Gravel Trails Suggestions :)

[Eugenie Ducatel]

Good morning everyone,

I have just acquired a GRAVEL BIKE and I want to discover new trails. My fitness level is 35k, wanting to reach 60 or 70 this summer. I am not into racing but rather leisurely paced trail discovery with fun people... distancing of course. 

I can join you (at a respectable distance) or could you send me links to GRAVEL TRAILS in the Waterloo/Cambridge area?

THANK YOU! 

Eugénie

[Dan Newton]

Hi Eugenie,

I'm sure others on here can give you some good specific routes, but here are some websites to help

ridewithGPS.com - the club saves a lot of routes on Ride with GPS and makes them publicly viewable or if you're a member you can see the club's library of routes and filter by the tag "gravel".

gravelmap.com shows all the gravel roads & trails as an overlay on the map

And of course there is always the Guleph to Goderich G2G Rail Trail: https://g2grailtrail.com/

Dan

[Steve Shikaze]

Hi Eugenie

I blogged about some of my favourite gravel roads nearby! 

http://ridecyclespin.com/2020/06/07/gravel-cycling-near-kitchener-waterloo/

Steve 

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[mikenovo]

That Steve. Always wondered if this existed!

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[Jon Glinz]

Hi Eugenie:  Although not technically a gravel road, I would add the Grand River / Walter Bean trail to the list (maybe Steve already has it in his blog?).  The surface is hard packed gravel / stone dust.  I find it to be a great option on windy days or cool days when you don’t want to spend too much time in the open.  I rode it yesterday (Sat) starting from Kiwanis Park and going out to Freeport Hospital.  I’m not a fan of out and back routes, so I do an urban adventure to get back home from there.  Total route for me was about 45km.  Shorter variations are possible.  It’s also quite hilly which adds to the fun (or not).

 

Jon

 

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