Hamish's Hill - aka King Road north of the QEW

Located in urban Burlington, Hamish's Hill is a mecca for cyclists from around the region.  As the chart on the left shows, it's an uphill ride all the way.

On Strava.com cyclists post the date and time it took to ride to the top of the escarpment.

Strava gives riders a way to measure their performance against others.  ~200 cyclists have cycled up Hamish Hill 600 times.  And that's only the ones that upload their times.

It's hard work, a hard climb, a great training hill and in it's own special way - fun!  Once you reach the crest of Hamish's Hill, you feel relief, accomplishment and immense satisfaction!!

Improvements are coming to Hamish.  As part of its regular program to resurface and maintain roads in Burlington, King Road will be undergoing the following:

• Resurfacing and minor widening of the roadway;
• Improvements to the roadway horizontal and vertical alignment;
• Addition of paved shoulders to accommodate cyclists;
• Improvements to roadside protection systems.

Sadly, when it comes to improving cycling infrastructure in Burlington, nothing is a sure thing.  The city needs to hear your positive feedback on this project to add paved shoulders. 

You can attend the Public Information Centre at the King's Court Banquet Centre on Feb. 20th starting at 6:30pm.  Or you can email the team in charge of this project directly.

They need to hear from you!  Please take the time to tell them.  Thanks.