Experience Cobourg's magical heritage and appreciate Rice Lake views. A favourite Ontario biking trail, it takes you along some of the celebrated Greenbelt Route. (74 km)
- Highly recommended by the Toronto Bicycling Network, this spectacular tourism cycling route gives you a little bit of everything: a great ride, local culture, rolling hills and fabulous views.
- The eastern portion of the Ramble is the eastern terminus of the Northumberland to Niagara Greenbelt Route.
- Enjoy incredible Rice Lake vistas from wonderfully quiet roads.
- Picnic at the newly refurbished Gore's Landing dock and gazebo on Rice Lake.
- Discover Peter's Woods, featuring Ontario's sole-surviving Oak Ridges Moraine "old growth" forest.
- At Alderville First Nation, purchase aboriginal arts and crafts, or step into an authentic teepee.
- Fill up your bottles with spring water from the Harwood artesian well located at Memorial Park (5453 Front St.).
Travelling from Toronto or Montreal? Try VIA Rail's Bike Train. It makes a stop in Cobourg. You can pick up the Ramble route from the Cobourg train station by cycling down
George Street to King Street. Head east on County Rd 2 (King Street in Cobourg) to pick up the loop from there.
View the Rice Lake Ramble quick-print map, the Google Map or the Elevation Profile map.
Looking for a cycler's perspective? Check out our blog post by Petra Hartwig, for her experience on this beautiful route.
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