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Information | Festival Site
Access | Parking |
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Train
Driving from Montreal
| Driving from
Toronto
Festival Party Location
General
information
Ottawa,
Ontario is Canada's beautiful capital. It is located
about 450 km east and a little north of Toronto,
ON and about 190 km west and a little north of
Montreal. New York City is a 8 to 9 hour drive
away and flights from the US west coast take like
about 5 hours or so if direct. Ottawa is located
right on the border to La belle province, Quebec,
separated only by the great Ottawa River. That
means our back yard is Gatineau Park, where many
recreational activities take place in a great
natural environment.
Ottawa
also boosts one of the best recreational path
systems, with over 150 km of nicely paved, fully
connected pathways running along side our 2 rivers
and the Rideau Canal, and many connecting path
in between. For tourism information visit the
National
Capital Commission web site.
Festival Site Access
All
Festival events take place on the most easterly
section of the Rockcliffe Parkway, a senic route
which runs beside the Ottawa River from Rideau
Hall, the Governor General's residence, to the
edge of the greenbelt. See
course map
Festival Village - with on-site registration,
race kit pick up and start/finish area - is at
P7 across from the Kaymar
Drive (See Google Map) pedestrian access point
in Rothwell Heights.
The
Rockcliff Parkway will be closed to motorized
traffic from 9 am until 1 pm for Sunday Bikedays.
As such, the Festival site is best reached on
skates or by bike from the Aviation Museum parking
lot, approximately 3 km away or via the Kaymar
Drive pedestrian access point. The parkway
will not be re-opened to motorized traffic until
the end of our Festival events around 6 pm.
Parking
Kaymar Drive pedestrian access
- from within Ottawa there are many ways to get
there. This one is the easiest to explain!
- From west/downtown: Get on
Highway 417 going East, go past the split toward
Rockland (174), exit at Blair Road.
- From east: Highway 417 going
west, take exit 113B to merge onto Aviation
Parkway going North
- Turn north onto Blair
- Turn right into Massey Lane and carry on to
the end
- Turn left onto Delong Drive which loops around
onto Kaymar
This
is the closest parking to the Festival village
where there is street parking near to the Kaymar
Drive pedestrian access point. Please
be aware that vehicles parked facing the wrong
way are likely to be ticketed!
Aviation
Museum parking lot :
- At corner of Aviation Parkway and Rockcliffe
Parkway
- You'll see the Museum easily as you approach,
and the parking is on the left.
- Skate / bike / walk 3 km east on the Rockcliffe
Parkway to the village.
Flying
to Ottawa
Code:
YOW. Lots
of airlines service Ottawa, including many US
airlines. Just check online or with your travel
agent. The Ottawa airport is brand new and is
remarkably efficient at getting travelers through
upon arrival. Taking the road from the Highway
to Ottawa, you'll end up on Bronson from which you can turn onto Highway 417 East (see below).
It's only about 45 minutes from the airport to
the start line.
Train
to Ottawa
Ottawa
is easily accessible by train (VIA Rail) as it
is part of the Windsor to Quebec corridor. Catch
your train in Toronto or Montreal and enjoy the
relaxing ride in comfort. From the train station
to the Festival site is about a 20 minute taxi
ride.
Driving
from Montreal
- Highway 40 Ouest/West out of Montreal - it
turns into Highway 417.
- Off Highway 417 going west, take exit 113B
to merge onto Aviation Parkway going North
- OPTION A: Museum
- Carry on until the end where it meets Rockcliffe
Parkway, you'll see the Museum easily as you
approach, and the parking is on the left.
- Skate / bike / walk 3 km east on the Rockcliffe
Parkway to the village.
- OPTION B: Kaymar Drive
- Turn right onto Ogilvie
- Turn left onto Blair
- Turn right into Massey Lane and carry on to
the end
- Turn left onto Delong Drive which loops around
onto Kaymar
Driving
from Toronto
- Highway 401 East.
- Take Highway 416 North (around exit 709) to
Ottawa.
- Get on Highway 417 East , stay on the highway
through all of downtown,go past the Split toward
Rockland on the 174 (do not go to Montreal!)
Exit at Blair Road.
- Turn north onto Blair, cross Ogilvie and Monreal roads (traffic lights at each of these)
- Turn right into Massey lane and carry on to the end
- Turn left onto Delong Drive which loops around onto Kaymar
Festival Party
 Refresh
yourself and celebrate your achievements at our
Festival After Party. The party starts at 6PM
and lasts until 10PM (location to be announced)
If you choose a cold one or two, remember don't drink and drive/skate/bike!
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