Route Description
The highway begins at the hydro easement (the future location of Highway 407) just south of the community of Brooklin in the town of Whitby. It travels north and joins with Highway 7 on the southern edge of Brooklin. Highway 7 runs west to Markham, and is signed concurrently with Highway 12 for 39.1 km (24.3 mi) north of this point. North of Sunderland, Highway 7 separates and travels east to Lindsay; and Highway 12 becomes part of the Central Ontario Route of the Trans-Canada Highway at this location.
The highway then follows the eastern and northern shores of Lake Simcoe, bypassing Beaverton and curving to the northwest towards Orillia. It bypasses Orillia, and shares routing with Highway 11 northwards for about two kilometres between interchanges 131 and 133. At the latter interchange, Highway 12 then heads northwest towards Coldwater, where it routes onto Highway 400 between interchanges 141 and 147.
At Waubaushene, the Trans-Canada Highway follows Highway 400 north to Parry Sound and Sudbury, while Highway 12 continues west towards Victoria Harbour, Port McNicoll, and the Martyrs' Shrine. The highway ends at a junction with Highway 93 at the western town limits of Midland.
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