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Cycling in the Bay of Quinte

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CYCLING IN THE BAY OF QUINTE

Take a leisurely cruise along waterfront trails within city limits, or get adventurous on gravel routes and mountain bike trails. This page is your guide for cycling resources in the BoQ and stories from local cyclists to inspire your adventures.

CYCLING RESOURCES

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BAYOFQUINTE.BIKE

Discover the best-kept secrets off the beaten paths of the Bay of Quinte region! From family-friendly trails to challenging routes that’ll give you a new perspective on Ontario gravel cycling adventures, Bay of Quinte gravel cycling routes cater to riders of all experience levels. Each route is thoughtfully created with cyclists’ needs in mind—considering traffic, road surfaces and seasonal changes.

BATAWA MOUNTAIN BIKE TRAILS

A popular winter hotspot in our region, Batawa Ski Hill, has a network of mountain biking trails that are free and open to the public during the warmer months. These trails offer a wide variety of terrain for riders of any age and skill level—they even have a pump track where you can test your skills or get your little ones comfortable on a bike.
 
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TRAILS AND BIKE ROUTES

Discover trails around our communities. 

CYCLING STORIES

A GUIDE TO BIKING THE BATAWA TRAILS

By Andrea Jengle

The bike trails at Batawa Ski Hill offer a wide variety of terrain for riders of any age and skill level. The key to a rewarding bike ride is choosing something within your ability that offers fun challenges but not too beyond your comfort zone.

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BELLEVILLE: THE CITY RIDE

By Allison Nichol Longtin

This ride starts and ends in Belleville’s Old East Hill with a tour around the paved trails along the Bay of Quinte and Moira River and a stop for treats at Small Scale Bread.

GREATER NAPANEE: THE WATERWAYS RIDE

By Allison Nichol Longtin

This ride starts and ends at The Waterfront River Pub and Terrace and has a few hills that are worth it for the views over the Napanee river, Hay Bay and rolling countryside.

 

BRIGHTON: THE NATURE LOVER'S RIDE

By Allison Nichol Longtin

Cycle through Presqu’ile Provincial Park where you’ll experience a variety of landscapes with great potential for wildlife sightings. Stops include ice cream and charcuterie. 

QUINTE WEST: THE RURAL RIDE

By Allison Nichol Longtin

This ride follows a well-maintained bike path going up the Trent River and rural backroads. Make a stop at one of the locks on the Trent Severn Waterway for a picnic halfway through.

 
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Route Report: Up the Trent, Over the Oaks with bayofquinte.bike

By Laura Voskamp

When we set out to plan a community bike ride in Quinte West, we knew that Up the Trent, Over the Oaks was the ideal route, with a mix of classic Ontario rail trail riding and paved (yet low-traffic) country roads. Accommodating a variety of skill levels and preferences means balancing different levels of challenge provided by combinations of terrain, surface type, elevation, and distance. Up the Trent, Over the Oaks is a great example of a route that suits lots of different bikes and works at many times of year.

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Route Report: Ridge 2 Ridge with bayofquinte.bike

By Laura Voskamp

While you can certainly enjoy any route on bayofquinte.bike at any time of year (trust us, we’ve tried them all!) we think certain routes are particularly special when the air is crisp and the hills are a patchwork of colours. Case in point: our Ridge 2 Ridge route, which—among other highlights—crests Moira Road north of Belleville and offers one of the best views in the Bay of Quinte region.

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Let’s see what we got!

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The Bay of Quinte RMB Land Acknowledgement

The Bay of Quinte Regional Marketing Board is committed to acknowledging, appreciating and understanding the Indigenous peoples’ historic connection to this land and to raising awareness by building relationships in collaboration with Indigenous partners and communities. 

We recognize and acknowledge that we are living and working on the traditional territory of the Wendat, Mississauga, Anishinaabeg and Haudenosaunee which includes the Kenhtè:ke Kanyen’kehá:ka (Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte) with whom we work in direct partnership with. 

This partnership focuses on the common goal of celebrating the region with the Kenhtè:ke Kanyen’kehá:ka who are equal partners within the organization and at the Board of Directors table contributing to the mandate and operations.

This mandate includes listening to, learning from, and collaborating with the Kenhtè:ke Kanyen’kehá:ka and actively incorporating their culture and heritage into the practice of responsible destination marketing and management of the region.

We understand that this land acknowledgement is only a small step towards the larger process of reparations and reconciliation.

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