Here’s what the NHCC is up to!
Minor Correction for Thursdays Ride
CORRECTION: The Thursday Ride is a Gravel Ride (not mountain biking, as previously posted)
Off-season activities: Hike, Road Ride, Gravel or Mountain bike—Take your pick!
There’s still a little sun in the forecast and the fall colours are still out—not bad for mid-October. We have the Evening Hike on Tuesday, a road ride on Wednesday and also a few mountain biking opportunities.
The Quick Facts:
More details about all rides are found in your Cycle Club account Events page (Members only).
Tuesday October 17th: Evening Hike
Start time: 6:00pm
Start location: Port Hope Town Hall Parking Lot
Wednesday October 18th: Afternoon Road Ride (Level 3/4)
Start time: 1:00pm
Start location: 8303 Smylie Rd., Camborne
Thursday October 19th: Afternoon Gravel Ride (Level 3/4)
Start time: 1:00pm
Start location: Hazel Bird Nature Reserve, 9636 Beavermeadow Rd E, Baltimore
Saturday October 21st: Afternoon Mountain Biking (Level 3/4)
Start time: 1:00pm
Start location: Beagle Club Trail Head, 101 Beagle Club Rd, Harwood
Tuesday Evening Urban Hikes are starting!
Since evening rides have been squeezed out, we’ll start our Evening Hikes this coming Tuesday. This is an opportunity to keep our legs moving, to explore Port Hope and Cobourg on two feet, and also get some social time in afterward (optional, of course). We typically meet at 6:00 and go out for 1.5-2 hours of walking which usually translates into about 7-10km. We’ll start out with shorter distances of course and build up as time goes by.
We don’t just walk up and down the “regular” streets—oh no, no, no—at times we go off-road, down little alleyways, through hidden paths, maybe even along the beach. Places you won’t find on your bike! So be sure to wear some comfy footwear, and layer for the weather.
RSVP: As usual, let us know you are coming by RSVPing to the Cycle Club Events Calendar.
Guests are welcome provided they bring a signed waiver (no cost).
Mountain Biking: Today at 1:00 (Saturday)
Short notice, but hey….it leaves room for spontaneity! Mountain Biking today at 1:00. All the details are in your Cycle Club Calendar.
Start time: 1:00pm
Start location: Beagle Club Trailhead Parking lot
Correction: Level 2 ride start location
Oops. Correction—the Level 2 ride starts at the arena in GRAFTON.
Level 2 Ride, Tuesday Night
Another ride option has been added to the calendar—Tuesday Night Level 2 ride (October 3), starting at 5;30 at the arena on in Grafton. More information can be found in your Cycle Club Events calendar, where you can also RSVP. Make hay while the sun shines—the forecast is stellar!
Off-Season Rides: Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday this week
The sun is shining and summer feels as though it’s just hanging on for dear life! We’re making the most of this, therefore you will find three off-season Level 3/4 rides posted for this week. Thursday morning is a Fall Colours Ride of about 50km—it’s flat and there’s sure to be some fantastic fall colours, so there’s that! Then mountain biking on Saturday morning. Further details are in your Events calendar (members only), so please RSVP there.
Tuesday October 3rd: Evening Ride—(Level 2) and (Level 3/4)
(Level 3/4) Start time: 5:30pm
Start location: Memorial Arena in Grafton, 10766 County Rd 2
(Level 3/4) Start time: 5:30pm
Start location: Cobourg Memorial Arena, 206 Furnace St., Cobourg
Thursday October 5th: Morning Rail Trail Ride (Level 3/4)
Start time: 10:00am
Start location: Beavermead Park, 2011 Ashburnham Dr, Peterborough
Saturday October 7th: Mountain Biking (Level 3/4)
Start time: 10:00am
Start location: Beagle Club Trail Head, 101 Beagle Club Rd, Harwood
Saturday Evening: Level 2 Ride & Drop-In with Geoffrey Honey!
This is an Extra-Special-Occasion Level 2 Ride with non other than the NHCC’s famous GEOFFREY HONEY leading!
Geoffrey is in town to teach a CanBike course this weekend and there are those who’d love to see him! Many will remember Geoffrey as the fabulous Level 2 ride coordinator who lead, motivated, and inspired Level 2s for many years before moving to Hamilton. After the ride, we’ll have a Drop-in at Cycle Transitions with light refreshments.
Date: Saturday September 30th
Time: 5:30pm (Ride) Post-ride Drop-In until 8:30
Ride Leader: Geoffrey Honey
Start location: Cycle Transitions
Cycle Transitions is best accessed by going down D’Arcy Street and turning into the Industrial Park using the roadway directly across the street from the front entrance of the Cobourg Community Center. (You may need to use the roundabout) You can refer to the website for a google map to see it’s location.
RSVP: As usual, please reply to the Event with your Cycle Club account so that we know how many to expect. Guests are welcome!
NHCC Rides for the week of: Monday Sept. 25 to Saturday September 30th
This is the last “official” week of regular riding for the NHCC. After this, rides will be posted subject to weather and ride leader availability. Given that the weather has been fantastic, we don’t anticipate all the rides will stop. In fact, on Saturday there will be mountain biking! Thursday is the last day of regularly scheduled rides.
The Quick Facts for the week:
More details about all rides are found in your Cycle Club account Events page (Members only).
Tuesday September 26th: Evening Rides
Level 1 (Start time: 5:30pm)
Start location: Cobourg Memorial Arena, 206 Furnace St., Cobourg
Level 2 (Start time: 5:30pm)
Start location: 4599 Massey Rd, Port Hope
Level 3/4 (Start time: 5:30pm)
Start location: Cobourg Memorial Arena, 206 Furnace St., Cobourg
Thursday September 28th: Morning Rides
Level 1 (Start time: 10:00am)
Start location:Baltimore Recreation Centre, 23 Community Centre Rd., Baltimore
Level 2 (Start time: 10:30am)
Start location: Haldimand Community Memorial Arena, 10766 County Rd 2, Grafton
Level 3/4 (Start time: 10:00am)
Start location: Stirling-Rawdon Dog Park, 90 Station St., Stirling.
Thursday September 28th: EVENING Ride (Level 3/4 only)
Level 3/4 (Start time: 5:30pm):
Start location: Baltimore Recreation Centre, 23 Community Centre Rd., Baltimore
Saturday September 30th: Mountain Biking
Level 3/4: (Start time: 10:00am)
Start location: Beagle Club Trail Head, 101 Beagle Club Rd, Harwood
RSVP:
Members only: Please let ride leaders know you are in, using your Cycle Club Account.
NHCC Rides for the week of: Monday Sept. 18 to Sunday Sept. 24th
By Thursday evening there will only be 1h28min of riding time, so the evening rides are getting shorter—let’s make the most of the rides that remain! Looking to do a few loops in the forest? Helmut has a mountain bike ride on Friday at 5pm. This Sunday is the final regularly posted SUNDAY RIDE. It doesn’t men there won’t be more, but it does mean that it won’t be a regular item on the calendar starting in October.
The Quick Facts for the week:
More details about all rides are found in your Cycle Club account Events page.
Tuesday September 19th: Evening Rides
Level 1 (Start time: 5:30pm)
Start location: Cobourg Memorial Arena, 206 Furnace St., Cobourg
Level 2 (Start time: 5:30pm)
Start location: Donegan Park, 25 D’Arcy St., in Cobourg
Level 3/4 (Start time: 5:30pm)
Start location: Donegan Park, 25 D’Arcy St., in Cobourg
Thursday September 21st: Morning Rides
Level 1 (Start time: 10:00am)
Start location: Westwood Park, 665 Carlisle St., Cobourg
Level 2 (Start time: 10:00am)
Start location: Donegan Park, 25 D’Arcy St., in Cobourg.
Level 3/4 (Start time: 10:00am)
Start location: Haldimand Community Memorial Arena, 10766 County Rd 2, Grafton
Thursday September 21st: EVENING Ride (Level 3/4 only)
Level 3/4 (Start time: 5:30pm):
Start location: Baltimore Recreation Centre, 23 Community Centre Rd., Baltimore
Friday September 22nd: Evening Mountain Biking
Level 3/4: (Start time: 5:00pm)
Start location: Beagle Club Trail Head, 101 Beagle Club Rd, Harwood
Sunday September 24th: Morning Rides
Level 1 (Start time: 10:0am)
Start location: Beavermead Park, 2011 Ashburnham Dr, Peterborough
Level 2 (Start time: 10:00am)
Start location:Haldimand Community Memorial Arena, 10766 County Rd 2, Grafto
Level 3/4 (Start time: 10:00am)
Start location: 104 Victor Rd (about 2 Km north of Northumberland Forest McDonald Trailhead)
RSVP:
Members only: Please let ride leaders know you are in, using your Cycle Club Account.
Guests: Those wishing to ride as our guest may leave a comment on the website to let us know you are coming. Please bring a signed Guest Waiver with you (available in the right-hand column of our website)