Tuesday, October 03, 2006

Motorcycle Routes

Living near the St Lawrence river is a bit of a treat, on a sunny day taking the bike down Highway 2 between Brockville and Prescott on the way to work is a scenic ride, if you head west past Brocville on highway 2. it is pretty staight till you get to Malloytown, then the fun begins! There are plenty of twists and turns till you get to Gananoque! The only draw back, the road surface is not that great. Plenty of pot holes all over the road and you have to be cautious.

East of Prescott on highway 2 is pretty boring as the road is staight as an arrow past Cardinal. You might as well drive on the 401!

Another route west of Brockville is the 1000 Island parkway, Great scenic route through some of the best cottage counrty along the St Lawrence river. Good road surface and gentle curves. You'll have to keep an eye out for other vehicles as there are many tourists and lots of Super sports racing up and down this strech of road! These guys and gals bring plenty of cops in the area so watch the speed. there are great places to eat in Rockport and Ganaoque is a hop, skip and jump away! If you stretch it a bit further Kingston is just 15- 20 Min more on Highway 2.

A route that I've done many times is Highway 6, North of Brockville, till I hit Highway 18, North, till I get to Kempville and the 44 the rest of the way to Ottawa. Again great scenic views, little or no trafic. lots of twists and turns. The road on 6 is good, then gets pretty bad near 18, but is great the rest of the way! The last time is was through they were tearing up the bad part. I can't wait till they are done!

A run that I've done a couple of times going to Matt's cottage, Highway 29 North. At Toledo I hit county road 1 till I get to highway 15, Good road and many curves to put a smile on a rider's face!

The Arctic trip ate up most of my Summer this year , but I look forward to blazing new paths around eastern Ontario!

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