09/08: Longest Bike Ride Yet ... for us anyway
Category: General
Posted by: The Agnew Family
The old rail line that ran from Hamilton to Brantford, Paris and Cambridge has been converted to a trail for bicycles, walkers and runners. The conservation area where we are camped is only a few minutes drive from the mid-point of the Paris to Cambridge portion of the trail at Glen Morris. We decided to drive over with our bikes so we could do a little geocaching and a little riding. Cambridge (9.3 km from Glen Morris) was our initial destination. Once we made it to Cambridge we decided to ride to the Paris parking lot then back to Glen Morris. By the time we were done we had ridden just over 40km and found 11 geocaches. On the stretch from Glen Morris to Paris we averaged 20 kilometers an hour. Now I have to admit the trail was flat but it did mean that you were pedaling constantly.
A geocache took us to the ruins of an old house.
Ed checking out the Grand River.
Beautiful views along the trail.
The best part of the today was watching everyone pack up to go home knowing we didn`t have to. Our section of the campground was almost deserted by the 12pm check out. The people behind us gave us their left over wood so we enjoyed a lovely evening by the fire.
A geocache took us to the ruins of an old house.
Ed checking out the Grand River.
Beautiful views along the trail.
The best part of the today was watching everyone pack up to go home knowing we didn`t have to. Our section of the campground was almost deserted by the 12pm check out. The people behind us gave us their left over wood so we enjoyed a lovely evening by the fire.