The Apple Pie Trail
A sweet road trip through Ontario's Georgian Bay region
The Apple Pie Trail
A sweet road trip through Ontario's Georgian Bay region
Whoever said “easy as pie” probably had Ontario’s Apple Pie Trail in mind. Stretching through the orchards, bays, and rolling hills around the Blue Mountains and Georgian Bay, this self-guided route is less about strict itineraries and more about seeing how many bites of apple-infused goodness you can fit into a single day.
Follow your nose (or the handy official map) to stops that showcase the region’s apple obsession: cideries, farm markets, bakeries, and even spa treatments that sound suspiciously like dessert. Keep scrolling to discover a few of our favourite stops along the Apple Pie Trail.
Photo: Destination Ontario
Photo: Destination Ontario
Thornbury is a postcard-perfect pocket of Georgian Bay, its main street lined with independent shops, cafes and restaurants. The harbour offers a lovely place to stroll and gaze out over the water.
Highlights:
Thornbury Bakery Café: Known for sticky buns, baked bread and a breakfast and lunch menu that will knock your socks off. Start your day with a gourmet cheesy sandwich that features (you guessed it!) local apples.
Photo: Destination Ontario
Photo: Destination Ontario
Thornbury is a postcard-perfect pocket of Georgian Bay, its main street lined with independent shops, cafes and restaurants. The harbour offers a lovely place to stroll and gaze out over the water.
Highlights:
Thornbury Bakery Café: Known for sticky buns, baked bread and a breakfast and lunch menu that will knock your socks off. Start your day with a gourmet cheesy sandwich that features (you guessed it!) local apples.
Thornbury Craft Co. Cider House & Taproom: Serving award-winning cider made from apples grown in Ontario. Try the Spiced Apple Cider for a taste very reminiscent of apple pie.
Thornbury Craft Co. Cider House & Taproom: Serving award-winning cider made from apples grown in Ontario. Try the Spiced Apple Cider for a taste very reminiscent of apple pie.
Beaver Valley is quintessential apple country, a patchwork of hillside orchards backed by the Niagara Escarpment. Farm animals graze in rolling pastures, side roads double as cycling routes, and every bend seems to reveal another barn-turned-cidery or market stand piled with fruit.
Photo: Destination Ontario
Photo: Destination Ontario
Highlights:
Spy Cider House & Distillery: Do you like your cider with a touch of intrigue? Spy crafts small-batch cider and crisp, heritage-apple pours in a modern barn-style tasting room that nods to the area’s orchard roots.
Blackbird Pie Company: If you're searching for that perfect slice of classic apple pie, Blackbird Pie Company delivers. Homemade in small batches, these pies are perfection, topped with a bit of vanilla ice cream.
Beaver Valley is quintessential apple country, a patchwork of hillside orchards backed by the Niagara Escarpment. Farm animals graze in rolling pastures, side roads double as cycling routes, and every bend seems to reveal another barn-turned-cidery or market stand piled with fruit.
Photo: Destination Ontario
Photo: Destination Ontario
Highlights:
Spy Cider House & Distillery: Do you like your cider with a touch of intrigue? Spy crafts small-batch cider and crisp, heritage-apple pours in a modern barn-style tasting room that nods to the area’s orchard roots.
Blackbird Pie Company: If you're searching for that perfect slice of classic apple pie, Blackbird Pie Company delivers. Homemade in small batches, these pies are perfection, topped with a bit of vanilla ice cream.
Blue Mountain brings the orchard vibe uphill, pairing its ski-and-bike trails with cider houses and apple-inspired menus that remind you you’re still deep in Georgian Bay apple country.
Photo: Destination Canada
Photo: Destination Canada
Highlights:
Death Cookies: Cookies or apple pie? At Death Cookies in Blue Mountain Village, you don't need to choose. The shop, named after the ski-slope slang for those pesky chunks of refrozen snow, serves up its signature Not Your Mom’s Cookie — a twist on the classic apple pie in cookie form.
Blue Mountain brings the orchard vibe uphill, pairing its ski-and-bike trails with cider houses and apple-inspired menus that remind you you’re still deep in Georgian Bay apple country.
Photo: Destination Canada
Photo: Destination Canada
Highlights:
Death Cookies: Cookies or apple pie? At Death Cookies in Blue Mountain Village, you don't need to choose. The shop, named after the ski-slope slang for those pesky chunks of refrozen snow, serves up its signature Not Your Mom’s Cookie — a twist on the classic apple pie in cookie form.
Check out all the stops on the Apple Pie Trail here.
September and October are peak harvest, but you can follow this route year-round. Pack light, wear stretchy pants, and bring friends — someone has to split the last slice when you’re “too full” (you won’t be).
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