Bruce Peninsula

Guy you are going to one of the most beautiful areas of Ontario imo. You have the Bruce Nat. Park there, lots of trails. I havn't been up there for a a while but it wont take you long to find good riding. c

As an aside, if you get a chance to goto Tobermory its worth the trip. Has the second largest concentration of sunken ships in North America I believe is the claim to fame. Great SCUBA diving.

September is cooler. Its not freezing yet, but definitely cooler. +6 cel. to +17 cel. there abouts. Its been a cooler summer so plan for temperatures in the single digits by mid sept. (Celsius..not Fahrenheit)

If your willing to make a little trek...Lakeside Triathlon is Sept. 14th......last one in Ontario for the season...

Are mountain bikes allowed on trails in Canadian national parks?

They are not allowed in US national parks. I could not find any mention on the Bruce Peninsula National Park website.

17 degrees for the high? That'll be a nice break from the temps here were the low overnight is still around 24 degrees.

Someone in our group is bringing a canoe. I hope to canoe out to a couple of ship wrecks.

Bikes are typically allowed in Canadian National Parks.
Tons of trails and loads of opportunities for road rides.
Check mapmyride or Strava for road routes.

The weather should be perfect - cool evenings with pleasant days between 15C and 25C. At the start of September the nights are nice (low teens) and nearthe end of Semptember they get cooler (single digits)
The lake water will still be warm enough to be swimmable without a wetsuit... kind of...

There are some very good races in that time frame:
- Wasaga Beach Triathlon weekend is Sept 7, 8 (1hr drive) ( http://www.multisportcanada.com/tri/)
- Muskoka IM70.3 is Sept 8 (about 3hrs drive)
- Lakeside Traithlon weekend is Sept 14,15 (2.5hr drive)

the mosquitoes won't be as bad by then but bring some mosquito spray if you're camping.






Edited by mgalanter 2013-08-14 3:23 PM

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I forgot about mosquitos. Where we live we have a very large bat colony and the bats take care of the mosquito population.

The escarpment actually sounds intriguing. The description is just like Porcupine Rim in Utah or Horsethief Bench in Fruita, Colorado. But if there are no bikes allowed, I have to respect the rules.

I checked out the link to the national park previously and did not see mention of bikes either allowed or not.

I will probably just hike those trails with the wife and her group.

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