75 and 40 km
Road Routes
Start location: Kertland / Church, Elora
| Km | Segment | Feature | Comment |
| 0.0 | Kertland / Church | Start | Straight ahead out of gate |
| 0.1 | Church / Irvine | 4-stop | Right turn |
| 0.3 | Irvine / Colborne | 4-stop | Straight |
| 0.6 | Irvine / David | St. Mary School on right; turn left across traffic; look both ways | |
| 1.2 | David / Geddes | 2-stop | Look both ways |
| Between Geddes and Cty 7 | Use full lane in crossing bridge | ||
| 1.7 | David / Cty 7 | 2-stop | Turn left across traffic; look both ways |
| Cty 7 between David and Cty 21 | No shoulder; road narrows across bridge; use full lane across bridge | ||
| 2.6 | Cty 7 / Cty 21 | Light | Turn right |
| On Cty 21 between Cty 7 and 6th. Line | Past racetrack; hilly; traffic | ||
| 8.0 | Cty 21 / 6th. Line Hamlet of Inverhaugh | Crossing busy road (Cty 21); Turn left 45 degrees across traffic; look both ways. Use caution. | |
| 11.2 | 6th. Line / Sideroad 10 | All stop | Turn Right |
| 12.5 | Sidedroad 10 / 8th. Line | 2-stop | Turn right |
| 14.9 | 8th. Line / Cty 21 | 2-stop | Crossing busy county road (21); Turn left across traffic; look both ways |
| 19.5 | Cty 21 (Katherine St. N.) & Hwy 86 | light | Do not turn on 86; Stay in through lane; River’s Edge is just 50 yds. past the bridge. |
| 19.6 | Katherine St. N. / River’s Edge | Turn right | |
| 20.7 | Rivers Edge – Letson Park (Rest Stop) | Rest Stop | Just before covered bridge on the left |
Covered Bridge: One-lane; Dimly-lit; cars will be emerging from dark bridge into bright light | Oncoming traffic | Use extreme caution; Stay in lane!! | |
| 21.0 | Covered Bridge Drive | Bear right. Lost Acre Variety Store on left. | |
| 21.7 | Covered Bridge Drive / Hwy 86 | 2-stop | Look both ways; fast cross-traffic |
| Middlebrook to 8th. Line | 2-stop | Covered Bridge Drive becomes Middlebrook Rd. | |
| 28.0 | Middlebrook / 8th. Line | 2-stop | Turn right. 8th. Line has good downhill and steep uphill climb to Cty 21. |
| 31.7 | 8th. Line / Cty 21 | 2-stop | Turn left. Across traffic- exercise caution. |
| On Cty 21 to Cty 7 | Hilly through Inverhaugh; Note: At bottom of hill, with entrance to Gorge Camping grounds on the left (before reaching Racetrack) – Turnaround for 75km second loop at Cottontail Trail head. | ||
| On Cty 21 to Cty 7 | Past Gorge Camping grounds and Racetrack straight to Cty 7. | ||
| 38.6 | Cty 21 / Cty 7 | Light | Turn left |
| 39.5 | Cty 7 / David St. | Turn Right | |
| David St. crossing bridge | Use full lane crossing bridge | ||
| 40.0 | David St. / Geddes | 2-stop | Straight. Look both ways |
| 40.6 | David St./ Irvine | T-Intersection | St. Mary School facing intersection; turn right |
| 40.8 | Irvine/Moir | 2-stop | Straight. Look both ways |
| 40.9 | Irvine/Colborne | 4-stop | Straight. Look both ways |
| 41.1 | Irvine / Church | 4-stop | Left turn across traffic; look both ways |
| 41.2 | Church / Kertland (Finish) | 2-stop Finish | Into back of school yard; on to gravel. Look both ways before crossing Kertland St. |
Emergency Contacts
St. John Bridgade:
Lee – 519 823 6432
Ride Day Co-ordinator:
Harvey – 519 835 4360
Download Rider Directions (PDF) here.