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Map 1 |
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You must leave the airport by following the
exit roads used by countless vehicles. Take care! |
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1 km |
Depending upon the terminal from which you
left, you should reach Airport Road (which later becomes Dixon Road) in
about 1 km. Be sure to turn right on Airport Road and head east.
You will need to cycle along this very busy road for the first four
kilometres. Take
care, and be sure to use the sidewalk if necessary! |
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3 km |
Dixon Road passes under
Highway
#401, the Toronto to Montreal expressway. This is definitely not the
way to reach Montreal by bicycle! |
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4 km |
Be sure to turn
right at the first set of lights after passing under Hwy.401. This is
Celestine Drive. Almost immediately turn left on Sabina Drive,
and in a further 400 m turn left on Hayhurst Drive. Proceed straight
ahead at the stop light (Kipling Avenue), and you will find yourself heading
east on Northcrest Drive. |
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5 km |
When the road bends
to the left, Northcrest Drive (which you need to follow) actually
goes straight ahead. Although it is barricaded to vehicular traffic, you can
easily get through on the sidewalk! Northcrest Drive becomes
Poynter Drive. |
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6 km |
At the stop sign,
turn left on Fenley Drive, and almost immediately turn left again at
the next stop sign (Islington Avenue). After 200 m on Islington
Avenue, you will pass Alex Marchett Park (on your right) and you
should then find a paved bike path (also on your right), which you need to
follow, on the south side of the river (i.e.: do not cross the river!). |
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7 km |
The bike path
continues in a southerly direction after crossing over the river twice (west
side to east side and then back to west side). |
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8 km |
The bike path ends
at Lawrence Avenue, where you turn left. You now have to follow this
busy four-lane street for one kilometre, so take care! |
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Map 2 |
9 km |
You will cross the
Humber Rive 200 m after the lights at Scarlett Avenue. Immediately
after crossing the bridge, you will come to a set of lights (at Hickory Tree
Road). This is where you join the Humber River Recreational Trail
(which is also Toronto Bicycle Route 15). Mount the sidewalk
(immediately to your right) at the lights, back-track for 10 m, and the
paved trail is right there. You now follow this bicycle route all the way to
Lake Ontario. As is follows the Humber River (initially on the east side),
traversing one park after another, is hard to believe that you are riding
through the largest city in Canada! |
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10 km |
The Humber River
Recreational Trail crosses over to the
west side of the river. |
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11 km |
Cross busy Eglington
Avenue. |
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14 km |
The Humber River
Recreational Trail crosses back to the east side of the
river. |
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15 km |
Etienne Brulé Park.
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Map3 |
17 km |
Bicycle Route 15 crosses back to the
west side of the river by means of the Old Mill Bridge (constructed in
1916). |
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18 km |
Kings Mill Park.
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19 km |
The trail now follows quiet residential streets
for approximately one kilometre. Keep your eyes peeled for blue (Bicycle
Route 15), brown (Discovery Trail), or green (Bike Route) markers to follow. |
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20 km |
South Humber Park.
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22 km |
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The Humber River
Recreational Trail (Cycling Route 15) ends at Lake Ontario.
You now follow the Martin Goodman Recreational Trail (which is also the
Waterfront Trail and Cycling Route 2) in an easterly
direction. This bike path hugs the Lake Ontario shoreline. If in doubt,
head for the (very prominent) CN Tower! |
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W-T Toronto3 |
26 km |
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Ontario Place. |
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30 km |
The CN Tower. |
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31 km |
Yonge Street. The 'heart' of
Downtown Toronto!
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