3 day ride

[newbieracer]

Ontario, The states, Canada, Dosnt matter, Have 3 days of riding coming up, point me in a good place.

[RichinOville]

Very open ended question.
I can very comfortably ride multiple 700km days.
So conservatively 3 days would be 2,100kms.
Since you have to come back, half that amount.
So picture a circle with a radius of 1,100kms with wherever you are as a centre.
That's a pretty big f'ing circle as the crow flies.
Granted no road travels in the direction of a crow.
But even so that circle covers a very large area.
A circle of 780kms includes Quebec City, New York, Chicago, the Blue Ridge Parkway, Chowder from Maine perhaps. How about Timmins, Washington DC, Ottawa.
The list is almost endless.
Just pray that the border wait isn't too long.

[BunnyBiker]

You could try the Adirondack mountains in New York State - only 6 hours to get there, and then some fun riding in and around, lots of tourist stuff to do, great food and places to stay.

Or you could do the trip around Algonquin park...

Have fun wherever you go!

[newbieracer]

This is what I think we will do.
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7. Turn left at HWY-407 ETR W (signs for HWY-407 ETR W) Toll road - 38.1 km
8. Take exit 66 to merge onto HWY-400 N toward Barrie - 76.5 km
9. Take the exit onto HWY-400 N toward HWY-69/Parry Sound/Sudbury - 124 km
10. Continue on HWY-69/Trans Canada Hwy - 153 km
11. Take the RTE-17 O/HWY-17 W exit toward Sault Ste. Marie - 0.6 km
12. Merge onto HWY-17 W/Trans Canada Hwy W - 298 km
13. Continue on HWY-17B - 5.6 km
Arrive at: Sault Ste Marie, ON Canada REST
14. Head south on HWY-17B E toward Andrew St - 1.1 km
15. Turn left at Bruce St - 1.7 km
16. Turn left at HWY-17B - 2.0 km
17. Merge onto HWY-17/Trans Canada Hwy - 221 km
18. Slight left at HWY-101/Mission Rd - 2.6 km
Arrive at: Wawa, ON Canada
19. Head southwest on HWY-101/Mission Rd toward Magpie Rd - 2.5 km
20. Turn right to stay on HWY-101/Mission Rd - 41 m
21. Turn left at HWY-17/Trans Canada Hwy - 195 km
22. Turn left at HWY-552 - 6.5 km
23. Slight left to stay on HWY-552 - 5.6 km
24. Turn left at HWY-556 - 0.4 km
25. Turn right at Old Mill Rd - 0.9 km
Arrive at: Old Mill Rd Algoma, ON, Canada
26. Head northwest on Old Mill Rd toward Lower Island Lake Rd - 0.9 km
27. Turn right at HWY-556 - 24.8 km
28. Turn right toward HWY-556/Ranger Lake Rd - 0.9 km
29. Turn right at HWY-556/Ranger Lake Rd - 46.9 km
30. Turn left at HWY-556 - 28.0 km
31. Turn right at HWY-129 - 0.5 km
Arrive at: HWY-129
32. Head south on HWY-129 - 65.2 km
33. Turn left at HWY-554 - 10.6 km
34. Turn left toward HWY-546 - 3.3 km
35. Turn right toward HWY-546 - 88 m
36. Turn left at HWY-546 - 47.1 km
Arrive at: HWY-546
37. Head northeast on HWY-546 toward HWY-639 - 1.2 km
38. Turn right at HWY-639 - 20.9 km
39. Continue on HWY-108 - 43.2 km
40. Turn left at HWY-17/Trans Canada Hwy - 64.9 km
41. Turn right at HWY-6 - 51.8 km
42. Continue on HWY-540/Meredith St - 0.3 km
43. Turn left at HWY-540/Worthington St Continue to follow HWY-540 - 29.6 km
44. Turn left at Corbiere St/HWY-551 Continue to follow HWY-551 - 11.2 km
45. Turn left at HWY-542 - 25.1 km
46. Turn right at HWY-6 - 11.0 km
Arrive at: HWY-6
47. Head south on HWY-6 toward McKim Bay Rd - 1.6 km
48. Slight right - 0.2 km
49. Take the Chi-Cheemaun Fry/Tobermory-South Baymouth Fry ferry to Tobermory This road may be seasonally closed - 44.6 km REST before or after.
50. Continue straight - 0.1 km
51. Turn left at Eliza St - 39 m
52. Turn right at Carlton St - 0.3 km
53. Turn left at HWY-6 - 88.1 km
54. Turn left at HWY-6/Queen St E Continue to follow HWY-6 - 14.7 km
55. Continue on CR-18 - 4.7 km
56. Turn left to stay on CR-18 - 5.1 km
57. Turn right at HWY-10/HWY-6 - 7.7 km
58. Turn left at HWY-10/Toronto Sydenham St Continue to follow HWY-10 - 70.8 km
59. Turn left at HWY-10/HWY-89/Main St E Continue to follow HWY-89 - 27.4 km
60. Turn left at King St S - 0.3 km
61. Turn right at HWY-89/Victoria St W Continue to follow HWY-89 - 18.5 km
62. Turn right to merge onto HWY-400 S toward Toronto - 46.5 km
63. Take exit 26 to merge onto HWY-407 ETR E Partial toll road - 40.5 km
64. Slight right toward Brock Rd (signs for RR-1 S/Brock Rd S) - 0.3 km


Thoughts? Tips? Ideas? What about Chi-Cheemaun, anything I should know?

[RichinOville]

Good sounding trip.
If it were me, I'd forget the 407 and 400 and go straight up 12 from you and meet up with the 400 north of Orillia. There are some good/interesting roads that way.
If you look at your return trip just after Wiarton, there is a side road County Rd 1 that is nicer but slightly longer to ride than 6.
That will bring you into Owen Sound. Then take a little loop of 3rd ave east/County Rd 15.
Take 26 East to Thornbury then grab Beaver Valley Road. That will take you to 4, which can take you back to Hwy 10. OR go east on 4 and then go south on 124.
For a little side trip take County Road 9 to Creemore (you won't be disappointed). The Mill Restaraunt serves great hamburgers.
Then you could take Airport Rd south to 89 and then return that way.

As far as the ferry goes. There use to be a Ticket agent at the entrance to Manatoulin at the Trans Canada. Buy your tickets there and check on the ferry status. Manatoulin island is beautiful to ride around, but the ride to the ferry is a 100km long dead end if you can't get on the Ferry.

That's all I got. My 2cents.
Have fun.