Hiking Toronto for Dog Lovers

Brookbanks Park Next to the forest is green space connecting a village. My beloved neighbourhood park is so large that I need to publish a second entry to show additional paths you can take. The plaza Parkwoods Village is actually a shopping plaza that provides many of the services needed to satisfy a large community. A grocery store, drug store, laundromat, cafe, and more. Surrounding the plaza is a vast park and forest. The trails connect many streets to schools, a library, and playgrounds. Suggested walk Perhaps while waiting for your laundry to finish or a prescription to be filled, you can take a relaxing 2 km hike. For this route, start at Pizza Pizza (1277 York Mills Rd Unit #9) in Parkwoods Village. Cross Brookbanks Drive, and you'll be on the trail. The paved path follows a ditch and has several bridges and connections to streets in the neighbourhood. Follow the trail until it ends at the high school, Victoria Park Collegiate Institute. At...

A Winter Wonderland Did you know that golf courses allow local residents onto the property during the winter? Many golf courses prefer that you come only when the ground is frozen and covered in snow to minimize damage to the property. This is a dog lovers' dream. Wide-open spaces next to forests and rivers are the ideal setting for a good hike with your best friend. You'll meet many local dogs and their parents. I've met people on the course who are walking their dogs while they are waiting for their kids to finish tennis lessons. Map of Donalda  I live near the Donalda Golf Course, so I can walk from my home via Laurentide Drive and Barnwood Court as shown in the map. Parking  I've shown several other entry points depending on where you're coming from. If you are driving, you can find parking in the Donalda Parking lot by the Club House (12 Bushbury Dr, North York, ON M3A 2Z7). There is also parking at the Church of Our Saviour and Thr...

Forest in Parkwoods for Dog Lovers Brookbanks Park is a large ravine park in Don Mills with Deerlick Creek running through. Brookbanks Park is near the intersection of York Mills Road and Fenside Drive. Many people know the intersection because of the Fenside Arena, but if you don't, the intersection is between the DVP and Victoria Park, just south of York Mills Road. Map of 4 km Loop There are many entry points, but to make it easy, I'm going to use Tim Horton's (1277 York Mills Rd Unit E5) as the starting point. From this starting point, you can choose the length of many satisfying loops. The map shows a 4 km loop on mostly paved trails: From Tim Horton's walk south on Fenside Drive, cross the street at the Brookbanks Library (210 Brookbanks Dr) and follow the paved path into the valley. Follow the trail to the bridge and continue along the creek. You'll pass a construction site that will one day be a new condo and a chil...