September 2025 - Hans on the Bike - Cycling in Ottawa and beyond

Cycling along the Canal de Soulanges

September 23, 2025 Hansonthebike 0

Reading Time: 5 minutes The Canal de Soulanges, just west of Montreal, was once an important waterway. Now the path along it attracts many cyclists.

NCC Bike Night in Ottawa

September 17, 2025 Hansonthebike 5

Reading Time: 4 minutesResidents turned out in droves to participate in the NCC BikeNight in Ottawa on September 13, 2025. Read how many took to their bikes and where they went.

Cycling updates September 2025

September 12, 2025 Hansonthebike 5

Reading Time: 7 minutesHere are a several updates I encountered over the last month, including a trailer for BIXI bikes in Montreal, the new underpass at Churchill and a suggestion in Quebec to use crosswalks as cross rides.

Hans on the Bike writes about cycling in the Ottawa-Gatineau National Capital Region in Canada. Stay up to date with cycling developments in this bike friendly city with hundreds of kilometres of pathways.

Hans on the Bike is not a very competitive cyclist; most of the time he is cycling around town doing errands or guiding tourists while waving to friends.

As a bicycle tour guide, he hears tons of great feed back from people from all over the world. Even from the Dutch! This is encouraging.

Ms. Hans on the Bike cycles too and is often the voluntold for Hans’ pictures. She famously declared she was not going to bike below +10C but lowered the treshold to -10C over time.

Hans on the Bike - Cycling in Ottawa and beyond

News, maps and ideas for cycling in Ottawa

Month: September 2025

Cycling along the Canal de Soulanges

NCC Bike Night in Ottawa

Cycling updates September 2025