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Home > Ontario's TCH > Toronto to Parry Sound Itinerary

Ontario (Toronto bypass): Toronto through Barrie, Orillia and to Parry Sound via #400

Here is the itinerary for the 219 km route along #400 and #69 from Toronto through Barrie, Orillia and to Parry Sound. This route continues from Parry Sound to Sudbury (which is on the Trans-Canada)

The "400" section is the Ontario Highways designation for the portion of Highway 69 already "twinned". Originally (back in the late 1960s) Highway 400 only connected Toronto to Barrie, and has since been exteneded northwards to roughly Parry Sound. There is significant work undeway on this stretch of the hihgway, with construction underway the 25 km from Sudbury to Estaire, and the 11 km from Nobel south to Parry Sound. A short stretch south of Parry Sound, through the Wahta Mohawk First Nation is also in progress. Watch for construction crews during summer travel season in theese areas.

The Holland Marsh is a flat intensive farming region with extremely fertile organic peat moss soils. It is located in the floodlands of the Holland River, a waterway that flows into Lake Simcoe. The marsh was a source of food for natives, and the marsh grasses were used as mattress stuffing in the early 1900s. A University of Guelph professor investigated the soil's quality for growing vegetables, and suggested draining the marsh. In 1925 a canal and dikes 28 km long and 2 m deep were constructed around the marsh to divert the Holland River. Pumps were installed to control the water table within the dikes and drainage operations began in 1930. The marsh today produces carrots, onions, lettuce, potatoes, celery, parsnips, cabbage, cauliflower and beets. Area greenhouses also grow tomatoes, cucumbers and commercial flowers.

The Trent-Severn canal is 385 kilometres (240 miles) and connects Lake Ontario at Trenton with Georgian Bay / Lake Huron at Port Severn. The first European to visit the area was Samuel de Champlain, who arrived in 1615, roughly following the canal's path from Lake Huron back to his base at Montreal. From Lake Ontario the canal climbs 181 m through 36 locks to its highest point on Balsam Lake at Kirkfield, before dropping 79m through another 10 locks to Lake Huron, for a net climb of 100 metres. The waterway and connecting lakes have over 1609 km of shoreline and contain 160 islands, and is traversed by 18,000 pleasure boats each summer season.

To the north of Lake Simcoe, the canal passes through the Narrows into 16 kilometre (10 mi) Lake Couchiching, which has the resort town of Orillia at its southwest corner, which was home town to humourist Stephen Leacock. From the northern end of the lake you enter the rugged 32 km (20 mile) Severn River, which passes boaters through 5 locks before reaching Georgian Bay. At Big Rapids, boaters drop 14 m (47 feet), with the 1919 marine railway replaced by locks in 1965. At Big Chute, boaters travel on a marine railway, first built in 1919 and rebuilt in 1977 (to handle boats up to 100 ft in length) which climbs 19 m (58 feet) in 182 metres (600 ft). At the western end of the canal, the waterway cuts through red granite rocks, topped by white birch trees and dark green pines. This rustic scenery was popularized in the early 1900s by the artists known as the Group of Seven.

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Ontario Ministry of Highways road condition reports for this segment.

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KM From Start EAST  |  WEST		HighWay Point & Feature Description	Municipality	Elevation (metres)	Map	Add Info
0	218.5	Exit #228 Highway 124 Parry Sound Dr (W) North access into Parry Sound, access to sports facilities	Parry Sound	216.7
0	153	Junction of Highway #17 ( The Trans Canada Highway ) & Highway #69 (The Trans Canada Highway)	Sudbury	267.3
1	152	Pioneer Rd (N) and Brockdan Hotel, OPP (police) on S side of hwy	McFarlane Lake	233.2
1.8	216.7	North Rd Overpass (no access)	Parry Sound	223.7
2.2	150.8	South Lane Rd, to McFarlane Lake and Long Lake	McFarlane Lake	229.8
2.8	215.7	Quarry Rd (E) and Parry Sound Dr (W), SW to viewing point of Mill Lake Dam	Parry Sound	202.7
3.3	215.2	Crossing Mill Lake, Mill Lake Dam to W	Parry Sound	193.9
3.9	214.6	McDougall Rd (E) and Louisa St (W)	Parry Sound	225.9
4	149	Richard Lake Rd (NE), Carol Campsite, camping	McFarlane Lake	239.9
5	213.5	Exit #224 Bowes St W into Parry Sound, all services, W to Parry Island Indian Reserve (10 km), town of Depot Harbour	Parry Sound	226.2
6.5	212	Underpass McGown Rd (W) Lovell Lane (E) (no access)	Parry Sound	227.1
6.9	146.1	Golf Course Rd (W), Pine Grove Golf Club golfing	McFarlane Lake	243.8
8	145	Dill Lake Rd (W)		241.7
8.5	210	Exit #220 Highway 518 (Hunter Dr), W to Parry Sound and Oastler Lake PP (4 km)	Parry Sound	237.7
9.3	143.7	Old Wanup Rd (E)		248.7
10.2	142.8	Horseshoe Lake Rd (W)		239.9
11.5	207	Exit #217 Badger Rd (E) and Oastler Park Dr (W)	Parry Sound	244.1
11.5	141.5	Bruce St (E)		238.7
12.6	140.4	Rd E to gravel pit/quarry		237.1
14.5	204	Exit #214 Sequin Trail Rd, W to Parry Sound KOA campgin, E to Horseshoe Lake Rd	Parry Sound	231
14.6	138.4	Junction of Highway #537, E to communities of Wanup (5 km), Wahnipitae (19 km), Secord Rd (W)		218.8
14.8	138.2	Wanipitei River crossing, White Pine Chutes (rapids) to NE of highway		217
15.5	203	Exit #213 to Rankin Lake Rd, access to Highway 69 S, Horseshoe Lake Rd (E) and Blackstone Crane Lake Rd (W)	Parry Sound	247.5
16.3	136.7	Road E, to Elbow Lake		223.1
20.5	132.5	Elbow Ridge Rd (E) to Elbow Lake	Estaire	218.2
21.3	131.7	Nepewassi Rd (E) to Nepawassi Lake, camping, Rd W to communities of Waterfall and McVitties	Estaire	218.8
22.5	196	Exit #210 Highway #114, E to Parry Sound -Georgian Bay Airport, Highway 69, accommodation, golfing	Parry Sound	252.7
23.6	129.4	Trout Lake Rd (E)		232
26.6	126.4	Rd SW to community of Burwash (4 km)		236.5
27	191.5	Railway underpass		250.2
32	121	Junction of Highway 637 (SW) to Killarney Provincial Park and town of Killarney (67 km)		234.7
32.5	186	Healey Lake Rd W to Woods Bay, camping (20 km), E along Stewart Lake Rd to town of MacTier (4 km)	Parry Sound	252.7
32.7	120.3	Passing north arm of Kakaiwaganda Lake		199.9
34	119	Junction of Lovering Lake Rd and Murdock River Rd		224
36	182.5	Exit 189 Tower Rd (W), to Hwy 69 (E), E to access to Highway 11, town of MacTier (5 km), shopping, services, on Stewart Lake, E to Hwy #169 to Bracebridge (50), Gravenhurst (53 km)		238.7
37	116	Point of Interest (Crossing The Murdock River)		202.7
38.5	114.5	Crossing south arm of Kakaiwaganda Lake		200.9
39	114	Ink Lake, W side of highway		203.9
39.5	179	Junction of Pit Rd (E)		232
40.5	178	Crossing Moon River and Moon River Rd (N side), Jack Knife Rapiss to E, Seven Sisters Rapids to W		220.1
41.5	177	Junction of Highway #12 (Twelve Mile Bay Rd), W to Moose Point Indian Reserve (18 km), O'Donnell Point Nature Reserve (22 km)		227.1
42.7	175.8	North Boundary of Wahta Mohawk Nation (highway twinning in progress to S)	Wahta Mohawk	216.7
44.5	174	W to Iroquois Canberry Growers	Wahta Mohawk	219.5
46.5	172	Crossing Musquash River (entering Wahta Mohawk Territory), Highway twinning in progress to N, hiking path from S side to Georgian Bay (3 km), from N side to Big Eddy Generating Station (3 km)	Wahta Mohawk	203.3
47	106	Doaust Lake Road	Delamere	206.3
49	104	Junction of Highway #64, E to Rutter, Alban (3 km), Noelville(22 km) and Verner(75 km) on Highway 17 to North Bay	Rutter	202.4
50.5	168	Junction of Highway #32 (Go Home Lake Rd) W and Highway 38 (E) access to camping on Webster Lake, Wahta Mokawk Territory, community of Bala (18 km)	Wahta Mohawk	198.4
51.5	167	Crossing Gibson River, waterfall to E of hwy	Wahta Mohawk	193.9
52.5	166	Junction of Global Tower Rd SB		202.1
53.5	165	Exit # 174 Highway #33 S Gibson Lake Rd		203.6
54.5	164	Junction of Heather Path Trail (SW)		196.6
57.5	161	River crossing with Crooked Lake Dam to E of hwy		194.5
58.5	160	Exit # 168 Crooked Bay Rd, access W to Georgian Bay Rd, access E to Haskett's Dr		202.4
58.8	94.2	Hartley Bay Rd (W) Hwy 607 (E) access to Loon's Landing camping, marina, French River PP	Bigwood	204.2
60.5	158	Hidden Glen Road (W) to camping		207.6
60.9	157.6	underpass, with Six Mile Lake PP to E of hwy		201.8
61	92	Community of French River (1 km), marina		204.5
61.3	91.7	Crossing French River		188.4
62.7	90.3	Golf Course Road (E)		204.5
64	89	bridge over Cross Narrows on Cantin Lake		178.9
64.5	154	Crossing Georgian Bay channel		192.6
66.5	152	Exit #162 Junction of Highway #48 (W) to Honey Harbour (10 km), Highway # 34 (E) to Six Mile Lake PP (2 km), Big Chute (10 km), Severn Falls (16 km)		193.2
66.6	86.4	Road E to community of Pickerel (5 km), French River Indian Reserve		200.3
70.2	148.3	Barron's Lake to W of hwy		179.8
72.5	146	Exit #156 Junction of Highway #5 Port Severn Rd (E) to Port Severn (2 km), and Muskoka Rd (W) to community of Honey Harbour (11 km)		177.1
73.6	79.4	Junction of Highway # 522, E to Grundy Lake Prov Park (2 km), Port Loring (50 km)	Cranberry	182.6
73.7	79.3	Services at Highway (Fuel)		180.4
74.5	144	Water way over Georgian Bay & Trent Severn Canal	Port Severn	172.8
74.5	144	Crossing Vertical Island	Port Severn	173.7
74.5	144	Water way over Georgian Bay & Tug Channel of Trent Severn Canal	Port Severn	177.4
75.5	143	Exit #153 Port Severn Rd S (N) to town of Port Severn, Bluff Point Rd (S) access to West Service Rd	Port Severn	186.8
76	77	Henvey Inlet Indian Reserve 2 N boundary		194.2
77	76	Key River bridge crossing		181.4
79.5	139	Exit #149 Junction of Highway #59 (Quarry Road), access to W Service Rd and Hodgins Rd		178
80.3	72.7	Roads at hwy, south boundary of Henvey Inlet Indian Reserve 2, access to Henvey Inlet ( 4 km),		182.6
80.5	138	Bridge over Georgian Bay (NW) inlet into Matchedash Bay (SE)	Waubashene	175.6
80.9	137.6	railway underpass	Waubashene	182.3
81	72	road junctions (E & W), Henvey Inlet Indian Reserve 2 S boundary	Bekanon	186.2
81.5	137	Exit #147 Junction of Regional Rd #12 W to town of Waubashene(1 km), Sturgion Beach (3 km), Regional Rd #16 E to Matchedash Bay	Waubashene	186.8
82.2	70.8	OPP police station (Still River)		184.4
83.6	134.9	Fesserton Sideroad overpass (no access) E to Matchedash Bay Provincial Wilderness Area	Waubashene	231.6
86	67	Junction #526, access to community of Britt (3 km)	Britt	179.2
87.5	131	Exit # 141 Junction of Highway #12 Sturgeon Bay Rd E to town of Coldwater (2 km), Highway #23 (Vasey Rd) W to Orr Lake (18 km)		201.5
90.5	128	Reservoir Rd overpass		186.5
90.5	62.5	Magetawan River crossing		187.1
91	62	Junction of Highway #529 west to hwy 649 and to community of Byng Inlet (6 km)	Byng Inlet	190.2
93.5	125	Exit #137 Lower Big Chute Rd, to Reservoir Rd, Golf Course, and Hwy #12, & Regional Rd #17, S to town of Orillia (23 km)		187.1
94	59	North boundary of Magnetawan Indian Reserve		193.5
94.5	124	Exit #136 Junction of Highway #19 (Moonstone Rd ), W to community of Moonstone Hill (2 km)	St Louis Moonstone	199.6
98.5	120	Exit #131 Mt St Louis Moonstone Ski Resorts, at highway,SW to community of Mount St Louis 95 km)	St Louis Moonstone	210.3
99	54	South boundary of Magnetawan Indian Reserve		196
100.5	118	Line 6 N underpass (no access)		236.2
103	115.5	passing marshy pond to S of hwy		253
103.8	49.2	Harris Lake Rd, W to Naiscoutang Indian Reserve (3 km)		190.8
104	49	Crossing Harris River		196.3
107	111.5	Road to Copeland Forest Resource Management Area		258.2
107.5	111	Crossing Sturgeon River		249.3
108.5	110	Exit #121 Junction of Highway #93 (Penetanguishene Rd), N to Pentanguishene Rd (31 km)		249.6
109.3	43.7	Rd to SW of hwy, access to Naiscoot River Dam		202.1
110	43	Bridge over Six Mile Lake		188.7
112.5	106	Exit #117 Junction of Highway #22 Horseshoe Valley Rd W, E to ski resort (7 km)		245.1
113.5	105	Crossing Railway		254.5
114	39	Junction of Highway #529, Access to Sturgeon Bay PP (3 km), Naiscoutang Indian Reserve (13 km), Moose Lake E of hwy		196.6
116.2	36.8	Junction of Highway # 644 Shore Rd, marina	Pointe au Paril Station	177.4
118.5	100	Exit #111 Junction Forbes Rd /Highway #43 (W) and Old Barrie Rd / Highway #11(E), E to Orillia		272.8
122.5	96	Partridge Ski Trail Sideroad undercross (no access)		265.5
124	29	Drummont Rd (E)		207.6
125	28	Shawanaga River crossing, waterfalls to W of hwy		213.4
125.4	27.6	Junction of Hwy 559 Shebeshekong Rd		206
125.5	93	Junction of Kings Highway #11, View to Little Lake to W, W to Lake Simcoe Regional Airport (11 km), Orillia (29 km), North Bay (250 km)		231.6
127	26	passing through Shawanaga Indian Reserve 17		212.1
128.5	90	Exit 102 to Ducksworth St, N access to dowtown Barrrie, shopping gas, services, accommodation	Barrie	263.3
130.5	88	Exit #98 Bayfield Street, Junction of Highway #26 , Shopping & Accommmodation in both directions, N to Spring Water PP (8 km) NW to Wasage Beach NW (40 km ), Collingwood (61 km)	Barrie	273.7
131.5	87	Exit 98 Rte 27 N, Bayfield St, W to Sunnidale Park, N to Bayfield Mall, Koslov Centre, Georgian Mall, shopping,	Barrie	249
132	86.5	Sunnidale Rd overpass, Sunnidale Park to NE	Barrie	247.5
133.5	85	Exit 96 Rte 90, Dunlop St, E to downtown, gas, services, acommodation, Imperial 6 cinema,Lakeshore Park, W to CFB Borden (20 km), museums	Barrie	229.8
134.3	84.2	Tiffin Street overpass (no access)	Barrie	234.4
134.3	18.7	Woods Rd (W)		217
134.5	84	railway overpass	Barrie	234.1
135.5	83	Exit 94 Hwy 27, E to Barrie Reaceway and Fairgrounds, W to Imperial theatres, gas & services both sides, accommodation to N	Barrie	248.1
138.5	80	Exit 90 Mapleview Dr, E to Molson Park, Cineplex theatres, gas & services in both directions	Barrie	297.2
142.5	76	10th line Overpass		307.5
143.5	75	Railroad underpass		304.8
143.7	9.3	Junction of Highway #559 (Shebeshekong Rd), W access to Shawnaga Indian Reserve #17		199.6
144.5	74	Exit 85 Rte 21 ( Innisfail Beach Rd) E to Innisfail,. NW to Georgian Downs and Slots to the West (2km), dirt bike track (4 km)		303.6
144.5	8.5	Simmes Lake, W side of Hwy		203.6
145	8	Parkway Ave	Nobel	197.8
146.5	72	6th Line Overpass (no access)		292
146.7	6.3	Ryder Rd (W) Services at Highway (West side of highway)	Nobel	213.1
147.2	5.8	Gas, services, restaurant, with Portage Lake to E of hwy	Nobel	197.5
147.5	71	4th Line Overpass (no access)		283.5
147.6	5.4	Parry Sound Golf and Country Club ESTM. WEST OF Hwy		199.9
148.5	4.5	Lake Forests Rd (E) Bayside Rd (W)		209.4
150.2	2.8	Exit #228 Highway 124 Parry Sound Dr (W) North access into Parry Sound, access to sports facilities. E to community of Badger's Corners on the Seguin River	Parry Sound	216.7
151.5	67	SB Exit 75 Rte 89		226.5
152	1	North Rd Overpass (no access)	Parry Sound	223.7
153	0	Quarry Rd (E) and Parry Sound Dr (W), SW to viewing point of Mill Lake Dam	Parry Sound	202.7
156.5	62	NB Exit 75 Rte 89 (Innisfill Creek Golf Club 0.7 km down the Road)		226.2
159.5	59	13th line overpass (no access)		236.8
164.5	54	11th Line overpass (Joe Magani Park to the East)		306.3
168.5	50	9th Line underpass (no access)		273.7
170.5	48	SB Exit 64B (Rte 88 underpass)		250.2
171.5	47	NB Exit 64A (Rte 88 underpass), W to Yogi Bears Jellystone camping, E to gas, community of Bradford (5 km)	Holland Marsh	236.2
173.5	45	5th Line overpass, Holland Marsh to south	Holland Marsh	225.6
174	44.5	bridge over Holland River	Holland Marsh	216.4
179.5	39	Exit 58 Rte 8 Canal Rd underpass (EB & WB separate, and can cross-over to North	Holland Marsh	218.5
181.1	37.4	underpass for Canal and S Canal Bank Rd underpass, north over Holland Marsh		223.4
181.5	37	SB Exit 55 Rte 9, Cardinal Golf Club, E to Newmarket (11 km)		238
182.5	36	NB Exit 55 Rte 9, Carrying Place golf		245.4
184.5	34	Exit 52 Rte 16 Lloydtown/Aurora Rd underpass, gas & services, golf courses		306
189.5	29	16th Sideroad underpass (no access)		324
194.5	24	SB Exit 43 Rte 11 King Rd underpass		289
195.5	23	NB Exit 43 Rte 11 King Rd underpass E to King City (4 km), W to Nobleton (7 km)		274
197.5	21	King-Vaughan Rd (no access)		273.1
198.1	20.4	NB Petro-Canada service station, restaurant		267.9
198.7	19.8	Kirby Rd underpass (no access)		255.7
199.5	19	SB service station, restaurant		255.1
201.5	17	Teston Rd (Hihgway 49) underpass (no access)	Vaughan	242.9
202.5	16	SB Exit 35 Major MacKenzie Rd	Vaughan	228
204.5	14	NB Exit 35 Major MacKenzie Rd (Rte 25)	Vaughan	223.1
205	13.5	View of Paramount Canada's Wonderland amusement park on E side	Vaughan	223.1
205.5	13	SB Exit 33 Rutherford Rd underpass	Vaughan	216.1
206.5	12	Exit 33 Rutherford Rd underpass	Vaughan	213.1
207.2	11.3	Exit 32 to Bass Pro Mills Dr to the East	Vaughan	207
207.5	11	SB Exit 31 to Langstaff Rd	Vaughan	206
207.7	10.8	Exit 30 Langstaff Rd underpass, Vaughan Twp	Vaughan	204.8
208.5	10	NB Exit 31 to Langstaff Rd (??Must exit at exit29???)	Vaughan	201.8
210.1	8.4	Exit 29 Hwy 7	Vaughan	193.9
210.5	8	Exit 28 inerchange with 407 Toll Highway	Vaughan	186.5
211.3	7.2	Railway Underpass	Vaughan	184.1
211.5	7	Steeles Ave Under Pass Exit 27 ( Elm Park to the East )	Toronto	182
212.5	6	Exit 27 NB Exit to Hwy 407	Toronto	170.4
214.5	4	Finch Ave West Overpass Exit 25 ( Humber River Regional Hospital to the East)	Toronto	163.4
216.5	2	Shepperd Ave West Overpass (Okdale Golf and country club to the East)	Toronto	150.6
218	0.5	Wilson Ave underpass	Toronto	131.1
218.5	0	Exit 21 401 Interchange	Toronto	130.1
KM From Start EAST  |  WEST		HighWay Point & Feature Description	Municipality	Elevation (metres)	Map	Add Info

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