A shoreline weekend in Prince Edward County
2 days · 6 Stops · about 2.5 hours from Toronto
Sandy beaches, farm stands and small-town main streets, with a dinner pick and a bed for the night along the way.
Weekend road trips from Toronto, already planned.
Maple Byways is a free-to-download iPhone and Android app of curated Ontario road-trip Routes, all within about 3 hours of Toronto. Each Route tells you where to stop, why it's worth it, how long to stay, and where to eat and sleep, so you can just go.
Tell me when it launchesHow it works
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Pick a Route
Browse hand-written Routes by season, trip length, interest and drive time from Toronto. Each one has a short story, a map and day-by-day Stops.
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Make it your Trip
Save a Route as your own Trip. Reorder or drop Stops, add nearby ones we've picked, and set your dates.
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Hit the road
Open each leg in Google Maps. Every Route shows when we last checked it, so you know to verify roads, hours and closures before you travel.
Every Day comes with Local picks: independent Canadian places to eat and sleep, chosen on merit. Payment never buys a pick.
The kind of Routes we're writing
These three are examples to show the idea. They are not final Routes.
Waterfalls of the Niagara Escarpment
1 day · 5 Stops · about 1 hour from Toronto
Short walks to falls and lookouts along the escarpment, timed so you finish with lunch in a nearby town.
A winter weekend in the Haliburton Highlands
2 days · 5 Stops · about 3 hours from Toronto
Snowshoe trails, a frozen-lake view and a warm cafe, with seasonal notes on what's open in the off-season.
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