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The Grimsby 'greenbelt express' is the Coach Canada highway coach from downtown Toronto - with your bike in a bag and under the bus - to Main Street Grimsby in just under 65 mins (when traffic free). Cycle to the nearby Niagara Gateway tourism centre, then hit the Waterfront Trail east past classic Niagara waterfront neighbourhoods, then, up the Escarpment to the wineries and amazing cliff's edge views.

Next it's west along the Escarpment's ridge to the Dofasco 2000 Trail, emerging from the forrest and pasture at Hamilton's famous Devil's Punch Bowl waterfall. Then down, down, down to Gray's Ave. north to the Lake. Don't miss the farmer's market or the first Women's Institite! Hamilton Beach then sweeps you north along the Waterfront Trail to Burlington's Beachway and Waterfront, and up Brant Street to the GO Train.
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Grimsby 'greenbelt express': BAY ST to MAIN ST - Coach Canada / BURLINGTON to UNION - GO Train

Recommended: for experienced riders. Casual cyclists can however easily follow the Waterfront Trail from Grimsby to the Bike Wine Route and return to the Grimsby GO Bus for the trip home. Shortcuts up the Niagara Escarpmment are at Woolverton Rd., Mountain Rd. and Park Rd, but the Mountainview route is the least steep. The Burlington GO Train to Hamilton Beach segment is ideal for children.

Bikes and Transit Route Maps:

Bus Notes:

  • Visit CoachCanada.com for the Toronto-Grimsby Bus Schedule
  • Visit GOTransit.com for the Burlington station Train Schedule - and the GO Bus Schedule to and from Grimsby
  • The bus fare to Grimsby from downtown Toronto is $18.95 - plus $10.00 for a bike bag - The train fare back to Union Station from Burlington is about $9.05.
  • Arrive early - at the Toronto Bus Terminal at Bay St. and Edward St. (above Dundas) - to get your ticket. Get your bike bag ($10.00) from the Coach Canada counter - upstairs, far west end of the Edward St. side. Lone cyclists ask a Coach Canada driver to watch your bike as you run upstairs to the counter to get a bag.

Bike Route Notes:

  • The GPS routes on this site follow the Hamilton Bike Routes, Trails & Parks cycling map and Niagara Region Bicycling Map and are recomended to stay safe and get the most out of the routes.
  • A bikelane starts soon on Main Street west in Grimsby, to Casablanca north to the Niagara Gateway Centre. The Waterfront Trail east is well signed along the Lake and the QEW.
  • The new Bikes and Transit .com "Bike Wine Route" begins south at Durham Rd.
  • Ridge Rd. west along to top of the Escarpment has very light traffic.
  • The Dofasco 2000 Trail is about 80% boardwalk and 20% packed gravel trail.
  • New Mountain Rd. down the Escarpment is very steep. There is a very dangerous corner at the very bottom under the train tracks. Cyclists should occupy the whole lane (children on the inside) during "the descent".
  • Gray Rd. to the Lake has relatively light traffic.
  • There are beaches, restaurants, Waterworld, and a wide asphalt trail and quaint beach communities all the way along the Waterfront Trail to Burlington!
  • Caution: There are no bikelanes on the lower few blocks of Brant St. in Old Burlington - children should ride on the sidewalk.

Ride Highlights:

Have fun trying this great daytrip! And be sure to come back to enter your route review in BikesandTransit.com's new 'comments' section at the foot of each bike route page.

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application/octet-stream iconCycle from Grimsby (+ Bike Wine Route) to Hamilton Beach - to Burlington
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