Kingston to Ottawa Cycling

Cycling to Newboro

This trip was a solo cycling trip from Kingston to Ottawa, roughly parallelling the Rideau Canal. This trip was done over 6 days at the end of August and early September in 2005. Each day was roughly 70km along the direct route, although I tended to take less direct, but more interesting back roads. For accomodation, I stayed in bed and breakfasts - it is much easier to cycle to know there is a warm bed and hot shower waiting for you at the end of the day.

I started the trip by taking the train with my bike to Kingston. The following day I cycled north to Westport. From there, I meandered north and east to Merrickville crossing the Rideau River several times. I did a day trip to Smith Falls from Merrickville and spent a second night in Merrickville. On the last cycling day, I travelled north along the Rideau River to Ottawa. The next morning, I packed up my bike in a box and took the bus back to Toronto.

Lock Winch, Merrickville

The more detailed description of the trip is on the following two pages.

• Kingston to Merrickville - Kingston, the Cataraqui Trail, Westport, the Narrows, Kilmarnock Island, Merrickville.
• Merrickville to Ottawa - Merrickville, Smiths Falls, Kars, Manotick, Ottawa