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This trail was the perfect fit for a low key Sunday morning adventure. The Osgoode Link Pathway is an awesome multi-use trail that travels from Leitrim road, in Ottawa, to the village of Osgoode. Which you’ve probably never thought to visit, but now that you know you can bike there, why not? End to end, this trail is 20.5 kilometres long.

Getting There

There’s a parking lot with a bike rack at the starting point on Leitrim Road, and that’s where we headed to start our trip. The “address” here is Ottawa Regional Rd 14 & Osgoode Link Pathway, Ottawa, ON, or you can put these coordinates into a Maps program to get you there: 45.316232, -75.633305. There are no washroom facilities anywhere along the trail.

The pathway is also linked to the Leitrim OC Transpo station (where there’s a much BIGGER parking lot). The access to the trail is on the west side of the station. If you choose to park here, walk towards the bus stops, cross the street, head to your left, and you’ll see the access gate.

The Route

This trail runs along an abandoned rail track that has been re-purposed by the city. It’s about 3.5 metres wide, and is almost completely flat the entire way. See the elevation chart at the end of this post (although there’s not much to see!). The trail is made up of crushed gravel. We rode hybrid bikes but it is fairly packed down so you could probably use a road bike on it.

There are multiple access points to the pathway, although there are only official parking lots available at Leitrim Road, Mitch Owens Road, and Osgoode Main Street.

Access to Pathway Coordinates From Leitrim Road From Buckles Street Earl Armstrong Road 45.297245, 75.627789 2.2K 18.3K Ficko Crescent 45.282346, 75.626023 3.9K 16.6K Rideau Road 45.277209, 75.625000 4.5K 16K Bowesville Road 45.274157, -75.624582 4.7K 15.8K Mitch Owens Road 45.257137, -75.622177 6.7K 13.8K Manotick Station Road 45.250940, 75.621295 7.3K 13.2K Gough Road 45.236003, 75.619124 9K 11.5K Flag Station Road 45.193097, -75.621931 13.9K 6.6K Doyle Road 45.173491, -75.617754 16.1K 4.4K Snake Island Road 45.165838, 75.616065 16.9K 3.6K Cabin Road 45.154021, -75.613575 18.3K 2.2K Osgoode Main Street 45.143787, -75.611123 19.5K 1K

There isn’t too much along the path that’s super exciting, but this trail is really great for an easy bike ride in some nice, quiet green space. Riding from Leitrim to Osgoode was fun because things became more rural as we got further from Ottawa.

Getting Home

The pathway ends at Buckles Street in Osgoode. The end is 1K past Osgoode Main Street, where parking and other good stuff is. What sort of good stuff could possibly be in Osgoode you ask? Ice cream from the chip stand to your right, pizza from the pizza place to your left, and if you’re feeling fancy, art from the art gallery right in front of you. Osgoode Main would be a nice place to stop and rest or grab a snack whether you were at the end of your ride, or planning to head back and make it 40+K.

We were able to cover the 20.5K in just under 2 hours, moving at a very leisurely pace.

I hope this trip report has enough info to get you there too. Let me know in the comments, or share and tag a friend to start planning your next adventure!

Elevation Change and Map

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Gear We Brought

Bikes

Helmets

Sunglasses

Saddlebags

2 x Nalgene 32 Ounce Bottle

Sunscreen

Bug Lotion

Cell phones

Camera

Tire repair kit

Tire pump

Small wrenches

Allan key set

Gear We Forgot