We took some available rial trails today and spent the rest of the time looking for side roads to avoid traffic. It took us a bit out of the way, but we think it was worth it!
We started on the Georgian Rail Tril from Meaford. It was kind of like a fairyland tour--beautiful trees, lots of shade, and a relatively smooth limestone surface--not paved but worth the extra effort. For 21 miles, we didn't have to deal with traffic at all! And we saw lots of people using these trails for running, cycling, and walking which was nice.
Meaford is still not too developed, but farther down the Bay, the waterfront development is exploding! We saw lots of new construction and large new homes on and near the water. We also saw lots of cleared lots ready for more development, and in addition, got to see some fantastic waterfront homes! There were several I nearly walked up to just to ask if I could live there. Lots of investment opportunity, and these towns seem like great places to live too.
We joined the traffic for awhile in Collingwood, and wound our way down to Barrie. Barrie is a large town (over 100,000 people) and it's a bit out of our way, but we were going for another rail trail. On the way to Barrie, we saw lots of mountain bikers going across the road. They have some nice trails in that area for mountain biking, and it's a really popular sport in Canada.
We only had to stop and ask for directions one time in the little town of Midhurst (a really beautiful place). Luckily for David and his ice cream requirements, we stopped at a great little general store/ice cream shop! They told us the back way to get to Barrie, and we headed there, where we saw the traffic on the interstate of all the people heading back to Toronto after the weekend. It was jammed--reminiscent of our times going back and forth to Dewey Beach. Then we found the Oro-Medonte Rail Trail and rode about 20 more miles into Orillia.
On this path, we saw less people, and enjoyed the relatively flat terrain. We surprised a porcupine and had to stop and listen to the frogs who were burping at each other VERY loudly over the swamps!
We arrived in Orillia exhausted and dehydrated and spent the evening trying to remedy that situation at the Brewery Bay restaurant!
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