'Round Lake Ontario 2014 - Pt. 2 : Albany > Buffalo > Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue

A cycling route starting in Rensselaer, New York, United States of America.

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Part 2 of 'Round Lake Ontario 2014:

*Albany, NY > Buffalo, NY : Erie Canalway Trail<br /> *Buffalo, NY > Fort Erie, ON : Peace Bridge<br /> *Fort Erie, ON> Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON: Niagara River Recreational Trail (Niagara Parkway) *Niagara-on-the-Lake> Quebec Border (Riviere Baudette, QC: Waterfront Trail *Quebec Border > Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC:Route Verte/Piste du Canal Soulanges Some on road, some off road, some paved, some gravel dust (Erie Canalway Trail mostly),  
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Duration
1,412.3 km
Distance
344 m
Ascent
323 m
Descent
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Avg. speed
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Avg. speed
Georges_Dodds

created this 11 years ago

Route highlights

Points of interest along the route

  1. Point of interest after 15 km

    July 28 2014 10:15

  2. Point of interest after 34.6 km

    28 July 2014 11:50

  3. Point of interest after 43.6 km

    28 July 2014 12:55 to 13:45 Trying to find a place for lunch up and down Van Vranken Ave.

  4. Point of interest after 44.9 km

    28 July 2014 13:45 to 15:00, impending storm Lunch at Italian restaurant: submarine sandwich, Caesar salad, 1 diet Pepsi, 1 regular Pepsi (cans)

  5. Point of interest after 47.6 km

    28 July 2014 16:00 to 17:35 Under bridge underpass, during thunderstorm, repair missing bolt attaching rear rack to bike frame using a short length of 3/8" metal bent off a discarded Hannaford grocery basket handle, placed through both holes and twisted around to stay in place.

  6. Point of interest after 59.4 km

    28 July 2014 17:40

  7. Point of interest after 74.2 km

    28 July 2014 18:50

  8. Point of interest after 82.4 km

    28 July 2014 19:30

  9. Point of interest after 95.4 km

    July 28 2014 July 29 2014 20:30 6:50 End of day Start of day

  10. Point of interest after 99.9 km

    29 July 2014 7:13 Newly-applied but nor packed layer of crushed limestone made some short and very wet sections very difficult

  11. Point of interest after 111.2 km

    29 July 2014 8:15-8:50 Breakfast

  12. Point of interest after 116.6 km

    29 July 2014 9:35

  13. Point of interest after 133.7 km

    29 July 2014 11:55

  14. Point of interest after 141.9 km

    Amazing cut through the rock for former railroad!

  15. Point of interest after 143.2 km

    29 July 2014 12:45 to 13:15 Lunch

  16. Point of interest after 153.2 km

    29 July 2014 14:00

  17. Point of interest after 155.7 km

    29 July 2014 30 min break talking with bikers

  18. Point of interest after 157.7 km

    29 July 2014 15:15

  19. Point of interest after 171.3 km

    29 July 2014 16:17 to 16:25 Break

  20. Point of interest after 180.1 km

    29 July 2014 17:10 to 17:20 Break

  21. Point of interest after 193.4 km

    29 July 2014 18:52

  22. Point of interest after 204.9 km

    29 July 2014 19:35

  23. Point of interest after 206.8 km

    29 July 2014 19:50

  24. Point of interest after 217.1 km

    29 July 2014 30 July 2014 21:30 7:45 End of day Start of day

  25. Point of interest after 244 km

    30 July 2014 10:20 to 10:40 Local bakery: pizza slice, 2 chocolate doughnuts, 3 cups milk

  26. Point of interest after 262.5 km

    30 July 2014 12:40

  27. Point of interest after 269.9 km

    30 July 2014 13:12

  28. Point of interest after 275.3 km

    30 July 2014 14:09 to 14:30 Wendy's ¼ lbs x 2, fries, diet Coke

  29. Point of interest after 287.1 km

    30 July 2014 16:30

  30. Point of interest after 288.1 km

    30 July 2014 31 July 2014 17:00 17:00 End of day Start of day 31 July spent visiting relatives Thundershowers, a few pints at Steve's Restaurant, picked up by my cousin.

  31. Point of interest after 316.5 km

    31 July 2014 18:35 2 slices pizza, 1 diet Pepsi @ Daddabbos Pizza

  32. Point of interest after 325.4 km

    31 July 2014 19:38

  33. Point of interest after 330.5 km

    31 July 2014 1 August 2014 20:25 6:25 on the road to 7:20 at diner End of day 3 eggs, bacon, hash browns, tea, OJ

  34. Point of interest after 336.7 km

    1 August 2014 7:48

  35. Point of interest after 357.4 km

    1 August 2014 9:15

  36. Point of interest after 369.9 km

    1 August 2014 9:55

  37. Point of interest after 379.7 km

    1 August 2014 11:05 Sausage McMuffin + Diet Coke (in town)

  38. Point of interest after 394.8 km

    1 August 2014 12:10

  39. Point of interest after 400.3 km

    1 August 2014 12:50

  40. Point of interest after 415.4 km

    1 August 2014 13:50 to 14:30 lunch: sausage sandwich, Caesar salad, pint of Guinness

  41. Point of interest after 423.1 km

    1 August 2014 15:25 to 16:25 Break

  42. Point of interest after 425.6 km

    1 August 2014 16:45

  43. Point of interest after 439.9 km

    1 August 2014 17:30 to 18:20 ½ hr under Interstate overpass to avoid thunderstorm, then BMT + Diet Coke @ Subway for remainder

  44. Point of interest after 441.1 km

    1 August 2014 18:35 to 19:00 Sheltering from thunderstorm under underpass

  45. Point of interest after 448.9 km

    1 August 2014 20:05

  46. Point of interest after 459.1 km

    1 August 2014 2 August 2014 21:20 6:40 End of day Start of day

  47. Point of interest after 468.1 km

    2 August 2014 7:20 to 7:45 breakfast: eggs, hash browns, OJ, ham

  48. Point of interest after 488.3 km

    2 August 2014 9:07

  49. Point of interest after 492.3 km

    2 August 2014 9:25

  50. Point of interest after 499.4 km

    2 August 2014 ½ hr break

  51. Point of interest after 507.2 km

    2 August 2014 11:15 to 11:35

  52. Point of interest after 511 km

    2 August 2014 12:05 to 13:00 2 hamburgers, 2 pints Pabst

  53. Point of interest after 519.1 km

    2 August 2014 13:40

  54. Point of interest after 528.2 km

    2 August 2014 14:37

  55. Point of interest after 543.9 km

    2 August 2014 16:00 to 18:00 finding where to get 27 x 1½" tire to replace rear tire which had tear (tire was distorted from beginning of trip). Nobody knew where to get bicycle tires, Walmart had one left of the right size!

  56. Point of interest after 548 km

    2 August 2014 18:17

  57. Point of interest after 553.2 km

    2 August 2014 18:50 to 19:15 Thunderstorm 2 balls ice cream: pistachio and cherries jubilee

  58. Point of interest after 564.8 km

    2 August 2014 3 August 2014 20:40 6:45 End of day Start of day Stayed inside isolated picnic shelter for the night rather than Ellicott Creek Park, which I was told was patrolled by police who didn't take well to guerrilla campers.

  59. Point of interest after 571.6 km

    3 August 2014 7:20 to 7:35

  60. Point of interest after 588 km

    3 August 2014 ~ 9:45 Lost my way and followed a jogger out onto a long jettee into the river, lots of gulls, geese, herons and other birds.

  61. Point of interest after 595.7 km

    3 August 2014 10:20 Western end of Erie Canalway trail

  62. Point of interest after 602 km

    3 August 2014 11:25 to 12:20 Wendy's: Burger, fries, diet Pepsi

  63. Point of interest after 626.3 km

    3 August 2014 14:45 to 15:30 Lunch

  64. Point of interest after 651.8 km

    3 August 2014 18:00 End Niagara River Recreational Trail begin Waterfront Trail

  65. Point of interest after 673.3 km

    3 August 2014 4 August 2014 20:15 10:00 End of day Start of day Stayed with in-law aunt/uncle -- shower!!!

  66. Point of interest after 682.2 km

    4 August 2014 11:40 to 12:05 Cookies and milk with aunt-in-law Doris

  67. Point of interest after 692.8 km

    4 August 2014 12:30

  68. Point of interest after 705.7 km

    4 August 2014 13:30

  69. Point of interest after 725.5 km

    4 August 2014 15:03

  70. Point of interest after 729.9 km

    4 August 2014 15:30 to 15:50 rain break, 2 burgers, 1 bottle beer

  71. Point of interest after 739.4 km

    4 August 2014 17:55 to 18:10 Thunderstorm no. 2

  72. Point of interest after 741.4 km

    4 August 2014 18:20 to 19:30 Thunderstorm no. 3, very heavy rain

  73. Point of interest after 743.5 km

    4 August 2014 19:45 to 20:45 Thunderstorm no. 4, record rainfall of 125 mm (approx. 5") for all thunderstorms in Burlington area.

  74. Point of interest after 749.9 km

    4 August 2014 5 August 2014 22:20 6:30 End of day Start of day Slept on concrete bench under overhanging park building roof

  75. Point of interest after 755.6 km

    5 August 2014 7:20 to 7:45 Tim Horton's: Sausage biscuit, hash brown, tea

  76. Point of interest after 762.4 km

    5 August 2014 8:22

  77. Point of interest after 771.9 km

    5 August 2014 9:15 to 9:35 Chain trouble

  78. Point of interest after 776.3 km

    5 August 2014 10:37

  79. Point of interest after 781.7 km

    5 August 2014 11:02

  80. Point of interest after 788.9 km

    5 August 2014 11:45 to 12:05 2 x ¼ pounder, fries, diet Coke

  81. Point of interest after 804.8 km

    5 August 2014 13:25

  82. Point of interest after 819.5 km

    5 August 2014 15:30 to 16:20 Lunch: ½ baguette, salami, tzatziki, blueberries, diet Coke

  83. Point of interest after 838.4 km

    5 August 2014 18:15

  84. Point of interest after 855.1 km

    5 August 2014 20:00

  85. Point of interest after 857.7 km

    5 August 2014 6 August 2014 20:30 7:50 End of day Start of day

  86. Point of interest after 870.9 km

    6 August 2014 9:05

  87. Point of interest after 881.7 km

    6 August 2014 10:35

  88. Point of interest after 888.5 km

    6 August 2014 11:15 to 12:15 trail through Darlington Nuclear Station closed, detour

  89. Point of interest after 900.8 km

    6 August 2014 13:30

  90. Point of interest after 910.1 km

    6 August 2014 14:25 to 15:00 at 'The Snug' : Soup, Chicken Wrap, pint of Guinness, Toffey puddling (to die for)

  91. Point of interest after 924.3 km

    6 August 2014 16:30

  92. Point of interest after 931.2 km

    6 August 2014 16:53

  93. Point of interest after 938.6 km

    6 August 2014 17: 30 to 18:20 Burger, fries, 2 pints Newcastle 18:20 to 18:50 thunderstorm

  94. Point of interest after 944.9 km

    6 August 2014 19:10

  95. Point of interest after 959.2 km

    6 August 2014 7 August 2014 21:00 7:10 End of day Start of day Breakfast: 2 mini chiabata, 473 ml milk, cheese curds

  96. Point of interest after 972.4 km

    7 August 2014 8:00

  97. Point of interest after 978 km

    7 August 2014 8:22

  98. Point of interest after 987.4 km

    7 August 2014 9:15

  99. Point of interest after 1,003.4 km

    7 August 2014 10:20 to 10:35

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