Join use for 2-day ride on the challenging and adventurous No Winter Maintenance bikepacking route. Riders can test out their bikepacking skills, learn from seasoned veterans, boost their spring fitness, and meet new cycling friends. It’s also a good training ground for more ambitious bikepacking adventures such as the BT 700.
Date: May 31 – June 1 2025
Start/Finish: Mansfield Outdoor Centre, Ontario
Overnight parking will be available to participants at the outdoor centre with the purchase of a trail pass.
Overnight: Group camping will be provided by Bowering Lodge (www.boweringlodge.com). Riders can also choose to book one of their indoor rooms on a first come first serve basis. This option is best done well in advance as space is very limited. Tent camping can be booked in advance, through the lodge, or secured on the day of arrival.
Having on-site dinner available at Bowering Lodge is the goal.
Camping and cabins are also available at the Mansfield Outdoor Centre for before and after the event. There will also be on-site breakfast available before the ride commences and dinner options for after the ride on day two. This is through the MOC Pine River Café.
There will be two ride options for riders: the full route which is more challenging, or a paired down version of each day which shortens the distance and removes some of the more challenging sections. Routing will be finalized in advance of the ride. Here are the preliminary routes.
As with previous editions, this year’s NWM ride will also be a Kevin Walsh memorial ride. A local rider who was tragically killed by a hit and run driver. Kevin was a great asset to both the NWM and BT 700 bikepacking routes by assisting in finding exciting terrain to add to these trips. We will also be riding a trail in Kolapore on day one dedicated to his name.
If you would like to register for this ride please fill out the form that is below. Questions can be directed to [email protected]
It must be stressed that the route is entirely unsupported and unsanctioned with no insurance provided. All riders are responsible for their own well-being on the No Winter Maintenance route and ride at their own risk. The route developer takes no responsibility for personal injury, damage to personal property or any other circumstance that might happen to individual riders.
Date: May 31 – June 1 2025
Start/Finish: Mansfield Outdoor Centre, Ontario
Overnight parking will be available to participants at the outdoor centre with the purchase of a trail pass.
Overnight: Group camping will be provided by Bowering Lodge (www.boweringlodge.com). Riders can also choose to book one of their indoor rooms on a first come first serve basis. This option is best done well in advance as space is very limited. Tent camping can be booked in advance, through the lodge, or secured on the day of arrival.
Having on-site dinner available at Bowering Lodge is the goal.
Camping and cabins are also available at the Mansfield Outdoor Centre for before and after the event. There will also be on-site breakfast available before the ride commences and dinner options for after the ride on day two. This is through the MOC Pine River Café.
There will be two ride options for riders: the full route which is more challenging, or a paired down version of each day which shortens the distance and removes some of the more challenging sections. Routing will be finalized in advance of the ride. Here are the preliminary routes.
As with previous editions, this year’s NWM ride will also be a Kevin Walsh memorial ride. A local rider who was tragically killed by a hit and run driver. Kevin was a great asset to both the NWM and BT 700 bikepacking routes by assisting in finding exciting terrain to add to these trips. We will also be riding a trail in Kolapore on day one dedicated to his name.
If you would like to register for this ride please fill out the form that is below. Questions can be directed to [email protected]
It must be stressed that the route is entirely unsupported and unsanctioned with no insurance provided. All riders are responsible for their own well-being on the No Winter Maintenance route and ride at their own risk. The route developer takes no responsibility for personal injury, damage to personal property or any other circumstance that might happen to individual riders.