Cycling in GTA and around

since you are in woodbridge, i would suggest going north and ride.  there are tons of quiet country roads just north and west of you.  i used to live in Brampton and rode in and around between Caledon, Belfountain, Georgetown, Limehouse, Milton - all over!  If you want to get in some OWS's come june or so, head to Kelso and you will find loads of folks that head out for a ride after as well.  you can always hook up with C3 as well for group rides to give you an idea of good routes, but it really is difficult to get lost with the wonderful grid system there.  one of the many things i miss about home.   have fun and enjoy all the dog free roads.

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I'm on the north-eastern side of the city (Scarborough) and north is the way to go for me.

I usually drive to Rouge Park on Steeles and bike my way through Markham to Stouffville. There are lots of nice country roads to choose from: Elgin Mills, Warden or Bayview, Bethesda side Rd, RR30 or Reesor Rd and Webb Rd for some nice hill repeats!

I second Nats.  Leslie on the weekend in the summer is also very popular.   A lot of people park at the Coffee Time at Leslie & 16th and just ride up Leslie, all the way to Lake Simcoe, I hear.   The D'Ornellas group ride in Markham / Stouffville area Sat and Sun.   Sometimes, there're more cyclists than cars on Leslie, so relatively safe and drivers are very used to sharing roads with cyclists in that area.

It took me awhile to figure out that "GTA" meant "Greater Toronto Area".  At first I thought that it might be the "Georgian Tricycle Association".  Then I thought maybe it meant "Guestimated Time of Arrival", but arrival where????   I could have been at it all day, had I not viewed the responses from other BT members. 

Try this link.

http://www.bikerally.org/maps.html

There's lots of great rides there. I've all of them and they are all quite good.

Alot of these routes look great!  It will be great to get on the road in the next few weeks?

Machiavelo:  "I could have been at it all day......"  Are you in Parliment?  lol, sorry could not resist.   Just kidding, I lived their for awhile myself.  Come to think of it, I did not know what GTA meant either before I moved here from Montreal.

That is all the encouragement I need to bring in my old hybrid for some upgrades.

Keep the routes coming.  In a couple of months, I hope to add some to the list.