Harbour Grace to Cupids: this was a trial ride, to see how our bikes worked, and to see how fit we are (not very).
We got in the track at River Head in Harbour Grace and immediately regretted it.
The old track from Harbour Grace to Tilton is the worst we’ve ridden, and seems to have gotten worse in recent years.
Loose, heavy gravel or big rocks. There’s also a diversion in Tilton where a lumber yard’s expanded over the track, and put in a very rough and unpleasant diversion. But after that it wasn’t too bad. In some places it is classic ‘old track’ and totally rideable while in others it has been widened and smoothed. The start of the section from South River to Dildo is tough going, but soon settles down to a long straight run on an embankment towards the old CBN Highway.Lots of work has been done on the track recently, especially around Bay Robert’s and Clarke’s Beach but that area was also swarming with ATVs. Most of them were lovely and considerate and moving slowly, but a few places had lots of kids on three wheelers, riding fast and kicking up a lot of dust. But no problems and everyone very friendly.
I didn’t stop to get pictures at any of the roughest sections, but there are some great bridges. The track sections which run through the ponds along the coast are just fab too.
This part of the trailway winds through lots of communities. In the BayRoberts area, a lot of the track sections have become roads, but quiet ones. ATVs are routed away from some roads, but on bikes we were able to stick to a straight line, mostly on the original route. Also lots of shops for buying cold drinks, and even lunch stops. We had hoped to have lunch at the baccalieu trail brewery but it wasn’t open yet, so instead we got hot dogs at the gas station and ate them while watching the seabirds in Spaniards Bay.
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