Great Bicycle Trails

We were visiting Quebec Canada this summer and bicycled over 1,000 miles.  Quebec has a great network of bicycle trails.   It is possible to go just about anywhere in Montreal and surrounding towns as well as Quebec City and it's environs on dedicated bike paths. We ride 3-4 times a week weather permitting. Alas the Summer is ending, the leaves are changing and it is getting cool. If any of you have ridden up here and know of similar places in the US with bicycle path networks, we are interested in the info. Yes, Bicycles are Great Fun!

Hitch Mounted Bike Rack

One of the best ways to carry bicycles on an RV  is to have a receiver hitch welded to the frame of the trailer. We have used a Thule Expressway 4 bike rack for about 30,000 miles with NO problems. We put the hitch into the receiver on the truck after we arrive and take the bikes wherever we want to ride. A good bike rack is worth the investment. They are generally easier to secure bike to and in the case of our Thule no wobble in the receiver. Solid as a rock. Not inexpensive but worth every penny for the peace of mind and usability....simply put, IT WORKS!
 

Here is a link to a few different   bicycle racks

This Trans-Canada Trail along with the ongoing efforts to provide Montrealers' with safe cycling routes have turned this province into the cycling capital of Canada. Safe and accessible bike paths wrap around much of the Island of Montreal. Outlying regions are reclaiming abandoned rail corridors and taking advantage of the miles and miles of Canals along the St. Lawrence and Richelieau Rivers.

The P'tite Train du Nord is to the north of Montreal.  This is a 200km bike corridor through the scenic Laurentians. To the south in Monteregie and the Eastern Townships there are the Monteregiades, the L'Estriade, La Campagnarde and to the west the Soulange Canal.

Surrounding Quebec City there are the Piste Jacques Cartier/Portneuf, the Corridor des Cheminots as well as the Corridor de Littoral. Further east the Petit Temis connects the province to New Brunswick through a 130km link from Riviere du Loup to Edmunston. The paths through Gatineau provide the Hull/Ottawa region access to beautiful Gatineau Park while north of this the Pontiac PPJ streatches for 72km along the shores of the upper Ottawa River.

RIOJA, SPAIN

(Best times to go - May, Sept, Oct)

This is a popular destination for bicyclists.  Many people are familiar with the name Rioja because of the famous wine but where is it ? The name comes from the Rio Oja, a tributary of the River Ebro which runs southeast to the Mediterranean in the same direction as the Pyrenees Mountains. The Rioja is a rich vine growing country surrounded by beautiful foothills of the Pyrenees.

La Rioja has much the same appeal as Tuscany or inland Provence: sun, rolling hills, great food and wine, but it is not overrun with tourists. So at the moment you can have La Rioja's vineyards, forests and villages virtually to yourself.

Additional Bicycling Links:

• League of American Bicyclists * Links for touring
• Bicycle Tours by the National Bicycle Tour Director's Association

• Hydration Packs from the Masked Merchant.

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