Cycling.
The Tay Shore Trail is the regional cycling flagship — 18.5 km of paved off-road rail trail from Midland through the Port McNicoll spur to Waubaushene along the southern shore of Georgian Bay. Tay Township is a documented community node on the Great Lakes Waterfront Trail's Simcoe County section, launched in 2022, and the trail forms part of the Trans Canada Trail through this stretch of Simcoe County.
The brief.
The Tay Shore Trail is fully paved, flat, and family-friendly, with gentle grades along a former rail bed. Parking and access are available at each of the three lakeshore villages.
May through October is the easiest cycling season; the trail is part of a longer continuous corridor — riders can connect west into Midland's waterfront pathway and east toward Waubaushene's connection to the Trans Canada Trail. The 2022 Great Lakes Waterfront Trail Adventure recognised the addition of Simcoe County to the Trail; Tay's Tay Shore Trail is the township's contribution to that corridor.
2. places.
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Tay Shore Trail
18.5 km paved rail trail; the spine of cycling in the township; Midland to Waubaushene with Port McNicoll spur; Trans Canada Trail.
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Great Lakes Waterfront Trail — Simcoe County section
The 2022 launched corridor that runs through Tay; the Tay Shore Trail is the township's segment.
Today's read.
Cold but firm — winter-ready conditions · light winds · clean air.