Ottawa to Kinhston (via Merrickville / Gananoque)

A fairly easy route from Ottawa to Kingston (via Merrickville, Athens, Gananogue). Relatively flat for most of the route, but there are a few good hills between Athens and the St-Lawrence Parkway. There are also a couple long hills between Gananogue and Kingston. Nevertheless, this route is still less hilly than others between Ottawa and Kingston. <br /><br />Except for a few crushed stone bicycle paths (which are suitable for road tires) between Ottawa and Stittsville, the entire route takes place on paved roads. Except for Highway 2 between Gananogue and Kingston, there are no paved shoulders on the roads for this route. However, most the roads are fairly quiet, and traffic should not be too much of an issue. There is a nice paved shoulder on highway 2. This route also make use of a bicycle path which runs along the St-Lawrence Parkway (and the 1000 Islands).