http://webhome.idirect.com/~brown/webdoc8.htm
I came across this link to find safe (no traffic), fun & fast winter rides.
some of these trails might not be quite traffic-free. i think many of them will become ski-doo trails as soon as there is snow. even on trails where the machines are not technically permitted.
Thanks for the heads up.
Unless I can come up with a cool set of 700x42’s, I probably won’t be riding on the snow.
Are the trails packed hard enough for a 700x35?
there is a 700x42 ??? i assumed you were on a mountain bike. anyway, i only have direct experience on a rail-to-trail near perth (i think it connects to, or is part of, the K&P trail on the website that you linked). and i have only run on it, no cycling. i wouldn’t a road bike on that trail at all. most of it is pretty hard-packed but has lots of good-sized rocks sitting on the trail, and there are a couple of sections of nothing but good-sized rocks. sort of like 4 to 8 inch cobblestones but irregular shapes and not cemented to anything. bad enough to run on. it would be, um, challenging on a road bike.
other trails may be smoother.
the snowmobiles pack the snow down pretty hard, but its corrugated from their tracks. can’t win, eh?
i’ve ridden and ran the elora and caledon trails for ages. no motorized vehicles are allowed, although you will get land owners that have allowed the trail thru their properties using them on the trails. they are flat but yes, a good way to get off-road come winter. usually a few days after a snow they get quite packed down and can be tricky to run on. and during a melt, they are usually quite boggy. the caledon one also has access into terra cotta and the elora one to the forks of the credit parks for some hills. but i’m not sure if you are to ride mtb’s in there.
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