I’m riding my bicycle across Canada this summer. This is a self-supported, solo trip. I’m hoping to see the country at a slower pace than driving or taking the train, and visit some friends and family along the way.
If you know someone I can stay with, let me know! My email is contact@johnkyle.ca
My Planned Itinerary
| # | Leg Details | Start Date | End Date | Leg Distance (km) | Days, Rounded | Ascent (m) | Descent (m) | Ascent (m/day) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fly to Victoria | Sun, Jun 16, 2019 | Sun, Jun 16, 2019 | 0 | 1.0 | |||
| 2 | Victoria to Vancouver | Mon, Jun 17, 2019 | Mon, Jun 17, 2019 | 91 | 1.0 | 390 | 353 | 390.0 |
| 3 | Rest Day Vancouver | Tue, Jun 18, 2019 | Tue, Jun 18, 2019 | 0 | 1.0 | |||
| 4 | Vancouver to Kamloops | Wed, Jun 19, 2019 | Fri, Jun 21, 2019 | 379 | 3.0 | 3489 | 3138 | 1288.8 |
| 5 | Rest Day Kamloops | Sat, Jun 22, 2019 | Sat, Jun 22, 2019 | 0 | 1.0 | |||
| 6 | Kamloops to Banff | Sun, Jun 23, 2019 | Wed, Jun 26, 2019 | 497 | 4.0 | 4207 | 3196 | 1185.1 |
| 7 | Rest Day Banff | Thu, Jun 27, 2019 | Thu, Jun 27, 2019 | 0 | 1.0 | |||
| 8 | Banff to Drumheller | Fri, Jun 28, 2019 | Sat, Jun 29, 2019 | 298 | 2.0 | |||
| 9 | Drumheller to Kyle, SK, to Saskatoon | Sun, Jun 30, 2019 | Thu, Jul 4, 2019 | 680 | 5.0 | |||
| 10 | Rest Day Saskatoon | Fri, Jul 5, 2019 | Fri, Jul 5, 2019 | 0 | 1.0 | |||
| 11 | Saskatoon to Regina | Mon, Jul 8, 2019 | Tue, Jul 9, 2019 | 272 | 2.0 | 334 | 242 | 171.9 |
| 12 | Rest Day Regina | Mon, Jul 8, 2019 | Mon, Jul 8, 2019 | 0 | 1.0 | |||
| 13 | Regina to Winnipeg | Wed, Jul 10, 2019 | Sat, Jul 13, 2019 | 577 | 4.0 | 360 | 708 | 87.3 |
| 14 | Rest Day Winnipeg | Sat, Jul 13, 2019 | Sat, Jul 13, 2019 | 0 | 1.0 | |||
| 14b | Attending Conference | Sun, Jul 14, 2019 | Wed, Jul 17, 2019 | 4.0 | ||||
| 15 | Winnipeg to Kenora | Thu, Jul 18, 2019 | Fri, Jul 19, 2019 | 217 | 2.0 | 311 | 214 | 200.6 |
| 16 | Rest Day Kenora | Sat, Jul 20, 2019 | Sat, Jul 20, 2019 | 0 | 1.0 | |||
| 17 | Kenora to Thunder Bay (Via Fort Frances & Quetico) | Sun, Jul 21, 2019 | Wed, Jul 24, 2019 | 561 | 4.0 | 1981 | 2120 | 494.4 |
| 18 | Thunder Bay to Sault Ste. Marie | Thu, Jul 25, 2019 | Mon, Jul 29, 2019 | 706 | 5.0 | 4409 | 4413 | 874.3 |
| 19 | Sault Ste. Marie to Manitoulin Island Ferry | Tue, Jul 30, 2019 | Thu, Aug 1, 2019 | 354 | 3.0 | 272 | 176 | 107.6 |
| 20 | Tobermory to Toronto (via Collingwood and Humber River) | Fri, Aug 2, 2019 | Sat, Aug 3, 2019 | 332 | 2.0 | 1108 | 1192 | 467.2 |
| 21 | Rest Day Toronto | Sun, Aug 4, 2019 | Sun, Aug 4, 2019 | 0 | 1.0 | |||
| 22 | Rest Day Toronto | Mon, Aug 5, 2019 | Mon, Aug 5, 2019 | 0 | 1.0 | |||
| 23 | Toronto to Kingston to Ottawa | Tue, Aug 6, 2019 | Thu, Aug 8, 2019 | 474 | 3.0 | 943 | 962 | 278.5 |
| 24 | Ottawa to Quebec City (via Montreal and Trois Rivieres) | Fri, Aug 9, 2019 | Sun, Aug 11, 2019 | 466 | 3.0 | 569 | 556 | 170.9 |
| 25 | Rest Day Quebec City | Mon, Aug 12, 2019 | Mon, Aug 12, 2019 | 0 | 1.0 | |||
| 26 | Quebec City to Bathurst to Confederation Bridge | Tue, Aug 13, 2019 | Sun, Aug 18, 2019 | 909 | 6.0 | 2818 | 2901 | 434.0 |
| 27 | Confederation Bridge to Sydney | Mon, Aug 19, 2019 | Wed, Aug 21, 2019 | 445 | 3.0 | 2276 | 2269 | 716.0 |
| 28 | Rest Day Sydney & Ferry to NL | Thu, Aug 22, 2019 | Thu, Aug 22, 2019 | 0 | 1.0 | |||
| 29 | Port-Aux-Basques to St. John’s | Fri, Aug 23, 2019 | Wed, Aug 28, 2019 | 854 | 6.0 | 4142 | 4140 | 679.0 |
| 30 | Fly to Halifax | Thu, Aug 29, 2019 | Thu, Aug 29, 2019 | 0 | 1.0 |
