We are going for the hills again, but this time we’ll do the route in reverse. Let’s see if Bickle Hill feels any different in the opposite direction. And seriously, those Jamieson’s aren’t so bad, are they? Nice and easy 39k everyone!

Ride Leader: Anita Macklin
Start time: 6:00pm
Route map: 39k printable route map here or link to it on Ride with GPS
Start location: Westwood Park

It’s Active Transportation Week in the Town of Cobourg and as such, there are a few activities we’d like to mention so you can do some advance planning!

As part of the NHCC’s contribution toward making the week a success we are allowing guests to ride for free on the following two NHCC rides:

Monday June 6th: Level 1 ride
Start Time: 6:00pm
Start Location: Chub’s Point. Chub’s point is south of Grafton. Take Station Road south to the lake and you’ll be there!
Ride Leader: Dennis Benson

Wednesday June 8th: Level 3 ride
Start time: 6:00pm
Start Location: Westwood Park on Carlisle St.
Ride Leader: Mike McLellan

Wednesday June 8th: 7:30am: Ride to School with the Mayor!
For any who are available and like to see the young ones get active, there is a CR Gummow Safe Cyclists Ride to School with the Mayor
taking place on Wednesday morning. Club members are invited to join Mayor Gil Brocanier and Cycle Transitions for a great ride with the little ones, led by certified Can-Bike instructors starting at Trinity United Church.

Start time: 7:30am
Start Location: Trinity United Church parking lot on Division Street

Notice of route change: Please note that as of 2:00pm we have modified tonight’s route due to the wind gusts of up to 50km per hour.

This week’s ride is a 25 km route and should be fairly flat except for the climb in Port Hope up to Telephone road. This ride is for relatively experienced cyclists who can maintain a pace of approximately 20km per hour and can handle a few hills. As usual, helmets are mandatory. The group will ride together, maintaining a pace of approximately 20 km per hour. Note that there may be guest riders, since the NHCC is opening it to participants of Active Transportation Week.

Start time: 6:00pm
Ride Leader: Mike McLellan
Route map: Printable route map here, or link to it on Ride with GPS
Start location: Westwood Park, on Carlisle St., Cobourg

Colin Banfield will be leading us from Westwood Park (Carlisle St) in Cobourg. We hope the showers will be over by 6pm. Just a reminder that NO RIDER GETS AHEAD OF THE LEADER. This will ensure that Colin can maintain the appropriate Level 2 pace of 16-18 KPH. We will be going the whole distance of 30 Kilometers so this will be important. Come join in the fun of riding with a larger group! We will go in two groups for safety if the numbers are as previous rides. A sweep will be provided. We ride together and no one is left behind.

Start time: 18:00 (6 pm)
Ride leader: Colin Banfield
Start location: Westwood Park (Carlisle St.) Cobourg

It’s been great to see the much-needed rain but we are hoping for dry roads for Monday’s ride. Dennis has a brand new start point for us so there are some roads to be explored!

Start Time: 6:00pm
Start Location: Chub’s Point. Chub’s point is south of Grafton. Take Station Road south to the lake and you’ll be there!
Ride Leader: Dennis Benson

For the out of town Level 1 start points, any Level 2,3, or 4 riders who’d like to hang out with the awesome Monday riders, you could ride from Cobourg (or wherever) for extra distance. Bear in mind that the official ride will stay within the Level 1 parameters.

Notice: Due to weather, this morning’s ride has been cancelled.

The forecast says rain, but just in case they are wrong and you want to ride, we have three distances to choose from. Lots of uphill, lots of downhill. All three routes are the same for the first part and the last part. The difference is in the middle:

36km riders turn right at 17k onto Speechly, everyone else turns left.
56km riders go right at the 26km point onto Broomfield, 69km riders continue straight for the long route.

Everyone should be equipped with route maps either printed or on your phone, and have a tire changing kit in the event of a flat.

Start time: 10:00am
Start location: The Arena on Furnace St. in Cobourg
Ride Coordinator: Anita Macklin
Route Maps:
–36km printable route map here, or link to Ride with GPS
–56km printable route map here, or link to Ride with GPS
–69km printable route map here, or link to Ride with GPS

It’s been a great month of May and a huge success for the NHCC. Rides have been well-attended, the Safety Workshop had about 25-30 people attend and it’s fabulous to see so many new ride leaders this year. In our first 30 days of the official 2016 season we posted no less than 29 rides! We can also safely say we are about 110 members strong! June will be another busy month for the NHCC. All evening rides will continue to start at the regular time of 6:00pm and morning rides at 10:00am until July/August when the times switch to summer start times.

In addition to our regular scheduled rides, we have the following for June (more information will follow as the dates approach):

Wednesday June 15: All Levels Ride and Beer on the Patio at The Cat and Fiddle, Cobourg
Sunday June 19: Sharon Ingle Memorial Ride (100km, donations will be taken for local charity)
June 24-26th: Adolphustown Overnight Cycle Tour

A couple of reminders to keep in mind:

• Guest riders are welcome on any Club ride as long as they bring a signed waiver and the $5 guest fee.
• Helmets are essential. No helmet, no ride.

See you all on the road!

If you’re speedy you can cover 59km! Or, you can shorten it a little and make it just 44km. The choice is yours. Sunset isn’t until 8:48pm you have almost three hours to do the distance. At the moment it looks like a 60% chance of rain, but let’s see if that really transpires. It’s also forecast to be just 21C so it won’t be super warm either.

Time: 6:00pm
Level of Difficulty: Level 4
Start Location: the arena on Furnace Street
Ride Leader: Anita Macklin
Route Maps:
(59km): Printable route map here or link to it on Ride with GPS
(44k): Printable route map here or link to it on Ride with GPS

So, you gonna ride? If so, leave a comment and let us know which distance you lean toward. Maybe we can do some mental pre-planning.