The Ride

The Routes

Waterloo Region’s Countryside Line is actually made up of six different growth boundaries. On Saturday, September 8th, we will celebrate two of these lines with friendly non-competitive rides.

Not because these are the best two - we love them all equally, as though they were all our darling hypothetical Line Holding children. But mostly because organising six separate rides would be triple the paperwork.

Each ride is, in its own way, a journey hugging a unique part of Waterloo Region's growth boundary. You'll zip past farm fields, residential neighbourhoods, commercial and business districts – all the diverse places that make this community home.

The KWC Line - 126.4km

The KWC route leaves Fertile Ground Farm and heads south along Waterloo and Kitchener’s western border before cutting south-east across the Grand River and around the southern tip of old Galt in Cambridge. The route then continues north past Puslinch Lake and Hespeler, and along the north end of Waterloo. It finally cuts east to end back at Fertile Ground Farm. This route is on paved roads. View the Strava Map.

The Wellesley Line - 32.6km

For a medium-distance ride, head west to loop around Wellesley's countryside line before following the Nith River south-east. This route begins and ends at Fertile Ground Farm. This route is on paved roads. View the Strava Map.