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I just did this route coming back from Petawawa.
The road was perfectly clear, barely any traffic, never saw a cop once, never saw a deer or any other form of wildlife that could potentially kill me. Awesome twists, really scenic.
I don't recommend it at night or on a sunday. Great for a day trip.
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The moose were out in full force this weekend. You can tell because of the cars stopped by the side of the road. Be careful if you're whipping through some of the turns. Not for the moose, but the parked cars.
That is a great road for sure.
Never ventured that far up always did 507 or the 118 hwy.....just google mapped it and looks fun, i'll make sure to check that out this season...
thanks for the FYI
i thought hwy 60 through the park was a very beautiful scenic ride as opposed to twisties.... very long gentle sweepers that you'd have to ride at 150km/h to consider them twisties... I haven't been through the park that way in while because of that.. Am I wrong? Or are you referring to Hwy 60 east of Algonquin on the way to Petawawa that's good for twisties?
Thx
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Originally Posted by shanekingsley
Algonquin, I do a lot of photos up there. Last year I got to ride through the park for the first time. I have driven through or have been driven through there for over 25 years and have come to know the parkway corridor very well. It is very, very quiet this time of year with little or no people except maybe on the weekends. I camped up there just before the blackflies came out two Mays ago. It was awesome.
While the fall colours are best for photos, I have started to like it less and less because of all the tourists and the multiple buses slobbering all over the roads because of the pretty colours or because some dip-stick spotted a moose, essentially ruining the experience....especially at Lookout Trail which can have over ten or more tourist buses at a time during fall colours. Peace and quiet is the first thing you go looking for up there, during Fall Colours, its not gonna happen.
if your planning on staying somewhere spectacle lake has some cabins that are not ridiculously overpriced. also has a wikked sunday breakfast mmmm the best any restaurant i have been to has had.
its a nice ride, but be careful on weekend when the tour buses and the shutter bugs are running all over the road
I'm headin up there soon.. Did it last year and loved it! I saw LOTS of wildlife tho.. 2 moose, bear and lots of racoons..
Just before the park entrance heading east, cheap, cool place to bunk for the night The Wolf Den. Something like 20 bucks a night.
Anyone interested in a day or 2day trip ?
We usually do a day trip there when it gets warmer.Quote:
Originally Posted by whetaus-tr
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Originally Posted by shanekingsley
Defiantly not a twistie road by any means?
Scenic, yes.
And beware the park rangers, your caught doing excessive speed and they will feed you to the bears. They have 0 tolerance for speeders thru the park and will thro the book at you.
I have come across many moose thru the park, usually early morning or at night. They stick close to the roads in early spring to lick the salt runoff from the road and when the deer flies are out to get some relief.
You want twisty hit 35 south of 60 on the west side of the park or Elephant Lake road on the easy side. Are are some other hidden gems tucked away thru the area too that I like to keep I myself :).
Oh yea and you must stop in at the visitors center at the east end of the park. They have massive lookout deck out back with binoculars to see the wildlife and a walk thru Algonquin museum downstairs. All free.
That place has been closed for years now.Quote:
Originally Posted by inreb
Did not know that, thanks.Quote:
Originally Posted by boooya
I rode out there last summer during a short tour. Hadn't been to Algonquin in many years before that. Forgot how beautiful it is. I stopped to hike a couple of trails before moving on. Saw one bear.
Can I join ? =)Quote:
Originally Posted by frekeyguy
I usually do a group ride a year thu algonquin a year.
Includes 35 north stopping in Dorset for lunch and the tower climb.
Still to cold tho :(.
I will self invite myself then =)Quote:
Originally Posted by boooya
Still lots of sand on the road....We need a good rain or a good street brushing. I would hold off for a few weeks.......
I know this is an old thread, but here is what I saw on HWY 60 the past weekend a year ago:
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I've had a few encounters with those guys up thru that area.
Just don't get in there way during rut season lol.
What is that ? lol
When the large bull moose look for ladies. You and your bike become target practiceQuote:
Originally Posted by whetaus-tr
Yep they will charge anything that looks like a threat.Quote:
Originally Posted by matthew
Moose are actually the most dangerous animal in Canada, that's a fact.
Really !!!Quote:
Originally Posted by boooya
Well, I wouldn't try to go pet the thing, but I wouldn't encounter with worries lol
Thanks for the info =)
Saw three moose on my easter sunday ride thru the park. Lots of sand between huntsville and the park on hwy60 but the park has very little road sand.
Does anyone have a route for Algonquin, leaving from Toronto looking for some scenic stops while we're there, the lookout point sounds good, some hiking would be nice as well and maybe renting a canoe or something to get out on one of the lakes?
I was up that way last weekend and the black flies are just starting to come out. I wouldn't plan stopping and do any adventuring now or for the next 3 weeks or so. (they'll pick you up and carry you away). Algonquin Park outfitters rent canoes and will even deliver to your camp site if requested.Quote:
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