Sunday Bikedays

Ottawa River Parkway
Located on the south side of the Ottawa River, just west of downtown, beginning at the Mill Restaurant and stretching to Carling Avenue for a distance of 9.5 kilometres.

Colonel By Drive
Located along the east side of the Rideau Canal, beginning at the Laurier Avenue Bridge and winding its way up to the Hog's Back Bridge for a distance of 7.6 kilometres.

Rockcliffe Parkway
Located along the south side of the Ottawa River, just east of downtown, beginning at the National Aviation Museum and finishing at St. Joseph Boulevard for a distance of 8.4 kilometres.

Gatineau Park Parkways
For fitness enthusiasts, 40 kilometres of road in hilly Gatineau Park are closed to motor traffic each Sunday from 6:00 a.m. until 11am. These Parkways offer a more challenging course.
There are three parkways, Champlain which is closed to vehicles from 6:00am until 11:00am, Gatineau Parkway from 6:00am until 11:00am, and Fortune Parkway from 6:00am until 1:00pm. This event usually runs until September.

Sunday Bikeday Facts

• Sunday Bikedays are for cycling, walking, jogging, in-line skating and other recreational, non-motorized activities.
• Over 80,000 people took part in Sunday Bikedays during the 1996 season.
• The city of Ottawa was ranked the 8th best cycling city in North America by Bicycling Magazine in 1995.
• Ottawa has the highest per capita population of cyclists in Canada.
• Each household in the Ottawa area has an average of 1.7 bikes.
• In-line skating is growing rapidly and Sunday Bikedays is one of the best times to practice this sport.
• Sunday Bikedays are sponsored by the Capital area radio and made possible by the participation of many organizations who provide volunteers who ensure safety at crossings, start and end points every Sunday morning.

If you are driving to the parkways to cycle, park at the Aviation Museum to access the Rockcliffe Parkway, Lincoln Fields Shopping Centre at Carling Avenue to access the Ottawa River Parkway and along side streets to access Colonel By Drive.
For information about the Sunday Bikeday program in Canada's Capital Region, drop in at Canada's Capital Information Centre, 90 Wellington Street, Ottawa, or call (613) 239-5000 or 1 (800) 465-1867 (Canada and US).