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Apple, I lived and cycled in Toronto for over 12+ years (lived in city longer before cycling passion snared me).

we did a self-guided bike trip with other family members and friends. About 8 of us. About 400 kms+ round trip between Toronto and just north of Orillia near Gravenhurst. The Muskoka region is beautiful in the fall...I miss Ontario most for its gorgeous fall colours.

You can do a 90 kms. round day trip from Toronto to Kleinburg where there is a small village and famous art gallery of the Canadian Group of Seven painters. About 80% of the trip can be all done on dedicated bike paths that connect the entire Toronto parks and ravines...ie. Don Valley, Humber, Black Creek, etc.

We did several bike trips to Kawartha Lakes and Peterborough area. It's lovely up there. It is approx. 120 kms. 1 way from downtown Toronto to Peterborough. You could blend in Waterfront trail with some highways/secondary roads.

http://www.thekawarthas.net/nature_outdoors_trails.html There are bike routes, including a bike route over rail trestle bridge that take you straight out from downtown peterborough to countryside.

http://www.bikely.com/listpaths/coun...n/37/city/3474

http://www.canoemuseum.net/ The Canadian Canoe Museum is a cool place! I strongly recommend it when visiting Peterborough. It's downtown.
And it has some cool real Inuit sealskin kayaks...

Othere areas recommended is the Prince Edward County area past Coburg....about 120 kms. one way east of Toronto.