In case you don’t know, or have forgotten, there’s more than one way to escape the ever-growing condo sprawl of Toronto and light out for the wilds of southern Ontario’s hinterland – or at least cottage country. get to cottage country from Toronto. In fact, if you stay off Highway 400 and instead choose to lose yourself on the maze of side roads, county roads, and secondary highways north of TDot, as R. and I did during our recent weekend roadtrip, there are many routes to Barrie, Owen Sound, and the Bruce Peninsula. As you can see from the pics, taking alternate routes opens up Ontario’s picturesque countryside: a site worth seeing especially for newcomers and visitors to this part of the province.