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Bike to Work Day Pancake Breakfast

Celebrate the inaugural “Bike to Work” day of the season with us for our Bike to Work day group ride from Riverwood Park to Mississauga’s Central Library Square, where participants will be treated to a free pancake breakfast courtesy of the Mississauga Cycling Advisory Committee.

Participants will gather at the MacEwan Barn at Riverwood Park Conservancy (4300 Riverwood Park Lane) at 7am. Enter Riverwood Park from the north side of Burnhamthorpe Road. The park is located on the eastern bank of the Credit River. Proceed to the top of the hill and follow the signs to the Barn.

The ride will leave Riverwood at 7:30am and proceed along the Ted Ho (Rathburn Road) trail to the Central Library Square for the breakfast event which will be held between 8:00 and 10:00am.

Smart Commute Mississauga is encouraging all cyclists to participate in the Bike Friday campaign by riding to work on the last Friday of each month. Riding in a group encourages novice cyclists to participate and makes cyclists more visible to motorists. Organized rides also show motorists that cycling is a viable alternative to driving.

Download the full flyer here

Organized Rides

Meadowvale Community Centre to City Hall
Join Paul Price and his Wife Brenda who will be riding from Meadowvale Community Centre (6655 Glen Erin Drive) to City Hall for the pancake breakfast.

Contact Paul at 905-567-1035 (after 5pm) or email Paul at pvprice@rogers.com
Map

Start Time: 6:45 am
Distance
0.0 Meadowvale Community Centre – 6655 Glen Erin Drive
0.1 Glen Erin Drive – South
0.5 cross Battleford
1.0 cross Montevideo
2.0 cross Britania
3.4 cross Thomas
4.6 Erin Centre Blvd – West
5.0 John Fraser school
5.3 cross Erin Mills Parkway
6.2 cross Forest Hill
6.9 Mississauga Road – South
7.0 Melody – West, follow bike path signs
7.5 Amana – South
7.6 Barbertown road – West
7.8 entrance to Culham trail – South
12.6 Riverwood park (7:30 am)

Approximate time to Riverwood park: 45 minutes
Join the route at any location, use 15 km/hr to estimate start time from your location

Glen Erin Dr/Folkway Dr to Riverwood and then to Central Parkway West
Contact James, L Murphy to join the ride. You can email James at james.murphy@mississauga.ca
Map

Distance
0 km       At 6:00 am start at 2676 Folkway Drive
0.12km   South on Glen Erin drive
0.33km   East on Rolling Valley Drive
0.18km   To Rainbow Crescent
0.53km   To Sawmill Valley Trail
0.52km   East on Burnhamthorpe Road West
3.07km   South on Central Pkwy W
5.99km   Cross HawkestoneRoad
6.27km   Cross Wolfdale Road
6.66km   At 6:40 arrive at 735 Central Parkway West

2625 Windjammer road to Riverwood to 300 City Centre Drive
Contact Brandon Velez at branvel@hotmail.com to join the ride.
Map

Distance
0km        At 6:30 am start at 2625 Windjammer Road
0.5km     East on Collegeway
1.55km   North on S Millway
0.33km   East on Burnhampthorpe Rd W
1.84km   1447 Burnhamthorpe Rd W
3.9km     At 7:05 arrive at 300 City Centre Drive

Tim Hortons (1187 HURONTARIO ST) to 300 City Centre Drive
Contact Matthew Williams at matthew.williams@mississauga.ca to join the ride.
Map

Distance
0km        At 7:15 am start at Tim Hortons (near Hurontario St and Eaglewood Blvd.)
1.74km   East on North Service Road
0.59km   North on Camilla Road
2.26km   West on Kirwin Ave.
0.43km   To Hillcrest Ave.
0.65km   North on Confederation Parkway
1.9km     East on Burnhamthorpe Rd West
0.46km   North on Duke of York Blvd.
0.17km   End at 300 City Centre Drive

Lakeshore/Clarkson to Riverwood and then to City Hall
Contact Jeff Wachman to join his ride from Clarkson. You can email Jeff at jwachman@assante.com
Map

6:50am start in Clarkson
North on Clarkson
East on Truscott
North on Lorne Park Rd
East on Indian Rd
North on Mississauga Rd
East on Burnhamthorpe
Arrive at Riverwood Park at 7:15 am
7:45 am depart Riverwood for City Hall

Bloor and High Park to Mississauga City Hall
Contact
Map

Erin Mills Parkway/Burnhamthorpe to Riverwood and then to City Hall
Contact: erick.begin@sympatico.ca to join the ride.
Map

7:00 am – Burnhamthorpe Trail at the North West corner of Erin Mill Parkway and Burnhamthorpe:
East on the Burnhamthorpe Trail to Mississauga Road
Transfer to bike lane on Burnhamthorpe Road West at Mississauge Road
East on bike lane on Burnhamthorpe Road West to Riverwood park
Arrival time – approximately 7:15am

Erin Mills Parkway/Dundas to 975 Central Parkway
Contact: Patricia Runzer at mailto:patricia.runzer@mississauga.ca to to join the ride.
Map

Start at Erin Mills Parkway/Dundas towards Erindale Park
Through Erindale Park towards Burnhamthorpe Rd W
Northeast on Burnhampthorpe Rd W
Turn right onto Erindale Station Rd
Turn Left onto Central Parkway W
End at 975 Central Parkway W

Wildflowers Court  to Riverwood Park
Contact: Brian Walsh at  brian.walsh@mississauga.ca to join the ride.
Map

At 6:30 start at Wildflowers Crt. Mississauga (Tenth Line & Derry Rd W)
To Milgrove Trail System
To Lake Wabukayne Trail System towards Britannia Road West
To Queen St S in Streetsville
To Riverwood Park ((1447 Burnhamthorpe Rd. W.)

Hatch employees group ride to 2800 Speakman Drive
For details contact Roki Fukuzawa at rfukuzawa@hatch.ca

Golder Associates group ride to Argentia Drive
For details contact Simon Strauss at simon_strauss@golder.com

Meadowood/Lakeshore – 7am start time

Contact Jeff Wachman to join his ride. You can email Jeff at jwachman@assante.com

Depart Meadowood/Lakeshore 7 am
east on  Lakeshore
north on Lorne Park Rd
East on Indian Rd
North on Indian Cr.
East on South Service Rd
North on Mississauga Rd
east on Dundas
North on Mavis
East on Burnhamthorpe
Ride ends at YMCA on Burnhamthorpe

Bloor and High Park to Mississauga City Hall
Contact
Map

Erin Mills Parkway/Burnhamthorpe to Sussex Centre (MTB / Bridge Construction Version)
Contact: erick.begin@sympatico.ca to join the ride
Map

Start time – 8:00 am
Starting point – Burnhamthorpe Trail at the North West corner of Erin Mill Parkway and Burnhamthorpe:
East on the Burnhamthorpe Trail to Sawmill Valley Trail
South on Sawmill Valley Trail to Glen Erin Trail
East on Glen Erin Trail to Culham Trail
North on Culham Trail to Burnhamthorpe Trail
East on the Burnhamthorpe Trail Confederation Parkway
North on Confederation Parkway to City Centre Drive
East on City Centre Drive to Kariya Drive
South on Kariya Drive to Enfield Drive
West on Enfield Drive to Sussex Centre
Arrival time – 8:40 am
Ending point – Sussex Centre – 50 Burnhamthorpe Road West

Erin Mills Parkway/Burnhamthorpe to Sussex Centre
Contact: erick.begin@sympatico.ca to join the ride.
Map

Start time – 8:00 am
Starting point – Burnhamthorpe Trail at the North West corner of Erin Mill Parkway and Burnhamthorpe:
East on the Burnhamthorpe Trail Confederation Parkway
North on Confederation Parkway to City Centre Drive
East on City Centre Drive to Kariya Drive
South on Kariya Drive to Enfield Drive
West on Enfield Drive to Sussex Centre
Arrival time – 8:20 am
Ending point – Sussex Centre – 50 Burnhamthorpe Road West

The reverse is done at approximately 17:15


Interested in Organizing a Group Ride?

If you already ride your bike to work, why not invite others to join you. Email glenn@smartcommute.ca to have your Bike Friday route posted. In the subject line write “Bike Friday route” and in the body of the email say where you start your ride, the destination, the start time and an email address where interested riders can reach you to ride with you.

Visit Smart Commute Mississauga’s website for more information and to register yourself and your place of workin the “Take the Leaders Challenge”.

Please bookmark this page and check back frequently as we will be posting rides and event information as it becomes available.


5 comments to Bike to Work Day Pancake Breakfast

  • Henry

    We can’t ask for a better day weatherwise for this event! Those pancakes were the thickest and beefiest I have seen in recent memory. I think I’ll be having a late lunch today!

  • It has been another beautiful day for biking to work. Thanks to everyone who came this morning to the library square to have fun, raise awareness of cycling in Mississauga, and eat some good pancakes and sausage. It was real encouraging for me to not just see the “hardcore” commuters out there but also some “new” cyclists out on one of their first significant rides. Please post your experiences!

  • vic

    It was certainly a nice experience seeing so many other cyclists in downtown Mississauga, and the whole breakfast event was excellent. Thanks to everyone who helped put that together.

    I wrote a little bit about this event on I Bike T.O.:
    http://www.ibiketo.ca/blog/2009/05/25/good-start-bike-month-gettin-out-city

  • Cecelia

    I am a new comer to Mississauga and interested in any cycling events so letting me know about the following is highly appreciated:

    1. How can I know when any cycling event in Mississauga is going to be in advance?
    2. Are 8 years old kids permitted to participate?
    3. Where are the best cycling places in Mississauga to head to in the weekends?

    Many thanks,
    Cecelia

  • Cool website, I’ll bookmark it

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