Cycling Back Home: Toronto to New York City Along the Erie Canal

Hey everyone, I am happy to have finally finished up my video from this past September's trip back to my hometown of New York City.
I flew to Toronto in late September after my summer work contract ended. From there I cycled along the coastline of Lake Ontario and made my way to the start of the Erie Canalway Trail. In total I did around 1,300kms from Toronto to New York City, arriving just in time for my good friend from high school's wedding.
Thanks for watching and I'll see you all on our next bike adventure.
Route info: bikepacking.com/plog/toronto-...
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0:00 Intro
2:41 Start of the Erie Canalway Trail
4:12 Getting Distracted
6:25 Night Riding Through the Woods
8:10 Lost in a Cornfield
8:58 The First Pizza
10:47 They're a Pirate!
12:09 The Final Day
14:20 Empire State of Mind
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[@Udreamarts]

Wonderful Jordan ..you captured nature so well . thanks to you

[@michaelsteelepix]

The victory rides thru nyc are epic.

[@JordanVegBike]

I gotta go back!

[@mohamadawad2635]

Interesting and brave journey Jordan

[@JordanVegBike]

lots of fun!

[@noah-kotlarek]

wow, beautiful footage, sound, and narration

[@JordanVegBike]

thanks so much, Noah. Glad you enjoyed.

[@hartsimha4418]

Absolutely *epic* journey! Speaking as someone who's never done a long-distance bike trip like this you've managed to capture a sense of wonder and nostalgia that has me reconsidering my life decisions :P

[@JordanVegBike]

it's not too late, Hart!!

[@johnswarbrick7458]

VERY nicely done!! Great work! Tailwinds to you!! Sometimes we forget how AWESOME adventures can present themselves right in our own backyards!! Bravo!

[@JordanVegBike]

thank you! and it's a nice reminder, isn't it?

[@johnswarbrick7458]

@@JordanVegBike - that is IS Jordan - Tailwinds! JS

[@MyLoganTreks]

Epic Bike Trek! Great Film guys , really enjoy taking us along for the ride!. I never forget when an amazing nomad cyclist from Syracuse in his late 60's stopped to offer me a cigarette while I was leg cramping biking only from Miami to Key West. I asked where he was headed . His response was every year when the leaves start changing I bicycle down to Key West. Wow how inspiring we can be to each other!

[@JordanVegBike]

Hey Michael thank you very much, I'm really glad you enjoyed the video and the trip. And a great story as well, thank you for sharing!

[@nickl.1930]

Always enjoy your videos. They have a great “texture”. Thx for this one.

[@JordanVegBike]

awe thanks Nick! I really like that word.

[@jtracy50000]

Great video ! Are you able to share the route? (e.g. on Ride with GPS or Garmin Connect etc.?)

[@JordanVegBike]

hey John for sure, I am actually working on an article for Bikepacking.com where I'll include some images, words, and route information. I'll try to remember to post it as a reply to your comment but also look out for that.

[@JordanVegBike]

The article and route is up! bikepacking.com/plog/toronto-to-new-york-video/

[@austejausa]

i do not understand how you were able to do that many km per day, this many filming with drone etc and to stop film every little train passing by hahaha. this route was literally made for you - trains and boats everywhere)) loved the last NY sequence (wish to see more of that) and the pirates of the caribbean part too

[@JordanVegBike]

Awe luckily because it's a canal route it is sooo incredibly flat. But yeah seeing the big boat for the first time was awesome! And then eventually being able to join on the sailboat was great, too. New York definitely has an energy that is hard to get elsewhere. (I do have a longer video of just NY if you haven't seen that). But yeah I wish we had more of that energy in Vancouver. I think this summer we might get closer with some of the Critical Mass rides, we will see! Thanks again for your comment and support.

[@valerieaucoin]

Awesome video Jordan! I didn't know about this trail system and have added it to my list to check out - thanks so much for sharing :)

[@JordanVegBike]

these to-do lists keep getting longer!! 😂 Glad you enjoyed Valerie.

[@peyton.simpson]

What a great video! I was going to do Toronto to Montreal but you may have changed my mind 😄.

[@JordanVegBike]

thank you so much, glad you liked it! And I was actually looking at doing the Toronto to Montreal route then going south from Montreal to NYC. But apparently the route from MTL to NYC is nowhere near as nice as this Empire State Trail, it's basically on roads the whole time with minimal car-free sections like this.

[@JordanVegBike]

but if you don't intend to go south from Montreal then it definitely seems nice!

[@BIJOSEBASTIAN]

❤I am also planning one from Toronto to Montreal.This one is amazing 🇨🇦🇺🇸

[@JordanVegBike]

I'll have to do it some day!

[@gustavoa3342]

This looks like a fun trip would love to do something like this in the future.

[@JordanVegBike]

was so fun, you definitely should!

[@martinschoenherr1279]

Great video! Looks like a terrific ride. Thanks for sharing.

[@JordanVegBike]

thank you very much, glad you liked it!

[@Kidtricky69]

Very well done. Curious how you maintained the charge for all your electronics on this trip?

[@JordanVegBike]

Thank you very much! And I opted for a motel and a hotel midway through so was able to do a bulk of the charging there.

[@cyrusf.4039]

That was fun. Thanks for sharing.

[@JordanVegBike]

of course, glad you enjoyed!

[@htmGames]

That's what I'm looking for in a bicycle vid.

[@JordanVegBike]

awe thank you, really glad you enjoyed.

[@pelletierbvincent]

hey, can you share your itinerary?

[@JordanVegBike]

yup for sure, I'm working on an article right now and hopefully will have it up next week.

[@JordanVegBike]

Here is the article with route and more info: bikepacking.com/plog/toronto-to-new-york-video/