Ontario's best gravel cycling getaways - 2026 Retreats

Where to find Ontario's best gravel cycling getaways?

Ontario is a huge province with great riding opportunities across a diverse range of disciplines. Did you know that the place for Ontario's best gravel cycling getaways is nestled alongside quiet back roads? It is just north of Muskoka and between Algonquin Park and Georgian Bay and it is a quickly becoming a favourite destination among Ontario cyclists.

Missing Link Adventure Tours offers you a series of retreats perfect for a variety of gravel cyclists. Retreats typically include three days of riding from Friday through Sunday, accommodation and all of your meals. Some retreats include an early arrival option to help you avoid busy weekend traffic and maximize riding time. The accommodation supports intimate group sizes of 6-8 for most retreat options. In addition to, we offer customized cycling getaways for clubs and friends. 

Announcing Missing Link Adventure Tours retreat options for 2026!

Base Builder – Base Builder is designed to get your early season training underway. Base Builder Weekends feature personalized route design based on your own goals. No minimum or maximum distances, riding itineraries are suited to your early season form and to support building towards the coming season. Base Builder weekends are scheduled for early May and include a Women’s Only option over the Mother’s Day Weekend.

Gravel Grazer - Gravel Grazer is all about celebrating a great ride with great food and a big table. Routes are designed to include hidden culinary gems around the region. Friday and Saturday wrap up with a ‘Victory Dinner’. Gravel Grazer is delivered in collaboration with Pedals and Provisions Cycling Club, and highlight different styles of cooking over the weekend. We know you'll love it!

Gravel Camp – Gravel Camp is for riders looking for a great weekend of riding while building confidence and knowledge to support improved endurance gravel riding. It features experienced Ontario riders as co-hosts who have years of knowledge to share with guests. Gravel Camp also includes facilitators to support additional sessions, like a bike-handling skills session, featuring Stoked MTB in 2026, and nutrition and recovery information sessions, featuring The SportLab in 2026.

Bikepacking Weekend – Your first bikepacking experience can be intimidating. Missing Link Adventure Tours provides a supported weekend with a beautiful overnight camp spot at Mikisew Provincial Park. The weekend includes gear transport and vehicle support. A supplementary meal offered Saturday night takes the worry out of meal prep. You can try your first overnight trip with as much support as you need!

Keeping guests fueled during their stay:

Come for the riding, come back for the food! A secret to a great guest experience is the co-located organic veggie farm, Santosha Farm. The farm allows Missing Link Adventure Tours to prepare incredible meals for active guests while supporting a range of dietary preferences. The combination of 'field-to-fork' meals and scenic back roads are key to our claim as Ontario's best gravel cycling getaway.

Missing Link Adventure Tours is the recipient of the Ontario By Bike Best Bicycle Friendly Business in 2025 for the Muskoka and Parry Sound Explorers' Edge Regions (RTO12).

In the winter months, Missing Link Adventure Tours is the perfect base for your group of friends. You can play in the snow on-site or visit one of the nordic skiing and activity centers in the region. Or, you can check out Arrowhead Provincial Park or Georgian Nordic Activity Center during the day and return to dinner ready and waiting.

Missing Link Adventure Tours is also perfectly located to host groups participating in some of the great events in the Almaguin Highlands region. Events include the Kearney Dogsled Races, the Muskoka Ironman, Spin the Lakes or Harvest Festival at Screaming Heads.

Check out our website for all the details on the best cycling getaway in Ontario!

Visit www.mlat.ca/cycling/ for more information.