Thirty Minute Local Plod - Blackalls Park - Toronto

A compendium of bits of several recent rides.

1. From Blackalls Park Public School's gate at the corner of Rupert and Todd Streets, travel 125 metres south-west to the coner with Faucett Street.

2. Turn left into Faucett Street and travel 300 metres south-east to the left kink in Faucett Street.

3. Veer left into the long downhill straight of Faucett Street and continue east about 590 metres to the Fennell Crescent intersection.

4. Turn right into Fennell Crescent and travel its full length to where it joins Railway Parade near Stoney Creek.

5. From Stony Creek, travel south to Thorne Street. Go LEFT into Thorne then ride EAST to Cary Street. 

6. Make a LEFT into Cary then travel NORTH to the Greenway-Cycleway entry opposite Victory Parade.

7. Take a LEFT and travel the Greenway-Cycleway back over the Stony Creek Bridge. Make a RIGHT into Lake Street and travel NORTH the short way to Venetia Avenue.

8. Travel north-west to the end of Venetia then cross the ricketty wooden bridge and take the narrow laneway to Railway North Parade.

9. Travel parallel to the old railway line back to Faucett Street.

10. Take a right into Bayview Avenue THEN travel to the entry way to Blackalls Park Community Park. 

11. Turn hard left onto Blackall Avenue and ride west to its end. Cross the link path to the Greenway-Cycleway and travel NORTH to Rose Street.

12. Go 30 metres up Rose Street then U-turn and rejoin the Cycleway with a right turn.

13. Ride to the corner of Centre Avenue (Liquor Store and Ocean Melody Chinese Restaurant).

14. Enter Centre Avenue.

15. Soon, a  quick VEER into Rhodes Street, left onto Charles Street and then home via a right turn to Rupert and a quick left turn into Todd.