Ottawa by Bike

I'm José. I started cycling in Ottawa in 2019 and had no idea where to ride. I kept discovering amazing routes — along the river, through Gatineau Park, quiet roads I didn't know existed — but there was no good way to find them. You'd hear about a route from someone or stumble onto it by accident.

So in 2022 I built this site. Each route has photos, videos, and tips — the kind of stuff you'd want to know before heading out. Where to stop for coffee, which parts are gravel, where the big hill is.

Every route has been ridden. Every photo was taken by someone who was there. Every tip comes from experience, not an algorithm.

Pick a route, see what it looks like, go ride it. It doesn't matter if you've never biked beyond your neighbourhood or if you ride every weekend — there's something here for you.

This is a community project — anyone can contribute. If you know a cycling route that's not listed, add a new route. You can also suggest edits to existing routes and events.

Ottawa by Bike is built on whereto.bike, an open-source platform for community cycling guides.

Interested in starting a cycling guide for your city? Learn how.

Open data: text is CC BY-SA 4.0, route data is ODbL 1.0, source code is AGPL 3.0.

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