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RATING:
-Moderate |
TOUR
TYPE:
-Loop |
TOTAL
DISTANCE :
-26 km |
START
/ FINISH:
-Braeside
-For a longer ride start in Arnprior |
HIGHLIGHTS:
-River views
-Agricultural and forest areas
-Sand Point Wharf |
SURFACE:
-Pavement: 22 km
-Gravel: 4 km |
TIME
ALLOWANCE:
-Beginner: 2 hr
-Intermediate: 1.5 hr
-Advanced: 45 minutes |
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Braeside > Lochwinnoch > Sand Point
Information
This tour offers some excellent
views of the Ottawa River and the Province of Quebec. Once you have
climbed the hill out of Braeside the ride is along flat gravel and paved
roads. The tour travels through Lochwinnoch and Sand Point before returning
to Braeside. The small lighthouse at Sand Point is a wonderful stop
to watch the river go by.
Directions
- For parking, and a great view, from
River Rd take Usborne St; half way down the hill toward the river
is a large parking lot.
- To start the tour ride back up the hill
and cross River Rd onto Usborne St/Renfrew Cty 3. Continue up the
hill.
- Follow Usborne St; this will turn into
Brae-Loch Rd.
- At 8.7 km Brae-Loch Rd becomes gravel
surface for 4 km.
- At 12.5 km turn right at T-intersection
onto Lochwinnoch Rd.
- Ride Clifford Sdrd for 3 km; you will
go down a steep hill to River Rd.
- At River Rd turn right; it is the paved
road.
- Follow River Rd for 10.5 km back to
Braeside.
- To see the lighthouse and have a great
view of the river at Sand Point take Wharf Rd.
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