Here're three unforgettable days of bikes, transit, waterfronts, valleys... and picnics! Toronto's world famous High Park is great for a bike ride, anytime. Visit Mimico's Humber Bay Park West and East, the view is worth the trip! The Humber Valley's majesty is no more evident then on the trail below on your bike.
Recommended for all casual riders, all ages - The Toronto Cycling Map is very helpful to stay safe and get the most out of these sample routes - available at most bike shops. Here are the GO Transit System Map and TTC System Map (pdf). Garmin GPS downloads below.
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HIGH PARK to BROADVIEW - TTC Subway
Take your bike on the TTC Subway to High Park - for a ride in the park and along the Waterfront Trail east, then south to Cherry Beach, back north up the Don Valley, then home from the Broadview TTC Subway.
Bikes and Transit Maps:
- Google Maps: High Park to Broadview
- Google Earth: High Park to Broadview .kml
- Waterfront Trail: High Park .pdf
- Waterfront Trail: Harbourfront .pdf
- Waterfront Trail: Outer Harbour .pdf
- Cycling Map: Toronto
Route Notes:
- Exit at east end of High Park subway station, turn south/right to the High Park Gates.
- Access the Waterfront Trail is at the bottom of High Park at the Colborne Lodge crossing and bikelane.
- Head east, past Ontario Place, Harbourfront and The Distillery District. South to Cherry Beach, then back north up the Don Valley Bikeway, through Riverdale Park to Broadview TTC Subway.
- The path at the bottom of Riverdale Park, next to the DVP, will take you around to the front of the Adult Learning Centre - the Broadview Subway station is right across the street.
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MIMICO to UNION STATION - GO Train
Start from the Mimico GO Train - ride east along the Waterfront Trail / Trans Canada Trail - along a very dynamic waterfront, with the most spectacular Toronto skyline view. Take the new bikelane on Lower Simcoe up to Front Street and east to the GO Train at Union Station.
Bikes and Transit Maps:
- Google Maps: Mimico to Union Station - GO Train
- Google Earth: Mimico to Union Station - GO Train .kml
- Waterfront Trail: Mimico .pdf
- Waterfront Trail: Harbourfront .pdf
- Cycling Map: Toronto
Route Notes:
- Here's the GO Train Schedule for Mimico
- Exit at the west end stairs from the Mimico train station
- Take the east sidewalk on Royal York, south two blocks and turn left on Stanley, zig zag, then turn right on Burlington
- Cross Lakeshore Blvd. at the lights, ride the sidewalk east
- Look for the bike trail east just inside the entrance to Humber Bay Park West
- Ride east to the Union Station GO Train (or continue to the Don Valley and subway at Broadview, or go all the way to Toronto's Beaches and north to the Main Street Subway or Danforth GO Train)
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HUMBER VALLEY from OLD MILL - TTC Subway
Take off from the Old Mill TTC Subway - and ride over 30 kms of bikeways that meander north through the Humber Valley and back.
Bikes and Transit Maps:
- Google Maps: Cycle the Humber Valley - via TTC Subway at Old Mill
- Cycling Map: Toronto
Route Notes:
- Exit at the west end of Old Mill station, turn right/north, go past the driveway
- Follow the "Discovery Walk" signs and turn right to go down the hill to the riverside bikepath north
- Once you get as far as you want to go north, turn around and come back!
- The Toronto Cycling Map is your best bet to finding your way and having a great day.
