Sunday, September 09, 2012

Wed Sept - 12 Robin’s Cobourg Ride

 Entrance is on Elgin St at the bottom of the hill just east of Burnham St & the Best Western
 Ontario St looking north towards Danforth Rd
 Burnham St at Danforth
 Burnham St - south view towards Telephone Rd
 Ian has turned on to Telephone Rd from Burnham St
 Waterfront Trail
 Lake Ontario
 Waterfront Trail arch
 Cobourg Harbour


 Victoria Park
 Victoria Park
 Lunch at The Mill Golf club

Robin Maughan led 17 cyclists on this scenic 30 km loop  thru the Cobourg countryside starting from The Cobourg Conservation Area. Peterborough riders met in Baileboro at 8:30 to carpool for an 8:45 departure. Then drove south on Hgw 28 & east on the 401 taking the Burnham St exit into Cobourg, driving south on Burnham to Elgin St, east on Elgin past The Best Western to the driveway into the parking lot of The Cobourg Conservation Area. We rode east on Elgin, north on Ontario St uphill past the golf club (2nd photo from top) to Danforth Rd, west to Burnham St, south on Burnham, west on Telephone Rd, south on Theatre Rd, east on Hgw 2 to the New Amherst subdivision winding our way S.E. thru the subdivision & residential streets to the lakeshore & The Waterfront Trail. East on The Waterfront Trail thru Victoria Pk to Brook Rd which we rode north to King St (Hgw 2) & east to ? Cottesmore Ave & north past The Recreation Centre & soccer fields to Elgin St  & back to the cars. Enjoyed an outside patio lunch at The Mill Golf course which is at Elgin & Ontario Streets. Our thanks to Robin for organizing the ride & lunch at the golf club .

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