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JUNE 8, 2024

Bike the Creek 2024 celebrates Cycling through 50 yrs of Peel Region’s urban roads and trails. It’s the 10th anniversary of Bike the Creek and the 50th anniversaries of Region of Peel, City of Brampton, Town of Caledon and City of Mississauga!

Bike the Creek is a FREE event, aimed at encouraging people of all ages to discover the joys of cycling. Active transportation is essential to building a healthy and sustainable community. Established in 2014, the event attracted over 1,500 cycling enthusiasts and engaged over 50 volunteers from the community in 2023. 

Join cyclists in our fun family rides through the spectacular valleys, trails and historic landmarks, urban and rural settings of Brampton, Caledon and Mississauga.

Planning Partners:

BtC partners 2024

Bike the Creek 2024 Routes

Route lengths approximate and subject to change
(Click/unclick checkmark boxes for the various ride choices on google map)
Select your ride according to your interest, ability, type of bike. It’s not a race!
Region of Peel sponsored lunch starts at 11:15am; ends at 1:00pm
Tune up bike before the event. Use secure bike valet
All riders should return by 12:30pm. Falling behind? Take shortcut.
Bring refillable water bottle, Zero-waste event; sorting at Sierra Club booth
Use Brampton Tourism’s Ride with GPS free link for turn-by-turn instructions (to be supplied to registrants closer to the event)


Family Ride 5 km

Family Ride 5km
  • Check-in at 9:00am
  • Rider briefing at 9:48am – required
  • Staggered start at 10:00am
  • Allow 1/2 to 1 hour, including stops
  • Route surface: 100% paved paths
  • Etobicoke Creek Trail
  • Wildlife spottings – maybe turtles!
  • Head back to Jim Archdekin for games, booths, prize draw, lunch

Family Ride 15km

Family Ride 15km
  • Check-in at 9:00am
  • Rider briefing at 9:48am – required
  • Staggered start at 10:00am
  • Allow 1.5 to 2 hours, including stops
  • Route surface: 95% paved paths and minor roads, 5% unpaved hard-packed paths
  • Etobicoke Creek Trail and minor roads to Caledon Southfields pavilion
  • Past Loafer’s Lake and Ken Park Pond
  • Wildlife spottings-maybe turtles
  • Head back to Jim Archdekin for games, booths, prize draw, lunch

Nature Ride 25km

Nature Ride 25km
  • Check-in at 8:00am
  • Rider briefing at 8:50am – required
  • Staggered start at 9:00am
  • Allow 2.5 to 3 hours, including stops
  • Route surface: 95% paved paths and minor roads, 5% unpaved hard packed paths
  • Etobicoke Creek Trail and minor roads to Caledon Southfields pavilion
  • Past Loafer’s Lake and Ken Park Pond
  • Wildlife spottings-maybe turtles
  • White Spruce Park, Franceschini Bridge
  • Parr Lake TRCA pavilion
  • Vodden St. bike lanes
  • Head back to Jim Archdekin for games, booths, prize draw, lunch

Town Ride 66km (44km shortcut)

Town Ride 66km
  • Check-in at 6:30am
  • Rider briefing at 7:40am – required
  • Staggered start at 7:45am
  • Allow 3.5 hrs at 19kph; 4.5 hrs at 15kph, including stops
  • Route surface: 96% paved roads and paths, 4% unpaved hard-packed paths
  • Elevation gain 303m, Max Grade 4.7%
  • Etobicoke Creek Trail, Bovaird Trail,
    Fletcher’s Creek Trail
  • Mount Pleasant Village
  • Historic Inglewood Village – Pavilion
  • Heart Lake Rd, Grange Rd, St. Andrews Rd Loop (omit for shortcut)
  • Southfields Village pavilion
  • Head back to Jim Archdekin for games, booths, prize draw, lunch

Regional Ride 72km (50km shortcut)

Regional Ride
  • Check-in at 6:30am
  • Rider briefing at 7:15am – required
  • Staggered start at 7:30am
  • Allow 4 hrs at 18kph; 4.5 hrs at 16kph, including stops
  • Route surface: 93% paved roads and paths, 7% unpaved hard-packed paths
  • Elevation Gain 197m, Max Grade 6.3%
  • Loop through Brampton, Mississauga Caledon
  • Historic Meadowvale, Streetsville, Churchville
  • Second Line AT bridge over #401
  • Lake Wabukanye & Lake Aquitaine Parks
  • Historic bow bridge over the Credit River
  • (check your time – decide if 50 km shortcut)
  • Mount Pleasant Village
  • Old School Road
  • Southfields Village pavilion
  • Head back to Jim Archdekin for games, booths, prize draw, lunch

Bike the Creek Past Videos:

BtC Mayor Brown 2023

Historical Blog Posts:

Bike the Creek 2023,
Bike the Creek 2022,
Bike the Creek 2021 (Virtual),
Bike the Creek 2019,
Bike the Creek 2018,
Bike the Creek 2017 (Canada 150),
Bike the Creek 2016,
Bike the Creek 2015,
Bike the Creek 2014 (First Event)

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