Cycling in South Western Ontario Provincial Parks

Bringing a bicycling is a great way to get around campgrounds when you’re camping, especially on weekdays when there are fewer cars. I generally let my kids aged 8 and up bycilel around the campsite in circles and it’s a great way to meet other kids.

Some parks have great multi-use trails that allow bicycles while others have some amazing bicycling trails nearby. Click here for part 1 of the list.

McGregor Point

MacGregor Point has several off road trails to help you get around the park that are great to bicycle. In addition the Old Shore Road trail offers a way to bike to Southhampton which makes for a great trip and a really nice way to get around town once you get there.

The 3.7 km Deer Run Bike Trail provides cyclists with a safe way to travel through the interior of the park. The 6 km easy Old Shore Road Traill follows the Lake Huron shoreline and offers excellent views of the shore and beach areas. The 3.5 km Tower Trail takes you around a wetland providing great opportunities for waterfowl and wildlife viewing. The 0.8 km Kempfs Trail connects the main park road and the Old Shore Road Trail. It is named after one of the former landowners in this part of the park. Cycling along trails is recommended over cycling on park roads which can get very busy.

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Cycling in Central Ontario Provincial Parks

Ontario Provincial Parks are great for bicycling. If you’re staying at the campground, it’s easy to get around to different areas using a bicycle. A few parks have great multi-use trails that allow bicycles while others have some amazing bicycling trails nearby. Some even have dedicated mountain biking trails.

I generally let my kids ever since they were around age 8 bicycle around the campsite in circles and it’s a great way to meet other kids. Then we go as a family and sometimes with other families we meet at the park on longer trips.

Here are some parks with great bicycling in Central Ontario:

Algonquin Provincial Park

Along Highway 60, Algonquin Park has three dedicated bicycling path trails, as well as lots of opportunities to cycle in each of the campgrounds.

There is the Old Railway Bike Trail a 16 km trail accessible from Mew Lake Campground, Kearney Lake Campground, Coon Lake Campground, Pog Lake Campground and Rock Lake Campground. It’s a great way to explore the park along highway 60.

The Minnesing Mountain Bike Trail is a steep, rugged mountain bike trail consisting of hilly, sometimes muddy, terrain filled with rock, roots and obstacles unsuitable for small children and unfit adults. there are 4 to 32 km loops.

Byers Lake Mountain Bike Trail is a short mountain bike trail of 6.5 km (13 km round trip) and moderate degree of difficulty can also be accessed east of the Kingscote Access Point.

When diving around Algonquin Park be careful because Google Maps instructions could lead you onto a Bike Trail or a Logging Road. Algonquin Park has active logging and logging roads have fast moving logging trucks driving on them. Do not bike on Algonquin Park logging roads either.