Finally conquered the Cannonball300! Overall this route is amazing and only requires an intermediate level of cycling to complete. There are some parts that are a little hilly/more difficult, but overall I wouldn't say this one requires a ton of prep. We did 94km day 1, from Hamilton to Port Dover. 124km day 2, from Port Dover to Thorold. Day 3 was 84km from Thorold back home! We lucked out with weather – we've been having a heat wave in southern Ontario for several weeks before the weather cooled off about 36 hours before we were set to leave. Day one was mostly rail trail/gravel. Day 2 was all road. And day 3 was about the same! We cut day 3 off the official route by skipping the escarpment climb and instead going across the city. Lots of places to stop along the whole route for food and beers 😊
by twothirtysixam