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This is a collection of Strava segments that are found within the Greenbelt in Ottawa:
  • Click on the blog post, or the Read More caption to see detailed maps and a description of the segment
  • The segments are not being presented for the express purpose of KOM hunting, but rather in order to highlight some novel and interesting options for urban exploration.
  • Before attempting any of these segments, please review our thoughts on safety and our disclaimer on land use that can be found here: MostlySafe
  • There's at least 3 of pages of segments here- navigation at bottom of page will allow you to toggle back and forth. Howie has 1400+ segments on VeloViewer to comb through, so more will be added over time.

Who's Cooking Johnsonville Brats?

6/5/2021

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Location: Between Johnson and Hawthorne Road north of Hunt Club
https://www.strava.com/segments/27279022

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Although not a destination in of itself, this backyard bonanza is a handy connector that takes you from the hydro roads that run along Walkley, as well as the Alta Vista green-space corridor and gets you to Hawthorne, which is relatively close to the trail heads of a number of the Pine Grove Greenbelt trails. I often cut through the industrial park via Belgreen to get to Ramsayville Road at Russell Road to pick up the trail there, as per this route (although I rode this in reverse): ​https://www.strava.com/routes/2834134702407759590

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High Voltage!

5/30/2021

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Location: Hydro Road between Conroy and Albion
www.strava.com/segments/13757345
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Running parallel to Walkley from Conroy to Albion, this segment of Hydro road is handy for connecting to a variety of routes. Here are a couple of examples: 
www.strava.com/routes/2834134702407759590
www.strava.com/routes/2804911774536107280

It's essentially a pair of gravel tire tracks with almost no elevation change and zig-zags ever so mildly. In high summer when the grass is high, you have to point your bike at the tracks and just go with it, because you can really only see a few feet in front of you. At the Albion end they do mow it occasionally and it's wide and open. 

There used to be a gate at the Conroy end with a no-dumping sign, but its down right now. Either way, this is part of the Hydro corridor that has multiple sections that have soccer fields and pathways that runs pretty much from the Queensway at Walkley and ends at South Keys, before it picks up again at McCarthy Woods. 

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uphill dog walker slalom

4/10/2021

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Location: Revelstoke, Old Riverside Drive
​https://www.strava.com/segments/23791745

This paved climb near Revelstoke is located in the midst of some other single-track and dirt trails, and is also near McCarthy Woods. It's also close to Mooney's Bay. It would seem that people like to park their cars at the top of this climb on Old Riverside Drive and then walk down to the paths along the river with their dogs. Some are off-leash......

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Sawmill Creek Patchwork

4/10/2021

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Location: Albion/Lester to South Keys
www.strava.com/segments/27273458
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There's an amazing system of Greenbelt Trails in Pine Grove Forest, which is more or less located in a large area between Ramsayville Road and Albion Road. 

Getting to and from these trails can be a chore, however, especially the idea of riding down Albion Road or Ramsayville to get to the trailheads on your off-road bike. This is at least one solution to that problem. We also detail this in the route for Howie's Roubaix. 

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A Coyote Ate My Baby!

2/12/2021

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Location: Revelstoke Drive
www.strava.com/segments/27278896

This segment connects Revelstoke to Riverside as a way to come and go to McCarthy Woods and is mostly single track and a bit of old utility road. There is a very well travelled pathway system here and it's typical to run into dog walkers here. 

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