End of July - Georgian Bay Coastal Route - Motorcycle tour.

[matthew]

The east part of the route, along 69, is a snooze fest.

[Jampy00]

The east part of the route, along 69, is a snooze fest.

Great!, we can catch a nap or two. Thanks!

[TOTim]

That looks like a great trip. I have always wanted to go to the island. I'll keep an eye on this post to see when you are leaving. I may be interested. First I am going to do Victoria and back at the beginning of june. Any idea how long this would take?

[Jampy00]

That looks like a great trip. I have always wanted to go to the island. I'll keep an eye on this post to see when you are leaving. I may be interested. First I am going to do Victoria and back at the beginning of june. Any idea how long this would take?

No clue on the trip your planning. But as mentioned before we will be leaving end of July and plan on 4 or 5 days out and about.. I'll be sure to keep this post up-to-date for those are interested.

Thanks!

[MacDoc]

You are going to have to fill in a lot of sightseeing and side roads as 850 miles is very low in your time frame. That's a comfy 3 day and a decent 2 day.

I'd detail some of the side roads for zig zagging - especially in the Northern part - there are lots of experienced riders that can comment and offer suggestions - I'd bust it into two maps - eastern side and western side.

Not sure which part of the loop you are starting with but this side



You could meander up to the Forks of the Credit - have a coffee break at the new Shed location in Erin and then even take fantastic sailplane ride at Arthur. Make the trip truly memorable

http://www.yorksoaring.com/ - you would aim to arrive there around 11 am to get a good ride. It's weather dependent - exceptionally safe and even if you don't fly it's a nice place to watch - good club house..
If not then you can catch Eugenia Falls ( there is a local waterfall route ) and a good burger there - then go up Beaver Valley Road - nice ride - and intercept your planned route.

- just watch your ferry timing especially the weekends are busy that time of year.

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I'm not as familiar with the eastern portion but there are excellent roads to zig zag up below Lake Nippissing - to the east of your route. Lots of GTA riders live and ride in the area and there are very good roads.
The major roads your route covers are pretty boring and busy ( I can't see your custom map ) while there are gorgeous roads to the east of 69 to enjoy.



Just to give a range = North Bay is easily doable in the morning on the major road from the GTA - you could swing over by Huntsville and there are excellent roads north and west and then zig zag up to Sudbury.

Much depends on the day of the week - weekends are brutal for your entire route and be careful with fog on HWY6.
The maps at the top of this forum will give you some good roads in both areas.

Not a group rider but happy to answer questions.

[oomis]

I'd echo MacDoc's comments. Everyone has a different style of touring, so if you're cool with your plan, that's great. But 850 miles is ~1400 kms, give or take. That's 2 medium days of riding, on a trip that's more "on the bike" than "off the bike".

If you're camping, though, maybe that's ok. In my experience, the process of setting up and breaking down camp, even with 2 people, can take more time than I had originally expected. If you like to stay up late around the fire and get up late in the morning, then maybe the mileage works for you. Personally, I'm pretty much always in bed by 10 so I can wake up by 6 and get my arse in gear.

[Jampy00]

Thank you gents, for the great feedback !!

We plan on "taking it easy" we will go off route to enjoy some of the sights and then head back on track when we are ready. We still have a ways to go. MacDoc we'll be starting north of Barrie. This will be our first "planned" bike trip so we are keeping things loose to ensure maximum enjoyability. I will take a long hard look at what you have provided MacDoc and add it to it our outing. Thanks!!
Have been looking at this tour as well:
http://www.visitgeorgianbay.ca/motor...&itineraryid=1

here is the map:
http://maps.google.ca/maps/ms?ie=UTF...6&source=embed