5 days - 540 kilometers - 90 to 125 kilometers per day
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Average 108 kilometers 67 miles) per day
Rolling with a few hills, moderate
Includes most of the Grand Niagara Route Package
First Nations, beaches, historic, ships on Welland Canal, river valley, waterfront, wineries
Route is on the Friendship Trail and Niagara Parkway bike paths and quiet
paved roads
Bicycle along the shore of Grand River, Lake Erie, Niagara River and Niagara Falls
Includes Niagara on the Lake, Grimsby, Ohsweken, Stratford, Port Dover and
Port Colborne
This is a great bike ride and the ultimate theatre lovers tour - the classical
Stratford Festival and Niagara-on-the-Lake Shaw Festival along with
summer theatre at the Lighthouse Festival Theatre Port Dover and
Showboat Festival Theatre Port Colborne.
You will see the Niagara Peninsula and part of the Grand River Valley.
Enjoy the scenic valley towns, lush rolling countryside and the
large Six Nations native settlement of loyalist natives who relocated from
the Mohawk valley of New York State in 1784.
Day One goes from Niagara on the Lake in Ontario’s first and best know premier wine producing area.
It is the home of the Shaw Festival.
The route goes near Lake Ontario through the wine producing area and then up the Niagara Escarpment,
crossing over the Grand River to the central Six Nations town of Ohsweken for overnight. Suggested
accommodation is a native operated inn with a touch of Six Nation’s heritage.
Day Two goes from Ohsweken to Brantford, passing Alexander Graham Bell’s family home and on the trails
along the Grand River through Paris and across the Oxford and Perth County countryside to Stratford.
There is a choice of fine restaurants, accommodation and plays on five stages offering Shakespeare and
much more.
Day Three goes south from Stratford across scenic countryside, joining the railtrail through Waterford
and Simcoe to the Lake Erie resort town of Port Dover. Riders can feast on local perch and pickerel,
the specialty at several restaurants at the popular beach in town. The Lighthouse Theatre offers a
variety of summer plays.
Day Four continues along Lake Erie through Dunnville, near the mouth of the Grand River to Port Colborne
located at the southerly end of the Welland Canal. Riders can enjoy Nickel Beach and watch the ships
as they move through town from several waterfront restaurants. The Showboat Festival Theatre offers
another opportunity to see a play.
Day Five is the most spectacular part of the ride, from Port Colborne on the Friendship Trail through
Fort Erie, along the Niagara River Parkway passing Niagara Falls and Queenston to return to
Niagara on the Lake.. Riders can see and hear the falls long before they arrive and walk through
the ever-present mist near the brink. The Niagara Parkway offers many restaurants, gardens and
attractions, such as the Butterfly Conservatory, Maid of the Mist, Fort George, Brock’s Monument and
Riverbrink Art Gallery for those who wish to linger.
This offers a unique way to experience some the most scenic and attractive
parts of Ontario by bicycle while having the opportunity to enjoy a wide selection of the best
theatre anywhere in North America.
Waltham's Way B&B
- 308 Alder Street East, Dunnville