We are going to try and re-schedule the Beavermede Ride for all the Levels next Sunday. We have just decided that the sun will shine all week long and there will be no rain (of course, we have no control….).  

Canada Day! It’s coming up—the NHCC is having its first ever soon to be famous Canada Day Pancake Breakfast & Ride for all club members (no cost)! The event is on the Cycle Club Events calendar so now we just need everyone who plans to participate to RSVP soon so that we can start the planning.  

The Quick Facts: Upcoming Rides

IMPORTANT: Please note Start Locations may vary for each Ride Level, as well as Start times
RSVP: All the details are on your Cycle Club account. If you plan to ride, please locate the Event in your Cycle Club account and click “Going” so the ride leader knows how many to expect.

Tuesday June 21: Evening Ride

Level 1: 
Start time: 6:15 pm
Start location: Cobourg Public Library parking lot, at 200 Ontario St.

Level 2: 
Start time: 6:30pm
Start location: Donegan Park, D’Arcy St., Cobourg

Level 3 and 4:
Start time: 6:30pm
Start location: Hamilton Township Municipal Offices on Majestic Hills Rd.

Thursday June 23: Morning Ride, 10am

Level 1: 
Start location: Details to come! (please monitor your Cycle Club account)

Level 2: 
Start location: St. Mary’s church parking lot, 103 Lyle St., South in Grafton

Levels 3, and 4: 
Start location: King’s Field, 28 Victoria St., South, Port Hope 

Saturday June 25: Mountain Biking, 10am

Levels: (3 and 4)
Start location:  Beagle Club Trailhead, Northumberland Forest

Sunday June 26: Out-of-Town (Peterborough) Morning Ride, 10am

Levels: (1, 2, 3 and 4)
Start location:  Beavermede Park, 2011 Ashburnham Dr., Peterborough
Click here to see it on Google Maps: https://goo.gl/maps/cvX5SnKcqYH2B5Sc9

RIDE CHANGE NOTIFICATION: The weather forecasts indicate it’s likely that we could be plagued by thunderstorms starting around noon (maybe earlier, who knows!).  We don’t want to risk everyone driving all the way to Carrying Place and getting caught up in it.  We do however, have a Plan B! We’ll ride locally so we have the option to modify the route and/or cut it short if necessary.  

Start Location: Hamilton Township Municipal Office on Majestic Hills Rd.
Start time: 10am

RSVP: Short notice we know, but it’s been added to Cycle Club.  Please let us know if you’re coming!

Hopefully the forecast holds for this week and we have no more rain-outs.  This week the Level 2s will score some Apple Pie on Sunday. On Thursday the Level 3 & 4s will heading out to Massassauga Point Conservation area and also a stop at the market in Rednersville. On Sunday the 3/4s will have a post-ride option to head to Turtle John’s in Baltimore.  And for the mountain bikers, there’s Helmut’s Saturday morning mountain bike ride which always promises fun and adventure!  You’ll have to read the Ride Descriptions on your Cycle Club account to get all the nitty gritty details and also to RSVP to a ride.

Pre-Announcement of Canada Day Pancake Breakfast and Ride on July 1st: The NHCC will be flipping pancakes for all club members at our first ever Pancake Breakfast followed by a Ride on July 1st.  We’re talking pancakes, sausages, strawberries and baked beans—all compliments of the NHCC ‘cuz we appreciate you all! Please reply on the Cycle Club account so that we know how many to start planning for.

“Bike for the Planet” long-sleeve shirts: If you missed out on the Bike for the Planet ride, you can still nab a long sleeve T-shirt for $15.  They make great gifts and long sleeves protect from multiple evils, like damaging sun, poison ivy and ticks! E-transfer $15 “treasurer@northumberlandhillscyclingclub.com” along with your size and we’ll get you a shirt. (sizes include: Youth L, and Adult S, M,, L, XL, and XXL)

In case you missed it, today’s “Monday make-up-for-the-rain ride” went down to the Lighthouse in Presqu’ile Park, then the different Levels branched off to do their thing!

The Quick Facts: Upcoming Rides

IMPORTANT: Please note Start Locations may vary for each Ride Level, as well as Start times
RSVP: All the details are on your Cycle Club account. If you plan to ride, please locate the Event in your Cycle Club account and click “Going” so the ride leader knows how many to expect.

Tuesday June 14th: Evening Ride

Level 1: 
Start time: 6:15 pm
Start location: Cobourg Public Library parking lot, at 200 Ontario St.

Level 2: 
Start time: 6:30pm
Start location: Westwood Park, on Carlisle just east of Ewing

Level 3 and 4:
Start time: 6:30pm
Start location: Hamilton Township Municipal Offices on Majestic Hills Rd.

Thursday June 16th: Morning Ride, 10am

Level 1: 
Start location: To be determined still (please monitor your Cycle Club account)

Level 2: 
Start location: St. Mary’s church parking lot, 103 Lyle St., South in Grafton

CANCELLED (But we have a Plan B!): Levels 3, and 4: 
Start location: Carrying Place Bridge, at 22019-22023 Regional Rd 33, Quinte West, ON, Canada

Levels 3 and 4: Plan B
Start location: Hamilton Township Municipal Offices on Majestic Hills Rd.

Saturday June 18th: Mountain Biking, 10am

Levels: (3 and 4)
Start location:  Beagle Club Trailhead, Northumberland Forest

Sunday June 19th: Morning Ride, 10am

Level 1: 
Start location: To be determined still (please monitor your Cycle Club account)

Level 2: 
Start location: Hastings, 195 Park Lane Rd

Level 3 and 4:
Start location: Balls Mill Conservation area parking lot (on Harwood Rd)

Every single ride was rained out last week! However, the forecast shows nothing but sunshine for Monday so we are going to make up for lost rides by enjoying a nice & easy ride for everyone! We’ll all start at the Brighton Boat Launch and head out from there.  Level 1 and 2s will explore at their own pace and distance, while the 3 and 4s will have a 60km route that has options for either lengthening or shortening.  You can find all the details in your Cycle Club account! 

Start Location for all Levels:
Parking lot just West of the boat launch, bottom of Ontario St. in Brighton at 162 Harbour St. (see map on website if it doesn’t display below)
Start time: 10am

Ride Cancellation Notice: Yet another Cancellation! 80% chance of rain, risk of thunderstorms and 15-20mm of rain for Peterborough. It seems that weather events just keep making us push the Beavermede event along to another time.

Ride Cancellation Notice: Another happy day of rain for our gardens, but another that we won’t be riding.  Time to take up gardening, folks—No riding today.

Ride Cancellation Notice: Way too soggy for our liking—stay home & stay dry. Grab a good ‘ole bag of tater chips & enjoy some Netflx See see you all Thursday

We have all the regular rides this week, plus Mountain Biking on Saturday, and on Sunday we are heading out of town for a the re-scheduled ride from a few weeks ago, starting in Peterborough at Beavermede Park.  It’s a glorious route along the Peterborough Rotary Greenway Trail all the way up to Lakefield where you can get a big giant double scooper of ice-cream! Also, on Thursday the Level 3 & 4s are going to stop in and get their cultural groove on as they visit ZimArt (google it!). You can see all the details and also RSVP using your Cycle Club account.  

Using the Discussion feature on Cycle Club: We’re all especially conscious of increasing gas prices these days, so if you are interested and able to carpool, there’s a Discussion feature attached to each Event in Cycle Club.  Just post a comment there and see if you can collaborate a little on transportation. 

The Quick Facts: Upcoming Rides

IMPORTANT: Please note the start time….most evening rides start at 6:30, but it may vary!

Tuesday June 7th: Evening Ride

CANCELLED Level 1: 
Start location: Cobourg Public Library, 200 Ontario St.
**Start time: 6:15pm

CANCELLED Level 2: 
Start location: St. Mary’s Church in Grafton at 103 Lyle St., South
Start time: 6:30pm

CANCELLED Level 3 and 4:
Start location: Beagle Club Trailhead, at Northumberland Forest
Start time: 6:30pm

Thursday June 9th: Morning Ride, 10am

CANCELLED Level 1: 
Start location: Wicklow Beach Boatlaunch parking lot

CANCELLED Level 2:
Start location: Cobourg Memorial Arena on 206 Furnace St., Cobourg

CANCELLED Level 3 and 4:
Start location: Squirrel Creek Conservation Area, 

Saturday June 11th: Mountain Biking, 10am

Levels: (3 and 4)
Start location:  Beagle Club Trailhead, Northumberland Forest

Sunday June 12th: Out-of-Town (Peterborough) Morning Ride, 10am

CANCELLED Levels: (1, 2, 3 and 4)
Start location:  Beavermede Park, 2011 Ashburnham Dr., Peterborough
Click here to see it on Google Maps: https://goo.gl/maps/cvX5SnKcqYH2B5Sc9

NOTICE OF CHANGE: The START LOCATION for the Level 2 ride tonight has been changed to Westwood Park, on Carlisle, just east of Ewing.

We are switching things up a little this week. The Thursday ride is taking place out of town (near Trenton) for all levels, going on the Lock & Rock & Roll route.  It’s a beauty route that will take you along totally off-road paths and you’ll see the Bleasdale Boulder and a number of Locks on the Trent-Severn. Also, we’re hoping for some nice weather this weekend because Saturday we are having an All-Levels Ride & Social event (BYOB and a lawn chair), and Sunday is the “Bike for the Planet” event that we are hoping NHCCers will come out and support—It’s free. No fee, no fundraising!

The Bleasdale Boulder on the “Rock and Lock and Roll” route

The Quick Facts: Upcoming Rides

IMPORTANT: Please note Start Locations may vary for each Ride Level.
RSVP: All the details are on your Cycle Club account. If you plan to ride, please locate the Event in your Cycle Club account and click “Going” so the ride leader knows how many to expect.

Tuesday May 31st: Evening Ride, 6:30pm

Level 1: 
Start location: Beatrice Strong Public School at 90 Rose Glen Road north in Port Hope

Level 2: 
CHANGE NOTICE: Start location: Westwood Park, on Carlisle just east of Ewing

Level 3 and 4:
Start location: Kings Field at 28 Victoria Street South in Port Hope

Thursday June 2nd: Morning Ride, 10am

Levels 1, 2, 3, and 4: 
Start location: Lower Trent Trail Parking Lot, at 70 Lock Road, Trenton

Saturday June 4th: All Levels Ride!

Levels 1, 2, 3 and 4:
Start location:  8303 Smylie Rd., Hamilton Township

Sunday June 5th: SPECIAL EVENT “Bike for the Planet”

This ride is not an NHCC ride, but rather a PUBLIC community ride. We are hoping NHCC members will come out and participate! This Ride has been organized by the Bicycle Action Committee of Sustainable Cobourg. It will be a police-escorted 10km ride, raising community awareness of cycling infrastructure in Cobourg, it’s strengths, and it’s opportunities for improvement. Fun for all ages!
START LOCATION: Victoria Park Bandshell in Cobourg
TIME: 10am