Featuring a fantastic mix of farmland gravel, rolling treelined dirt, and saucy unmaintained, this route was arguably my favourite of 2022.

Remaining almost exclusively on rail trails, the A&R Rail Loop provides a car-free way to link together the towns of Arnprior and Renfrew.

Want more epic Frontenac County dirt? This gravel bike-friendly bikepacking loop extends the Full Frontenac by an additional 184km.

This loop traverses the width of Hastings County, highlighted by the ruins of a 19th century Catholic church, and views of the Marmora Mine.

This route, developed by Chris Henry, samples a lovely mix of Larose Forest fire access roads, quiet pavement and exposed country gravel.

This mixed surface ride favours quiet country pavement, in an effort to follow the course of the Salmon River south of Tamworth.

This loop combines some of the best Frontenac County gravel into one epic 200km loop.

This 257km bikepacking route samples some of the best logging roads and ATV trails in the Addington Highlands

With its mix of scenic single lane dirt, quiet country backroads, this route features some of the best gravel riding north of Kingston.

While this loop includes a low percentage of gravel, with its mix of unmaintained and quiet pavement, this route has a charm all its own

This loop through Central Frontenac meanders past the exposed bedrock and gorgeous lakes that make up this portion of the Canadian Shield.

This route samples the exposed farmland gravel and quiet country pavement that predominate the region east of Ottawa.

Merrickville, one of Canada’s most scenic villages, makes for an ideal jumping off point to explore the country gravel south of the Rideau.

This route samples the easy to navigate gravel and quiet country pavement south of Big Rideau Lake.

This shorter variation of the In-A-Gravel-Da-Vida route is highlighted by Sammon Rd., a 4km roller-coaster of unmaintained dirt.

This 30km extension of the Griffith Highlands Loop consists mainly of Crown Land accessed via single lane forest roads

This loop explores the rugged Muskoka cottage country south of Huntsville, highlighted by a traverse of Bigwind Lake Provincial Park.

This adventure loop explores some of southern Algonquin's best forest access roads and barely-there singletrack.

This route consists of a complete circumnavigation of Bobs Lake, one of the largest and prettiest bodies of water in the Frontenac.

This shorter variation of the Almonte Paris-Roubaix consists almost entirely of non-technical gravel, perfect for the beginner.