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| The Pinnacle - Renfrew
| RATING: | Easy to moderate | | TOUR TYPE: | Loop | | TOTAL DISTANCE: | 14 km | | START / FINISH: | -Renfrew
-Park at the Museum on Arthur St or leave from anywhere in Renfrew | | HIGHLIGHTS: | -Views
-Suspension Bridge
-McDougall Mill Museum | | SURFACE: | -Pavement: 9 km
-Gravel: 5 km | | TIME ALLOWANCE: | -Beginner: 1.5 hr
-Intermediate: 1 hr
-Advanced: 45 minutes |
Information
This is a favourite ride for many Renfrew cyclists. This ride starts in town and within a few km you are climbing up the Pinnacle to meander through farm country. This tour feels miles from town. This is a great ride for the whole family, or for a late afternoon training ride. Get out and enjoy this beautiful ride.
Directions
- Park at the McDougall Mill Museum; ride back up the hill and make a sharp right at the top of the hill onto Albert St.
- Take Albert St to Bruce St. Turn left on Bruce St; ride to the lights and turn right onto Stewart St.
- Take Stewart St to Pinnacle Rd (1 km).
- Turn right on Pinnacle Rd; there is a 1 km climb up to the top of Pinnacle Hill.
- Follow paved road to T-intersection. Turn right onto gravel road.
- Ride for 1.5 km to Cobus Rd. Turn right and follow the road for 4 km to T-intersection at Bruce St.
- At Bruce St turn right and ride down the hill to Albert St. This is a heavy traffic area so be careful.
- Retrace your route back to the Museum and spend some time enjoying the view from one of only two swinging bridges in Ontario.
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