1000 Islands Gateway Get-Away

1000 Islands is a 3-day bicycle tour with 2 nights indoors at Gananoque, the central town on the Canadian side of this freshwater archipelago in the St. Lawrence River. The name for the town has indigenous roots and the etymology we like is "Garden of the Great Spirit". It captures the scenery and the local culture.

Travel quiet rural roads and paths in this historic vacation district. The region includes the Frontenac Arch Biosphere. Biospheres are designated by the UNESCO as "learning places for sustainable development". You travel alongside the St. Lawrence River and through rural landscapes.

  

Tour Itinerary

1000 Islands Gateway Get-Away

Two loop rides take you to Kingston and to a lovely lock on the Rideau Canal system. Kingston offers a wide choice of places for lunch. A third day ride follows the 1000 Islands Parkway bike path to Brockville and back. Both Brockville and Rockport, a village on the parkway, have choices for lunch stops. Terrain on this tour is flat to gently rolling. You travel alongside the St. Lawrence River and through rural landscapes.

Distances and Rating

• Day 1 — 56 km (35 mi) (Paved Roads)
• Day 2 — 105 km (65 mi) (Paved Trail, small road sections in two towns)*
• Day 3 — 70 km (43 mi) (Paved Roads)

*This is an out and back and can be shortened to a total of as little as 40km for a shorter day and a leisurely lunch

• Total Distance — 215 km (133 mi)