• Close to Ottawa: A short drive to the Larose Forest parking from Ottawa, or a good warm-up ride from Ottawa along the Prescott-Russel rail-trail.
• Single-track: Larose Forest is full of single-track. None of it is overly rough or difficult, so it is a great place to hone your single-track riding skills.
• Gravel roads: As you make your way around the region, it will all connect with plenty of gravel roads.

• Single-track: Take your time and practice leaning into the curves to get tighter turns.
• Pack for multi-day: I recommend packing your bike for a multi-day trip so you can get used to handling a loaded bike while off-road. This is a good safe place to do so.
• Warning: Larose Forest can be very busy in the summer, with many families coming out to ride.

• Recommended bike: For this route you need a minimum of a gravel or cyclocross bike with 38c tires. It’ll be a tough day without having some suspension and will challenge you physically. Using a hardtail MTB would provide some relief to your upper body and allow you to hit the single-track a little harder. A full-suspension MTB would be overkill on this route.

No sleep necessary, but if for some reason you are looking for a place to stay, I’m sure you can find a place to pitch a tent, or head to a nearby town to get a motel.

Minimal re-supply locations: Throughout this ride there are no stores to re-supply food and drink. There are no restaurants and no toilets. There are a few bodies of water where one could filter or purify water in order to re-fill their bottles.

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