{"id":13691,"date":"2021-06-19T06:54:40","date_gmt":"2021-06-19T10:54:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/?p=13691"},"modified":"2021-07-04T23:18:09","modified_gmt":"2021-07-05T03:18:09","slug":"the-delicious-almonte-pakenham-loop-34-km","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/?p=13691","title":{"rendered":"The delicious Almonte-Pakenham Loop (34 km)"},"content":{"rendered":"

This cycle loop joining Almonte and Pakenham is a must-ride for its many stops at bakeries, ice cream stands, and cafes. There is so much to see and so much to eat! From Baker Bob\u2019s butter tarts to a carton of 5-span spuds, this ride is sheer enjoyment.<\/p>\n

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You start and finish this ride in Almonte\u2026<\/p>\n

From the Old Town Hall right Mill Street, left on Main Street to Martin Street North \u2013 1.1 km<\/p>\n

Left on Martin St N to Blakeney Rd corner \u2013 5.7 km<\/p>\n

Right on Blakeney Road (dog legs left) to Panmure Road \u2013 2.2 km<\/p>\n

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Right on Panmure to 12th<\/sup> Con South Pakenham \u2013 2.1 km<\/p>\n

Left on 12th<\/sup> Con South Pakenham to its end at the Dark Side Road \u2013 6.8 km<\/p>\n

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Left on Dark Side Road into Pakenham over 5-span bridge \/ left onto Main Street \u2013 1.1 km<\/p>\n

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Explore Pakenham \u2013 5-span spud chip stand, General Store (and bakery!), Penny’s Fudge Factory, the infamous Scoops and more.<\/strong> <\/em><\/p>\n

Off Main Street turn right on Waba Road to Ottawa Valley Rail Trail \u2013 350 m<\/p>\n

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Left onto Rail Trail, back into Almonte and Old Town Hall \u2013 14.5 km<\/p>\n

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Explore Almonte \u2013 Baker Bob\u2019s, North Market, Riverside Ice Cream Stand and Barley Mow pub (and up the road there is Equator Coffee, Hummingbird Chocolates, fish & chip and fries trucks, HFT donuts, Vodkow Distillery and Crooked Mile Brewery).\u00a0<\/strong> <\/em><\/p>\n

To see more on cycling, pedal through the By George Journal menu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Chris George, providing reliable PR counsel and effective advocacy. Need a go-to writer or experienced communicator? 613-983-0801 @<\/em> CG&A COMMUNICATIONS<\/a>. And yes, Chris also <\/em>would rather be cycling\u2026 #bikealmonte<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This cycle loop joining Almonte and Pakenham is a must-ride for its many stops at bakeries, ice cream stands, and cafes. There is so much to see and so much to eat! From Baker Bob\u2019s butter tarts to a carton of 5-span spuds, this ride is sheer enjoyment. You start and finish this ride in…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13691"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=13691"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13691\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13902,"href":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13691\/revisions\/13902"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=13691"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=13691"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=13691"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}