Cycling Around Ottawa. Episode 1. a 15 Km Loop Around Downtown

Cycling around Ottawa. Rideau Canal, Alexandria Bridge, Sentier des Voyageours and Trillium Path
Cycling around Ottawa. Rideau Canal, Alexandria Bridge, Sentier des Voyageours and Trillium Path

This is my favourite loop around downtown, for several reasons:

  • It is very easy to reach from home.
  • It is all on dedicated pedestrian+bike paths, and therefore completeley separated from cars.
  • The ride along the Rideau Canal is beautiful.
  • The views of Parlament Hill from the Canadian Museum of History are super nice
  • I love crossing the Chief William Commanda Bridge.

There are ways to make this loop a little longer, either by extending it to Carleton University’s campus, by dipping into Gatineau Park, or by going a bit longer on the Gatineau side and crossing back to Ontario via the Champlain Bridge.

But, anyway, this is my default bike ride, of course, in the company of Otto

The route on Strava