For our last official ride of the season, Janine is taking us out east of Grafton. Remember to bring your lights. Here is her description:

Nice gentle ride with a few hills (Savour our grand fall weather). East on Hwy 2 to Thomas rd, Lakeshore to Wicklow beach, time permitting Nawauntin subdivision. Station Rd to St Mary’s. 23k to 25k

Start time: 5:45 pm
Ride Leader: Janine Turk
Start Location: St. Mary’s Church Parking lot Grafton

Allan has chosen the classic “Its All Down From Here” as this week’s ride, partly as a homage to those who successfully graduated from level 1 and were fed this motivational oldie early and often on Monday rides. Allan (aka The Old Sapper) truly meant well, he says. Please bring lights.

Start location: Wilmot St. Industrial Plaza
Time: 5:45
Distance: 38 km
Description: Up to Scots Line and then down Community Centre Rd. Sufficiently challenging and not too long as the sunsets ever earlier!

With the summer like weather continuing, we’ll try to get another ice cream run in. If Harbourview Delights is still open we can finish off the ride with a cool treat so bring some money just in case.

Time: 5:30
Meeting Location: parking lot behind Dutch Oven
Ride Leader: Maria Siemiaszko

This Thursday is our second last official Thursday evening ride of the season. The days are just getting too darn short! The sun is setting at 7:10pm, which means if we start at 5:30 we’ll get about 90 minutes of riding, heading out along Danforth and up around the Grafton area. We’ll start at Cycle Transitions and squeeze in 34km of beautiful, warm evening pedalling!

Start time: 5:30pm
Ride Leader: Anita Macklin
Start Location: Cycle Transitions parking lot on D’Arcy St.
Route Map (34k): Printable rout map here, or link to it on Ride with GPS

It’s here! The 100km ride is set to go on Sunday at 9:30am. We’ve got some beauty weather in store for y’all! 28c and nothing but sunshine & sunscreen! If you want to participate but don’t want to cover the whole distance you can turn around at the Community Centre in Colborne and make it 50km. Or, just come on out for whatever distance you want by turning around at any point along the way. People will be riding at a variety of pace…some fast, some slow.

If you plan on completing 100km, be sure to stash away a little trail mix or something else in your back pocket. We’ll ride there, ride back, maybe with a stop at the variety store in Colborne to load up on snacks, unless people plan among each other to stopover in Brighton for a bite to eat.

Just so others can plan, please leave a comment to let us know your planned distance.

AGM Tickets: While you are at it, why not bring $30 and pick up your AGM Tickets. We’ll have them available at the start of the ride. (AGM Date: Thursday Oct 19, 2017)

Start time: 9:30am
Start location: Cobourg Memorial Arena on Furnace St.
Ride Coordinator: Anita Macklin

Pam will lead this week’s ride which begins at King’s Field at the west end of Port Hope. It’ll be a slightly challenging loop out along Lakeshore to Willow Beach, up to the 4th Line, across #10 and back to the start point via Sylvan Glen and Victoria. Start time is 5:45 due to darkness falling earlier (don’t forget your lights)

Meeting Location: King’s Field, Port Hope
Start Time: 5:45
Ride Leader: Pam Tate

Mike will lead us Wednesday night. It is once again time to flatten the route out. We will ride out towards Wicklow Beach along the waterfront trail and return to Cobourg via Grafton. Please bring lights. Beers after at Arthur’s is an option. Wednesday is open mic/Blues (…or is that Jazz?) night there.

Start Time: 5:45
Start Location: Industrial park on Willmott Street
Ride Leader: Mike Mclellan

Allan will lead the Monday Night Level 2/3 Ride this week. A new configuration he’s dreamed up and dubbed the Abend Abbattis.

I’m sure there’s a (military) story behind which he’ll share in one of his (lengthy) prologues or along the way. As always there will be breaks and no one will be dropped. Please bring your lights- they keep you safe and we’ve received positive feedback on them from pedestrians recently.

Start location: Wilmot Street
Time: 5:45 prompt
Route: “L2/3 APD – Abend Abbattis” Route map here
Description: Gentle climb up to Baltimore, continuing up Harwood Rd to Minifie Rd. West a bit and then a glorious down hill back to Dale Rd and home via Baltimore once again just in time “for tea and medals”!

Total distance 37 kms so we need to start prompt or even early. Bring your lights (and cash for your NHCC AGM tickets).

Since the evenings are getting shorter we’ll start at 5:30 so we can get some decent riding time in. I realize it’s tough for some people to get there so soon after work, but if you really would like to get a ride in, however short, please leave a comment saying so and we’ll loop back at 6:00 to pick you up.

Time: 5:30. EARLIER START TIME
Meeting Location: parking lot behind Dutch Oven
Ride Leader: Maria Siemiaszko

For those who weren’t able to join the Golden Beach joint club ride or anyone looking to get additional kilometres this weekend in preparation for next weekend’s 100km ride.  Please comment below if you are able to join.

This is a nice, longish route (approx.70km).  We have to take advantage of this amazing late Summer weather. Waterfront Trail all the way to Newcastle!  If you want to shorten the distance, just turn around at any point and come back because the route back is the same as the route there.  You can also start in Port Hope if you prefer a shorter distance (57km).  This makes it suitable for multiple levels.

Start time: 9:30am
Start location(s): Parkette on Carlisle St., Cobourg or King’s Field in Port Hope(10:15 am)
Level of difficulty: Level 3 and Level 4

An easy route, but for those who like a map here is one from Port Hope: 57k printable route map here or view it on Ride with GPS