Toronto East All Day Bike Ride - Pickering GO - Exhibition GO

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Toronto, Ontario, CA

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29 mi.

1,036 ft.

4-5 hour bike ride on 70% paved, safe path and 30% gravel trail. Visit wonderful beaches and beautiful gardens in peace and quiet.

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## Highlights
This is a great route to ride with a friend if you want to discover Toronto's diverse waterfront.  The highlights of the route are: Queen's Quay, The Beaches boardwalk, the amazing Rosetta McClain Gardens, wonderful Cliffcrest home watching, some challenging offroad riding on the Doris McCarthy Trail and enjoying the waterfront unobstructed right up until Frenchman's Bay.

There are no major roads on this route.  ~10% of the route is on minor roads shared with cars.  ~90% on safe, shared paths with pedestrians.  ALWAYS yield to pedestrians.

Fitness requirements are low because it is not for high speeds and more of a cruising ride.  The best time of year to do the route is Spring-Summer-Fall.  In the summer months, the mosquitos come out as the evening cools. You will be on the Waterfront Trail for the majority of the ride.*

**4-5 hour one-way bike ride that can start or end at any of the following 8 GO train stations.** 
* @poi[Exhibition](7258097) 
* @poi[Union](7272774) 
* @poi[Danforth](7272783) 
* @poi[Scarboro](7272784) 
* @poi[Eglinton](7272785) 
* @poi[Guildwood](7272786) 
* @poi[Rouge Hill](7261701) 
* @poi[Pickering](7261690)

* All stations (exception: Danforth) have free parking, washrooms, bike racks and staffed by GO employees if you have any questions.*

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## Some examples of mini-routes within this route are:
 * @slice[Exhibition <-> Danforth](d,33133.27,47432.95) GO Stations and enjoy people-watching on Queen's Quay and some patios near The Beaches boardwalk
 * @slice[Danforth <-> Scarboro](d,24076.56,33242.21) GO Stations and visit the Rosetta McClain Gardens sector
 * @slice[Eglinton <-> Guildwood](d,15065.24,20209.75) GO Stations and be challenged on your mountain or cyclocross bike with some challenging offroad riding on the Doris McCarthy Trail
 * @slice[Guildwood <-> Pickering](d,0,15602.97) GO Stations and enjoy the unobstructed waterfront for hours safely away from traffic
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## Points of Interest  
@poi[Rouge National Urban Park](7255278), @poi[Guild Park and Gardens](7261710), @poi[Passage](7255288), @poi[Scarborough Crescent Park](7258069), @poi[Rosetta McClain Gardens](7258071), @poi[Woodbine Beach](7258078), @poi[Trillium Park](7258091), @poi[Ontario Place Marina](7258095)
* Climbs / descents - @slice[Trail Entry/Exit at Copperfield Rd](d,10804.85,11264.69), @slice[The Guild Inn Service Road](d,15440.35,15900.47), @slice[Gates Gully](d,18876,19882.47), @slice[Scarborough Crescent Park](d,23947.96,24184.73), 
* Point out any dangerous intersections or busy sections of road -  @slice[Warden & Kingston Rd](d,19978.9,20216.09), @slice[Cyclist's Traffic Lights at end of DVP](d,38027.87,38103.49), @slice[Lakeshore & Cherry St](d,38947.96,39096.93), @slice[ALL of Queens Quay](d,39802.1,43423.74)

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## Where to park - 12 locations
 * @poi[Pickering GO Station](7261689)
 * @poi[West Shore Community Centre](7261695)
 * @poi[Frenchman's Bay West Beach](7261696)
 * @poi[Petticoat Creek](7261697)
 * @poi[Rouge Beach Park](7261700)
 * @poi[Rouge Hill GO Station](7261702)
 * @poi[Ken Morrish Softball Complex](7261709)
 * @poi[Guildwood GO Station](7272787) - When exiting the station on bike, take Galloway Rd south to join the route ~ 10 minutes
 * @poi[Guild Inn](7261710)
 * @poi[Eglinton GO Station](7272785) - When exiting the station on bike, take Bellamy Rd south to join the route ~ 10 minutes
 * @poi[Scarborough GO Station](7272784) - When exiting the station on bike, take Midland Ave south to join the route ~ 10 minutes
 * @poi[Rosetta McClain Gardens](7261715)
 * NO PARKING Danforth GO Station -  - When exiting the station on bike, take Main St south to Williamson to Lee Ave and join the route ~ 15 minutes
 * Plenty of Paid Parking lots between Exhibition GO Station & Danforth GO Station all along the route
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