice ride. Nice pavement and some good fast downhill coming back!

Tuesday May 14, Level 4 (45k)

Ride Leader: Randy Albon
Start time: 6:30
Sunset: 8:29pm
Route: “Millbrook and Back” link to route map on Ride with GPS
Elevation Gain: 526m
Start location: George Hamilton Public School parking lot in Welcome

Thursday May 16, Level 4 (44k)

Ride Leader: Randy Albon
Start time: 6:30
Sunset: 8:31pm
Route map: (46km) “Beagle Club, Alderville, Centreton” link to route map on Ride with GPS
Elevation Gain: 387m
Start location: Beagle Club Trailhead parking lot (Northumberland Forest)

Level 4 Rides: May 7 & 9th

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Tuesday’s route takes us along Danforth Rd. Then down into Grafton (nice and fast! Big Ring all the way down!). Then, on Thursday we do an out and back….straight up to Millbrook and then another fast ride back down! Lots of speed to be had this week.

Tuesday May 7, Level 4 (44km)

Ride Leader: Randy Albon
Start time: 6:30
Sunset: 8:21pm
Route Map (44k): Printable Route Map (44k) or link to it on Ride With GPS
Start location: Cobourg Community Centre

Thursday May 9, Level 4 (45k)

Ride Leader: Randy Albon
Start time: 6:30
Sunset: 8:23pm
Route: Straight up County Rd. 10 to Millbrook then back again (out and back)
Start location: George Hamilton Public School parking lot in Welcome

Friday May 10: Floater Ride to Bewdley and Back

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Last week we were rained out, so we’ll give it another try for this Friday. It’s a not-so-crazy 46Km up to Bewdley and back. Bring a few $$ in case the group decides to stop for goodies at the store, or a coffee. This week the ride will be lead by Mike Collins, and the pace will be around a Level 3.

Start Time: 10:00 am
Ride Leader: Mike Collins
Route Map: “Ride to Bewdley and Back” Link on Ride With GPS
Start Location: Hamilton Township Municpal Offices