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Post by Aaron on Mar 19, 2008 14:34:02 GMT -5
Here's v.2.0 of the Ride Route thread. I misplaced the last one when doing forum renovations. These are just a few of the many routes in around Guelph. Last year we discovered these were easy to integrate into your busy school day, and are excellent for group rides. If you have another route, please post it. Also, if you know a variation of a route posted here, no need to post it. Just state the variation when leading the ride.
EDEN MILLS ROUTE (45km, some rollers, a few steep ups)[/size] 
SLIM NED ROUTE (42km, a few rollers) ELORA FERGUS ROUTE ( 60km, Mostly flat route with a few gradual hills) CHRIS Z'S ROUTE (58km, flat route, lots of townlines) 
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Post by zooford on Mar 30, 2008 12:25:49 GMT -5
i just used the 'Gmaps Pedometer' to trace the eden mills route and at the same time i found out it has an elevation feature! very cool. www.gmap-pedometer.com |
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Post by zooford on Apr 11, 2008 10:28:02 GMT -5
we need names for these routes, y'all.
chrisz, i propose Winterbourne for yours.
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Post by Z on Apr 13, 2008 12:29:21 GMT -5
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Post by Z on Apr 13, 2008 16:33:54 GMT -5
The pavement is rough heading out of cambridge
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Post by zooford on Apr 22, 2008 17:09:43 GMT -5
Smooth Operator Distance: ~65km Relatively Flat Gordon south to ARKELL RD
L on Arkell, east to 1ST LINE RD
L on 1st Line (turns into Wellington 29)
Wellington 29 north to WELLINGTON ROAD 22
R on Wellington 22, east to WELLINGTON ROAD 26
R on Wellington 26, south to HWY 24
R on Hwy 24 into Brucedale, L on MAIN ST
Follow Main St. into Rockwood, stop at the bakery.
Turn on HWY 7, west on Hwy 7 back into guelph.smooth roads, and it looks like a figure 8thusly, smooth operator
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Post by zooford on Apr 22, 2008 17:27:16 GMT -5
Baked Ice Cream Distance: ~85km relatively flat Gordon north into Norfolk into Eramosa
Eramosa turns into HWY 24
East on Hwy 24 to WELLINGTON ROAD 29
L on Wellington 29, north to WELLINGTON ROAD 22
R on Wellington 22, north to WELLINGTON ROAD 26
R on Wellington 26, south to WELLINGTON ROAD 22
L on Wellington 22, east to 9TH LINE
Follow 9th into MAIN ST in Erin, eat ice cream.
Follow Main St./9th Line, south to SIDEROAD 5
R on Sideroad 5, turns into WELLINGTON RD 50
West on Wellington 50 into Rockwood, eat baked goods.
Turn on HWY 7, west on Hwy 7 to WELLINGTON ROAD 29
R on Wellington 29, north to HWY 24
L on Hwy 24, west back into Guelph.
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Post by mark romeril on May 26, 2008 19:33:42 GMT -5
why is this one baked ice cream?
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Post by zooford on May 26, 2008 23:44:20 GMT -5
mark: partly because you stop in erin for ice cream, then again in rockwood for bakery mainly because im really, really clever  woooo |
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Post by Dana on May 27, 2008 9:47:43 GMT -5
That's disappointing, I thought that the ice cream was baked  |
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Post by Aaron on May 27, 2008 20:04:17 GMT -5
Just get baked and have ice cream, its just as fun.
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Post by Bayden on Sept 7, 2008 20:32:43 GMT -5
Here's another goody. 55km and hilly. Also the tentative route for the Fall '08 weekly road ride.  |
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Post by carolyn on Sept 24, 2008 21:33:11 GMT -5
So I'm thinking about doing some road riding... whats an estimate on how long these rides take?
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Post by Dana on Sept 25, 2008 0:11:58 GMT -5
These routes can all be done in 1.5-3 hours, depending on how fast you can go. On an easy ride the average speed will probably be in the mid 20's, so that's a little under 2 hours for the 40km rides.
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Post by carolyn on Sept 25, 2008 7:14:31 GMT -5
thanks!
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Post by Dana on Mar 23, 2009 11:11:47 GMT -5
Here's the a nice route that Holly, Josh and I did last week. There's some new smooth road out toward rockwood once you get through Edin Mills. ~45km maps.google.ca/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=50+Stone+Road+East,+Guelph,+ON+N1G+2W1+(University+of+Guelph)&daddr=43.562481,-80.1717+to:Wellington+27+Rd+to:Wellington+Rd+29+to:17th+Twp+Rd+to:Woolwich+St+to:Gordon+St&hl=en&geocode=FZwmmAIdldk3-yHVTUThM1L9_w%3B%3BFUC5mQIdWuE4-w%3BFZv8mQId4183-w%3BFc9gmQIdQUg3-w%3BFa67mAIdihY3-w%3BFQQqmAIdJt43-w&mra=dpe&mrcr=0&mrsp=1&sz=12&via=1,2,3,4,5&sll=43.589841,-80.194359&sspn=0.129058,0.275002&ie=UTF8&z=12 |
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Post by hdodds on Mar 23, 2009 12:16:24 GMT -5
we jauntied into eden mills aswell that day, 52km ish maps.google.ca/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=50+Stone+Road+East,+Guelph,+ON+N1G+2W1+(University+of+Guelph)&daddr=Wellington+27+Rd+to:Wellington+Rd+29+to:17th+Twp+Rd+to:43.56273,-80.274696+to:Gordon+St&hl=en&geocode=FZwmmAIdldk3-yHVTUThM1L9_w%3BFUC5mQIdWuE4-w%3BFZv8mQId4183-w%3BFc9gmQIdQUg3-w%3B%3BFQQqmAIdJt43-w&mra=dpe&mrcr=0&mrsp=4&sz=12&via=1,2,3,4&sll=43.589841,-80.194359&sspn=0.129058,0.275002&ie=UTF8&z=12 |
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Post by hdodds on Mar 23, 2009 12:17:45 GMT -5
ok nvm, that link doesnt work. just imagine a path thru eden mills too
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Post by Dana on Mar 23, 2009 15:28:58 GMT -5
Ok, I fixed mine. You need to put around the crazier links so proboards can recognize them. |
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Post by Dana on Jun 8, 2009 15:19:22 GMT -5
Here's a shorter one that's good for before/after school rides. <1hr ~30km including some decent rollers to climb. maps.google.ca/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=123+Rodgers+Rd,+Guelph,+ON&daddr=Wellington+Rd+29+to:43.56671,-80.169983+to:Watson+Pkwy+S+to:127+Rodgers+guelph&hl=en&geocode=%3BFeLkmAIdYew4-w%3B%3BFZRTmAIdarw4-w%3B&mra=dpe&mrcr=0&mrsp=2&sz=12&via=1,2,3&sll=43.565964,-80.189552&sspn=0.168414,0.256462&ie=UTF8&z=12 |
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Post by mark romeril on Jun 26, 2009 8:29:21 GMT -5
To whom it may concern (admin's)...the route that is posted for twin ponds seem to use the busiest, most dangerous roads aside from the 401 in the area. Townline road....honestly. I could get lost and make a better route.
If i had been a first time road-rider, it would have put me right off road riding.
terrible route.
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Post by mark romeril on Jun 26, 2009 8:30:41 GMT -5
sorry about the negativity...i'll post up an alternate...but i think the original should be taken down.
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Post by Bayden on Jun 26, 2009 9:22:41 GMT -5
yeah you're right, I never noticed that. Townline isn't soooo bad, I've ridden it lots but wellington 32 is not a road to be biking on for sure. I'll take that down.
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Post by Rookie Dan on Apr 12, 2010 21:11:52 GMT -5
Watson Parkway is closed for bridge repair, so plan a detour around Watson until sometime in June; I think that is when it says it will be done.
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Post by antonv on Apr 12, 2010 21:37:25 GMT -5
Watson Parkway is closed for bridge repair, so plan a detour around Watson until sometime in June; I think that is when it says it will be done. should mention that it's closed between Stone Rd. and Arkell Rd. so if you start on Arkell Rd. from Gordon, you're fine. |
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Post by Rookie Dan on Apr 13, 2010 23:11:58 GMT -5
Thanks Anton, in reflection, that would be a very clever thing to do.
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Post by Bayden on Apr 19, 2010 9:51:55 GMT -5
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Post by andrewm on May 29, 2010 17:42:25 GMT -5
Some updates:
Construction on Watson Parkway is finished, so you can ride there from Stone
They have repaved sections of 2nd Line on the Edin Mills route and the pavement is terrible. It breaks apart under your tires and makes you flat quite often.
On first line near Cambelville they have put in a speed bump but haven't gotten around to marking it yet and its somewhat difficult to see.
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Post by tremblac on Sept 3, 2013 11:52:23 GMT -5
anyone got some good road routes around the kortright area near highway 6 and downey?
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Post by Dana on Sept 3, 2013 14:55:35 GMT -5
tremblacIf you head South on Downey out of town, there are a bunch of nice roads between Wellington 32, Hwy 401 and Hwy 6N.
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