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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. | [[Image:1-0102.jpg|thumb|250px|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 | 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. | ||
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The following pages | [[Image:1-0293.jpg|thumb|250px|Lock Winch, Merrickville]] | ||
The more detailed description of the trip is on the following two pages. | |||
*[[Kingston to Ottawa (Part 1)|Kingston to Merrickville]] - Kingston, the Cataraqui Trail, Westport, the Narrows, Kilmarnock Island, Merrickville. | |||
*[[Kingston to Ottawa (Part 2)|Merrickville to Ottawa]] - Merrickville, Smith Falls, Kars, Manotick, Ottawa | |||
Revision as of 18:02, 5 September 2005
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.
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, Smith Falls, Kars, Manotick, Ottawa
