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Sunday Rolls in September



    Six rolls are scheduled for the month of September. We'll start off the month with a double roll in Port Credit on September 6th and 7th and take in the Southside Shuffle Blues Festival at the same time. After that we'll be in Niagara Falls for two rolls on the weekend of September 12th to the 14th. After that we'll roll West Humber Park and close out the summer schedule at Whitby-Oshawa.





Saturday September 6th

Trail: Port Credit to Oakville

Roll Time: 11:00 AM

Directions by Car:

  1. Exit the Queen Elizabeth Way west at Hurontario Street.
  2. Follow Hurontario south to Lakeshore Blvd. in Port Credit.
  3. Continue south at the light a short distance until you reach Port Street.
  4. Turn right on Port Street.
  5. Head west until you reach the end of Port Street.
  6. Turn left into the Municipal Parking lot behind the Snug Harbour restaurant.
Directions by Public Transit:
  1. Take the Go train from Union Station.
  2. West to Port Credit.
  3. Walk south to the light at Lakeshore Boulevard.
  4. Then walk further south a short distance to Port Street.
  5. Walk west until you reach the end of Port Street.
  6. Turn left into the Municipal Parking lot behind the Snug Harbour restaurant.




Roll:
We'll roll west from Port Credit, through Clarkson, to the border of Oakville and back.



Afterwards: Port Credit has several good restaurants and bands are playing all weekend as part of the Southside Shuffle Blues Festival. Place to be determined after the roll!






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Sunday September 7th

Trail: Port Credit to Marie Curtis Park

Roll Time: 11:00 AM

Directions by Car:

  1. Exit the Queen Elizabeth Way west at Hurontario Street.
  2. Follow Hurontario south to Lakeshore Blvd. in Port Credit.
  3. Continue south at the light a short distance until you reach Port Street.
  4. Turn right on Port Street.
  5. Head west until you reach the end of Port Street.
  6. Turn left into the Municipal Parking lot behind the Snug Harbour restaurant.
Directions by Public Transit:
  1. Take the Go train from Union Station.
  2. West to Port Credit.
  3. Walk south to the light at Lakeshore Boulevard.
  4. Then walk further south a short distance to Port Street.
  5. Walk west until you reach the end of Port Street.
  6. Turn left into the Municipal Parking lot behind the Snug Harbour restaurant.

Directions with MapQuest:






Roll:
We'll roll east from Port Credit to Marie Curtis Park and back.




Afterwards: Port Credit has several good restaurants and bands are playing all weekend as part of the Southside Shuffle Blues Festival. Place to be determined after the roll!



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Saturday September 13th

Trail: Friendship - Ridgeway to Port Colborne

Roll Time: 1:30 PM

Trip: Niagara Falls


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Sunday September 14th

Trail: Niagara-on-the-Lake - Niagara River Recreation Trail

Roll Time: 1:30 PM

Trip: Niagara Falls


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Sunday September 21st

Trail: West Humber Park

Roll Time: 1:30 PM

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Directions by Car:

  1. Exit Highway 401 at Islington Avenue.
  2. Go north on Islington Avenue a few kilometres to Irwin Road.
  3. Turn right on Irwin Road.
  4. Head east 500 metres to Albion Road.
  5. Turn left and follow Albion Road north for about 50 metres.
  6. Turn left into the parking lot at West Humber Park.

Directions by Public Transit:

  1. From the Islington subway station, take the Islington 37 bus north to Elmhurst Drive.
  2. Then take the Elmhurst 96 bus east to Albion Road.
  3. From here, walk north for about 300 metres to the start of the trail in West Humber Park.
  1. Or, from Royal York Station, take the Royal York 73 bus to Albion Road.
  2. Get off one stop north of Elmhurst.
  3. When you get off the bus, you will be at Summerlea Park.
  4. Cross the road to the West Humber Park parking lot.
  1. Or, from Wilson Station, take the Wilson 96 bus to Elmhurst.
  2. Walk over to the West Humber Park parking lot.



Roll: We'll roll northwest through the Humber River Valley and back. After that we will skate southeast to Weston Road and back. This part of the trail is relatively new and quite smooth. The combined distance of the two legs is 30 kilometres. Many consider this to be the best trail in Toronto.







Afterwards: Meet after the roll for food and drink at the Jolly Italian restaurant in the Crossroads Centre mall at Weston Road and Highway 401.



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Sunday September 28th

Trail: Whitby to Oshawa

Departure Time: Car pool at the York Mills subway station at 12:30 PM

Roll Time: 1:30 PM

Directions by Car:

Note: Do not exit Brock Rd. in Pickering.

  1. Take the 401 east to Whitby.

  2. Take the Brock St. exit in Whitby.
  3. Drive south to the Rotary Sunrise Lake Park.
  4. Meet in the parking lot in Rotary Sunrise Lake Park, which is close to the harbour.
  5. You will see the small light house at the tip of the pier and gazebo close to the beach.



Roll: We'll roll east from Whitby along the waterfront to Lakeview Park in Oshawa then north along the Oshawa Creek into the city. The combined distance of both legs is 30+ Kilometres.




Afterwards: We'll meet at Kelseys in Whitby! From the park drive north on Brock St. until you reach the 401. On the north side of the overpass, take the first exit on your right.



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