DVP (Don Valley Parkway) Ride

I can’t speak about places like North Dakota or Wisconsin, but I’d like to know how many major cities across the world have a 25km (15miles) of mountain bike single track placed only a 10 minute drive from the heart of the downtown core such as the DVP (Don Valley Parkway) course located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The trail head is at Bayview Ave and Pottery Road.

The DVP isn’t going to push many seasoned riders to any level that they can not handle, but it is still a great ride in order to put some time in on the trails and allows you to get the heart pumping with a good pace and some decent climbs. Unfortunately the coarse is set up to be an out and back course, meaning you have to keep your eyes peeled for riders coming in the opposite direction…something that is necessary as half the ride is located on the side of a cliff which can make passing a little difficult. This section always, always seems to give me problems. Why on earth I can’t remember to stay to the left here is beyond me.





They’ve also got some good ladders and bridges set up, as well as, some narrow and tall teeder todders that leave you wondering when the todder is going to come. I managed to avoid landing on cyclecross rider one day as my poor attempt at an approach made me panic and bail.
This video didn’t turn out like I hoped. I’ve got to speak to my camera crew and get them to work on their production skills. I need multiple cameras, different angles and positions. You've got to love my rim breaks…they manage to keep people off my tail on the sharp turns though. I’ve been called the Lonely Whale because I typically take off from my fellow riders but they hear my bike calling for other bikes.

Andrew Nause