2025 Ontario By Bike Photo Contest
Throughout the year we collect photo submissions from cyclists across the province. Each year our winning photo is featured in our bilingual magazine, the Cycling in Ontario / Le vélo en Ontario guide.
Do you have a photo that inspires and encapsulates the joy and adventure of exploring Ontario by Bike? Submit it to us by email prior to November 2026. See bottom of page for more details.
2025 Photo Contest WINNER
‘Afternoon light in Tommy Thompson Park’ by Victor Cabahug from Toronto
Location: Tommy Thompson Park / Leslie Street Spit, Toronto
2025 Honourable Mention #3
‘Chasing the Fall Colours’ by Agnès Austin from Petawawa
Location: Algonquin Trail (part of the Ottawa Valley Recreational Trail) between Cobden to Pembroke
2025 Honourable Mention #2
‘Out Spot on the Ottawa River’ by Dave and Paula Brown from Ottawa
Location: On the Capital Pathway on the Ottawa River, just off the Sir George Etienne Cartier Parkway in Ottawa
2025 Honourable Mention #1
‘October 15 to May 15 (Long Winter)’ by Chuck Miller from Sault Ste. Marie
Location: Near Little Current, Manitoulin Island
2026 Photo Contest
We know you love to explore Ontario by bike! Whether you are riding with friends or family, on a club ride, multi-day tour or afternoon spin, take the time to snap a few great photos featuring you and your bikes as well as places you stop.
We’ll be collecting the submissions all year, so take your time and get the shot just right! The winning photo is featured every year in the Cycling in Ontario / Le vélo en Ontario guide.
Submit your photo/s by email to info@ontariobybike.ca before the contest closes on November 15, 2026. Be sure to include your name, where you are from and info on where in Ontario the photo was taken.
Check out entries from 2024 and previous years below
Thank you all for the incredible photos you submitted to the 2024 Ontario By Bike Photo Contest. We loved seeing all of your cycling outings and adventures and all the fun stops along the way from every corner of our beautiful province. Everyone has a different take on what they find inspiring exploring Ontario by bike! This year, as always, with so many amazing photos it was a challenge to pick the finalists and winner.
We are very excited to have announced the finalists and Winner of the 2024 and 9th annual Ontario By Bike Photo Contest. See the top photos below.
The winning photo is featured every year in our Cycling in Ontario / Le velo en Ontario Guide. www.ontariobybike.ca/2024
2024 Photo Contest WINNER
‘Lake Huron near Southampton on the BT700’ by Simon Batcup from Guelph, ON
Location: Southampton
Southampton is a beautiful coastal town in the Saugeen Shores municipality. If multi-day bikepacking and gravel and off-road adventures are calling to you, the BT 700 (BT = Butter Tart!) is an epic bikepacking route created by Matt Kadey and well worth taking the time to complete this bucket-list 700+km route. For other types of riding, the paved North Shore Trail is one of the most stunning waterfront trails in Ontario, connecting Port Elgin to Southampton with beautiful views over Lake Huron. Read more on our Bruce County – Southwest Great Places to Cycle page. We also hosted at three day, two night weekend Ontario By Bike Ride in the area, called the Huron Coast Explorer, which you can see on our Itineraries page.
2024 Honourable Mention #1
‘Two wheels move the soul, an adventure ride from Toronto to Niagara Falls’ by Apurva Patil from Toronto, ON
Location: St. Catharines
Ride from Toronto to Niagara Falls using the Great Lakes Waterfront Trail, a cross-provincial cycling route that follows a mix of trails and share roadways. More cycling routes in the Niagara Region, including the popular Niagara Circle Route, see our Niagara Region Great Places to Cycle page.
2024 Honourable Mention #2
‘Lynde Shores Sunrise’ by Scott Leech
Location: Whitby
Ride the gorgeous Lynde Shores Conservation Area on the Durham Region and Whitby section of the Great Lakes Waterfront Trail, a cross-provincial cycling route that follows a mix of trails and share roadways, mostly on separated trails through Durham Region. For more information visit our Durham Region Great Places to Cycle Page.
2024 Honourable Mention #3
‘Amphibious friend on the Lake Country Oro-Medonte Rail Trail’ by Spencer Craddock from Toronto
Location: Lake Country Oro-Medonte Rail Trail between Barrie and Orillia
Ride the the 28km Lake Country Oro-Medonte Rail Trail from Barrie to Orillia, passing forests, marshes and with some Lake Simcoe views closer to Orillia. This trail forms part of the 160km Simcoe County Loop Trail. For more information visit our Simcoe County Great Places to Cycle Page.
2023 Photo Contest WINNER
‘The Fun Tour of Murals, St. Thomas’ by Helene Pierard from St. Thomas and Nancy Suzuki from London, ON.
Mural artwork ‘Field of Dreams’ by Meaghan Claire Kehoe, located at 125 Ross St., St. Thomas. To see more murals in St. Thomas, visit www.railwaycitytourism.com/murals
Explore the murals on our 2024 Ontario By Bike Ride – Railway City & Erie Ports Tour.
2023 Honourable Mention
‘Family Bike Touring in Simcoe County’ by Soniya and Nishant Patil from Toronto, ON
Location: Flos Rd. 6 W, Phelpston, ON
2023 Honourable Mention
‘Simcoe County Loop Trail, Canada Day’ by Dabera Yu from Markham, ON
Location: Penetanguishene, ON
Find this route at our Simcoe County Great Places to Cycle Page
2023 Honourable Mention
‘Fat Biking on the Upper Big Chute Loop, Gloucester Pool’ by Ian Crysler from Toronto, ON
Location: Gloucester Pool, Port Severn, ON
Find this route under “Orillia, Oro-Medonte, Rama, Ramara and Severn Road Routes” at our Simcoe County Great Places to Cycle Page.
2022 Photo Contest WINNER – ‘Fall Colours on the Caledon Trailway’ by Richard Oldfield from Oshawa, ON.
Our winning photo is featured every year in the Cycling in Ontario / Le vélo en Ontario guide.
2022 Honourable Mention – ‘Margaret L. Cycling on a Pier, Lake Simcoe’ by M. Cheong from Richmond Hill, ON
2022 Honourable Mention – ‘Fall Gravel on the Georgian Bay Peninsula’ by Matthew Kadey from Waterloo, ON
2022 Honourable Mention – ‘Connor Houston and family cycling on the Georgian Trail’ by Jody Wilson from Collingwood, ON
2022 Honourable Mention – ‘Logging Road in Hastings County, East of Gilmour’ by Tessa Brinklow from Barrie, ON
2022 Honourable Mention – ‘Fat Biking on the Ravenshoe Trails, East Gwillimbury’ by Casey Anderson from Toronto, ON
2021 Photo Contest WINNER – “Sunflowers in Whitchurch-Stouffville” by Dabera Yu of Markham, ON
2021 Honourary Mention # 3 – “Among The Trees” at Fanshawe Conservation Area by Les Kalman of Kilworth, ON
2021 Honourary Mention # 2 – “Queenston Lewiston Bridge, Niagara Parkway Trail” by Nancy Suzuki and Helene Pierard of London, ON
2021 Honourary Mention # 1 – “Sunset on Elora Cataract Trail” by Nina Silver of Toronto, ON
2016 Photo Contest Winner – Credit: Laura Langford
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