Originally Posted by
Flimflam
Might venture east across Wilson and York Mills again tonight, last week felt epic climbing a couple of those hills (especially the one on York Mills just east of Yonge).
There seems to be no good way to traverse the city from when I'm at the client site. My buddy is at Greenwood/Danforth, I'm at Keele/Steeles so I either go south to Eglinton and head west to around Spadina, then meander down (Davenport/Church type route) and cross the valley at Bloor, or as I tried last week and head across Wilson/York Mills to wherever and head south - probably either Don Mills Rd. or take Victoria Park and cut back down O'Connor - not going too far east would be ideal but I'm keen to hit Eglinton no further west than Leslie - I'm stubborn (paranoid?) on not taking that area/intersection of Eglinton. Ideas?
Hmm, just thought maybe Bayview south to Eg, then south on Laird and into East York that way. Anyone know of Bayview ride conditions?
I've never liked Bayview. It's narrow in many spots and generally unpleasant. And it's the only road in Toronto I've been hit on
. If you do decide to take it, I'd recommend turning left into the CNIB from the left turn lane just south of SunnyBrook, through to Toronto rehab, turn right and south and out to Broadway, east to Laird then down to cross the Donlands bridge. The descent past Broadway on Bayview is a pain. It's steep, has crappy pavement and you have traffic coming from every which way: turning out of the gas station and Loblaws, turning north from Roehampton, settin up for the right turn onto Eglinton etc. If there's not much traffic its okay, but not a place I like to be much.
Instead of crossing Yonge and climbing the York Mills hill (!!!), you could jut down Old Yonge, to Jederburgh then south on Duplex until you hit Broadway then east to Laird. I've only ridden the area occasionally, so I'm not sure what the best route is much north of the 401. I seem to recall Avenue road being not too bad.
Pyze has been riding up that way for a bit and may have a good suggestion. (and he beat me to it!)