Leaside Spur Trail
| Leaside Spur Trail | |
|---|---|
| Length | 3 km (2 mi) |
| Location | east of Leslie Street from Bond Park to just north of Eglinton Avenue East |
| Designation | Toronto Bike Trail 41 |
| Trailheads | 0.5 km north of Bond Avenue and 1 km south of Overland Drive |
| Use | cycling and walking |
| Hiking details | |
| Season | Year-round |
The Leaside Spur Trail is a 3 km cycling and walking trail in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Acquired in 2003 from CN Rail by the City of Toronto, the trail is under construction with portions north of Lawrence Avenue completed.[1]
A grade crossing at Lawrence Avenue was replaced with a signalized crossing.
Most of the trail runs between residential areas and southern portion through industrial and commercial properties. Both ends of the trail still meet with active rail lines (CN Bala Subdivision and CP Belleville Subdivision),[2] but are now cut and blocked off.[3]
Extensions north to York Mills Road and South to Leslie Street are planned, with the trail being declared pedestrian-only north of Bond Avenue (with signs along Bond and Scarsdale Road, already designated as Toronto Bike Trail 41A, for cyclists).[4]
History
The trail was part of a spur line for CN Rail's Leaside corridor and has a 100-year-old overpass at Bond Park.[5] The northern portions of the trail still have reminders of the trail's railway past.[2]
Other Toronto railpaths
References
- ↑ http://www.thegridto.com/city/local-news/what-happened-to-the-cn-leaside-spur-line/
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 http://therailfanrunner.blogspot.ca/2012/07/ghosts-of-raillines-past-leaside-spur.html
- ↑ http://donwatcher.blogspot.ca/2011/09/leaside-spur-i-orphan-trail-needs.html
- ↑ https://www1.toronto.ca/city_of_toronto/transportation_services/cycling/files/pdf/project1-notice.pdf
- ↑ http://www.mytowncrier.ca/is-bond-park-bridge-falling-downth.html
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