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RATING:
-Moderate; hills the last 5 km |
TOUR
TYPE:
-Loop |
TOTAL
DISTANCE :
-35 km |
START
/ FINISH:
-Wilno
-Park at Wilno Tavern parking lot on Hwy 60 |
HIGHLIGHTS:
-Wilno & Barry's Bay
-Franciscan Chapel on the lake
-Wadworth Lake Public Beach |
SURFACE:
-Railway bed: 10 km
-Pavement: 22 km
-Gravel: 3 km |
TIME
ALLOWANCE:
-Beginner: 2.5 to 3.5 hr
-Intermediate: 2 hr
-Advanced: 1.5 hr |
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Wilno > Barry's Bay > Kaszuby
 Information
This tour provides an opportunity
to explore some of the Polish communities in Renfrew County. The route
begins in the village of Wilno, the first Polish settlement in Canada
and home to a thriving artisan community. The abandoned railway bed
provides safe biking from Wilno to Barry's Bay. The route heads south
to Kaszuby and Halfway where you can visit the Franciscan Chapel --
an outdoor chapel on the lake. There is a picnic and swimming area at
the beach on Wadsworth Lake. The trip back to Wilno provides a well
earned downhill for every uphill climb.
Directions
- From the parking area, cross Hwy 60
onto Wilno North Rd. The railway bed runs parallel to Hwy 60. Follow
the railway trail west for 10 kms. The railway will veer from the
highway and meander through marshes, lakes, and forest with logging
areas. Note that the surface of the railway bed may have sections
of washboard and some water.
- At Barry's Bay the railway meets Sherwood
Dr and Hwy 60.
- Cross Hwy 60 onto Old Barry's Bay Rd.
- Continue on Old Barry's Bay Rd for 10
km through Kaszuby to Kopernik Rd on left.
- Turn left on Kopernik Rd. This road
is gravel for 3 km. The Franciscan Chapel on the Lake is a short 0.5
km detour left off this road via Chapel Rd. Continue on Kopernik Rd
for 2 km and turn left when you reach the pavement at Hopefield Rd.
(Option: continue straight on Old Barry's Bay Rd for 0.5 km and
turn left on Hopefield Rd.)
- Wadworth Lake and the public beach is
on your left.
- Continue on Hopefield Rd for 5.5 kilometers
to the T-intersection a Opeongo Rd.
- Turn left on Opeongo Rd, and then right
a short distance later onto Wilno South Rd. Follow this paved road
for 7 km to return to Wilno.
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