PEI BIKE TRIP - DAY FOUR

Day 4 - St. Anthony - Summerside

After a restful night at Mill River Lodge we had a lovely breakfast overlooking the golf course before setting off on our longest ride day. This section of the bike tour was set to take place primarily on the Confederation Trail. The trail is a 273km tip-to-tip multi-use recreational trail built on a decommissioned railway line, it has many branch trails that run through smaller towns and communities which make the total trail 449 kilometers. We are riding a mixture of main road ways, scenic highways and the Confederation Trail.

We left around 10:30am and we set off to ride 41km before our first stop of the day in Tyne Valley. It was a great chance to stop for a bite to eat and plug our bikes in for an extra boost. We enjoyed a great lunch at Backwoods Burger, and a quick game of crib before hopping back in the saddle for the final stretch.

The trail was a great way to break up all the highway biking we did yesterday but we weren’t able to bike quite as fast. We rode through many miles of farm land and saw tons of cute chipmunks. The weather started out cool today, but warmed up slightly and the bugs were out!

Our route today was 77.3kms and took us 4hr20m of moving time, so we settled into our hotel - The Quality Inn Garden of the Gulf in Summerside around 4:30pm. We were all feeling pretty wiped today after the ride, and will need a good nights rest before we set off for one of the most scenic days tomorrow as we head to Brackley Beach!Read more