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#21 Confederation Trail - PEI Bike Tour 2012

PEI Federation Trail Tour

Tignish to Elmira PEI
Rail-to-Trail Path
7 Days –302 km
From: $1,375 per person/double occupancy (Add $1,100 for Single)

Available Start Dates (Day 1):
June 1 – September 30 Start Any Day

What’s Included:

  • 6 days of cycling
  • 1 travel day
  • 7 nights in Bed & Breakfast or small inn
  • Lodging near trail and evening restaurants
  • 7 mornings with breakfast
  • Parking in Charlottetown (available at $7 per day)
  • Shuttle DAY 2 Charlottetown to Tignish (West End of Trail)
  • Shuttle DAY 7 Elmira (East End of Trail) to Charlottetown
  • Bring your bike or rent
  • Daily luggage transfer to the next inn
  • Maps and daily route directions
  • Emergency assistance
  • Our one of a kind: Independent Tourist t-shirt
  • 10% discount for returning customer

Ride the length of PEI on the Confederation Trail, Canada’s longest converted rail to trail path.  Start  your ride at the 0 km marker at Tignish and end at the 273.4 km marker at Elmira.  [Our distance is longer to account for evening B&B destinations off the trail]

Day 1 (Travel Day - Arrive in Charlottetown, PEI)

This is a day to travel to PEI, flying or driving. An overnight stay in Charlottetown is included for Day 1..

Day 2 - Shuttle: Charlottetown to Tignish (western PEI) and Ride to Alberton (21k)

9 AM: The shuttle will meet you at your lodging for transportation to Tignish in western PEI (2 hour drive). If you are renting bikes the shuttle will take you for outfitting before leaving Charlottetown. Shuttle will take you to Tignish - the west end of the trail for an afternoon ride of 21 km to Alberton and overnight.  For an additional 14 km the shuttle can drop you at North Cape to see the lighthouse and the experimental wind farm. Have lunch and ride back to Tignish

Day 3 - Tignish to Mill River (45 km)

From kilometer marker 0, cycle the Confederation Trail to Tyne Valley for the evening. Don't miss the potato museum in O'Leary. It is a unique experience. Arrive in Tyne Valley for the evening. Evening lodging option: Mill River.

Day 4 - Mill River to Summerside (70 km)

Today's ride takes you to Summerside, the Island's second city for evening lodging.

Day 5 - Summerside to Charlottetown/York (70 km)

Follow the Trail on to your lodging where the trail passes just outside the northern part of Charlottetown.

Day 6 - Charlottetown/York to St. Peter's Bay (53 Km)

The Trail follows the Hillsborough River part of the day on the way to St. Peter's. You might want to check out the beautiful Greenwich PEI National Park (15 Km from St. Peter's).

Day 7 - St. Peter's to Elmira at east end of the Confederation Trail (43 Km)

Follow the Confederation Trail on the way to the East Point Lighthouse. At the end of your cycling day meet the mid-afternoon shuttle for a ride back to Charlottetown and a final overnight on the Island.

Day 8 - Morning departure -- End of Tour

After breakfast at the B&B say goodbye to your hosts, return any rented bikes, and leave the Island until your next visit.

Accommodations

Most lodging will be in bed and breakfast or small inns. Exceptions may be made based on availability or as requested. Rooms are ensuite or private bath and are at least queen sized bed. Any necessary exceptions will be shared at the time of booking. Requests for two beds per room may have double or twin beds.

Restaurants

Breakfast is provided by each inn. Restaurants are usually within walking distance of your evening lodging. Our daily route guide will provide you with suggestions and some of our favorites.

Options or Alternative Cycling Routes

Our route directions will keep you on the Confederation Trail except for lunch and evening lodging. PEI has many quiet paved roads to choose from and you are free to explore or create alternative as you wish.

Note: Your tour may vary slightly from the descriptions here based on availability of lodging when you reserve. We will tell you about any exceptions before final booking.

 

The PEI Experience

The Island and Its People

PEI is Canada’s smallest province with 135,000 residents. Affectionately known by residents as “The Island”, it is 224 km (139 miles) long and between 6 km and 64 km (4 and 40 miles) wide. Charlottetown its capital and largest city has a population of 38,000. The Island attracts more than a million visitors annually, most in the summer months.

Located in the Gulf of St. Lawrence just off the coasts of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, summer temperatures are mild and comfortable. Its red sandy beaches have some of the warmest water north of the Carolinas (70F or 21C in late summer). The highest point above sea level is only 152 meters, (466 feet) which keeps most hills reasonable for cycling.

Islanders are as friendly and unhurried as their landscape is beautiful. As an independent tourist you will cycle from inn-to-inn visiting picturesque villages and stay with helpful, welcoming Bed and Breakfast hosts. PEI’s “Lobster Suppers” are famous beyond its shores and you will find that PEI lobster, mussels, and oysters are among the best in the world.