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| - As a biker I wasn't sure how accessible good biking trails would be in this city. I assumed Toronto was nothing but an urban jungle, but after years of exploring and serendipitous discovery, I have found a lot of great places to ride. Marked bike lanes aside, a great, easy ride is the Leslie Street Spit.
The Spit is located a few kilometres east of the Toronto Beaches and is about a 5 km extension of Leslie street, jutting out of the coast of Lake Ontario. It's a generally flat trail, with a few curves, and has a nice big hill at the end of it that's a great place to have a picnic on and rest. The view is spectacular and on a sunny day you can see the city to the west and the Scarborough bluffs to the east.
Many people go to the Spit to bike, jog or simply stroll around, taking in the scenery and wildlife (ok, bushes and some trees, but it's a nice trail, nonetheless). I never knew it existed until I happened to bike a little further past the Beaches a few summers ago. I'd recommend it to anyone looking for a fun bike ride or a place to walk and get away from the busy-ness of the city.
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