Ninth Line bike lane now open

New bike lanes and paved shoulders on Ninth Line now connect the City of Markham to the Town of Stouffville.  Check out the innovative green markings at the intersections which provide guidance for cyclists crossing the intersections and communicate to turning motorists to watch for people on bikes.

Here's a clip from a 5km ride I did in Markham starting at Major Mackenzie & Ninth Line, covering a range of different facility types.



Route map

Mountain Biking in the York Regional Forest Brown Hill Tract

It was a beautiful Fall day, and adventure was beckoning, so earlier this week I checked out the York Regional Forest - Brown Hill Tract in East Gwillimbury, which is known to be one of the best mountain biking spots in York Region.  There's a good mix of single track forest trails, and I hope to come back to ride some more.

Access from McCowan

Parking lot at Ravenshoe (which has a larger parking area)

Cry Baby trail

Access path along Ravenshoe

 Old Jay trail (lots of leaves so a bit difficult to follow trail).  Yes, I was using an electric cruiser!

Stinky trail

PDF-maps has a smartphone and tablet friendly GPS-enabled map of the Brown Hill Tract that can help with navigation.