Find cycling adventure in Ontario
In Ontario, cycling is all that and so much more. From urban bike tours to multi-day guided and self-guided bicycle trips, cycling adventures abound in Ontario.
There are endless ways to get out and enjoy Ontario on two wheels. Here are a few ideas to get you started.
City cycling
Skip the traffic and set your own speed on a guided or self-guided urban cycling tour.
Ontario highlights include:
- Discover a new spin on the capital city with RentaBike Tours in downtown Ottawa.
- Get a taste of Toronto’s history, culture, people and food with Pedal Toronto or Toronto Bicycle Tours.
- Set out on your own route in downtown Toronto with Bike Share, a flexible, cost-effective bike rental service with hundreds of bike station across the city.
Backroad bicycle touring
Farm fields and forests make a postcard backdrop for cycling in Ontario’s countryside.
Ontario highlights include:
- Pedal the Apple Pie Trail in and around the Blue Mountains along the south coast of Georgian Bay.
- Ride the routes throughout Simcoe County; from leisure to advanced, plan your pace with maps and route resources.
- Cyclists are drawn to the rolling hills and scenic backroads of Northumberland County.
- Explore the farmlands and heritage waterways in Southeastern Ontario and beyond to Prescott-Russell.
- Discover great cycling routes through the fertile farming countryside in Norfolk County.
- Enjoy the extensive trail systems in Haliburton Highlands.
- Manitoulin Island is a cyclist’s dream; as the world’s largest freshwater island, you’re never far from an amazing view.
- Use the Windsor Essex cycle tourism map to navigate your route through the towns and countryside near Windsor.
Peddle through wine country
Peddle past vineyards and villages in Ontario’s lush wine regions.
Ontario highlights include:
- Cruise Niagara’s wine region on a guided or self-guided outing with Niagara Wine Tours, Steve Bauer Bike Tours or Zoom Leisure.
- Rent your ride from County Bike Rentals and explore the wineries, communities and countryside of charming Prince Edward County.
- Follow WindsorEat’s Wine Trail on a scenic bike tour to local farms and vineyards in Canada’s southernmost wine destination, Windsor Essex Pelee. Best part? They’ll shuttle your wine purchases back for you.
Mountain biking
Is shredding up off-road terrain more your gear?
Ontario highlights include:
- Long Point Eco Adventures, offers guided mountain bike excursions across over 50 kilometres of single track trails through Turkey Point Provincial Park and St. Williams Conservation Reserve in Norfolk County.
- The trails at Hardwood Ski and Bike in Oro-Medonte are diverse enough to introduce beginners to the sport as well as challenge the experts (these trails were used for the Pan Am Games).
- Hit the trails at Shuniah Mines near Thunder Bay for intermediate to advanced trails through the boreal forest.
- Combine adrenaline-pumping white water rafting with mountain bike adventure on fun single, double and even bermed flow trails at Wilderness Tours Resort in Foresters Falls.
Multi-day adventuring
If you love the freedom of the open road, sign up for these epic road trips.
Ontario highlights include:
- Humdinger Bicycle Tours and LIVOutside invite you to explore the heart of Muskoka, Ontario’s beloved “cottage country”. Select a guided tour with pre-arranged accommodations, van support and luggage transfers so all you have to do is enjoy the ride.
- Plan a self-guided adventure on one of our iconic multi-use trails, like the Voyageur Trail stretching from Sudbury to Thunder Bay, The Great Lakes Waterfront Trail, the Greenbelt Route or Ontario’s portion of The Trans Canada Trail; a coast to coast, across Canada trail.
Ontario By Bike is the ultimate resource on trails, self-guided cycling routes, bike and equipment rentals, repair shops and cycling events.
Last updated: October 16, 2023