October 20, 2024 @9:30am
Ride starts at Findlay Community Centre, 26 Elliot St., Dartmouth
Please complete our waiver (once per person, per year)
What to expect on the ride
- We will meet at 9:30am and the ride will start at 10:00am
- Kids and their grown-ups will ride their bikes (or scooters) together, on multi-use pathways and city streets.
- Rides are planned, led and marshalled by community volunteers
- Snacks and drinks are provided at the end of the ride
- Meeting places and routes will be specified for each ride, including a map and turn-by-turn directions.
- We’ll have activities to help you meet and connect with new friends and familiar faces, and we’ll have prizes for the kids as well!
- If we need to cancel due to weather conditions, we will post a notice on this website by 7:30am on the day of the ride.
- Please help protect our community from COVID-19. Our rides and activities take place entirely outdoors, but we do ride as a group and share outdoor public space with many others. Masks are welcomed, but please stay home if you feel unwell.
- If you have any questions at all, please contact KidicalMassHfx@gmail.com
Ride Specific Info
- It’s a Halloween-themed ride! Wear costumes (that you can ride your bike in) or decorate your bike for the ride.
- Findlay Community Centre is located on Elliot St., between Prince Albert and Erskine.
- There are bus stops nearby on Hawthorne St. and Crichton Ave.
- There is parking in the Findlay Community Centre lot, and on Elliot St.
- The playground is located behind the Community Centre and has two play structures, including one for very young children; and a swing set. The playground surface is wood chips, and the playground is at the top of a grassy hill.
- The Findlay Centre grounds have benches & picnic tables for seating. There are public restrooms inside the centre, including a wheelchair accessible washroom through the main entrance (with assistance of building staff to use the lift).
- See the map below for more details of the ride route, including information about the road & pathway conditions.
- The destination playground is Ferry Terminal Park, which has: benches for seating, two play structures with a rubber surface, and a spinning carousel. There are public restrooms nearby in the Alderney Gate Ferry Terminal and within Alderney Landing.
- We’ll provide snacks and prizes at the destination.
- Halifax Cycles will be offering e-cargo bike test rides at Ferry Terminal Park.