Best cycling and bike tours in Ontario

City cycling tours

Explore vibrant urban centres on two wheels with guided and self-guided options.

Toronto city bike tours

From Chinatown to Cabbagetown, Little Italy to the eclectic Kensington Market and the chill vibes of the Toronto Islands, there’s no shortage of fascinating cycling in Toronto.

For a taste of Toronto’s history, culture, people and lore, join Toronto Bicycle Tours orPedal Toronto and explore some of the coolest neighbourhoods in the city. Guided half- and full-day tour routes, as well as e-bikes, are available.

Award-winning Cadence & Volta offers small group, guided e-bike tours through Toronto's historic Cabbagetown neighbourhood, and also travels out to The Beaches and the Leslie Street Spit/Tommy Thompson Park. Picnic lunch included.

Locations:

Toronto Bicycle Tours: 124 St Patrick Street, Toronto

Pedal Toronto: 11 Gristmill Lane, Toronto

Cadence & Volta: Cabbagetown, Toronto

Cycle Toronto trails and ravines

Discover another side of the big city on a well-established and self-guided looped tour around Toronto. Ride on a mix of park, ravine, hydro corridor and waterfront trails on this 85-kilometre off-road route, with shorter options available.

Experience the city’s heritage waterways and unique ravines system, pedalling the Humber and Don Valley Trails. Ride the Toronto portion of the Waterfront Trail and explore the Leslie Street Spit.

Make it a single-day tour or stay overnight to have more time to enjoy the city’s many attractions, neighbourhoods and parks.

Bike Share Toronto, the city’s public bike sharing system, is a convenient and flexible way for visitors to explore on two wheels.

Location: Don Valley Trails, Toronto

Ottawa city bike tours

Escape Bicycle Tours is your guide to riding in the National Capital Region.

Experience Ottawa's best attractions, like Parliament Hill, the Rideau Canal, downtown and waterfront greenspaces, on full- and half-day all-inclusive bike tours that follow the city's network of bike paths. Bike rentals are also available for self-guided cycling adventures and multiday cycling tours.

For those short on time, Ottawa RentABike offers a two-hour guided tour of the city's neighbourhoods and waterways, as well as rentals.

Locations:

Escape Bicycle Tours: 65 Sparks Street, Ottawa

Ottawa RentABike: 2 Rideau Street, Ottawa

Kingston city bike tours

Join Kingston Bike Tours for a leisurely two-and-a-half-hour historical bike tour of downtown Kingston.

See the city's top landmarks and learn about the architectural styles and military structures, such as the Martello Towers and Fort Henry. Cycle past Kingston Penitentiary, Canada's oldest maximum-security prison, which is now a museum and tourist attraction.

Location: Downtown Kingston

Wine region bike tours

Enjoy a mix of cycling and tasting tours in Ontario’s top wine regions.

Lake Erie region

Cycle to over a dozen wineries, including Canada’s oldest estate winery. Lake Erie North Shore Wine Trail is a 41-kilometre mixed trail and road route with stops for wine, ice cream and lakeside views.

Base yourself in bike-friendly Kingsville and customize your itinerary with EPIC’s interactive map, which provides information about all the wineries in the region.

Location: Kingsville

Niagara region

The Niagara region offers some of the best bike wine tours in Ontario.

Niagara Wine Tours International leads beginner-friendly rides past orchards and vineyards, with stops at historic wineries like Between the Lines and Reif Estate.

Grape Escape Wine Tours includes lunch and rentals on guided countryside rides.

If you prefer to go solo, Zoom Leisure Bike tours offers self-guided routes with tastings at top wineries like Inniskillin and Konzelmann.

In the Niagara Benchlands, eBike the Bench lets you explore wineries on your own or with a guide, using the Benchlands wine map to plan your route.

Locations:

Niagara Wine Tours International: 1534 Niagara Stone Road, Niagara-on-the-Lake

Grape Escape Wine Tours: 1627 Niagara Stone Road, Niagara-on-the-Lake

Zoom Leisure Bike Tours: 431 Mississauga Street, Niagara-on-the-Lake

eBike The Bench: 3620 Moyer Road, Vineland

Prince Edward County

Enjoy guided sip-and-cycle tours with Sandbanks Vacations. Travel to four wineries and a local alpaca farm on the 46-kilometre Millennium Trail rail trail and scenic county roads in Prince Edward County. Participating wineries include Trail Estate, Gravel Hill, The Grange, Broken Stone, Closson Chase and Karlo Estates.

Location: Prince Edward County

Beaver Valley

Beginning and ending in Thornbury, this scenic self-guided route through the Beaver Valley pairs lake and river views with stops at four wineries and cider houses: Spy Cider House, The Roost Wine Company, Georgian Hills Vineyards and Thornbury Village Cider House.

The popular Blackbird Pie Company is the perfect lunch/picnic supplies stop. Download a cycling map for more route ideas.

Location: Thornbury

Ottawa Valley

Enjoy exploring some of the prettiest roads in the Ottawa Valley's Whitewater Region on this 42-kilometre guided day tour with Valley Cycle Tours.

It -iIncludes a visit to Ontario's most northerly vineyard—Whitewater O'Brien Winery in Westmeath—overlooking the historic Ottawa River. After a tour of the vineyard, continue on to see some of Canada's most magnificent whitewater rapids, then stop for delicious eats at aconverted dairy barn-turned-pub and outdoor patio.

Locations:

Valley Cycle Tours: 1739 Beachburg Road, Beachburg

Whitewater O’Brien Winery: 214 Synton Street, Westmeath

Easy cycling day trips

Easy-going, beginner-friendly, scenic routes that are perfect for a relaxed cycling experience.

Cambridge to Paris Trail

The beautiful Cambridge to Paris ride follows an 18-kilometre, family-friendly rail trail alongside the Grand River.

Grand Experiences offers cycling and paddling combination trips, offering the best of both worlds on this historic river.

Location: 115 Grand River Street North, Paris

Goderich to Guelph Rail Trail

The Goderich to Guelph Rail Trail is a 132-kilometre scenic rail trail with its most scenic section running through Huron County, with incredible Lake Huron beaches for swimming.

E-bike rentals are available from the Goderich Bike Shop at both the Goderich and Blyth locations. Changing Gears Adventures offers guided half-day rides, unique stargazing night rides with a stop at a local observatory and multiday end-to-end rides of the trail.

Locations:

Goderich Bike Shop: 53 West Street, Goderich

Changing Gears Adventures: Goderich

Prince Edward County

Choose from 10 scenic day tours developed by Bloomfield Bicycle Company (rentals and maps available) that feature local attractions and the quietest, most scenic backroads and recreational trails. These self-guided routes range from 40 to 110 kilometres, with shorter options available.

Rent your ride from County Bike Rentals with free delivery and pick-up anywhere in Prince Edward County. Or design your own private guided tour with Prince Edward County Cycling Guides.

Locations:

Bloomfield Bicycle Company: 225 Bloomfield Main Street, Bloomfield

Country Bike Rentals: Prince Edward County

Georgian Rail Trail

The popular 34-kilometre multi-use Georgian Rail Trail follows the shores of Georgian Bay between Collingwood and the villages of Thornbury and Meaford. Highlights include waterfront parks, beaches, escarpment views, shops, craft breweries and wineries.

For a longer ride, consider branching off from the trail to explore the Beaver Valley’s bakeries on the Thornbury Sticky Bun Loop and Apple Pie Trail.

Georgian Trail E-Bikes has multiple locations for e-bike rentals in the area. For bicycle rentals and repairs, head to Hill’s Bike Shop in the former Hill’s Dairy in Meaford.

Location: Meaford

Old Railway Bike Trail, Algonquin Park

Algonquin Adventure Tours offers daily three-hour guided mountain bike tours along the park’s Old Railway Bike Trail from May to October. Learn about the natural and cultural history of Algonquin Park while keeping an eye out for wildlife, including moose, foxes, bald eagles, black bears, beavers and turtles.

Tours are led by a seasoned park guide and include bike rental, cycling instruction, free tour photos and a gourmet picnic meal from Algonquin's landmark Henrietta’s Pine Bakery.

You can also ride the 16-kilometre trail self-guided; rent bikes from Algonquin Outfitters’ summer-only location at Lake of Two Rivers store on Highway 60.

Location:

Algonquin Adventure Tours: 1023 Cooper Lake Road, Dwight

Algonquin Outfitters: Highway 60 at kilometre 31.4

Multiday cycling excursions

Epic journeys through Ontario’s diverse landscapes, with overnight options.

Ontario By Bike

Ontario By Bike’s group rides take place across the province and include weekend-long, small group, self-guided and supported rides with hotel accommodations, meals, luggage transfer and more included. These excursions are perfect for riders new to multiday cycling.

This year, destinations include Niagara Falls Circle Tour, Sarnia Lambton Loop and Caledon Trails and Backroads.

Simcoe County Loop Trail

Tracing the shores of Georgian Bay, Lake Simcoe and Lake Couchiching, the 160-kilometre Simcoe County Loop Trail makes for an ideal two- to three-day relaxed tour travelling primarily on off-road, multi-use rail trails. Enjoy the scenic countryside, water vistas and the downtown attractions of Orillia, Midland, Penetanguishene and Barrie.

Born to Ride Bicycle offers mobile bicycle rentals and guided tours throughout the region, including half or full-day waterfront tours alongside some of Central Ontario's most attractive waterways and lakes (15 to 45 kilometres).

Location: Oro-Mendote, Simcoe County

Great Lakes Waterfront Trail Adventure

Celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Great Lakes Waterfront Trail with a fully supported group ride that loops 640 kilometres out of Hamilton to visit three Great Lakes in eight days.

This brand new, challenging route features some of Ontario's best on- and off-road cycling infrastructure and trails, including the Great Lakes Waterfront Trail, the Greenbelt Route, the Guelph to Goderich Trail, London's Thames Valley Parkway and the Port Dover to Hamilton Rail Trail. Enjoy 30 to 153 kilometres of daily riding, luggage transportation, camping, community meals and fun off-the-bike activities on this multiday tour.

Guided gravel adventures

For those seeking off-the-beaten-path cycling experiences.

Madawaska’s Lumberjack Gravel Tour

Departing from Calabogie, the three-day Lumberjack Gravel Tour travels on quiet gravel roads originally used by the lumber industry, traversing the beautiful Madawaska and Bonnechere valleys. Optional stops include microbreweries, a natural cider distillery, local cafes, caves, waterfalls and artisan shops.

Choose to complete the loop as a series of day trips or overnight along the way in Airbnb accommodations, tenting on farm properties, or camping on crown land. Go self-guided or join Madawaska Valley Cycling for guided day and multiday tours of the area's finest back roads, forgotten trails and gravel grinds.

Location: Madawaska Valley

Burk’s Falls bike tours

Burk’s Falls is a little-known gem of a small town packed with art, food and fascinating backroad cycling day trips. There are several road riding loops to choose from. Warm up on the 21-kilometre Katrine Mini Loop or head out for the day on the scenic Sand Lake Loop (63 kilometres) or popular AIM Triangle (63 kilometres).

Base your cycling holiday at Missing Link Adventure Tours, an organic farm-stay offering cycling retreats and self-guided cycling itineraries in the Almaguin Highlands. For an introduction to gravel riding and camping on your bike, check out the Intro to Bikepacking weekend.

Location: 805 Stisted Road North, Burk's Falls

Algoma’s Red Pine Tours

Connect with other cyclists and explore all that northern Ontario has to offer on two wheels.

Based in Sault Ste. Marie, Red Pine Tours caters to all types of cyclists by organizing custom gravel, mountain bike, bikepacking and road riding trips in the stunning Algoma district. Try bikepacking in the Algoma Highlands with a unique glamping option at a remote off-grid cabin, mountain biking some of Ontario’s most exciting trails and navigating an endless array of gravel bush roads.

Location: Algoma

Scenic island rides

Shoreline cycling, with fresh air and water views.

Manitoulin Island

Manitoulin Island is emerging as a world-renowned cycling destination for its blend of scenic pastoral landscapes, Lake Huron beaches and quaint, friendly atmosphere.

Manitoulin Island Cycling Advocates provides maps and 14 self-guided cycle tour itineraries. The organization also offers guided, vehicle-supported tours, including a five-day Alvar Cycle Tour with accommodation and a two-day Manitoulin Passage Ride that includes mechanical support and picnic lunches. There are five tour dates to choose from, and e-bike rentals are available.

Location: Manitoulin Island

Pelee Island

Book a ferry to visit Canada’s southernmost point—peaceful Pelee Island. There are few cars on the island, so the cycling is as serene as it gets.

Cycle the main road around the island’s perimeter to experience idyllic vineyards, farms, beaches, parks and forests. Choose from short 9-kilometre, medium 20-kilometre or longer 30-kilometre self-guided tours.

Even better, plan two days and stay overnight at a campground or in a tranquil island B&B or inn. The Pelee Shop rents all styles of bikes and provides bike maps and route suggestions.

Location: Pelee Island

St. Joseph Island

Just 45 minutes east of Sault Ste. Marie, picturesque waterfront scenery and low-traffic coastal roads make St. Joseph Island one of the region’s most popular cycling destinations.

Suggested routes include the self-guided 70-kilometre pedal around the island’s perimeter and the out-and-back ride to Shoal Island Lighthouse near Richards Landing. Backroads crisscross the island, allowing for alternate loops or hill challenges with sweeping views.

Bike rentals, repairs and route information at Vélorution in Sault Ste. Marie.

Location: St. Joseph Island