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Urban rails in toronto

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anti-mogal
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hey i was wondering where some god urban set ups are in toronto?

Mar 22 2005 1:11PM
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mauii
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I'v been wondering that myself. For such a big place, there are very few good rails (that i know of). aparently this baby is somewhere in toronto, but i dont know where:

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I want to find more like this, but im not sure where to look.


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Mar 22 2005 1:30PM
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anti-mogal
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ya that is sick i wish i new wear it was... do you no of any others??

Mar 22 2005 1:46PM
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seward
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toronto dosnt have alot of good urban rails because its such a modern city.

by the time most of the buildings were being built skateboarding was already huge. so they designed buildings to stop these "vandels" from destroying private property.

there are a few good ones around deep downtown if you look hard. but by the time you pull out your shovel security will be thur.

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Mar 22 2005 2:36PM
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Kev
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^ yeah good luck shippin snow in and setting up without getting busted.

Ottawa, Montreal and such are must better, from what i have seen'







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Mar 22 2005 3:42PM
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aron
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there's some good ones at toronto french school but lots of security

Mar 22 2005 3:52PM
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*scotty
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damn that rail is sick. to D F D ledges and a D F D rail... i wish that was near me!!

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Mar 22 2005 4:02PM
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mauii
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I suppose the trick is to find one in an obscure location that is not clearly visible or heavily trafficed. Areas like in a small park , or just out of the city would be ideal.

Your right about the modern city layout of Toronto. Ther is the same problem in every small subdivision town thats popping up around the city. All of the hand rails are extremely course and galvenized to prevent corrosion and make them last longer. If it isnt galvenized steel, then its aluminum, which is a rather deadly surface to slide on.

Barrie is an older city than toronto (not literally, but it hasnt been updated the same way that toronto has over the years). Barrie has a ton of ideal rails, but none that are that large or impressive for photo shoots and such. But if your looking for something fun to mess around on, thats probably the best place to look. A 30 minute drive wil turn up about 6 or 7 hittable rails.

Anyway, if anyone finds that perfect rail in southern ontario, let me know, or else!


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Mar 22 2005 4:18PM
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Mar 22 2005 4:25PM
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lanks
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ottawa. definitely a rail city.


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Mar 22 2005 4:32PM
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Jake...
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ride the GTA... more rails, less security


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Jul 27 2005 3:51PM
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ridearmada14
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those rails don't look to safe! i enjoy my summer by hiking up local mountains. What a rush!!!

Jul 27 2005 6:08PM
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LDowney
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Port Saint Lucy or whatever it's called. It's south of Toronto and Vanular's hometown. we found a bunch of rails down around there this year.

Jul 28 2005 12:09PM
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GarrettBrittain
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You kids aren't looking hard enough. Ottawa is a rail town because people took the 8-10 hours a day for days LOOKING. Rails are everywhere, you need to dig hard. Fuck downtown Toronto or anywhere near the core... Go to scarborough, try not to get killed and look in every corner of the dirty suburbs. Semi-developed and less developed places are usually fruitful, especially considering that if you do actually find one to do you probably wont get kicked out when you end up trying. You really have to search every street. Just start on the map and look. Try all the public parks, transpo stations, look for uneven land. Barrie would be great, cause if I remember correctly it's on a hill. Ya just gotta put the time in.

Jul 28 2005 1:04PM
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DaveHumphrey
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come to mississauga around the lower area. theres tons. and theres one on dixi road and south service. that comes off dixi roads bridge to the south service road. its perfect and theres a hill for a drop in already




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Jul 28 2005 3:03PM
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DaveHumphrey
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come to mississauga around the lower area. theres tons. and theres one on dixi road and south service. that comes off dixi roads bridge to the south service road. its perfect and theres a hill for a drop in already




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Jul 28 2005 3:04PM
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Jib_This
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^uhhhh....you sure about that rail? The one that's on the southwest side of the hill? If I remember correctly, it's galvanized.

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Jul 28 2005 3:06PM
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DaveHumphrey
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ya its that one. 2 or so days ago i went to it and scrapped all the shit of the top of it and cut a tree down it. and then i cut out low branches off the tree at the landing so i can land easyer




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Jul 28 2005 3:13PM
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McStooge
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there ARE rails in toronto, you just have to know where to look. You have to hit up the older neighbourhoods of the city to find stuff. But, the best place to find rails is at schools. Almost all of Toronto's schools are ancient and have not been modernized like the rest of the city has. I've hit up rails at a few schools in my area (Young/Lawrence) and I know that most schools have decent rails to hit.

Toronto has got lotsa stuff, you just gotta look for it

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Jul 28 2005 4:31PM
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ragadytrees
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There is a realy nice nice long ned hight rail around young elgton thatat is right beside a church up the road from a shop called sport swap. it is realy sick and i hit it once this year already
Feb 25 2006 8:59AM
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gambino500014
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Yea Toronto has alot of good stuff, but not right in toronto, check out the GTA, all those areas.
Feb 25 2006 1:49PM
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timmi
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you can get from toronto to barrie in 30 minutes? damn man, how many people you killed?
also, up here in orillia we got a few hittable ones. i dont like urban that much but i can point out a huuge sick downflat down.
Feb 25 2006 2:08PM
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timmi
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orillia is 20 minutes past barrie ^^
Feb 25 2006 2:08PM
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VANULAR
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can any of you guys post the pics of rails you have found in T dot , i was thinking of going sometime...thanks.
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Feb 25 2006 2:15PM
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BobYohan
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yeah the schools are definitely the place to look. this one is by Arlington middle school, and also close to an ice rink for summer sessions.
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The best spot I've seen is Glenview middle school by avenue rd. and eglinton. There are a bunch of burly doublekinks, a straight down rail, and a super long downhill rail that goes down a hill with no stairs. also all the stairs at glenview are made of wood so slightly less death factor. its a pretty well known spot, my snowboarder friend said he's seen it in magazines. i sessioned there for hours and only got busted when I drove my car down a hill and onto the field for lighting. PM me anyone who wants more specific directions.
Feb 25 2006 7:24PM
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BobYohan
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correction: avenue rd. and lawrence
Feb 25 2006 8:30PM
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BobYohan
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This one is also at Arlington. The kinks are really close together so I don't know if it's possible but I'd love it if someone proved me wrong.

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Mar 6 2006 4:43PM
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