Cycle Canada

Cabot Trail is a seven-day trip that starts and ends in Sydney, Nova Scotia, on Cape Breton Island. Riders travel through the Gaelic heart of Celtic settlements in Atlantic Canada. Historians still argue about whether Venetian explorer John Cabot made landfall in Cape Breton or Newfoundland on his 1497 voyage financed by an English king. But there is no doubt that the Scots and Irish settlers who came later established a culture of friendliness and music that is evident everywhere in modern Cape Breton.

Tour Pacific is a bicycle tour from Vancouver to Calgary via the Icefields Parkway. Experience western Canada with its breathtaking views of mountains and glaciers. 2020 will be our 20th annual ride.

Niagara Vineyards, is a one week tour with a route that "wine"ds its way through the Niagara Peninsula. Cyclists start their ride in Hamilton, a neighbouring city of Toronto.

World Biosphere Reserve
Locals understand the significance of the Niagara Escarpment but for those who come from away a short explanation is in order. It is a World Biosphere Reserve, between Lake Erie and Lake Ontario, one of 16 geological formations in Canada with that UNESCO designation. It is what makes Niagara Falls so spectacular.

The Great Spirit Ride is a trip through Manitoulin Island, the largest island in the world surrounded by fresh water. The island stretches along the north shore of Lake Huron in Ontario, Canada.

Manitoulin means spirit island in the Ojibwe language. The island was a sacred place for the native Anishinaabe people who were Ojibwe, Odawa and Potawatomi

The Big Canoe
Riders meet in Tobermory and take the MS Chi-Cheemaun to Manitoulin Island where the riding starts. The ferry to Manitoulin at the start of the tour and back to Tobermory at the end is included in the tour.

5 Days riding, 2 ferry trips, 5 nights accommodation
We'll be riding for 5 days, at a moderate base with one longer day of 100km (62 miles). We can give a lift to those riders who prefer that day to be shorter.

Part of Cycle Canada's "Discover Your Routes" series of events, these tours are affordable, one week cycling vacations in Canada.

Kick start your cycling season at the Tour du Canada Century Ride, a classic cycling weekend held annually in May. A get-together of the cycling clans, attracting clubs and riders from Ontario, Quebec and U.S. border states. Riders start at Maple with a choice of 100 kilometres or 100 miles to Barrie on the Saturday and return to Maple on the Sunday. This May event was first held in the spring of 1988 as a training weekend for the first Tour du Canada ride. The weekend is a retreat and an opportunity for cyclists to socialize. The terrain on both routes is not difficult. Over the years, the age range of those riding with us on the May weekend has been 8 to 80 plus.

The BiQue Ride (BiQue is pronounced - Bike) is an annual bike tour from Toronto to Montreal. First held in 1995, in 2020 we celebrate our 26th annual ride.

We leave from Old City Hall in Toronto and ride to Old City Hall in Montreal. We travel via Prince Edward County through Loyalist country and have a rest day in Kingston. Here riders can relax and explore this historic town or take the ferry to Wolfe Island for more riding.

Tour Gaspé is a two-week trip along the south shore of the Gulf of St. Lawrence from Quebec City to tip of the Gaspé Peninsula and then on to Campbellton, New Brunswick.

Follow the South Shore of the Gulf of St. Lawrence
Tour Gaspé is a supported tour and accommodation is indoors and camping. There are rest days in Matane and Gaspé, near the tip of the Gaspé Peninsula. Cycling will be on paved roads. Terrain is hilly in some sections with climbs and descents that can be quite steep, although not particularly long. Services in some areas can be minimal and between villages. Scenery is spectacular, especially along high cliffs on the shoreline of the peninsula.

In 2020 we are offering the 10th anniversary ride across Canada from south to north. From a start on the shores of the Pacific ocean in Vancouver we go to Tuktoyaktuk on the Arctic Ocean.

Vancouver, B.C. to Tuktoyaktuk, N.W.T.
Tour Arctic is a supported tour and accommodation is mainly camping. There will be some indoor stays and a major ocean ferry trip — through British Columbia's Inside Passage.

Cycling will be on paved and unpaved roads.

Services in some areas can be minimal and riders will pass through remote areas with spectacular scenery. On most nights we will have hot showers and electricity. There will be some stays in no-service campgrounds and wilderness camps.

This annual event was first held in 1988 and 2020 will be our 32nd year! Approximately 1,000 people have completed this ride.

Participants in the cross-Canada ride are members of the club and participate in the tour on a shared cost and shared effort basis.

Cycle Canada manages the administrative affairs of Tour du Canada. Tour du Canada has its own website and the information below is a summary:

Tour Pacific is a bicycle tour from Vancouver to Calgary via the Icefields Parkway. Experience western Canada with its breathtaking views of mountains and glaciers. 2020 will be our 20th annual ride.

Cycle Through British Columbia & Alberta

There are two rest days, in Kamloops and Jasper.

Cycling will be on paved roads, although there can be construction and there are optional upaved suggestions. Services in some areas can be minimal and riders will pass through remote areas with spectacular scenery.