Looping Through Lambton
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D E AN LOT AND LO SE S SEE TS O TO T T TO O S D S D T O T O O O L CYCLE L CYCLE I I N T N S T O E O S N N E T W T W AR TH A TH IO’S SOU RIO’S SOU AND LO ND EE TS E A LOT S T SE S O O O TO T T S D S D T O T O AN ONTARIO'S SOUTHWEST CYCLING ITINERARY O O L CYCLE L BIKE Looping I I N T N S T O E O S N N E T W T W AR TH A TH through Lambton IO’S SOU RIO’S SOU Total Distance: 166 km, or 262 km (with optional Grand Bend route extension) Suggested Ride and Touring Itinerary: 3 days, 2 nights (extension for 4th day offered) Experience Level: Moderate to experienced Looping through Lambton Total Distance: 166 km, or 262 km (with optional Grand Bend route extension). Suggested Ride and Touring Itinerary: 3 days, 2 nights (extension for 4th day offered). Daily Ride Distance Average: 56 km Experience Level: Moderate to experienced. Route Surface: Primarily paved with small segments of off-road paved trails. Alternate route options offer gravel roads and paved and dirt trails. Route Map Link: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/11336773 (paved option) Alternate Ride Route Map Link: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/11336769 (some unpaved option Vehicle Parking/Transportation: Parking is available at booked accommodation in Sarnia or Port Edward, or at Sarnia’s Ontario Travel Information Centre on Venetian Blvd. Inform staff at the information centre prior to departing on your ride. Know before you go: This route is suitable for cyclists with experience and comfort in riding on roads with some vehicle traffic. This route has been selected to incorporate roads with low-traffic and low-speeds, bike lanes and paved shoulders whenever possible. Exercise caution as conditions warrant and ride safe. As much of this route is through rural areas, with communities as marked, take spare bicycle parts, extra water, and other refreshments as needed. E Interesting stops along the day’s route: UTHW ST CY E AND LO O CL SE TS S IN T ’S G • Moore MuseumO O IO T R IT S D A IN T O T • E Sarnia HistoricalO Museum N R L O A R • Sombra Museum N Y A DAY 1 CYCLE • Stones and Bones Museum A Y • N Refined Fool Brewery R O A R N • E Judith and Norman Alix Art Gallery T N A I I N R T T I I O • Trans Canada Trail S G ’ O S E N I S L N O C W U Y T C T H T W S E • A TH Walpole IslandRIO’S SOU • Wallaceburg & District Museum Starting point: Sarnia (Point Edward) For detailed turn-by-turn directions, End Point: Wallaceburg please refer to the route map at: Total distance:HWEST C61 km UT YC http://www.ridewithgps.com/routes/11336773E SO LI THW ST CY ’S N OU C G S LIN IO I ’S R T O G A IN I I T R T E A IN N T R ALTERNATE E A O N R R O A N Y R A DAY 2 N Y A DAY 3 A Y N A R Y N O A R R N O A E R T N N A E I T R T N A I I I O R T G I ’ I S O N I S G L ’ O S C N U Y I T S C L H T W S O E C U Y T C H T W S E WEST HWEST C UTH CY UT YC SO CL SO LI S IN ’S N ’ G G IO IO IT IT R R A IN A IN T T E E N R N R O A O A R R N Y N Y A DAY 4 A DAY 3 A A Y N Y N R R O A O A R N R N E T E N T A I N A I R T I R T I I O I O G ’ S G N ’ I S S N L I O S C L U Y O C T C H U Y T W S E T C H T W S E Day 1: Leg 1 of 2 Sarnia to Sombra – 38 km Area services along the route: Accommodations, campgrounds, cafés, restaurants, shopping, groceries, banking, bike shop, attractions and trails. • Start your ride on the shores of the St. Clair River in the community of Point Edward under the Blue Water Bridge. Follow paved trails and quieter city roads south through Sarnia. • Caution on Vidal St. S, as this road has a higher volume of traffic and larger vehicles. • After 11 km you will connect with the St. Clair Parkway, which offers wide, paved shoulders and great views of the St. Clair River. • Take a break in Mooretown (23 km) at the riverside Mooretown Centennial Park and make time to visit the Moore Museum. • Stop for lunch in Sombra (38 km) at The Aft Cabin Restaurant and explore the Sombra Museum to learn about the local history of the area. Day 1: Leg 2 of 2 Sombra to Wallaceburg – 23 km Area services along the route: Accommodations, campgrounds, cafes, restaurants, shopping, banking, attractions and trails. • From Sombra, continue south for 6 km along the St. Clair Parkway following the eastern shore of the St. Clair River with views across to the U.S. • Stop in Port Lambton for refreshments at one of the stores in town. Take in the sights and sounds of the St. Clair River from the picnic benches in Dedecker Park and reflect on Al Capone and other notorious bootleggers who frequented the shores of the area during the Prohibition era. • South of Port Lambton, continue for 8 km on St. Clair Parkway and ride inland and through rich farmland and quaint rural communities before heading west into Wallaceburg, where your day of riding ends. • Caution on Dufferin Avenue as this road has a higher volume of traffic and larger vehicles. • Situated at the forks of the Sydenham River, explore Wallaceburg by foot or bike. Tour the Wallaceburg and District Museum and learn about the area's agricultural, industrial and maritime heritage. Perhaps you`ll uncover the truth of the Baldoon Mystery, a unique tale of witchcraft in Wallaceburg. • Stop in for dinner at the Black Goose Grill and enjoy local pub fare on their riverside patio. E UTHW ST CY E AND LO O CL SE TS S IN T ’S G O O IO T R IT S D A IN T O T E O N R L O A R N Y A DAY 1 CYCLE A Y N R O A R N E T N A I I N R T T I I O S G ’ O S E N I S L N O C W U Y T C T H T W S E A TH RIO’S SOU HWEST C Interesting stops along the day’s route: UT YC E SO LI THW ST CY ’S N OU C G • Uncle Tom'sS Cabin NationalLIN Historic Site IO I ’S R T O G A IN I I T • R T E DresdenA Raceway IN N T R ALTERNATE E O A N R R • O A N Tony Stranak Conservation Area Y R A DAY 2 N Y • Oil MuseumA DAY of Canada 3 National Historic Site A Y N • Victoria Playhouse (housed in VictoriaA Hall National Historic Site) R Y N O A R R N O • A E Trans Canada Trail (if unpaved trail option taken) R T N N A E I T R T N A I I I O • R T G Riverside cycling along Sydenham River (if unpaved trail option taken) I ’ I S O N I S G L ’ O S C N U Y I T S C L H T W S O E C U Y T C H T W S For detailed turn-by-turnE directions, please refer to the route map at: Starting point: Wallaceburg http://www.ridewithgps.com/routes/11336773 End Point: Petrolia Total distance: 63 km Get the route map with unpaved options at www.ridewithgps.com/routes/11336769 WEST HWEST C UTH CY UT YC SO CL SO LI S IN ’S N ’ G G IO IO IT IT R R A IN DayA 2: Leg 1 of 2 IN T T E E N R N R O A O A R R N Y N W allaceburg to DresdenY – 19 km A DAY 4 A DAY 3 Area services along the route: Accommodations, cafés, restaurants, groceries, bike shop/ A A Y N Y services, shopping, banking, N and attractions. No services are available between Wallaceburg R R O A O A R N R N E and Dresden. T E N T A I N A I R T I R T I I O I O G ’ S G • N ’ I Today's route offers moreS rural riding along country roads in the region's hinterlands. Ride past S N L I O S C L U Y O C T C H U Y T W S E T C H T W S working farmsE and rural landscapes while taking in the smells and sounds of Ontario's agricultural countryside.