Route Summary
- Saturday, October 10, 2009 – bike on the Confederation Trail from Tignish to Wellington (~90 km)
- Sunday, October 11, 2009 – bike from Wellington to Mount Stewart (~114 km)
- Monday, October 12, 2009 – bike from Mount Stewart to Elmira (~70 km)
For further information about each day’s ride and what you can expect to encounter along the way, download Doug Murray’s detailed trail notes.
Detailed Schedule
| Saturday, October 10, 2009 | ||
| 6:30am | Arrive at Smitty’s parking lot, load luggage and bikes, catch bus for starting point at Tignish | |
| 7:00am | Bus leaves Smitty’s promptly for Summerside pick up | |
| 7:50am | People/bikes being picked up in Summerside meet | |
| 7:50-8:00am | Transportation arrives in Summerside | |
| 8:15am | Bus leaves Summerside promptly – heading to Tignish | |
| Morning snack on bus | ||
| 9:15am | Arrive in Tignish at the Confederation Trails, unload bikes | |
| 10:00am | Start biking on the Confederation Trails in Tignish | |
| 1:00-2:00pm | Lunch in Oleary | |
| 3:30-4:00pm | Afternoon snack in Ellerslie | |
| 5:00-5:30pm | Arrive in Wellington | |
| 5:30pm | Bus leaves from Wellington to Summerside (store bikes in Wellington) | |
| 6:00pm | Arrive in Summerside at hotel | |
| 7:00pm | Supper and entertainment | |
| Sunday, October 11th, 2009 | ||
| 7:00-7:45am | Breakfast | |
| 8:00am | Depart Summerside by bus to Wellington | |
| 8:30am | Start biking from Wellington | |
| 10:00-10:30am | Morning snack in Kensington | |
| 12:30-1:30pm | Lunch in Hunter River | |
| 3:30-4:00pm | Afternoon snack in Brackley Community Cenre | |
| 6:00pm | Arrive in Mount Stewart & bus to Charlottetown for accommodations (store bikes in Mount Stewart) | |
| 6:30pm | Arrive in Charlottetown at hotel | |
| 7:30pm | Supper Banquet and entertainment | |
| Monday, October 12th, 2009 – Thanksgiving Day | ||
| 7:00-7:45am | Hearty Thanksgiving Breakfast at hotel | |
| 8:00am | Bus leaves Charlottetown for Mount Stewart | |
| 8:30am | Start biking in Mount Stewart | |
| 11:00-11:30am | Morning snack in St.Peters | |
| 12:30-1:30pm | Bagged lunch in New Zealand | |
| 2:30pm | Finish biking in Elmira, load up bikes in trailer | |
| 3:00pm | Bus back to Charlottetown and then Summerside | |
September 14, 2009 at 1:53 pm |
Good Monring;
I have a client wishing to participate in this event but he is wondering if he can rent a bike locally or needs to bring his own. Can you please advise soonest?
September 16, 2009 at 10:29 am |
MacQueens Biclycle Shop (902)368-2453 or Smooth Cycle (902)566-5530 have rentals available in Charlottetown.