Brooklin Port Perry Loop
Greenbelt climbs out of Brooklin, farm roads, and a coffee stop in Port Perry. About forty-five minutes from Toronto.
Distance
66 km
Elevation
620 m
Ride time
2.5–3.5 hr
Difficulty
Moderate
Greenbelt climbs out of Brooklin, farm roads, and a coffee stop in Port Perry. About forty-five minutes from Toronto.
Distance
66 km
Elevation
620 m
Ride time
2.5–3.5 hr
Difficulty
Moderate
The route
About this ride
One of our favourites, and it's only about forty-five minutes outside Toronto.
Port Perry, the turnaround, is the reason to ride this one. Sitting on the southern tip of Lake Scugog, it has one of the best-preserved Victorian main streets in the region: a designated heritage district of 19th-century storefronts along Queen Street, with cafés, galleries, and a waterfront just off the route. Nexus Coffee is the natural stop before you point back toward Brooklin. The return has one short, unavoidable stretch on Highway 7 with a solid shoulder, then it's back onto farm roads, with a section of dedicated bike path to spin you home into Brooklin.
Stops along the way
6 of 6 showing
0 km · loop start/finish
We parked at the Brooklin Community Centre and Library, an easy free lot to roll out from. From here you're straight onto the Greenbelt Trail, where the first climbs come early to get the legs going before the farm roads open up.
Open in Maps →~7 km
A marked washroom stop early on the route, handy before you settle into the farm-road stretch where facilities are sparse.
~24 km · Port Perry
The stop. A cyclist-friendly specialty coffee shop on Queen Street with great coffee, baked goods, a side patio, and bike racks. The natural place to regroup and warm up before the return leg.
Open in Maps →leaving Port Perry
Leaving Port Perry there's a short, unavoidable section on Highway 7. It carries more traffic than the rest of the route, but the shoulder is solid. Stay steady and you're quickly back onto farm roads.
final stretch into Brooklin
The run back into Brooklin includes a section of dedicated, car-free bike path, a calm way to spin out the legs after a hilly day before you roll back to the start.
~66 km · Brooklin finish
Back in Brooklin, an independent spot to cap the ride: espresso, smoothies, and frozen yogurt. A local favourite, and a nicer finish than a drive-thru.
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