Are there any "mountains" fit for riding within driving distance (2-3 hrs) of the Ottawa area?
>From: Ron Schwartz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: [obc] road riding around Mont Tremblant >Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2002 21:18:18 -0500 > >Derek Barlas wrote: > > > > Hi, > > I'm sure some people on this list have done > > some riding around the Mont Tremblant/St Jovite > > area. We may be heading there around May or June > > for a little while and I am hoping to squeeze in > > some (hilly) rides. Does anyone have any advice > > or hints of good rides in that area. I am hoping > > that I can ride at least 1 or 2 120+km rides while > > we are there. > >I've cycled around there once so I can say only a little about it. The >terrain is nice and hilly. There is a road that goes most of the way >around the mountain that is a nice challenging ride. Unfortunately it >doesn't go all the way around so you'll have to turn back. Many of the >roads in the area that go up the hills to the various private >homes/chalets are steep but are also just dead ends after a km or two. >The major roads toward Montreal and Montebello are heavily travelled and >are fairly narrow, so not the greatest for cycling. The road to/from >Montebello is very pretty though. Probably still not too much traffic >in May (I was there in April) so that'll help. > >------ >To unsubscribe, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Club Office: [EMAIL PROTECTED], (613) 230-1064 >Web/mailing list: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cyberus.ca/~obcweb >Newsletter: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >http://www.cyberus.ca/~obcweb/Newsletter > > _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx ------ To unsubscribe, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Club Office: [EMAIL PROTECTED], (613) 230-1064 Web/mailing list: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cyberus.ca/~obcweb Newsletter: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cyberus.ca/~obcweb/Newsletter ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [email protected] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aVxiDo.a2i8p1 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
