Saturday Ride (One Cycling)
Ottawa, Canada · Social
- When
- Every Saturday, 8:00 am local timeSaturdays, usually 10:30 am (Aug 22 to Sept 26, 2026), from a different start each week; the next ride, Sat Oct 3, is a 45 km Gatineau Park loop meeting 7:50 am for an 8:00 am departure from Parking Lot P3. Nothing after Oct 3 is posted yet.
- Starts at
- Parking Lot P3, Gatineau Park (Oct 3, 2026); the start changes weekly, Stationnement P3, Parc de la Gatineau, Gatineau, QC Map ↗
- Distance
- 45 km (28 miles)about 4 hours (Oct 3: 8:00 am to about 12:30 pm)
- Pace
- Easy rides most weeks (Hogs Back, Britannia, Jacques-Cartier Park to Pink Lake); Oct 3 is hilly, 700 m of climbing
- Hosted by
- One Cycling - Ottawa Cycling GroupCommunity-run
- Kind of ride
- Social
- Language
- Rides in English and French
For visitors
Open Meetup group; join the group and RSVP on the event. Helmets strongly recommended, bring two bottles of water and a snack. The group runs an after-work social at The Waverley on Elgin most second Thursdays. It also has a Strava club.
First time on this ride? Here’s the drill
- Bring
- a helmet, water, a spare tube or patch kit, a way to pay for the stop.
- Arrive
- Ten or fifteen minutes before the meet time. Tell whoever's leading that you're new.
- Pace
- Easy rides most weeks (Hogs Back, Britannia, Jacques-Cartier Park to Pink Lake); Oct 3 is hilly, 700 m of climbing.
- Check
- Look at the host's website the day of — that's where cancellations, weather calls and start changes get posted.
First group ride? Start here →
About the Saturday Ride (One Cycling) group ride
Saturday Ride (One Cycling) is a social group ride in Ottawa, Canada. It rolls every Saturday at 8:00 am local time from Parking Lot P3, Gatineau Park (Oct 3, 2026); the start changes weekly.
A community cycling group in Ottawa-Gatineau that rides most Saturdays, often with a coffee or ice cream stop. Routes run along the river paths and into Gatineau Park. The group describes itself as made up of many cultures and languages, and posts in English and French.
Where to find them
Checked Oct 1, 2026 against source 1, source 2, source 3. Schedules change. Confirm with the host before you go.