Did you know the tour can be done in a day? The tour route is about 37km from one end to the other – distances between stops are shown on the map, below. Also indicated on the map: washroom facilities, and accessible spaces. For places to eat, please check our Food page.

If you’re not familiar with Pakenham and area, and are wondering how to approach the tour, first consider where you are coming from – and of course consider your interests (visit our Artists and Studios pages to help you).

If visiting via the 417 from the direction of Ottawa or Arnprior/the Ottawa Valley , one great starting point is to exit at the Kinburn Side Road, then turn east towards Kinburn and the Mohrs Road where you can visit Farmgate Cider . From Farmgate, retrace your route back to the 417 and head west to Pakenham and over the unique and picturesque 5 Span stone bridge. Take in the tour stops in pretty Pakenham – the Paddye Mann Studio, the Pakenham Library, Keepers Coffee Bar and St. Andrew’s Church. Continue from Pakenham on the Waba Road to Cartwright Springs Brewery and the Chris van Zanten studio, then head back into Pakenham and south on County Road 29 towards the Cedar Hill Schoolhouse and Fulton’s Sugar Bush and Maple Shop.

The closest stop to Carleton Place and Almonte is the Cedar Hill Schoolhouse which is just west of #29 and on the way to Fulton’s Sugar Bush and Maple Shop. From these 2 stops, continue to Pakenham and beyond!