Another great day on the Route Verte. Even with all that climbing.
In some ways this was our toughest day. Not only was it the most mileage but we climbed about 3,000 feet. And two-thirds of it was in the first 28 miles.
Continue reading “Day 9 in Quebec: A bike highway for part of our 73-mile day”Why can’t we have lots of long-distance trail networks like the Route Verte?
This was a day for gravel riders: ups and downs, curves and swooshes, through the woods and along a lake.
Continue reading “Day 8 of our Quebec adventure: 43 miles to a lake in North Hatley”The bicycle adventure on the Route Verte continues.
This was a no-drama day — part of the beauty of cycling on Quebec’s Route Verte and its network of well-signed long-distance trails.
Continue reading “Day 7 of biking in Quebec: 47 miles on an amenity-filled rail-trail, then up a hill to a campground with a hotel”Oh that suspension bridge high above a dramatic waterfall!
Here’s to trail angels, the kind who pop up and guide you for a few miles through the suburban jungle, over highways and the twists and turns of neighborhood streets.
Continue reading “Day 6 of our Canada adventure: 55 miles from Quebec City to Plessisville”Believe the weather forecast!
We hit the bad version of the bike trifecta today: rain, headwinds and heavier traffic, especially more trucks.
And the route no longer is pancake flat.
Continue reading “A soggy day 4 of our Route Verte adventure gets us to the heart of Old Quebec City”Strawberries, ice cream and a detour.
This was a tough day for our group of five cyclists. Hot. Little shade. And the last thing we wanted: a 10-mile detour.
Continue reading “Day 3 of biking in Quebec: 51 miles along Route Verte 5 to Portneuf”We biked from Boucherville to Sorel-Tracy on the Route Verte.
This was the start of a 10-day bike trip on Quebec’s fabulous Route Verte, and the tailwind gods were with us all the way.
Continue reading “A Montreal-Quebec City loop adventure begins: An easy 41 miles on day 1”The rocky detour by Brearley House is no more. Hurray!
There’s been another improvement to the Lawrence Hopewell Trail. It’s relatively small compared to other developments this year, but it makes a loop ride even smoother.
Continue reading “I biked the full Lawrence Hopewell Trail loop! (And there’s one more improvement)”A 2.5-mile trail sandwiched between U.S. 1 and the train tracks.
When South Brunswick, NJ, in 2024 proudly announced that it had built the final section of its Freedom Trail, I knew I needed to check it out.
I finally got there, and here’s what I found.
Continue reading “I biked on part of South Brunswick’s Freedom Trail — here’s what it’s like”A day in Philadelphia: a 30-mile bike ride and a trip to the Eastern State Penitentiary.
A month after the ribbon cutting, I finally was able to check out the latest extension to the Schuylkill River Trail — the gleaming white Christian to Crescent section that juts above the water.
Continue reading “I paired pedaling the newest part of the Schuylkill River Trail with an off-bike adventure”
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