HOLIDAY TIME

Like a lot of people in this part of the world I've been to Niagara Falls lots of times. However this is the first time I've ever seen it on a bike tour.

We did something called the Niagara Circle Tour. Started in Niagara-on-the-Lake, to Niagara Falls, to Fort Erie, to the Welland Canal north to St. Catharines and return. About 155km over 2 days on pavement.

It was about 9am when we got to the falls so it was pretty quiet overall. Still, being on bike we were pretty unique to the tourists. We took a few photos and moved on, enjoying the cloud cover on what turned out to be a hot day. Would we do the tour again? Probably not. From NOTL to Fort Erie was nice and scenic. The Friendship Trail from Fort Erie to Port Colborne was okay. Paved rail trail, flat and not much shade. Very well marked and organized though. Lower part of the Welland Canal Trail was kind of dull. From Welland north to Lake Ontario was more interesting.

Still nice to do a tour though. I haven't had a chance to do one in a couple of years now and it was good to see new real estate on the bike.

Mike

VIDEOS
Magnetawan ride, on a long semi-abandoned pioneer road called "Plum Tree Road". Real wilderness.
20 minute video on YouTube