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Cabot Trail Bicycle Tour - August 30 - September 1, 2008
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"I have travelled around the globe. I have seen the Canadian and American Rockies, the Andes, the Alps and the Highlands of Scotland, but for simple beauty Cape Breton out rivals them all"
- Alexander Graham Bell

   
    Discover one of the best cycling routes in North America! With some of the most magnificent scenery on the continent, this is overwhelmingly Atlantic Canada's most popular bicycle touring route. Enjoy our challenging and spectacular ride this year. Join us on our tour; winding its way through Cape Breton's forested highlands, the tundra-like barrens on top resembling that of Canada's North. Challenge yourself to its mountain climbs and downhill rewards, looking out across valleys, or directly down at the ocean.

Meet new friends. This is also a social event, where there are many roadside stops and evening gatherings.

The Cabot Trail is a must on every cyclist's dream list of touring routes. Cape Breton Highlands National Park will reveal to you Nova Scotia's coastal beauty at its best. The Cabot Trail is, by far, the most popular bicycle route in Atlantic Canada. Our annual event is a fun and friendly three-day camping tour of this spectacular region.

Total distance will be a little over 100 km (60 miles) per day. In addition to being a personal challenge, the tour is a social event. You will be encouraged to enjoy the many beaches, look-offs, bakeries, and other distractions the area has to offer. Your baggage will be carried for you between campsites and the support vehicle will be on hand to offer assistance. Since the gear is carried, it allows the use of touring, sport, or mountain bikes. Participants will be from a wide background of ages and levels of experience - there's no pressure. Everyone will cycle in their own style of riding, ranging from sport riders, to "all day dawdlers". You will be sent a tour booklet giving you details on the tour and offer suggestions on what to bring.

When you send in your entry form, you will be sent a tour booklet. It will give you details on this year's tour and offer suggestions on what to bring.

To best prepare, you should arrive in Baddeck on Friday. We will send a list of area motels and campgrounds. Riders provide their own camping gear and utensils. There are many restaurants along the trail. Details will be in your tour booklet.

    
 

For further information on this year's Cabot Trail Tour contact:

Cabot Trail Bicycle Tour
c/o Atlantic Canada Cycling
ctrail@atlanticcanadacycling.com
 PO Box 1555, Station Central
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3J 2Y3
(902) 423-BIKE; fax (902) 423-2452
   
   

Sally Datars wrote this for the Ottawa Bicycle Club. A large crew were on hand from the nation's capital for the Cabot Trail Bicycle Tour.
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Andrew Darke wrote this for the Newmarket Eagles Cycling Club. He wrote a full article about his attendance on his first Cabot Trail Bicycle Tour.
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(902) 423-BIKE; fax (902) 423-2452
 
 
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