ALL TRAILS LEAD YOU HOME
Straddling a high ridge with views of Georgian Bay and the Blue Mountains,
Trail Woods is a quilt of small-scale neighbourhoods, each with its own character and dramatic natural features, separated
by greenspace and protected wildlife corridors.
A serene neighbourhood set between the tree-lined Georgian Trail and the waters
of Georgian Bay, comprised of over-sized lots in a community of only 137 homes.
The region enjoys more moderate temperatures and a longer growing season than
areas south or north. It's the perfect climate for apples. And for more than
a century, the sprawling orchards that flourish in the Beaver Valley and Thornbury
have made it Ontario's largest apple growing area. Your Trail Woods custom
home is a short stroll from the Georgian Bay village of Thornbury Ontario,
and it's right next door to Lora Bay and Canada's first Raven Golf Course.
Majestic views of Georgian Bay in one direction, and the rising sweep of Georgian
Peaks & the Blue Mountains offer a spectacular setting. From here, a mere
stroll brings you to the best the area has to offer:
• spectacular play at Lora Bay's Raven Golf Course
• restaurants, pubs and shops of Thornbury
• scenic harbours and beaches
• casting for Beaver River trout & salmon or trolling Georgian Bay
• world-class sailing and boating out of Thornbury Harbour
• apple orchards and pick your own berries
Stop in at Thornbury's cozy village bakery for a bag of fresh-baked Chelsea
buns. Swing by the apple stand to buy a peck of Macintosh or Empire or Northern
Spy. Share a chat with the folks about how the weather's shaping up for the
weekend.
A never-ending list of activities caters to your every whim – from the
most active to the more relaxed. Enjoy:
• Ontario's best downhill skiing and private ski clubs
• Cross-country skiing on wilderness trails and
groomed facilities
• The sandy beaches of Georgian Bay
• Beautiful vistas, challenging hills, rugged trails, and
bucolic lanes that draw cyclists from across the
province and beyond
• The rugged cliffs, ancient caves, mysterious glens,
rare ferns and secluded waterfalls of the Bruce Trail
and the Niagara Escarpment - a UNESCO World
Biosphere Reserve
• A wide selection of courses offering some of the best
golfing in Canada
• The lively historic towns of Thornbury, Meaford and
Collingwood
• The shopping, excitement and nightlife of the Village
at Blue Mountain
Trail Woods has partnered with Viceroy and Normerica to showcase their homes.
These grandfathers of the building industry have developed models specifically
for Trail Woods and will build model homes in our first phase, setting a gold
standard for the quality building in the community.
Though you are welcome to bring your own builder and architect to Trail Woods
you will be asked to submit your plans for approval by the developer, protecting
the investment of the entire neighbourhood. It’s a sunny Sunday in 1910.
Parties of picnickers catch the North Grey Railway passenger train at Collingwood
station and head to the countryside just west of the small hamlet of Thornbury.
The scent of July-ripened blackberries and raspberries sweetens the air, and
a breeze off Georgian Bay whispers through Nipissing Ridge.
It’s a beautiful farm worked by descendants of Richard McGuire, the
area’s first settler, who came here back in 1834. The rail line has made
apple growing big business, and the fields have gradually given way to orchards.
Some of the daytrippers pick berries. Others sit back and lose themselves
in the blue-hazed views of the Niagara Escarpment , or the vista of Lora Bay
and Georgian Bay. Yet others wander back up the tracks to Thornbury for ice
cream. Not a lot has changed. Remnants of the rail fence that once corralled
the family’s cattle can still be found laced throughout the cedar bush.
Immense white ash hug the forested ridge running through this country community.
The rail line is now the Georgian Trail, a 32-kilometre recreational path
joining Collingwood and Meaford. It’s still only a short walk or bicycle
ride to Thornbury, where you can watch the boats in the harbour, or like those
long-ago picnickers, visit the ice cream shop.
DAVE SMITH
Broker,
Cedar Ridge
Realty Co. Ltd.
VICEROY HOMES
Independently Distributed by
McHall Developers Inc.
Brokerage at:
toll free: 877-599-1119
mobile: 705-443-7565
fax: 519-599-1029
dave@trailwoods.com
MAGGI OLSON
Sales Representative,
Royal Lepage All Real Estate Services Ltd.
NORMERICA AUTHENTIC TIMBER FRAME HOMES
Brokerage at:
toll free: 877-445-5520
mobile: 705-445-3342
maggi@trailwoods.com
TRAILWOODS CORPORATION
General Inquiries:
705-441-5461
Development & Media:
705-441-5461
PO Box 973
Thornbury ON
N0H 2P0
info@trailwoods.com