2 Summer Hiking Spots That Aren't The Toronto Islands.
While a common misconception is that to escape the city, one needs to go to the Toronto Islands and especially in summer, stand in now infamous long lines for the ferry or pay a pricey water taxi fare to sometimes even get back to the city, these 2 other personal favourite hiking spots, while popular with locals living nearby, are not as well known otherwise and tend to stay fairly manageable in terms of crowds all year-round and offer a slightly more active hiking experience while still being transit accessible and reasonable close to the city. Rouge Urban National Park "Wow it feels like we are somewhere completely else, I cannot believe this was only a 30 min drive from downtown", A friend enthusiastically exclaimed as we parked the car and walked down the long asphalt path from the parking lot near the Toronto Zoo, to enter the national park. True to the "national park" part in its name, it was more as if we had just taken a 3 hour drive and were now in the midd...