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Bicycling in New Brunswick/Nova Scotia
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I'm curious to find someone (or someones) who have bike through the northwest part of Nova Scotia (Yarthmouth to Halifax along the Evageline Trail) as well as Truro to Brooklyn, down to Halifax and/or the Fundy/Shediac/Cap Pelee/Sackville areas of New Brunswick. Basically, I'm trying to find out what highways to stay off of for my trip this summer. |
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"MsMittens" wrote in message om... Hi everyone, I'm curious to find someone (or someones) who have bike through the northwest part of Nova Scotia (Yarthmouth to Halifax along the Evageline Trail) as well as Truro to Brooklyn, down to Halifax and/or the Fundy/Shediac/Cap Pelee/Sackville areas of New Brunswick. Basically, I'm trying to find out what highways to stay off of for my trip this summer. http://www.atlanticcanadacycling.com/novascotia/ lots of info on all atlantic provinces http://www.bicycle.ns.ca/ look for "touring info" at the bottom, it is limited |
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"johnson.." wrote in message ... "MsMittens" wrote in message om... Hi everyone, I'm curious to find someone (or someones) who have bike through the northwest part of Nova Scotia (Yarthmouth to Halifax along the Evageline Trail) as well as Truro to Brooklyn, down to Halifax and/or the Fundy/Shediac/Cap Pelee/Sackville areas of New Brunswick. Basically, I'm trying to find out what highways to stay off of for my trip this summer. http://www.atlanticcanadacycling.com/novascotia/ lots of info on all atlantic provinces http://www.bicycle.ns.ca/ look for "touring info" at the bottom, it is limited By the by i'm in halifax if you need some local info. |
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"johnson.." wrote in message ...
"johnson.." wrote in message ... "MsMittens" wrote in message om... Hi everyone, I'm curious to find someone (or someones) who have bike through the northwest part of Nova Scotia (Yarthmouth to Halifax along the Evageline Trail) as well as Truro to Brooklyn, down to Halifax and/or the Fundy/Shediac/Cap Pelee/Sackville areas of New Brunswick. Basically, I'm trying to find out what highways to stay off of for my trip this summer. http://www.atlanticcanadacycling.com/novascotia/ lots of info on all atlantic provinces http://www.bicycle.ns.ca/ look for "touring info" at the bottom, it is limited By the by i'm in halifax if you need some local info. Thanks for the offer but I have an aunt that lives in Halifax that I'll be visiting . And I did purchase the book from Atlantic Canada Cycling. What I'm more curious about is the traffic flow and how much has it changed. Many people have mentioned it's not that much but their experiences have been from 8-10 years ago. How big are the shoulders on the 1, 2 and Trans Canada? Is there a lot of traffic (I remember the Cabot Trail being not too bad 10 years ago but having a few RVs on it). |
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"MsMittens" wrote in message om... "johnson.." wrote in message ... "johnson.." wrote in message ... "MsMittens" wrote in message om... Hi everyone, I'm curious to find someone (or someones) who have bike through the northwest part of Nova Scotia (Yarthmouth to Halifax along the Evageline Trail) as well as Truro to Brooklyn, down to Halifax and/or the Fundy/Shediac/Cap Pelee/Sackville areas of New Brunswick. Basically, I'm trying to find out what highways to stay off of for my trip this summer. http://www.atlanticcanadacycling.com/novascotia/ lots of info on all atlantic provinces http://www.bicycle.ns.ca/ look for "touring info" at the bottom, it is limited By the by i'm in halifax if you need some local info. Thanks for the offer but I have an aunt that lives in Halifax that I'll be visiting . And I did purchase the book from Atlantic Canada Cycling. What I'm more curious about is the traffic flow and how much has it changed. Many people have mentioned it's not that much but their experiences have been from 8-10 years ago. How big are the shoulders on the 1, 2 and Trans Canada? Is there a lot of traffic (I remember the Cabot Trail being not too bad 10 years ago but having a few RVs on it). I was riding to the airport on a sunday on the 102 about 3 years ago and the traffic was pretty much bumper to bumper at 100kph. I remember a cop car with sirens and lights on and cars right in front of the cop not having anywhere to go. Shoulders on the 101 and 102 are at least 2 feet wide. I much prefer the #1 and #2, the shoulders aren't as wide but the roads are flatter and the traffic is lighter and it is a much quieter. I don't think I have ever been on the trans canada on a bike. |
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I was riding to the airport on a sunday on the 102 about 3 years ago and the
traffic was pretty much bumper to bumper at 100kph. I remember a cop car with sirens and lights on and cars right in front of the cop not having anywhere to go. Shoulders on the 101 and 102 are at least 2 feet wide. I much prefer the #1 and #2, the shoulders aren't as wide but the roads are flatter and the traffic is lighter and it is a much quieter. I don't think I have ever been on the trans canada on a bike. Hrmm.. that helps a lot, specifically when I do Smiley's Park to Halifax, which will probably be better on the 1 and 2 as I head to my aunt's place. Ok. So I'm less worried now. After riding on Highway 2 in Ontario (fairly well travelled with 18 wheelers at times -- why they don't use the 401 I don't know) it'll be nice to be in an area with less traffic. Thanks. |
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"MsMittens" wrote in message om... I was riding to the airport on a sunday on the 102 about 3 years ago and the traffic was pretty much bumper to bumper at 100kph. I remember a cop car with sirens and lights on and cars right in front of the cop not having anywhere to go. Shoulders on the 101 and 102 are at least 2 feet wide. I much prefer the #1 and #2, the shoulders aren't as wide but the roads are flatter and the traffic is lighter and it is a much quieter. I don't think I have ever been on the trans canada on a bike. Hrmm.. that helps a lot, specifically when I do Smiley's Park to Halifax, which will probably be better on the 1 and 2 as I head to my aunt's place. Ok. So I'm less worried now. After riding on Highway 2 in Ontario (fairly well travelled with 18 wheelers at times -- why they don't use the 401 I don't know) it'll be nice to be in an area with less traffic. Thanks. You are very welcome. I've been on the #1 quite a few times. The 101 has these long gradual hills that are very tiring but the #1 has low rollers that are fun if you stay on top of the gear. You will be much better off riding the #1 Have a good trip. If you are looking for folks to ride with, the Velo Halifax Bicycle Club will welcome you with open arms. You can ride a few times before joining but of course you don't have to join. http://www.velohalifax.ca/ Scott |
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"MsMittens" wrote in message om... Hi everyone, I'm curious to find someone (or someones) who have bike through the northwest part of Nova Scotia (Yarthmouth to Halifax along the Evageline Trail) as well as Truro to Brooklyn, down to Halifax and/or the Fundy/Shediac/Cap Pelee/Sackville areas of New Brunswick. Basically, I'm trying to find out what highways to stay off of for my trip this summer. Someone is posting a travelogue about a recent trip to this area over in rec.bicycle.misc. Look for this subject heading: a cycle-ogical travel-osophy |
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On 23 Jul 2004, MsMittens wrote:
Hi everyone, I'm curious to find someone (or someones) who have bike through the northwest part of Nova Scotia (Yarmouth to Halifax along the Evangeline Trail) as well as Truro to Brooklyn, down to Halifax and/or the Fundy/Shediac/Cap Pelee/Sackville areas of New Brunswick. Basically, I'm trying to find out what highways to stay off of for my trip this summer. I live on the Evangeline Trail route (just outside of Wolfville). I lived and cycled in the Halifax area until about 6 years ago. Keep in mind that what seems like a busy road to me, may seem like a quiet country road to cyclists from Toronto :-) Hwy 1 from about Middleton (or even Bridgetown) to Wolfville is very busy. You can ride either on Rt 221 (north) or 201 (south side) on most of this section. East of Wolfville Rt 1 is rather quiet until around the Halifax Co line and still OK until around Middle Sackville. Getting into Halifax-Dartmouth can be a pain. The Bedford Highway (combined Rt 1&2) (western shore of Bedford Basin) was very bad (maybe there is a wider shoulder now??). Usually I was going to the Dartmouth side so I turned off Rt 1 at Middle Sackville, to Beaverbank Rd, to Windsor Junction, to Waverley, then Rt 318 into Dartmouth. Going to the Halifax side I would turn off Rt 1 onto Lucasville Rd, then Hammonds Plain Rd (rt 213), then Kearney Lake Rd, then Dunbrack St BTW There's a nice back way out of Smiley's Park (4 km from Brooklyn) back to Rt 1 if going going towards Halifax. At the park entrance turn right across the Meander bridge, then left onto McKay Rd, then Right towards Greenfield. Then back to Rt 1 via either Ardoise or Hillsvale-Lakelands The really big improvemnt in cycling in Halifax-Dartmouth since I left is the bike lane acroos the McDonald Bridge! From Halifax to Truro Rt 318 (to Waverley), then Rt 2 was quite good, although the city has now spread out to Elmsdale. Sections of the Trans Canada Highway had been re-routed in the last few years and the old TCH (now called Rt 4) has very little traffic now. (So little that most of the stores along it have closed!) Examples are the sections Truro to New Glasgow and Glenholm to Wentworth. I've biked a bit in the Sackville, Shediac, Fundy areas. I might be cycling through there a week from now on my way back from the ACBR in western PEI. Hmm, I want to be at the ACBR Friday evening so I'll have to leave here early Wed morning :-) Local hints (Wolfville area). The Melanson Bridge (Gaspereau River) has been closed to cars for several months but it is still possible to cycle across it. This is the easiest road (Maple Ave) from Wolfville to the Gaspereau Valley (vineyard capital of NS) and thence to Avonport. Also, the convenience store in Gaspereau village has finally re-opened, and next door to that, Gaspereau Wineries has just opened up a shop. For some more route info see: http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/dermott/nstour/intro.html (** ACBR = Atlantic Canada Bicycle Rally, July 31- Aug 2) -- David Dermott , Wolfville Ridge, Nova Scotia, Canada email: WWW pages: http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/dermott/ |
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Last summer I rode from Moncton to Fundy Park for a couple of overnighters. Took the road that goes along the Petticodiac River through Riverview/Hillsborough/Riverside-Albert. Beautiful riding to my mind! There's a big climb as soon as you enter the park to get to the Chignecto North campsite but otherwise the route is not hard. Left Moncton Saturday and returned Sunday; traffic was light both ways and the pavement was good except for about 4 Km near Shepody/Riverside-Albert where they were resurfacing the asphalt. If you go, I highly recommend the cinnamon buns with cream cheese icing at the bakery in Hillsborough! Have fun! MsMittens wrote in message ... Hi everyone, I'm curious to find someone (or someones) who have bike through ... the Fundy/Shediac/Cap Pelee/Sackville areas of New Brunswick. Basically, I'm trying to find out what highways to stay off of for my trip this summer. |
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