DIRECTIONS
ON A GOOD DAY THE DRIVE FROM OAKVILLE TAKES ABOUT 3 HOURS (NOT INCLUDING STOPS). GETTING TO BARRIE IS ABOUT 1 HOUR, BARRIE TO THE 118 EXIT OFF HWY #11 IS ABOUT ANOTHER 45 MINUTES AND THEN FROM HWY #11 TO THE COTTAGE IS ABOUT 1 HOUR 15 MINUTES. OBVIOUSLY THE TRAFFIC CAN BE A LITTLE CHALLENGING IN SUMMER.
DRIVE NORTH ON HWY #400 AND TAKE HWY #11 TO HWY #118. FOLLOW HWY #118 EAST (RIGHT) TO CARNARVON, CROSS OVER HWY #35 AT THE LIGHTS AND CONTINUE ON HWY #118 UNTIL YOU SEE A SIGN FOR COUNTY ROAD #7 – KENNISIS LAKE ROAD – AND TURN NORTH (LEFT). STAY TO THE LEFT (THE ROAD FORKS) AND DRIVE THROUGH THE VILLAGE OF WEST GUILFORD AND CONTINUE ON THIS ROAD FOR APPROX. 20 KMS.
DRIVE UNTIL YOU PASS THE REAL ESTATE SALES OFFICES ON YOUR RIGHT AND AS YOU DRIVE DOWNHILL, YOU WILL SEE KENNISIS LAKE IN FRONT OF YOU. TURN LEFT ONTO WILKINSON ROAD.
FOLLOW THIS ROAD PAST THE MARINA FOR ABOUT 7 KMS. TURN RIGHT ONTO SUNSET COURT. IT IS AFTER 2096 WILKINSON RD. TURN INTO THE FIRST DRIVEWAY ON YOUR RIGHT AT # 1014. THERE IS ANOTHER SIGN – THE SMITHS, ON A TREE AT THE DRIVEWAY. THE COTTAGE HAS A CIRCULAR DRIVEWAY AND IS GREY WITH WHITE TRIM AND A RED DOOR. YOU MADE IT!
IF YOU KNOW THAT THERE ARE PROBLEMS ON HWY 400 BEFORE YOU GET ON IT, YOU SHOULD CONSIDER TAKING THE 404 UP TO NEWMARKET AND HEAD EAST TO HWY 48 WHICH TAKES YOU TO HWY 35 UP TO CARNARVON AND THEN TURNING EAST ONTO HWY 118. ALTHOUGH THIS ROUTE IS SLOWER AS FAR AS SPEED LIMITS ARE CONCERNED IT OFTEN TURNS OUT TO BE THE FASTEST ROUTE.
IF YOU ARE GOING UP IN THE WINTER AND THE ROADS ARE ICY YOU MIGHT PREFER TO PARK ON WIKINSON ROAD AT THE PARKING AREA CLOSE TO THE TURN INTO OUR COTTAGE.