Montreal, Canada: Samedi Velo Saturday Ride

Dist: 38.77 mi	Points: 514	Calories: 1872
Time: 2:29:59	Speed: 15.7 mph	Pace: 3:49 / mi

Distance	Instruction		Distance to next
0.03 mi	Turn Left	South on Rue Legalt	Then go 0.27 mi
0.30 mi	Turn Right	Rue Wales	Then go 0.24 mi
0.54 mi	Turn Left	344	Then go 12.88 mi
13.42 mi	Turn Left	Rang Sainte Germaine	Then go 1.86 mi
15.28 mi	Turn Right	Saint-Hippolyte	Then go 1.12 mi
16.39 mi	Turn Left	Rue De l'Annonciation	Then go 1.70 mi
18.10 mi	Turn Left	Rang Ste-Sophie	Then go 3.41 mi
21.50 mi	Turn Right	Rang De la Fresniare	Then go 1.48 mi
22.99 mi	Turn Left	Rue Chenier	Then go 0.76 mi
23.75 mi	Turn Left	Rue Dumochel	Then go 0.07 mi
23.82 mi	Turn Right	Rue Saint Jean-Baptiste	Then go 0.35 mi
24.16 mi	Turn Left	Rang Saint-Etienne	Then go 2.80 mi
26.97 mi	Turn Right	Montee Aube	Then go 1.84 mi
28.81 mi	Turn Left	Rang St-Vincent	Then go 1.53 mi
30.34 mi	Turn Right	Montee Robitaille	Then go 2.34 mi
32.68 mi	Turn Left	Chermin Lalande	Then go 0.40 mi
33.09 mi	Turn Right	Chemin Du C Nord R	Then go 0.25 mi
33.34 mi	Bear Right	Chemin Du C Nord R	Then go 0.34 mi
33.68 mi	Turn Left	Chemin De la Riviare - Rouge Nord	Then go 4.34 mi
38.03 mi	Straight	Rue Wales	Then go 0.48 mi
38.50 mi	Turn Right	Rue Legault

Start/Finish

Location: 45.544832°, -74.333496°
Samedi Velo meets at a local school with parking available both on street and in nearby parking lots - all free. The group meets between 8:30AM and 9:00AM and leaves by 9:15 with at least 3 different ride levels. This week around 50 people enjoyed clear blue skies and mid-70's temperatures.

Location: 45.560218°, -74.330749°
Silhoutted in the morning

Ottawa River tributaries

Location: 45.544832°, -74.333496°
There are many areas where other tributaries connect into the Ottawa River. This view from a bridge in St. Andre and others similar views as you parallel the river are common. This ride rolls mostly from west to east, so you'll be 'flowing downhill' with the river for the first half of the ride, but it's less than 50 feet of true vertical drop - no real hills for the first 15 or so miles.

Location: 45.564545°, -74.215393°
Farmland surrounds you for most of the 2nd half of the ride. You'll have straight, flat and generally well maintained roads to ride on. There are some areas where the pavement has suffered weathering, so if you find yourself on such a road, just slow down - it won't be long before you pass the problem area.

Ottawa River

Location: 45.527517°, -74.282684°
The Ottawa River starts in Ontario and eventually connects to the St. Lawrence Seaway, a major shipping channel between the great lakes and the Atlantic.

French road signs

Location: 45.553006°, -74.197540°
Remember that Québec is a French speaking province, so expect road signs (like this stop sign) to be in French. Also expect mile markings to be in kilometers, so if someone tells you to travel 50 kilometers, you'll only be going about 30 miles. Residents also speak French, but if you try to communicate, you'll find a way.

Small Canadian towns

Location: 45.569832°, -74.100037°
There are a few towns between the farmland, but most are only one or two streets of activity before you're back into more farmland.