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35 full-length GoPro rides from the Kincardine trails, spring and summer: almost an hour of cedar, hardwood, lakeshore and farm track. Hit play, turn the sound up and go full screen. Want the short version? Watch the one-minute recon →

Summer single track

Cedar, beech and maple: the heart of the course, mostly chasing a rider. 19 rides

01Chasing a wheel2:30The longest summer ride: following a rider through the hardwoods. The closest thing to race pace.

02Summer chase1:27Tucked in behind a rider on green, overgrown single track.

03Group ride1:22Two riders ahead through dense summer woods.

04Hardwood single track1:50Tight, rooty and shaded. Logs and leaf litter everywhere.

05Hardwood flow1:48The same forest at speed: rolling turns between tall beech and maple.

06Deep green1:40Long, quiet stretch of narrow trail under full summer canopy.

07Following the leader0:38Short, fast chase through the cedars.

08Cedar hillside1:16Off-camber trail on the cedar slopes above the river.

09Cedar chase1:04Tucked in behind a rider through the cedar stands.

10Cedar and boardwalk1:21Cedar single track with a short boardwalk section.

11Cedar to green1:34From dark cedar into bright leafy single track.

12Cedar logs0:32Log edges and roots. Pick your line.

13Cedar flats and the river0:48Fast packed dirt along the river bottom.

14Cedar stands0:57Open trail into dense cedar, with a rider up ahead.

15Green woods0:28A quick blast through bright summer forest.

16Open single track0:54Sunny, narrow trail between brush and cedar.

17Boardwalk through the woods0:57Green forest single track with a long wooden boardwalk.

18Green tunnel0:25A short, fast blast through a leafy tunnel.

19Overgrown single track0:58Narrow trail with brush on both sides. Keep your elbows in.

Lake Huron shore

Gravel paths and quiet roads along the water, plus the edges of town. 5 rides

20The shore road0:45Out of the trees and along the road with Lake Huron right beside you.

21Shoreline gravel path0:28Crushed-gravel path along the lakeshore.

22Edge of town1:28Riders ahead on the trails and roads where town meets the woods.

23Woods to gravel roads1:43Forest single track opening onto meadow and gravel roads.

24Field edge to the water tower3:50The longest ride: field edges, cedar, a chase and gravel by the water tower.

Spring rides

The same trails before the leaves come in: bare woods, long shadows and fast dirt. 7 rides

25Spring chase3:15Following a rider through spring woods, past the canal and onto gravel.

26Spring to the lake1:38Chasing through the woods with glimpses of the water.

27Meadow and log crossings1:16Open meadow, then roots and logs in the cedars.

28Log rails and stairs1:18Threading between log rails, then the boardwalk stairs.

29Bare woods1:10Long shadows and leaf litter before the canopy fills in.

30Spring single track0:33Short, twisty trail through brown spring woods.

31Pine tunnel0:33Through a dark pine stand and out along the river trail.

Meadows and farm track

Open, fast and exposed. Where you put the power down. 4 rides

32Meadow doubletrack0:51Sandy path out of the woods and into open meadow.

33Bridge and meadow0:46Across the wooden bridge and onto grassy single track.

34Farm doubletrack0:56Dry, open doubletrack along the field edges.

35Streets to trail0:25Connecting roads through town, then straight onto the trail.