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Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Outing Club Plans Omemee Area Trans Canada Trail Cycling Trip
Saturday, August 20th, The Outing Club of East York will be arriving in Omemee after cycling the Trans Canada Trail from Peterborough The Club will be starting their trip at the Trans Canada Trail Foundation Panels at Rogers Cove that signify the support given by Canadians for the national trail project linking our country from coast to coast.
One highlight of their trip will be the rail bridge, in Omemee with its beautiful view of our valley as shown in the video below:
The club plans to picnic at the park in the village of Omemee.
For information on joining the Club, or to learn more about the variety of activities in which they are involved, check out the Outing Club of East York site.
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Exclusive Update: See New Trans Canada Bike Trail Map Online Here! (Peterborough to Omemee Route)
See the New Peterborough Trails and Bikeways map HERE! Request your free pdf copy!
The map. a screen shot of which is shown below, shows the Trains Canada Trail Route from Jackson Pond in Peterborough, to Omemee Other handy special features include an elevation map, and the location of the Trestle Bridge, one of the Trail’s, almost hidden treasures. The Trestle Bridge, just south east of Emily Park, affords an amazing panoramic view to those with the nerves of steel to cross it.
Omemee Trestle Bridge Gives Amazing Vista
The following video by a cyclist on the Trestle Bridge shows the amazing vista that can be seen from the Trestle Bridge on the rail trail.
The route from Jackson Park to Omemee is described as an easy 20 km ride along a limestone trail surface. It is also noted that food is available in Omemee. For people familiar with Omemee, this may seem the understatement of the year.In addition to the Omemee Foodland grocery store with onsite bakery, Omemee may actually have more restaurants and coffee shops per capita than other communities in the area. People love to visit Omemee’s eateries. and we have great food.
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Omemee Pigeon eFlyer: New Bike Trail Map Shows Omemee Peterborough Route
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New Bike Trail Map Shows Omemee Peterborough Route
Cycling Enthusiasts Discovering Omemee
New Peterborough Trails and Bikeways maps being distributed at this Wednesday's Bikefest at Millennium Park Peterborough, and numerous Peterborough locations; will for the first time profile routes to Omemee and Lakefield.
City of Peterborough, Susan Sauve, Transportation Demand Management Planner had the foresight to include family-friendly routes to Omemee and Lakefield in the newest edition of the Peterborough Trails and Bikeways map. The Peterborough Trails and Bikeways map aims to help people “put the dots together” to find great cycling routes to visit friends, go shopping, and get to work. In addition to multi-use trails, cycling lanes, and recommended road links; the new map shows Peterborough neighbourhood and nature area walking trails. Maps are available at a number of Peterborough locations and Bikefest, in Peterborough on Wednesday at Millennium Park . These maps hold the promise of bringing more cyclists to explore the village and surrounding area.The Omemee Pigeon eFlyer has been in touch with Ms. Sauve ,to request a number of maps be distributed in Omemee as well, or at least be available online. This post will be updated as soon as we receive an answer from Ms. Sauve.For more details on the new Peterborough Trails and Bikeways maps, see the City of Peterborough 2011-05-09 New Trail and Bike Map Media release.
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