PENETANGUISHENE TRAIL Non-Motorized Use Trail Name Place of the White Rolling Sands* LEGEND
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PENETANGUISHENE TRAIL Non-Motorized Use Trail Name Place of the White Rolling Sands* LEGEND A vital Trans Canada Trail link between Trans Canada Trail Penetanguishene Sentier Transcanadien Scale: 1:33 200 Tiny Trail and the Midland Rotary ur Trail arbo Waterfront Trail. Two other trails also 750 500 250 0 750 m Outer H Location branch from the main trail including the # Point of Interest Highway Penetanguishene Copeland Creek Trail and the Discovery N Vista County Road Trail Locator Harbour Trail. Penetanguishene’s trails lead to points of interest along the waterfront and P Parking Secondary Road Overhead Bridge are never far from amenities. While Hill I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Railroad Rd., Town Dock exploring these trails, you are also Nearest Town experiencing the history of this area Picnic Spot Main Trail Penetanguishene including Samuel de Champlain, Etienne Wetland Other Trail B r u l e a n d t h e H u r o n N a t i o n . TRAIL DETAILS Penetanguishene Trail Washroom Mun. Boundary 1 Main Trail N Gravenhurst r POINTS OF INTEREST # O Fuller 5.5 Km. T Penetanguishene u 1. T Discovery Harbour: a re-creation of a British Naval base which 11 o A Military Road Difficulty W Midland was built around 1817. B A b A S r Y A 400 Discovery Harbour T Easy G Orillia 2. Discovery Harbour Trail: 3 km starts from the Historic Port of a Surface A S I M C O E Penetanguishene. Collingwood H L A K E Paved 3. Historic Port of Penetanguishene: There is a picnic shelter C O U N T Y A S I M C O E venue Barrie Fox Street beside the town dock. The waterfront used to be a focal point for Terrain industry and logging while it is now a marine recreational centre. Sit Level but some hills 2 Suitability and enjoy views of the harbour before starting out on the trail. Alliston e 4. The trail follows the historic streets of Penetanguishene meeting up Bradford Road n e Walking, Wheel Newmarket rail with the Mid Pen Link that joins the Midland Trail system. 400 h Chair, Stroller, Trail Location s 5. Regeneration Area: As part of the revitalization of the waterfront, i Snowshoeing, Highway 400 to Highway u this storage pond was created which is now a natural habitat area with g 93. Follow Main Street to Roller Blading, a viewing platform. n Town Dock. a Blvd. Biking 6. Views of Penetanguishene Bay: See shoreline areas that were t e ck Parking naturalized to prevent Canada Geese polluting the area. n e e Town Dock, Arena, 7. Playground in B la P Penetanguishene 8. Beach volleyball court and basketball courts. p 9. Skateboard Park: which is adjacent to the beach, playground, m Rotary Park a 3 PMain St. picnic shelter and washrooms. h Washrooms C Robert St. East 10. Robert Street West: The trail crosses and follows the abandoned Penetanguishene 4 Town Dock and rail line through a residential area, passing an open park with Rotary Park 6 5 Waterfront Park 7 Maria rd. playground. 8 est Sd Refreshments 11. Copeland Creek Side Trail: Trail starts at west end of rest area - 9 on mps Penetanguishene 1.25 Km partly on board walks meandering through marshland. Copeland P Tho Robert St. W Street Map 12. Overhead Bridge Road Tunnel: The trail goes through a tunnel Creek 10 93 Lafon Trail 11 NTS 31 D/13 and joining a beautiful section of trail going through a mixed forest tain e before meeting with the Tiny Trail. This is marked with an interpretive R Park St. Brunelle Sdrd. Trails in Area 26 d sign and bridge crossing Copeland Creek. Murray Rd. Mid Pen, Midland 12 . d l d Rotary Waterfront, i R W ra a est St. *The name Penetanguishene is believed to come from the Abernaki T e e Tiny, Awenda. ny h g Ti r d (Algonquian) language meaning, “the place of the white rolling sands.” ve ri O B c CREDITS: Huronia Trails and Greenways 2012 and the Government of Ontario. With Permission from Town of Penetanguishene KennKart Digital Mapping c 2012 Simcoe County Trails - Ready to Explore! www.simcoecountytrails.net.