Bay of Quinte and Northumberland Cycle Tour

Enjoy the scenic Lake Ontario shore and picture perfect Prince Edward County peninsula bicycling through farmland and small towns east of Toronto.

The route starts and ends in Belleville on the Bay of Quinte at the Moira River, convenient to transportation by rail, bus or car. Waterfront Trail, Trent Canal, apple orchards, beaches, historic, First Nations, waterfront, wineries

Route on the Waterfront Trail and quiet paved roads close to the shore of Lake Ontario and Rice Lake, through several towns on the Trent Canal, crossing the Murray Canal and the Bay of Quinte. T

his is a longer route which includes most of the Bay of Quinte route with two optional days of riding from Picton to visit the wineries and cheese factories. 

From Belleville the route crosses Tyendinaga First Nation and the Bay of Quinte at Deseronto.

Enjoy a scenic ride on the Waterfront Trail along Lake Ontario through the old fashioned main streets of delightful heritage towns. Visit Brighton with the Presqu'ile Provincial Park beaches and natural areas. Cobourg, with its' beach and boardwalk on Lake Ontario offers theater at the 1860 Victoria Hall.

Bike through picture perfect rolling farmland with wooded hills to naturally beautiful Rice Lake, the Alderville First Nation community and charming countryside towns. You follow the Trent Canal from Campbell

ford, crossing it on the way southeast to Belleville.