Pictou County Heart Land Tour Ride
Welcome to the 2010 ride through scenic Pictou County! We have a wonderful day planned, and want to warmly welcome cyclists to join in at any point along the route. Your Pictou County Core Team members this year are Gordon Young, Katherine Saulnier, and Ross Landry. Building on experience and lessons learned, we have added a Race Marshall to our team to try to keep us on track with timelines, and we welcome avid cyclist Sherry Huybers to this inaugural role.
Please look at the schedule, and select the route that best matches your cycling ability, so you will not be left behind or finish way too soon. Register on the website anytime prior to event day.
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To begin our stay in Pictou County, the entire HLT Core Team will arrive Saturday July 10th , just in time to join in the Lobster Carnival Parade. Watch for us, and if you have a bicycle, join us!
Sunday July 11th:
Morning Ride : 0845 – 1230 Longest, most challenging (60K), 24km/hr pace.
Depart Carver’s on the waterfront at 0845:
Our ride officially begins, with an RCMP escort from Carvers. We must depart on time, as the Run for the Lobster road race leaves the CN grounds at 0900. Some of our Core Team members are avid runners, so watch for them in the run. They may choose to participate in the run, and join the ride along the route mid morning. Local runners are welcome to do the same.
We will leave Pictou, head to the rotary, and travel across the causeway. Enjoy the view of the water on both sides. The cormorants will make their presence known, as we pass their nests, as will the famous pulp and paper mill. Stimulate all your senses, courtesy of Pictou County!
From the causeway, we continue along the highway, until we reach the Granton turnoff on the right. We turn onto Abercrombie Road and stay on this road as we travel some rolling hills into the town of New Glasgow. We turn left onto the George St bridge, then head right to the New Glasgow YMCA. We will have a short stop here, approximately 20 minutes.
We leave the YMCA, and head down East River road to Trenton. We go through Trenton, past the Connector, and turn right onto Little Egypt Road. Again we encounter some beautiful countryside, and rolling hills. We turn left when we reach Chance Harbour Road, as we head to Pictou Landing First Nations. We have a brief stop here, approximately 25 minutes.
When we leave Pictou Landing, we face a short challenging hill, as we make our way back to the Trenton Connector. We cross over to Abercrombie, and head back to Pictou for lunch at 1230.
Afternoon rides: depart Carvers at 1330
The afternoon ride will offer 3 different routes, so that participants of all ages and abilities can join in. All rides leave at the same time, before they split into the different routes. The shorter routes are designed to bring the young riders back to CN Field to participate in the RCMP Bike Rodeo. All rides will regroup at CN Field, at end of Bike Rodeo, for a mass ride to Reception at Carver’s field.
*RCMP Bike Rodeo, CN Station Grounds 1430 – 1530*
Option#1: 44K, at 24k/hr pace. 1330 – 1530
Seasoned riders can set a goal of completing this route at a steady pace. Depart Carvers, up Coleraine, to Denoon , then onto Old Ferry Road, through scenic Braeshore, to Ferry Terminal. Continue on to Three Brooks Road, to Shore Road to Waterside. Continue until Shore Rd reaches Sunrise Trail, then travel towards Pictou, until we turn left onto Three Brooks Rd, to turnoff to Central Caribou, through Corbetville, and back to CN Field.
Option#2: 17K, slower pace, great for mountain bikes. 1330 – 1430
Depart Carver’s as above, turning left at Bayview Rd. and heading to the Ferry. Return to Pictou via Trans Canada. Young riders should complete this on time to take part in the RCMP Bike Rodeo.
Option#3: 11K, leisurely pace, great for families, small bikes. 1330 - 1430
Depart Carver’s with large group, but turn left at Bayview road, and then first left onto Division road. Head west on Division Rd, toward Glen Rd, then onto Pine Tree Rd. Head south toward waterfront, with a slight right to stay on Pine Tree Rd. Turn left at West River Rd, onto Water St, then right to Carvers. Riders should finish in time to make the RCMP Bike Rodeo.
A short reception will take place at end of the ride. There will be refreshments, and a Risk Factor Booth set up to help you “know your numbers”, and set goals. All participants are welcome to submit their names for the Healthy draw prizes. At the end of the reception, the HLT bus leaves for Bridgewater.
Please check the website for other rides along our tour. Riders are welcome to join the Core Team, in completing as many legs as they can during our HLT week!
Katherine |
Welcome to the 2010 ride through scenic Pictou County! We have a wonderful day planned, and want to warmly welcome cyclists to join in at any point along the route. Your Pictou County Core Team members this year are Gordon Young, Katherine Saulnier, and Ross Landry. Building on experience and lessons learned, we have added a Race Marshall to our team to try to keep us on track with timelines, and we welcome avid cyclist Sherry Huybers to this inaugural role.
Please look at the schedule, and select the route that best matches your cycling ability, so you will not be left behind or finish way too soon. Register on the website anytime prior to event day.
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To begin our stay in Pictou County, the entire HLT Core Team will arrive Saturday July 10th , just in time to join in the Lobster Carnival Parade. Watch for us, and if you have a bicycle, join us!
Sunday July 11th:
Morning Ride : 0845 – 1230 Longest, most challenging (60K), 24km/hr pace.
Depart Carver’s on the waterfront at 0845:
Our ride officially begins, with an RCMP escort from Carvers. We must depart on time, as the Run for the Lobster road race leaves the CN grounds at 0900. Some of our Core Team members are avid runners, so watch for them in the run. They may choose to participate in the run, and join the ride along the route mid morning. Local runners are welcome to do the same.
We will leave Pictou, head to the rotary, and travel across the causeway. Enjoy the view of the water on both sides. The cormorants will make their presence known, as we pass their nests, as will the famous pulp and paper mill. Stimulate all your senses, courtesy of Pictou County!
From the causeway, we continue along the highway, until we reach the Granton turnoff on the right. We turn onto Abercrombie Road and stay on this road as we travel some rolling hills into the town of New Glasgow. We turn left onto the George St bridge, then head right to the New Glasgow YMCA. We will have a short stop here, approximately 20 minutes.
We leave the YMCA, and head down East River road to Trenton. We go through Trenton, past the Connector, and turn right onto Little Egypt Road. Again we encounter some beautiful countryside, and rolling hills. We turn left when we reach Chance Harbour Road, as we head to Pictou Landing First Nations. We have a brief stop here, approximately 25 minutes.
When we leave Pictou Landing, we face a short challenging hill, as we make our way back to the Trenton Connector. We cross over to Abercrombie, and head back to Pictou for lunch at 1230.
Afternoon rides: depart Carvers at 1330
The afternoon ride will offer 3 different routes, so that participants of all ages and abilities can join in. All rides leave at the same time, before they split into the different routes. The shorter routes are designed to bring the young riders back to CN Field to participate in the RCMP Bike Rodeo. All rides will regroup at CN Field, at end of Bike Rodeo, for a mass ride to Reception at Carver’s field.
*RCMP Bike Rodeo, CN Station Grounds 1430 – 1530*
Option#1: 44K, at 24k/hr pace. 1330 – 1530
Seasoned riders can set a goal of completing this route at a steady pace. Depart Carvers, up Coleraine, to Denoon , then onto Old Ferry Road, through scenic Braeshore, to Ferry Terminal. Continue on to Three Brooks Road, to Shore Road to Waterside. Continue until Shore Rd reaches Sunrise Trail, then travel towards Pictou, until we turn left onto Three Brooks Rd, to turnoff to Central Caribou, through Corbetville, and back to CN Field.
Option#2: 17K, slower pace, great for mountain bikes. 1330 – 1430
Depart Carver’s as above, turning left at Bayview Rd. and heading to the Ferry. Return to Pictou via Trans Canada. Young riders should complete this on time to take part in the RCMP Bike Rodeo.
Option#3: 11K, leisurely pace, great for families, small bikes. 1330 - 1430
Depart Carver’s with large group, but turn left at Bayview road, and then first left onto Division road. Head west on Division Rd, toward Glen Rd, then onto Pine Tree Rd. Head south toward waterfront, with a slight right to stay on Pine Tree Rd. Turn left at West River Rd, onto Water St, then right to Carvers. Riders should finish in time to make the RCMP Bike Rodeo.
A short reception will take place at end of the ride. There will be refreshments, and a Risk Factor Booth set up to help you “know your numbers”, and set goals. All participants are welcome to submit their names for the Healthy draw prizes. At the end of the reception, the HLT bus leaves for Bridgewater.
Please check the website for other rides along our tour. Riders are welcome to join the Core Team, in completing as many legs as they can during our HLT week!
Katherine |