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RIGHT Talbot Line (Hwy 3) 7.2K/4.47M t houses, wind turbines, and great shopping and dining opportunities. PORT BRUCE 13th (PD13) or for quick jaunts to Port Dover for a spin on the bike. On your
STRAIGHT Talbot Street through Aylmer 3.4K/2.11M s Explore the culinary sophistication and the simple pleasures of the back “cruise to the coast” be sure to stop in Caledonia, Hagersville or Jarvis for LEFT East Rd 1.3K/0.80M STRAIGHT Talbot Line through Summers Corners 8.5K/5.28M a bite to eat, gas or some shopping. While the route is straight to Port a roads of Ontario's South Coast. There is something for everyone, come 2nd RIGHT Joseph St 0.3K/0.18M STRAIGHT Heritage Line (38) through Richmond 2.1K/1.3M enjoy and explore every season. Continue onto Bridge St Dover, the pace is much slower than the city so enjoy a relaxed drive and SOUTHEAST Heritage Line into Straffordville 6.1K/3.79 o take in the sights. PORT STANLEY LEFT Plank Rd (19) at Straffordville 6.1K/4.8M Restaurants, attractions and places to stay (marked on reverse side) c STRAIGHT County Hwy 19 through Eden 4.5K/2.8M START to begin your Cruise of Ontario's South Coast, travelling from Head west on Joseph St toward Colborne St 0.3K/1.8M 1 Baldwin’s Cycle Dunnville Dunnville 905-774-8881 baldwinscycle.com e START your Friday the 13th Cruise from the Toronto/Hamilton area to STRAIGHT Vienna Rd 1.3K/0.8M the Niagara Region, you enter Ontario's South Coast along the North Continue onto Bridge St 0.3K/1.8M Port Dover. Highway#6 is the most direct route from Hamilton to Port LEFT Simcoe St 0.2K/0.12M 2 Flyer’s Café Dunnville 905-701-8527 flyersindunnville.com h
Shore Drive. Time approximately 7.5 hous 350.7K/217.91M RIGHT Carlow Rd 1.4K/.87M t Dover. Join Hwy #6 in Ha STRAIGHT Tillsonburg 0.5K/0.31M K=Kilometres/M=Miles milton from Hwy #403 and then it’s smooth 3 Village on the Grand/Grand Island Bar-B-Q Dunnville 905-774-6051 villageonthegrand.com Continue onto Union Rd. 10.2K/6.3M e sailing to Ontario’s South Coast. Approx. 104km / 1.5 hours 4 Lalor Estate Inn Dunnville 905-774-5438 lalorestateinn.com
LEFT Fingal Line 17.8K/11.06M s Directions Road Names Distance K=Kilometres/M=Miles LEFT Currie Rd 0.3K/1.8M 5 World’s Biggest Mudcat Attraction Dunnville Centennial Park dunnvillemudcat.com i LOWBANKS Directions Road Names Distance Tecumseh 1812 Route 1st RIGHT onto Ash Line 3.0K/1.86M 6 Sunflower Café Selkirk 905-776-1585 selkirk-ontario.com u South/Southwest CurvesNorthshore Drive 4 Kilometres/2.46 Miles 403 West travel west on 403 6.9K/4.3M Driving Directions LEFT Coyne Rd 1.4K/0.86M 7 Hoover’s Marina & Wharfside Restaurant Nanticoke 519-587-2776 hooversmarina.ca r RIGHT - straight Northshore Drive 4.6K/2.8M Garner Road Exit Keep left at the fork, follow signs for ON-6 200 years ago one of the most important events in American and British
RIGHT Lakeview Line 3.8K/ 2.3M c and Merge onto King’s hwy 6 1.2K/0.75M RIGHT curve Northshore Drive 8.3K/5.15M 8 Twisted Lemon Restaurant & Flavour Junkies Cayuga 905-772-6636 twistedlemon.ca . Continue onto Dunborough Rd 2.2K/ 1.3M history happened along the banks of the Thames River right here in STRAIGHT Merge with Main Street East 1.6K/1M RIGHT stay on King’s Hwy 6 5.8K/3.6M present-day Chatham-Kent. Follow the newly established Tecumseh 9 Gingerbread House Restaurant & Country Inn Cayuga 905-772-1776 thegingerbreadinn.com
LEFT Talbot Line 3.7K/ 2.3M w LEFT over bridge #3 Rainham Road 1.1K/0.7M RIGHT Green’s road 0.4K/0.25M Parkway which begins at the Historic St. Peter’s Church nestled on the NEW GLASGOW 10 Ruthven Park National Historic Site Cayuga 905-772-0560 ruthvenpark.ca LEFT #11 Port Maitland Road 5.9K/ 3.69 M STRAIGHT Green’s road 0.9K/0.56M Thames River. The picturesque Thames River winds its way through PORT BURWELL TO NEW GLASGOW approx 2 hours Chatham-Kent and features over 12 pull-offs where you can read about w LEFT Port Maitland Road 0.66 K/0.4 M LEFT Caledonia Bypass/King’s Hwy 6 40.6K/25.23M 11 Grand River Dinner Cruises Caledonia 800-847-3321 grandriverdinnercruises.ca Head southwest on Talbot Line toward McColl Rd 6.2K/3.85M STRAIGHT Kings Hwy 6 into Port Dover 65.3K/40.58M the fateful journey taken by First Nations and the British as they were RIGHT Port Maitland Road 0.43 K/0.27 M 12 Argyle St. Grill Caledonia 905-765-9622 theargylestreetgrill.com w Continue onto Talbot Trail 29.6K/18.39M chased by the American forces in 1813 during the War of 1812. Trace PORT MAITLAND Lighthouse 13 The Beach House Restaurant Port Dover 519-583-0880 Continue onto Chatham St S 2.7K/1.67M the steps of the past, leading to the site of the Tecumseh Monument and STRAIGHT Port Maitland Road 0.21K/0.13 M the site of the Battle of the Thames where the great Chief Tecumseh Continue onto Marlborough St .45K/.28M 14 Clare’s Harley-Davidson Port Dover 519-583-3932 LEFT - Curve Dover Street 0.62K/0.39M Ride Norfolk Route Driving Directions was killed, the dream of a Native nation was shattered, U.S. presidential LEFT Talbot St W/County Road 3 15 Erie Beach Hotel Port Dover 519-583-1391 eriebeachhotel.com LEFT - Curve Lighthouse Drive 3.06K/ 1.9 M To begin from brant county, take 403 west to exit Rest Acres Rd 24 Hwy south. dreams were made and a British General’s career was destroyed. You (signs for Talbot Trail) .348K/.216M can finish your day by stopping at Parks Blueberries and Country Store RIGHT Johnson Road 1.76 K/ 1.09 M Escape the city and head South – to Ontario’s South Coast. Cruise 16 Normandale Century Inn & Restaurant Normandale 519-426-8345 normandaleinn.com Continue to follow County Road 48.4K/30.07 or by visiting Fairfield Museum commemorating the Moravian Settlement LEFT Kings Row 5K/3.1M through the picturesque town of Waterford and enjoy antiques, local foods 17 The Blue Elephant Restaurant Simcoe 519-428-2886 blueelephant.ca WhEATLEY that was burned to the ground following the fateful Battle of the Thames. LEFT Haldimand Road 49 0.6K/0.37M and some of the history of the area. Continue on to Port Dover on Lake 18 The Comfort Inn Simcoe 519-426-2611 choicehotels.ca/cn295 e
NEW GLASGOW TO WhEATLEY approx 1.5 hours c RIGHT - Curves Lakeshore Road 20.6K/12.7M Erie and take time to chat with fellow riders while enjoying the shops, START Driving directions to Longwoods Rd. Via Baptiste Rd/County Road 19 Travelodge Simcoe 519-426-4751 travelodgesimcoe.com m n RIGHT - Jog Fisherville Road 0.11K/0.07M restaurants, museum and much more. Then wind your way through the 1, Merritt Ave, William St S, River Line, River Line, River Line/County Road t o 20 Best Western Little River Inn Simcoe 519-426-2125 bestwestern.com s country roads of Norfolk County, heading back to Tillsonburg. Pick-up 39, River Line, River Line Total: 85.1K/ 52.9M – approximately 2 hours 16 a LEFT Lakeshore Road 3.9K/2.4 M a i c a .
mins K=Kilometres/M=Miles 21 Yin’s Restaurant Waterford 888-822-YINS yinsrestaurant.com l some farm-fresh produce along the way and enjoy the wide-open spaces. c RIGHT Erie Street South 1.35K/0.84 M o . l d LEFT Sharp Blue Water Parkway 3.96K/2.46M Time approximately 2 hours. 92K/57.17M K=Kilometres/M=Miles Directions Road Names Distance 22 Burning Kiln Winery Long Point 519-586-9858 burningkilnwinery.com c e A n Grand River Route Driving Directions m RIGHT Wheeler Road 2.4K/1.49 M STRAIGHT southwest on Talbot Trail toward Cemetery Rd. 1.3K/.8M 23 The Causeway Restaurant/atPlay Adventures Long Point 519-586-2304 atplay.ca h s As you leave the hustle and bustle of the city behind, and head toward the Directions Road Names Distance a t LEFT #3 Rainham Road 1.2K/0.76M continue onto Talbot Rd E Wheatley .4K/.24M 24 Southcoast B&B Properties South Coast southcoastbb.com i m scenic Grand River, one of our few Canadian Heritage Rivers, prepare your - Head South on King’s Hwy#24/Rest Acres Road from Hwy #403 e r
LEFT Cheapside Road 2.15K/1.3M RIGHT onto Erie St S/County Road 1 Tilbury m s self for breathtaking views of a waterway that contains over 50% of all fish s 15.7K/9.75M 25 Lighthouse Restaurant & Pub Port Burwell 519-874-4348 i i u RIGHT - curve South Coast Drive 7.9K/4.9M species found in Canada. Treat yourself to some culinary delight, rest and continue to follow County Road 1 24.1K/15M i d u
LEFT Oakland Road 2.9K/1.8M o 26 The Windjammer Inn Port Stanley 519-782-4173 thewindjammerinn.com r l
LEFT - straight #3 Rainham Road 3.4K/2.13M r relax at one of our many picturesque viewpoints or indulge in ultimate luxury RIGHT King St. S (Old Hwy #24) 1.4K/.9M RIGHT onto Tecumseh Line/County Road 36 Jeannettes Creek t u a LEFT - curve Riverside Road/New Lakeshore Road 6.4K/4M 27 GT’s Beach Bar & Grill Restaurant Port Stanley 519-782-4555 gtsportstanley.ca c at one of our fine B&Bs. Enjoy the journey. continue to follow County Road 36 22.9K/14.2M k
STRAIGHT Old Hwy #24 through Wilsonville 3.2K/2M / o l RIGHT Lakeview Ave. 0.4K/0.25M STRAIGHT Old Hwy #24 through Waterford 7.6K/4.7M continue on County Road 36 Riverview Line Prairie Siding 28 Broderick's Ice Cream Parlour Port Stanley 519-782-4492 brodericksicecreamparlour.com h o T START your cruise of the Grand River, travel west from Toronto/ Hamilton m
LEFT Hamilton Plank Rd. (Hwy #6) 1.7K/1.05M f STRAIGHT Old Hwy #24 through Bloomsburg 6.4K/4M continue onto Riverview Dr. Chatham .7K/.4M 29 Quai Du Vin Estate Winery Sparta 519-775-2216 quaiduvin.com m o
along Highway 403 to the Highway 6 South Cut-off. t r s STRAIGHT Port Dover 0.1K/.05M LEFT King’s Hwy #24 4.1K/2.1M RIGHT onto Merritt Ave Chatham .3K/.2M 30 Clovermead Bees & Honey (Attraction) Aylmer 519-773-5503 clovermead.com c . s i
Distance approximately 98 K/ 60 Miles (136 Kilometres or 85 Miles o PORT DOvER Lighthouse STRAIGHT Hwy #24 (Norfolk St. N) SIMCOE 10.4K/6.4M r k including optional Windmill/Lake Erie loop) Time approximately 1.5 hours or LEFT onto King St W Chatham 2.2K/1.4M 31 Heritage Line Herbs Aylmer 519-866-5577 heritagelineherbs.com a n o LOWBANKS TO PORT DOvER approx 2 hours LEFT Hwy #6 to Port Dover 7.5K4.7M . u 2 hours including loop. 85K/52.8M K=Kilometres/M=Miles LEFT onto William St S Chatham .15K/.09M o
32 Rush Creek Wines Aylmer 519-773-5432 rushcreekwines.com o
veer RIGHT Main St. toward Park St. 0.6K/.37M NORTH EAST Hwy#6/Main St. out of Port Dover 7.5K/4.7M o w C
RIGHT onto Colborne St Chatham 2.0K/1.2M b
Directions Road Names Distance t 3rd LEFT Nelson St. W. 1.4K/.87M RIGHT Hwy #24 towards Simcoe 6.8K/4.2M 33 Ruby’s Cookhouse Aylmer 519-773-8786 rubyscookhouse.com . e
STRAIGHT Southeast Highway 6 2.8K/1.75M Continue onto River Line 23.2K/14.4M w h STRAIGHT Nelson becomes Radical Road 3.7K/2.3M LEFT King’s Hwy #3/Queensway W 17.7K/11M 34 Advanced Motorsports Union 519-782-7155 advancedyamaha.com c w
LEFT to stay on River Line .027/.016M t
STRAIGHT Southeast Highway 6 turns into a LEFT Port Ryerse Road - south 1.9K/1.17M STRAIGHT Hwy#3 through Delhi w 35 Tall Tales Cafe Wallacetown 519-762-2605 f u LEFT onto Magnavilla Line 1.8K/1.1M w PORT RYERSE Argyle Street North. 4.6K/2.8 M LEFT King St. 0.6K/.37M
STRAIGHT Argyle Street 1.84K/1.1M LEFT onto Victoria Rd 1.2K/0.8M 36 LAVENDER SENSE Farm Boutique Retreat Wallacetown 519-762-2188 lavendersense.com o LEFT King St. N./Cookson St. 0.2K/0.12M STRAIGHT Hwy#3 towards Tillsonburg 18.5K/11.5M w
LEFT Caithness Street East/ Hwy #54- through York to Cayuga 17.3K/10.7 M RIGHT Vienna Rd. 1.3K/0.8M RIGHT onto London Rd/County Road 2 37 Duke’s Harley Davidson Blenheim 888-262 5279 dukeshd.com S STRAIGHT Commercial Rd. Port Ryerse 0.1K/0.06M LEFT Highway 3/Talbot Street West 0.2K/0.15M 2nd RIGHT Front Road 0.6k/0.37M LEFT Simcoe Street 0.2K/0.1M Continue to follow County Road 2 4.7K/2.8M 38 Smith & Wilson Estate Wines Blenheim 888-676-5867 smithandwilsonestatewines.ca s RIGHT County Road #17/ Thorburn Street South to Dunnvillle 18.9K/11.7 M STRAIGHT Oxford St. 0.5K/0.3M Arriving at Longwoods Rd ’
STRAIGHT Front Road to Fisher’s Glen Rd. 4.3K/2.66M 39 Molly & OJ’s Restaurant Erieau 519-676-8812 mollyandojs.ca o
TILLSONBURG i LEFT Fisher’s Glen Road 0.4K/.25M STRAIGHT curve Merge with Highway 3/ Main 40 Erieau Eau Buoy Restaurant Erieau 519-676-4469 eaubuoy.com Broadway St (Hwy#19) up to Hwy #401 21.5K/13.7M r SHARP TURN Front Road 2.0K/1.25M Street Dunnville (two options- straight though for optional windmill/Lake E V E N T S
41 Car Barn Restaurant Wheatley 519-825-4946 a Erie loop or turn right over bridge) 3 K/1.9M haldimand County
LEFT Spooky Hollow Road 0.6K/0.37M t (approximately 42 B&B’s Bed and Breakfast Wheatley 519-825-8008 NORMANDALE Alternate Route: Optional Windmill/Lake Erie Loop Dunnville Mudcat Festival - 1st weekend in June after 38K/23.6M) Continue through town (past bridge) merge with North Shore Decoration Day (1st Sunday in June) n RIGHT Front Road 0.7K/43M 43 Retro Suites Hotel Chatham 519-351-5885 retrosuites.com CayugaFest - 3rd weekend in July O
Drive- Continue along lake, past windmills 17K/10M STRAIGHT Turkey Point Road cross 7.7K/4.76M Experience Elgin & St. Thomas Route Selkirk Gas Festival – 2nd weekend in August 44 Comfort Inn Chatham 519-352-5500 choicehotels.ca
LEFT Hutchison Road 2.7K/1.7 M y STRAIGHT Front Road towards St. Williams 2.3K/1.42M Driving Directions Jarvis Cornfest - 3rd weekend in August 45 Glitters Fun Eatery Chatham 519-352-0820 glittersfuneatery.ca LEFT Merge with Canal Bank Road 1.75K/1.1 M b
LEFT Townline St. 0.1K/0.06M Door’s Open Haldimand - 3rd Saturday in September 46 Tecumseh Monument Historic Site Bothwell 800-561-6125 Longwoods Road m RIGHT Hutchison Road 5.9K/3.65 M Caledonia Fall Fair - 1st weekend in October t RIGHT Front Road towards Port Rowan 5.8K/3.59M Your Elgin & St. Thomas Experience begins with a drive thru picturesque d o
LEFT Highway 3 6.5K/4 M villages. Moving south, you discover the jewel of Port Stanley. Stay for 47 Parks Blueberries & Country Store Bothwell 519-692-5373 parksblueberries.com s e PORT ROWAN Norfolk County c a . the evening and enjoy live music and a cold drink on a patio. Heading a STRAIGHT Merge with Broad Street East 2.45K/1.5M Simcoe Rotary Friendship Festival -1st weekend in August 48 Fairfield Museum Bothwell 519-692-4937 friendsoffairfield.ca c c LEFT Bay Street in Port Rowan 0.8K/0.49M t o LEFT Chestnut Street 1.3K/0.1M east you will ride into the shopping village of Sparta, where the scent of Turkey Point Summerfest - 2nd weekend in August . u s Turns into Lakeshore Road 1.0K/0.62M c i candles fills the air. Your journey continues into Aylmer, a place with mod - Port Dover Summer Fest – 3rd weekend of August k
STRAIGHT Merge with Queen Street 0.2K/0.1M h d
LEFT Route 59/CountyHwy59/King’sHwy59 1.2K/0.75M r c ern conveniences and old town flair. We hope you enjoy the Elgin Expe - Norfolk County Fair & Horse Show - week leading up to Thanksgiving t
BRIDGE Merge with Rainham Road 1.85K/1.15M o t u STRAIGHT on 59 becomes Erie Blvd.- Long Point 7.5K/4.64M rience. Waterford Lion/Lioness Pumpkinfest - mid October u i RIGHT Haldimand Road 20 6.1K/3.8M r o o
LONG POINT PD13/Friday the 13th – Jan, Apr, Jul 2012; Sep, Dec 2013 s s p t RIGHT Haldimand Road 20 1.2K/0.7M START your cruise of Elgin County, travel west from Toronto/Hamilton i
RETURN TO Erie Blvd/Hwy #59 to Lakeshore Rd. 7.5K/4.64M Elgin County t v STRAIGHT Haldimand Dunnville Townline Road 1.3K/0.8M along Highway 401/Graham Rd.(76). Time approximately 2 hours n s n Rosy Rhubarb Festival, Shedden - June . LEFT Lakeshore Road (Rte 42W) 10.5K/6.52M i 110K/68.35M K=Kilometres/M=Miles o LEFT River Road 16.2K/10M Iron Horse Festival, St. Thomas - August a g
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STRAIGHT Cross over Highway 3-continue 10K/6.2M CanFest, Port Stanley - Canada Day Weekend @
STRAIGHT Lakeshore Line-continue Rd. 55 11.5K/7.11M w Directions Road Names Distance e w Talbot Trail of Yard Sales, Elgin County - 4th Saturday in August on River Road . RIGHT Elgin Rd 55(Elgin 42 1.6K/.99M Exit 401 Southeast on Graham Rd (76) 2.1K/1.30M Cactus Cattle & Cowboys, West Lorne - July p
LEFT Merge with Haldimand Road 9 0.6K/0.35M w LEFT Glen Erie Line (Elgin 42) 1.8K/1.11M RIGHT Graham Rd, continue through to Eagle 5.4K/3.35M Watermelon Fest, Straffordville - Last Saturday in August w RIGHT River Road 5.7K/3.5M LEFT Talbot Line (Hwy 3) and head towards 10.9K/6.77M a
LEFT Stafford Road 1.8K/1.11M w LEFT Haddington Street 1.1K/0.8M Wallacetown Chatham-Kent
RIGHT on Lakeshore Road becomes Wellington St. 4.2K/2.6M m
Retrofest – Chatham - May w STRAIGHT Talbot Line and pass through 15.4K/9.56M PORT BURWELL Lighthouse RIGHT Argyle Street- continue over Iona and Shedden Rotary Ribfest – Chatham - July s
bridge and through Caledonia 3.2K/2M i PORT DOvER TO PORT BURWELL approx 2 hours RIGHT on Union Rd (20) through Finga l 4.1K/2.54M Blenheim Cherry Fest – Blenheim - July STRAIGHT Highway 6 to Hamilton Border 2.9K/1.8M Head northwest on Bridge St toward Howard St. 0.6K/0.372M SOUTHEAST on Union Rd toward Bush Line 8.3K/5.16M Boothill Country Jamboree – Duart – August h Wheatley Fish Festival – Wheatley – August Continue onto Chatham St. 0.9K/0.56M LEFT at Sparta Line (27) through Union 3.8K/2.38M T Bothwell Car Show August LEFT Nova Scotia Line 14.6K/ 9.07M STRAIGHT Sparta Line through Sparta 9.2K/5.71M Wambo – Wallaceburg - August