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Township of Oro-Medonte 6 Main Trail: 28 km Difficulty: Easy Parking: 1/First Line South, 2/ Shanty Bay Rd., 3/15th Line The last CN train passed through in September 1996. The abandoned rail line was turned into # 0 0

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Embrace the outdoors; from active osprey nests to busy beavers in their beaver pond, to quiet e 0

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And for those needing to cool off, take a quick detour to any one of our beaches and enjoy 1 some of the cleanest waterfronts on . t e 2 s e l l e

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1. Woodland Drive: Watch for the osprey nests on the top of the hydro poles. This is the . t .

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3. Side Trail: This trail leads to Rail Trail Drive. To access the swimming beach and h

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i 4. Oro Station: This is a historic community centred northeast of the trail. The convenience a

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a store is open from 7:30 am to 10 pm. You can access the waterfront, which is also used G as a boat launch ramp. e i y r 5. Brewis Park. 0 2 h a t B

6. Thunder Bridge: The interpretive signs tells the story of the railway and bridge. u

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7. There is no visible trail from Line 1 South to Road, a distance of 1.4 e f y n a

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s 0 u r l g 4 e r The following trail is owned and maintained by the Township of Oro-Medonte. Please note that l n ay s a a t w a r ne h V g o

e B trails are maintained periodically throughout the year, though fallen hazards and debris may P Hi appear due to weather. H mobile experience at trails.simcoe.ca I 39 mobile experience at trails.simcoe.ca I 40

trail maps 2017_v3.indd 40 2/12/2018 4:30:34 PM trail maps 2017_v3.indd 41 2/12/2018 4:30:35 PM M U S K O K A D 11 I S T R I C T 400 Features Trails # Point of Interest Main Trail PENETANGUISHENE C Other Trail

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93 K Bridge E 22 11 S Private/Unassumed/Seasonal Road Drinking Water 1 15 400 18 Other Features 12 Food ORILLIA Contour 6 4 Garden Stream or River ORO - MEDONTE Nottawasaga Hill Wetland Bay N 10 IO WASAGA EG R 9 14 M A Information Lake / Pond H BEACH R U COLLINGWOOD 24 D SPRINGWATER 16 Lake Interpretive Sign Building

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G TOSORONTIO 1 13 GWILLIMBURY E Grant’s Woods Loop Trail - Page 7 Midland Rotary -Page 33

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TECUMSETH Y 2 14 404 Nottawasaga Bluffs Loop Trail - Page 9 North Simcoe Rail Trail - Page 35 7 3 Scanlon Creek C.A. Loop Trail - Page 11 15 Orillia Millennium Trail - Page 37 9 0 5 10 20

N Kilometers 10 I O E G 400 R 4 Scout Valley Loop Trail - Page 13 16 Oro-Medonte Rail Trail - Page 39 E L P E Disclaimer: 5 Tiffin Centre C.A. Loop Trail - Page 15 17 Penetanguishene Trail - Page 41 The Simcoe County Trails guide book is intended as a navigation tool for trail 6 Tiny Marsh Loop Trail - Page 17 18 Ramara Trail - Page 43 users as they plan their journey. The County of Simcoe is working hard to ensure 7 Tottenham C.A. Loop Trail - Page 19 19 Route Champlain Trail - Page 45 the accuracy of the trail information to the best of their knowledge. The County of Simcoe makes no warranties, either expressed or implied, and assumes no 8 Clearview-Collingwood Train Trail - Page 23 20 Tay Shore Trail - Page 47 responsibility for the accuracy of the data presented on the map. The trail user 9 Collingwood Waterfront Trail - Page 25 21 Thornton-Cookstown Train Trail - Page 49 assumes the entire responsibility and risk as to the use of any or all information presented on the map. It is suggested that other resources be consulted, such as 10 Georgian Trail - Page 27 22 Tiny Trail - Page 51 the organizations listed on the back page or provincial tourism agencies’ websites. 11 Hickling Trail - Page 29 23 Uhthof - Page 53 12 Innisfil Beach Park Trail - Page 31 24 Shore Lane Trail - Page 55

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