steveintoronto
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Salsa: Will take a closer look later, didn't realize you'd have GPS, but south of Uxbridge crossing Concession 7, Uxbridge-Pickering Townline Road becomes a multi-purpose trail/track from Conc. 6 to Glen Major Rd (Conc 7), and is excellent for cycling, albeit you'll have to walk in some spots due to steep winding dirt track on hills. (By the ski slopes) Been a few years since I've done that region, Glen Major Forest is enchanted. Don't let that map fool you into thinking it's straight, anything but in spots. Concession 7 is gravel on the lower part, paved on northern part to Uxbridge, but very picturesque, and fast gravel when I last did it. I usually work my way down to Rouge Hill Station via White's Rd, which is tolerable south of Steeles, but attainable to that point by little used gravel roads. If you alter your course to do Glen Major Forest, it will take a bit more time, but is a popular cyclist route, albeit mostly off-roaders, there's a cycling school just north of there. You could then pick-up the GPS route indicated where it joins Uxbridge-Pickering Townline.
I presumed you were downtown, but being up where you are, looks like you might have found a great way in. And GPS means you never have to stop to check a map. The work of Satan I tell you...
Are you doing this all in one day?
Edit: Whoops! Correction, the dirt track hill next to ski-hills is to the *east* of Conc 7, ending on Lakeridge Rd, which is a busy arterial. I use that alignment to continue east. To the west of Conc 7, Townline is cyclable all the way through to Conc 6, where it becomes a vehicle gravel road again, albeit minimal traffic, hilly and very pleasant riding. Unless they've dumped fresh gravel, it's well packed and easy to negotiate.
I presumed you were downtown, but being up where you are, looks like you might have found a great way in. And GPS means you never have to stop to check a map. The work of Satan I tell you...
Are you doing this all in one day?
Edit: Whoops! Correction, the dirt track hill next to ski-hills is to the *east* of Conc 7, ending on Lakeridge Rd, which is a busy arterial. I use that alignment to continue east. To the west of Conc 7, Townline is cyclable all the way through to Conc 6, where it becomes a vehicle gravel road again, albeit minimal traffic, hilly and very pleasant riding. Unless they've dumped fresh gravel, it's well packed and easy to negotiate.
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