Simcoe to Niagara Falls along Lake Erie and the Niagara River Cycle 270km over two days along Lake Erie, the historic Welland Canal and heritage Niagara River using parts of the Waterfront Trail visiting communities of Simcoe, Port Dover in Norfolk, Selkirk and Dunnville in Haldimand, and Wainfleet, Port Colborne, Welland, Fort Erie and Niagara Falls. More than just cycling be sure to walk along the beaches in Port Dover, kayak down the Grand River in Dunnville, take in the vibrant patio life in Port Colborne, visit Old Fort Erie, tour Niagara wineries and finish at one of the world’s great natural wonders — Niagara Falls. This itinerary was part of the 2014 Velo Quebec Grand Tour. Suggested accommodations reflect Vélo Quebec’s selections, however there are variety of suitable accommodations along the route which can be found on our partner’s websites. Ample opportunities for camping as well. See Additional tourism information. From / de Simcoe to / à Welland Big day, beautiful view! No fewer than 125 km, mainly near Lake Erie — name The local toponymy also has its funny coincidences. The municipality of Selkirk has borrowed from the American Indians who formerly inhabited this region, which the already borne the names of Williamsville, Walpole and even... Enterprise — just like Europeans also called the Cat Nation. With an average depth of only 19 meters, Lake the famous spaceship of Captain Kirk, played by Montréal native William Shatner! Erie constituted quite a challenge for ships at the time, many of which sank! Along the way, at around km 62, Knight Beach Resort is a lovely stop for a picnic and a well deserved swim. During this leg of the trip, you will bike through Port Dover, whose bagpipe band is the pride of the locals, especially since it was recruited by Paul McCartney for the The route ends in Welland, whose eponymous canal (42 km long including 8 locks) rendition of his song Mull of Kintyre at his show in Toronto in August 2010. linking Lake Ontario and Lake Erie allows boats to bypass the falls. From / de Simcoe to / à Welland End / Arrivée Start / Départ Regular / Régulier Optional / Optionnelle 1 Optional / Optionnelle 2 From / de Welland to / à Niagara Falls You will begin the day biking along the shipping route from Welland to Port In the middle of the 19th century, Fort Erie was the terminal of what was coined the Colborne, which features one of the world’s longest locks, at 420 meters, as well as a Under-ground Railroad, a network of routes used by American black slaves to escape marine museum. to Canada. Mid-route, you will arrive at Fort Erie, located directly across from Buffalo on the During the second half of the route, you will take the famous panoramic Niagara U.S. side. The foundations of the city date back to the construction of the first fort in Parkway. In fact, in August 1943, while visiting Canada to prepare for the Invasion 1764, which, along with the second, was destroyed by ice, while the third was razed of Normandy, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, charmed by this unique in the winter of 1814 by the American army, determined not to hand it over to the thoroughfare, described it as “the prettiest Sunday afternoon drive in the world.” British after a bloody battle in which over 3,000 men perished. The current version A lovely way to access the pièce de résistance: the famous falls! of the fort was built in 1937. End / From / de Welland to / à Niagara Falls Arrivée Start / Départ Regular / Régulier Optional / Optionnelle 1 Optional / Optionnelle 2 Bike Path / Piste cyclable From / de Simcoe to / à Welland Turn by Turn Directions for Cycle Route Total distance 121.7 km (including additional Loops) LEGEND: SA Continue straight ahead l L Left turn R Right turn DÉPART / STARt – Regular Route OPTIONNEL: Circuit # 2 DÉPART/ START – Optional Loop #2 – on KM ROUTE INTERSECTION DIRECTION TOWN KM ROUTE INTERSECTION DIRECTION TOWN 0.0 Head South Dr l Norfolk (Simcoe) 68.2 Lake Shore Rd South Cayuga l Haldimand 0.3 Head Stanley Norfolk (Simcoe) 69.4 Lake Shore Rd Haldimand-Dunnville l Haldimand 0.6 Stanley / Victoria Norfolk St l Norfolk (Simcoe) 69.7 Lake Shore Rd Edgewater l Haldimand 2.4 Victoria Ireland Norfolk (Simcoe) 72.2 Lake Shore Rd Haldimand Rd 49 Haldimand 3.7 Ireland Decou Rd l Norfolk 72.7 Haldimand Rd 49 King’s Row Rd Haldimand 4.9 Ireland Lynn Valey Rd Norfolk 74.0 King’s Row Rd Myrnam Beach Rd l Haldimand 5.5 Lynn Valey Rd Ryerse Rd Norfolk 75.2 King’s Row Rd Marshall Haldimand 6.9 Ryerse Rd St. John’s Rd l Norfolk 76.2 Marshall Ramsey l Haldimand 8.3 Ryerse Rd HWY 6 l Norfolk 77.1 Marshall Haldimand Trail Haldimand 9.7 Ryerse Rd Radical Norfolk 78.1 Haldimand Trail Haldimand Trail Haldimand 10.3 Radical Gilbert l Norfolk 79.8 Haldimand Trail Rainham Rd Haldimand 12.1 Radical Blue Line l Norfolk FIN du circuit #2 / END – Optional Loop #2 – Turn 13.4 Radical / Nelson Elm l Norfolk (Port Dover) 14.7 Nelson St. George St Norfolk (Port Dover) 14.9 St. George Chapman l or Norfolk (Port Dover) CONTINUE on Regular Route KM ROUTE INTERSECTION DIRECTION TOWN OPTIONNEL: Circuit # 1 DÉPART/ START – Optional Loop #1 – Turn 80.1 Rainham Rd Port Maitland Rd l KM ROUTE INTERSECTION DIRECTION TOWN Haldimand 81.1 Rainham Rd Main St East Haldimand (Dunnville) 15.5 St. George Walker St Norfolk (Port Dover) 81.6 Main St East Tamarac St l Haldimand (Dunnville) 15.5 Walker St Main St l Norfolk (Port Dover) 82.7 Main/NorthShore Dr Taylor Rd l Haldimand (Dunnville) 16.0 Walker St St. John St Norfolk (Port Dover) 84.8 North Shore Drive Mumby Rd l Haldimand (Dunnville) 16.1 St. John St Pansy St Norfolk (Port Dover) 86.7 North Shore Drive Moulten-Aiken Rd l Haldimand 16.3 Pansy St Erie St l Norfolk (Port Dover) 88.0 North Shore Drive Feeder Rd l Haldimand 17.2 Pansy / New Lakeshore Mardon St l Norfolk (Port Dover) 88.1 North Shore Drive Canal Bank Haldimand 20.1 New Lakeshore Rd East Quarter Line l Norfolk 90.2 Canal Bank Inman Rd l Haldimand 21.1 New Lakeshore Rd Kenneth l Haldimand 91.2 Canal Bank Bird Rd l Haldimand 22.4 New Lakeshore Rd Old Lakeshore l Haldimand 93.5 Canal Bank Hutchinson Rd 65 l Haldimand 25.9 New Lakeshore Rd becomes Riverside l Haldimand 95.2 Canal Bank / 27.4 Riverside Rainham Rd Haldimand Bouton Ditch Rd 65 Feeder Rd West Haldimand 28.2 Rainham Rd Erie St l Haldimand 95.9 Feeder Rd West Townline l Wainfleet 29.0 Rainham Rd Haldimand Road 55 l Haldimand 97.3 Feeder Rd West Clarendon l Wainfleet 29.8 Rainham Rd South Coast Dr Haldimand 97.6 Feeder Rd West Pettit l Wainfleet 33.1 South Coast Dr Sandusk Rd Haldimand 98.8 Feeder Rd West Burkett Rd l Wainfleet 100.2 l FIN du circuit #1 / END – Optional Loop #1 – Turn Feeder Rd West Clarendon Wainfleet 100.8 Feeder Rd West Daley Ditch Rd l Wainfleet 102.4 Feeder Rd West Brawn Rd l Wainfleet 103.0 Feeder Rd West Clarendon l Wainfleet CONTINUE on Regular Route 103.4 Feeder Rd Rd 3/Heritage Hwy l Wainfleet KM ROUTE INTERSECTION DIRECTION TOWN 104.9 Feeder Rd East Dixie Rd l Wainfleet 35.5 South Coast Dr South Coast Dr Haldimand 105.7 Feeder Rd East Malowany Rd l Wainfleet 36.0 South Coast Dr Wilcox Haldimand 107.5 Feeder Rd East Wilson Rd l Wainfleet 36.5 South Coast Dr Brooklin Side Rd l Haldimand 109.7 Feeder Rd East Forks Rd / Rd 23 Wainfleet 37.9 South Coast Dr Cheapside Rd Haldimand 110.1 Forks Rd / Rd 23 Green Rd South Wainfleet 40.0 Cheapside Rd Rainham Rd Haldimand 112.1 Green Rd South Lamber Rd Wainfleet 41.2 Rainham Rd Wheeler Rd Haldimand 113.0 Lamber Rd Philips Rd Wainfleet 44.5 Wheeler Rd Blue Water Parkway Haldimand 113.4 Philips Rd River Rd / 27 Wainfleet 45.6 Blue Water Parkway Summerheaven Cres l Haldimand 115.8 River Rd / 27 Broadway l Welland 47.4 Blue Water Parkway Erie St Haldimand (Selkirk) 116.9 River Rd / 27 Lincoln St Welland 48.6 Erie St Lake Shore Rd Haldimand 117.5 Lincoln St Prince l Welland 52.5 Lake Shore Rd Fisherville Haldimand 118.1 Lincoln St King St l Welland 52.7 Fisherville Lake Shore Rd Haldimand 118.7 Lincoln St Burgar St Welland 55.7 Lake Shore Rd Winger Bay Lane l Haldimand 119.5 Burgar St Division St l Welland 56.8 Lake Shore Rd Kholer l Haldimand 119.7 Burgar St / River Rd East Main St l Welland 58.3 Lake Shore Rd Reicheld l Haldimand 120.9 River Rd Downs Dr Welland 60.8 Lake Shore Rd Sweet Crn Rd l Haldimand 121.7 River Rd Jean Vanier School Welland 62.2 Lake Shore Rd Booker Rd l Haldimand ARRIVÉE / FINISH 65.4 l Lake Shore Rd Haldimand Rd 50 or Haldimand Total distance 121.7 km (including additional Loops) www.cyclinginniagara.com | www.waterfronttrail.org | www.niagarafallstourism.com | www.tourismniagara.com From / de Welland to / à Niagara Falls Turn by Turn Directions for Cycle Route Total distance 135.9 km (including additional Loops) LEGEND: SA Continue straight ahead l L Left turn R Right turn DÉPART / START on Regular Route CONTINUE on Regular Route KM ROUTE INTERSECTION DIRECTION TOWN KM ROUTE INTERSECTION DIRECTION TOWN 0.0 Jean Vanier School River Rd Welland 28.2 Wilhelm Lever Port Colborne 0.7 River Rd Downs Dr l Welland 29.0 Lever Rd Zavitz Rd Port Colborne 1.1 Downs Dr Ross Welland 29.2 Zavitz Rd Lever Rd Port Colborne 2.1 Ross Dorothy St Welland 29.8 Lever Rd/ Church Rd Holloway Bay l Fort Erie 2.3 Dorothy St River Rd l Welland 30.4 Church Rd Burger R and Fort Erie 2.6 Dorothy St Main St l Welland 31.5 Church Rd Point Abino Rd l Fort Erie 2.9 Dorothy St Division St l Welland 32.6 Church Rd House Rd l Fort Erie 3.2 Dorothy St Griffith St Welland 33.6 Church Rd Ott Rd Fort Erie 3.5 Griffith St King l Welland 34.0 Ott Rd West Main Fort Erie 3.6 Griffith St Welland Canal Welland