Bike Routes
Life is a beautiful ride
Located in the heart of beautiful Eastern Ontario. Stretching northward from the shore of Lake Ontario, the L&A County Trails include 12 well-marked and and easily accessible looping routes with 600 kilometres of paved roadway. The routes are ideal for cycling enthusiasts.
Many of the County Trails have wide, paved shoulders, which make for a more comfortable and safe ride. As you travel, you’ll experience the natural beauty, unique history, and rural charm that L&A has to offer. In addition to our 12 itineraries, we also share the road with some amazing regional, provincial and national trails that pass through L&A.
Some of the L&A County Trail routes share the road with The Great Lakes Waterfront Trail. This route is a 1,600 km celebration of nature and culture – where peaceful countryside, small towns and big cities link together. Enjoy it for a day or make it a summer-long adventure. The Waterfront Trail passes through Lennox & Addington in Napanee and along the Loyalist Parkway (Hwy 33).
Route Itineraries
If you’re a tour organizer for a cycling club, organize outings with friends, or a ‘lone wolf’ that just loves riding the roads, our route itineraries make your visit to L&A County nice and simple. The itineraries provide a detailed map of the highlighted route and show the secondary roads if you want to chart your own course. On the back, it gives you turn-by-turn directions, lodging options along the route, and suggests some fun places to stop along the way.
Each specific route is highlighted and is in a compact PDF that you can print from home.
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Difficulty: Moderate
Directional Markers: Green
Park & Ride: Conservation Park, 20 Pearl Street, Napanee
The perfect way to spend a morning or afternoon, this route takes you through the beautiful village of Newburgh. Offering rolling hills and long flat stretches, you can challenge your endurance or make this ride a leisurely excursion. There are many places to stop along the way to enjoy the wide-open spaces and still be back in time for lunch or dinner. This loop takes you through the communities of Newburgh, Napanee and Camden East.
Difficulty: Moderate
Park & Ride: Conservation Park, 20 Pearl Street, Napanee
This is a great route, offering picturesque views of the Napanee River and the Bay of Quinte. You could complete this loop it in an hour or take three hours and enjoy the river’s edge and rolling hills. There’s a lot to see and enjoy.
Difficulty: Moderate
Park & Ride: Stone Corner, 2558 County Road 4, Camden East
The Camden Route surrounds the Camden Lake Wildlife Management Area and provides picturesque farmland, charming villages, and natural beauty, making this loop a memorable experience. The rolling hills and long flat stretches found along this ride are appealing to almost all cycling enthusiasts. This route takes you through the communities of Camden East, Odessa, Wilton, Yarker, Colebrook, Moscow, Enterprise and Centreville.
Difficulty: Moderate
Park & Ride: Bergeron Estate Winery, 9656 Loyalist Parkway, Adolphustown
Long before we ever considered trekking in this region, the United Empire Loyalists walked this beautiful countryside. Farmland, apple orchards, and vineyards now dominate this route as you glimpse our past through a number of historical sights. Nearly half of the distance of this route follows the shoreline of Lake Ontario along the Loyalist Parkway. Take your time on this loop because there is so much to see and do off your bike. This ride takes you through the communities of Napanee, Adolphustown, Conway, Sandhurst and Bath.
Difficulty: Easy
Park & Ride: Conservation Park, 20 Pearl Street, Napanee
Most of this route is along the shore of the Napanee River and Hay Bay. This loop takes you past farmland, cottages and campgrounds that overlook some of the best Walleye fishing waters you’ll find anywhere. It’s not the fishing that will impress you however; it’s the breathtaking blend of rural settings that overlook the beautiful waterways that make this route so memorable. This route is very popular for clubs and group rides.
Difficulty: Challenging
Park & Ride: The Lakeview Tavern, 5771 County Road 41, Erinsville
You could call this the transition route. The land surrounding the village of Tamworth is dotted with working farms, wetlands and limestone outcroppings. As you travel north the landscape changes rapidly, giving way to spectacular views of granite and evergreens that dominate the southern edge of the Canadian Shield. This ride takes you through the communities of Tamworth, Erinsville, Arden and Kaladar.
Note: This route may be best suited for riders with wider tires. There is a stretch of roadway south of Arden that has a gravel mix. You may wish to avoid travelling on Highway 7 by taking The Great Trail (Trans Canada Trail) between Kaladar & Arden.
Difficulty: Easy
Park & Ride: Conservation Park 20 Pearl Street, Napanee
Difficulty: Challenging
Park & Ride: Finnegan's General Store, 14222 Highway 41, Cloyne
This is the most challenging of our routes. Taking you through the ups and downs of the Canadian Shield, this route takes you past the famous Bon Echo Provincial Park. Beauty surrounds you while you meander for kilometre after kilometre past wetlands, lakes, and rugged wilderness.
Difficulty: Moderate
Park & Ride: Addington Highlands Municipal Office, 72 Edward Street, Flinton
This route is best suited for hybrid or mountain biking as it offers a combination of hard surface and dirt road. The northern and western portions of this route are on the Bridgewater Road while the southern and eastern portions are on the Old Flinton Road. Take your time and be sure to bring your camera because the scenery is fantastic along this loop.
Note: If you have a mountain bike be sure to check out the L&A Forest Trails, found just east of the outdoor rink in Flinton!
Difficulty: Moderate
Park & Ride: Loyalist Municipal Office, 263 Main Street, Odessa
The Odessa route is an inviting morning or afternoon excursion where you travel almost equal distances in all four directions past great views and a glimpse into our past. You will notice many landmarks and settlements of the United Empire Loyalists, and there’s time to stop and learn more about the history of this region. This ride takes you through the communities of Odessa, Millhaven and Amherstview.
Difficulty: Easy
Park & Ride: Fairfield Park, 4574 Bath Road, Amherstview
Take your time and enjoy the breathtaking waterfront vistas and the beauty of the homes in Amherstview. Make time to explore Fairfield Park to skip some stones on Lake Ontario or visit Fairfield House and learn about the history of this United Empire Loyalist homestead. The Amherstview route offers many activities along the way, so it will take longer than the distance would suggest.
Difficulty: Challenging
Park & Ride: Lakeview Tavern, 5771 County Road 41, Erinsville
You will be surprised at how challenging this route can be. Rolling hills, lakes, and wetlands describe the landscape, but there are very few flat stretches to be found. When you are not coasting down one hill, you are travelling up another. This route offers frequent changes in terrain and never lets you go very long without testing your conditioning. You’ll get a great workout on this ride.
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