I'm moving up north temporarily next month, and am looking for a route that takes me from Yonge and Shepherd to King and York. I suppose I could just barrel down Yonge (well, up, if I include the Hog's Hollow hill), but I wonder if there's any way to avoid all that traffic. I really hate riding on Yonge Street. Is it worth cutting across to Avenue or to another north-south street, and if so, when and where should I make the cut. What's the Yonge-401 intersection like, or should I take that pedestrian overpass?

I'll probably have to leave around 630 or 7am to get to work on time, so traffic shouldn't be too bad at the start, but it will get busier toward the end.

Ideas welcomed.