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I rode the Cataraqui Tuesday, after watching your pedal vid there, absolutely amazing. For reference, I live along the Waterfront trail and know it and it's environs well.
You have to as the road doesnt go any further so we headed back north then west to make a bit of a loop. It is really quiet and scenic with several km along the water
According to a couple of sources the Canadian Shield formations in this area formed 2.5 to 4 billion years ago. My newest video on the Cataraqui Trail shows a better representation
Awesome ride, we recently mapped out this ride for our next trip up to the County. Curious as to where you parked? Did you park at the brewery? And do they let the general public park there or do you recommend somewhere else to park?
Hey Owen. We parked at the brewery which is about 7km each way to the ferry. You can park there, they don't monitor it but unless you plan to visit there you could just park in Bath, Finkle Shores Park is nice. I really enjoyed this ride.
This was really helpful. While bike touring the Olympic Peninsula I plan to head up to BC to see my sister in Sooke. I was curious if the Galloping Goose trail was bikeable since I plan to ride from the ferry terminal to Sooke. Your video answered that question and has me excited for that part of the trip! Thanks!
Thanks for the great video. I u derstand that this connects to the Ottawa Valley Trail and the K & P Trail for atotal of 580km. Are there any GPX FILES that tie these together?
Not sure about that. You can check out the new MORE cycling route which takes in part of the OVRT and the Cat Trail and K&P are well marked and the intersections have signage and easy to plot on a cycling app. That would be quite the adventure
I took that bike trail a couple of years ago. Unfortunately, as you can see @0:30, they put the trail on the wrong side of the highway for cyclists. As you go a little further you see why. Highway 2 blocks the view of much of the Thousand Islands because the bike trail is sunk a few feet lower than the highway, so your view is mostly blocked as you cycle along. What could they have been thinking?
I was speaking to someone who said it is there because of Bell phone lines? It is unfortunate but nevertheless a nice experience if you are willing to get across the road to see Rockport or Browns Bay
Thanks for your lovely video. I'm planning Galt to Paris then to Brantford and on to Burlington this weekend. I just got back from a 5 day all over Montreal tour and area and it was fantastic. Probably covered about 600 km in the 5 days. Montreal has many dedicated bike trails throughout the city. And lots of bridges to cross. Really worth going!
I lived in Kingston for 14 years and loved everything from Prince Edward County to Brockville and up to Frontenac Park. That was very nostalgic for me, Thankyou!
That is also one of my favorite places to bring the bikes . My wife's preference is to start at Brown's Bay to Landon Bay and back like you said prevailing winds. Enjoy the ride . Smiles per miles
I believe you can camp for free at.the lock system. Chaffeys Locks off the trail is nice. Frontenac Park is a few km off the trail but is a hard hilly ride. I don't camp sorry so not totally up on it. Looks like there are some camping on Otter Lake closer to Smiths Falls
Hello Steve! I watched your video. Congratulations on successfully transmitting high-quality audio from the Lark M2 to the DJI Osmo Action 4 camera. I also have a Lark M2 mic and recently bought an Action 4 camera. I couldn’t directly connect the receiver with the C-type phone connection to my Action 4 camera. How did you manage this? I could only connect the camera receiver using a C-type to C-type cable. I can't directly connect the receiver we use for the phone. It doesn’t fit properly into the camera's slot. Did you use a cable or something else in between to make it work? Thank you for your help.
Hi there. I use the USB-c package and if you don't use the protective case that came with the camera it will fit although I have now lost two of them when manipulating during filming so if you get it to work be careful but when it does looks and sounds great even when cycling on windy conditions. Here is the link to the one I bought Hollyland Lark M2 Wireless... www.amazon.ca/dp/B0CP7P4RRQ?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
@@Pedals_and_Pathways Hi, Thank you for the information you shared. It was very helpful to know that the protective case is important when using the USB-C package. It's really unfortunate that you lost it twice during filming. I already own the Hollyland Lark M2. I was also worried about the USB-C receiver not being secure and stable on the camera. I'm a motorcycle rider, and I thought the wind pressure at high speeds might cause it to fall off, which is exactly what happened to you. This was the issue I was concerned about. How did you solve this problem?
First time I removed it to set camera on a bench for a shot and left it there 😩. The second time was just yesterday so I need to be more careful and I may look at Jerry rigging something. A band or tape. I know the DJI system is more secure but the Lark works well and I can't stomach the price of the DJI. I looked into an aftermarket case with a boot for the transmitter but the DJI has no audio plug in so they are really forcing you into buying their own mic unlike Insta 360.
We will be out there next week hopping to get this one in and the big island loop in as well but first we’re off to Smith Falls to get in a few sections of the OVR and Cataraqui trail.
Nice summary. I am considering purchasing the Varia RTL515 unit. I use MapMyRide app to track my route and provide stats. I understand the app will not function in the background so this means I cannot use MapMyRide with the Varia app open? However I also wear a Garmin watch. Would I be able to sync the watch to the Varia unit independently of the app so I receive vibration notices a vehicle is approaching or must I have the Varia app open on my phone for the watch to vibrate. With the watch notice, I would just check my mirror to confirm. No real need to have the Varia app open if I don't need to.
Thanks. Yes that should work fine as long as the watch supports the radar. A quick check of the Garmin website will confirm. I do that when I don't use my Garmin head unit
Nice review of this combination. Living in the tropics I was having over-heating issues with my GoPro. Bought a DJI Action 4 and in 6 months it has never had heating issues. Just picked up the Lark M2 combo and I'm real impressed with the sound quality. Haven't figured out how to connect it to my macbook for voice over yet, but I can always just record the voice over as video on my phone and detach the audio in edit.
Great videos, being a London guy, I love seeing your videos about the trails in the Kingston area, going to try some of them this summer. If you come back to London in the summer of 25 you’ll be able to take the London trail all the way east without any detours once you leave downtown the trail follows the river for another 8 km to the far east end but there’s so many construction detours this year.
I like the trail. I bike from the Dalton Ave entrance all way to Harrowsmith and cut to the cataraqui trail and go to Sydenham. It's a nice little town and has places to lock up your bike if you wish/ need to go into any of lovely stores there.
