Meet north of Yonge and Lawrence, inside Lawrence Subway Station, just outside the fare gates at the north end of the station (Bedford Park Av. and Ranleigh Av. entrance), below grade level, at around 10:00 AM. (The south entrance of Lawrence Station is closed for construction). The walk will begin at 10:10 sharp.
TBN member Paul has invited us to have our coffee break at Bike Depot – Leaside, where he works. There is a nice café in the store and coffee (no snacks) will be available. We will be walking about 10 Km and will end up at Yonge and St Clair where we can stop for lunch or a snack.
There are no washrooms at the start, but we will walk to North Toronto Community Centre (3 Km or about ½ an hour away for a washroom break). A washroom is also available at Bike Depot – Leaside. At end of the walk there is a washroom at Deer Park Library (opens at 1:30 PM), as well as numerous restaurants.
The route will be entirely on sidewalks, so please wear shoes or boots appropriate for the weather.
Subway service on Line 2 between Victoria Park and Kennedy stations will be replaced by shuttle buses on Sunday, March 30, for planned track work, but please check https://www.ttc.ca/service-advisories/subway-service#e=0 in case there are any changes.
Points of interest and early exits along the way include:
- 0.0 Km – Lawrence Station (start of walk)
- 3.1 Km – North Toronto Memorial Community Centre (washrooms)
- 6.0 Km – Bike Depot – Leaside (coffee & snacks, washroom)
- 6.1 Km – Bayview and Millwood – early exit to TTC (Bayview bus south every 15 minutes to Davisville station)
- 7.3 Km – Mt Pleasant Rd - early exit to TTC buses (1/2 hourly service south to St Clair station)
- 8.6 Km - Davisville Station (early access to subway)
- 9.8 Km – Yonge and St Clair (end of walk, St Clair Subway station, Deer Park Library (washroom), numerous restaurants)
The route is available on Ride with GPS at: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/50091016.
We have introduced a 30-Day-Trial membership class which allows "guests" to participate in most activities over the span of a 1-month period, for a fee of $10.
If you have not registered for the walk, you may NOT join the walk.
If you have registered but can't attend, log in, click on "Already registered", then cancel.
REMINDER: A mask and hand sanitizer are required.
If you have trouble finding us at the start, please call my cell at 416-917-8866. If I don't answer, try again, as I may miss the first call.
For more information check the TBN website under PROGRAMS - FALL/WINTER - CITY WALKS (https://tbn.ca/programs/fallwinter/citywalks) for a description of the Winter Walk program. If you have any questions, email me at citywalks@tbn.ca.
John Burdett - City Walk Coordinator
