Hola,
Bikegeek here, long time, no type! Looked over at the cogeyed forums and it’s pretty quiet over there, but I saw a mention about this new fangled place. Seems that the ECMTB brand has been resurrected. Nice.
It has been a while since I’ve ridden my bike back east, and since I’ve started riding seriously again here on the wet coast, I’ve been thinking that my next trip back to the Maritimes should include my bike. The nostalgia for some of my favourite old riding spots has been palpable, and the thought of some new longer off road/gravel routes has me a little excited to maybe make a trip happen.
I’ve been researching but I can only find paved routes for touring on various websites and map guides. I was wondering if any of my dirt-loving cohort over there knew of any routes on back roads/gravel/singletrack that could be ridden over a few days, with good camping available? Is the NB Trail in good repair? Has it been expanded? How about the Trans Canada Trail?
I’m looking at a loop from Freddy to Moncton then along the Fundy coast over to St. Stephen and back to Freddy. And another from Freddy to Bathurst and Edmunston and back. I know there are a few unpaved highways, but I haven’t looked at my backroads mapbook in several years (it’s at my mother’s house) and wouldn’t know where all the good singletrack is, either.
Are there any endurance cyclists that have done any off road touring on here? Anybody know of a blog or any other online resources? I’m not limited to NB, I would love to ride everywhere in Atlantic Canada. Newfoundland is high on my list, too.
Cheers.