If its been a while since you visited Stratford you may want to consider exploring the great outdoors this summer, starting on your bike! Create your own path to experience Stratford, or discover one of the many road cycling routes and trails nearby.
For regional cycling information and maps, visit Great Places to Cycle page and view featured cycling destinations from across Ontario. For cross-Ontario resources, pick up a copy of one of the following publications, or visit the on-line links.
Published Maps & Guidebooks:
Annual Cycling in Ontario Guides. Full colour magazine format, packed full information on cycling in Ontario. Also available in French. View on-line version or order a free current print copy. Click HERE to view 2017 edition, and see past issues.
Great Lakes Waterfront Trail Mapbooks. 2016. New compact editions: Ontario's Southwest Edition; Lake Ontario & St Lawrence River Edition. Lucidmaps Inc. Print version: Order copy from www.lucidmap.ca/atlases. Excellent resource showing detailed information of this 1,600 km+ route following Lake Ontario, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, rivers and shorelines from Grand Bend to Quebec. Detailed route information is also available with downloadable PDF's online at www.waterfronttrail.org
Ontario Recreation Trails Map Series: Southwestern Ontario Recreational Trails Map, Golden Horseshoe Recreational Trails Map, Cottage Country Recational Trails Map, Getaway Country Recreational Trails Map and Eastern Ontario Recreational Trails Map. Advermap. 6th edition, 2010/2011. Print versions: Limited copies available at various retailers. On-line versions: www.ontariotrailmaps.ca
Ontario Bicycle Touring Atlas. Mapbook. Bike On Tours. 2011. Print versions only: Order copy from www.bikeontours.on.ca. Create your own self-guided tours using this mapbook, or have customized self-guided touring routes created for you by Bike On Tours.
Ontario By Bike Ride Guides. On-line and print resource. Great rides and suggested itineraries, recognizing that many cyclists wish to independently explore by bike, providing an optimal self-guided route with links to further cycling resources, certified bicycle-friendly business locations and suggestions for a fun bike getaway. Day trip Ride Guides are now available for: Toronto, Ottawa and Grey County. Weekend / Multi-day Ride Guides are now available for: Uxbridge Kawarthas Rail Trail and Hamilton Brantford Paris Port Dover Rail Trail; Niagara South; and Simcoe Trail Loop - or join us on a 2017 tour along these routes. www.ontariobybike.ca/rideguides
Other Ontario Resources:
Share the Road - Information on making Ontario more bicycle friendly for everyone.
Ontario Trails Council Search for trails across the region and Ontario-wide using this on-line inventory for all types of trail users, including cyclists. Ontario Trails also offers trails development, trails tourism and trails certification training for mountain bikers, trail users and managers.
Information published by Government of Ontario, Ministry of Tourism Culture and Sport and Ministry of Transportation on cycling and cycle tourism in Ontario, with links to strategies and reports, infrastructure programs and more. www.ontario.ca/cycling
Cycle Ontario Includes information and links to cycling routes in Ontario.
Ontario Rail Trails Information on rail trails across Ontario, suitable for cycling and other recreational users.
www.gobiking.ca Information on cycling in Ottawa-Gatineau (including Ontario and Quebec and beyond).
www.bicycleontario.ca Bicycle Ontario is a public service web site dedicated to encouraging recreational bicycling in Ontario.
* Please note there are many additional map guides made specifically for local areas or regions. Consult regional pages for trail and route information. New maps and guides are available every year, and information above may change.
