The BEST LITTLE RAIL TRAIL You've (Probably) Never Heard Of

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Ай бұрын

The town of Gananoque in the 1000 Islands is home to the Gananoque Trail. The main section of the trail heads up from the downtown core to highway 401. Unfortunately, it's no longer possible to continue past the 401 along the former railway line to where it would have joined the main CN railway line, as I found out.
What's left is a nice reminder of times past and it made for a nice trip from the VIA Rail station north of the town all the way to the St. Lawrence River.

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@margaretmckinnon1960 Ай бұрын

Gananoque could be so bicycle-friendly. It is a lovely town. Bike paths attract tourists.

@SpokesAndScenery Ай бұрын

It really is a beautiful little town! The main drag along Highway 2 can be really busy but otherwise it's pretty nice to bike along the streets there

@cleverjoe Ай бұрын

Great vid! Fyi, the old rail bridge/pedestrian walkway in town is closed because it's being removed. The property on Mill Street with the no trespassing signs was being converted to condos a few years ago but then the project stopped and it's now in limbo. Cheers.

@SpokesAndScenery Ай бұрын

Thanks for the info! Glad to have some answers to a few of the questions I had!

@MrBigChris620 26 күн бұрын

Use of your insta360 is amazing!

@SpokesAndScenery 26 күн бұрын

Thanks, Chris!

@royceparker6862 Ай бұрын

Nice ride. I totally think that all paved roads should have a paved shoulder. It makes the road last longer, because the road deteriorates from the outside in. Think of the trail system that would make.

@SpokesAndScenery Ай бұрын

That's another great perspective to have too! It makes things safer for cyclists, less frustrating for drivers (and stops bottlenecks from happening on busy roads) and it also keeps the main driving surface fresh longer. It's worth the little bit of extra cost to widen out these narrower roads.

@hughdemand Ай бұрын

A big question that has me wondering. With all these one way rides ( Train Station down to River in this one), Do you have a "sag wagon" crew that follows you ? Or drops you off at the point of origin and meets you at the culminating location? Do you cycle from home to all these wonderful trails ?

@SpokesAndScenery Ай бұрын

If it's far from home, I pick a spot to drive out to then hop on my bike. In this case, the car was parked by the locomotive in downtown Gan. But, I've done a few longer rides where I needed to be picked up/dropped off and I'm really grateful to everyone who helped out on those trips. 👍 Realistically, I'm good for a solid 80km on any given day. If I push myself, About 130km is my max before I wear out. So I've got to keep that in mind when I go out. I have another ride I'm planning out soon that will be about 100km so my options are get a lift when I reach the end or do it myself in two trips after driving out to different access points. The logistics are fun to figure out sometimes

@hughdemand Ай бұрын

Maybe those dug up sections are the start of a bridge

@SpokesAndScenery Ай бұрын

When I was looking at doing this ride, I noticed that the section north of the 401 was a lot less traveled than south of it. Even the streetview imagery made the north end look a bit iffy to visit, but I thought I'd give it a try. I was hoping I could take it all the way up to the county rd. Just before the main CN line, but wasn't sure if it'd be possible or not. Hard to say what the plan is with me not being a local, but looking at how grown in the section north of the part that's dug up is, and also knowing it passes right through a golf course, I got the vibe that it's a no-go zone now.

@star_man0941 6 күн бұрын

I'm trying to get rail trails where i live i own 400 feet of one . i'm trying to get the state to do something with the one's here and ill donate the 400 feet of mine so they can go to oswego NY to fulton to syracuse . then you could hit other trails from there .

@SpokesAndScenery 6 күн бұрын

Good luck! Hope that all works out! That'd be a really nice stretch to do! I'd love to cross the border and do a few rides down there. I've seen vids of some rail trails around the great lakes and they look pretty great, running through a bunch of small towns and around old canals