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starts with a pleasant, but unspectacular,
28 km
ride from Kingston to Gananoque. However, the Thousand Islands Parkway, which
you follow from Gananoque to Mallorytown Landing could well be one of the
highlight of the entire trip. You will need to work a little harder from
Mallorytown Landing to Athens as you now head north through the Canadian
Shield! |
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maps |
distances |
route description |
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W-T Kingston3 |
0 km |
Leave Kingston on County Road #2. This is quite busy all the
way to Gananoque, but it has an excellent paved shoulder for
cycling. Unfortunately, you are away from the water as you ride between
Kingston and Gananoque - otherwise you would witness the end of Lake
Ontario and the start of the St. Lawrence River. |
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W-T Kingston4 |
1 km |
Royal
Military College. RMC
is a military university, and it exists to educate and train future
leaders for the Canadian Forces. It was established by an act of the
Canadian Parliament in 1874.
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1 km |
Old Fort Henry,
built between 1832 to 1837 to
replace an existing fortification from the War of 1812. The Fort is open
during the summer months from 10 AM until 5 PM, and you can see most of it
in two or three hours. |
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W-T Kingston5 |
2 km |
Canadian Forces Base, CFB Kingston. |
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W-T Kingston6 |
15 km |
Grass Creek Park.
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W-T Gananoque1 |
28 km |
Gananoque ("Gateway
to the Thousand Islands") is an attractive tourist town on the St. Lawrence
River. Either attempt to follow the Waterfront Trail as it heads down
to the harbour, or simply ride east on C.R.2 (King Street), Either way you
need to leave Gananoque on C.R.2. |
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W-T Gananoque2 |
30 km |
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Start of the Thousand Islands Parkway. By
the 1870's, the Thousand Islands area was becoming a Mecca for summer
vacationers from all over the continent; many built summer homes whilst
others stayed in the numerous resorts that sprang up alongside the river.
A paved bike path (which sadly is becoming quite rough in places,
particularly at the west end)
parallels the highway, and you are very close to the river all
the way. The Canadian Shield, which has been to the north of you to this
point, extends as far south as the St. Lawrence River in this region. The
ancient rocky outcrops that form the shield will be hard to miss as you ride
along the parkway. |
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42 km |
Village of Ivy Lea. |
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45 km |
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Bridge to USA (constructed in 1937). |
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W-T Mallorytown1 |
48 km |
Rockport. It is worthwhile to take the
short (500 m) detour required to visit this small village.
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Mallorytown2 |
57 km |
Hamlet of Mallorytown Landing. Be sure to turn left here onto
Leeds-Grenville County Road #5 (Mallorytown Road), and head north for 3 km to the village of
Mallorytown. |
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60 km |
Highway #401. Proceed straight ahead! |
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61 km |
Village of Mallorytown. Continue north on County Road
#5 (which actually follows County Road #2 east for 800 m after
Mallorytown) for a 20 km ride to Athens. You have now left behind the St.
Lawrence River, and you will find that the terrain is now a lot more
hilly. Do not despair, however, since things start to flatten out again in
40 to 50 km! |
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69 km |
Hamlet of McIntosh Mills (no
services). |
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81 km |
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Athens - a "quaint" village where
they seem to have a passion for painting murals on the sides of their
buildings! The Athens murals are actually a series
of 12 paintings by professional artists on the exterior walls of local
buildings. Each large mural depicts a different aspect of the town's
history such as the cheese factory, the train station, a farm and the
sawmill.
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| Distances from Downtown Kingston |
Accommodations
5 km: Motels (x3)
20 km: Lean Haven Farms B & B.
24 km: Willowbank Motor Court (613-382-2270)
28 km: Gananoque (lots, including Best Western, Comfort
Inn, Travel Lodge and Ramada)
31 km: Parkway Motel
39 km: Glen House
Resort (613-659-2204)
40 km: Ivy Lea Resort
41 km: Peck's Motel (613-659-3185)
42km: Capricorn Motel Royale
48 km: Headlands Inn (613-659-4545)
49 km: Caigner's Country Inn
(613-659-2266)
58 km: Bridge Island Motel
81 km: The Apple Grove B & B (613-924-1463)
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Campsites
21 km: Pinecrest Resort (613-382-2836)
36 km: Langdon Bay Camping
38 km: 1000
Islands Camping Resort
41 km: KOA Kampground
44 km: Ivy Lea
Campsite
61 km: KOA Kampground (1 km detour E)
68 km: Maple Leaf Campground (613-548-3257) |
page updated on
08 May 2010
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