Ganaraska Trail (Orillia Section)

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Continued from Ganaraska Trail (Graveyard Section).
The Orillia section starts in Sadowa and ends after 70 kilometres at the Sugarbush Estate, south of Horseshoe Valley Road, about 10 km east of Highway 400. From Sadowa to Atherley the trail is primarily on country roads, most quite peaceful and scenic. The trail skirts the shore of Lake Couchiching and runs along the Lightfoot Trail system through the City of Orillia where it runs south on the Mariposa Trail to Woodland Avenue. It then runs west along Woodland Avenue to Memorial Avenue, then south to cross Highway 11 at Forest Home. The trail runs through Scout Valley on the west side of Highway 11; this area is picturesque and suitable for novices. It then runs east along Old Barrie Road to Rugby on Oro-Medonte Line 12, then north for a short distance on Line 12, then east through fields and woods. Overall, the trail is mostly flat and presents a variety of hiking locales, from lakeside parks to rural woodlands.