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Looking for two day trip out of North Bay and back .

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Looking to go to North Bay to meet a friend . One day out of North Bay the other back .
 
Brent crater is a couple of hours away. Not sure if that would qualify, but there are provincial parks in the neighbourhood.
 
Day 1: Ride through Espanola and down through Manitoulin Island and then back up through Espanola and over to Thessalon to find a place for the night. https://goo.gl/maps/7yY1NNsx8Nn - 8 hrs.

Day 2: Ride from Thessalon up the 129 and then across the TC and then up the 144 to the 560 which is a sweet road. The down the 11 back to North Bay. https://goo.gl/maps/sZi73WmjPL32 10.5hrs.
 
Shane, whats the coast of lake Superior like? compared to your route as an alternate and going back into Gogama to get back onto your route (which looks good and twisty)
 
I have only done the north shore of Superior, to Thunder Bay and back. It's not technical or twisty by any means, but it is really scenic and I would recommend it. If I remember right, the really nice sections along the coast are between Sault Saint Marie and Wawa and then again between Marathon and Nipigon. Here's an old ride report I did of that trip. I have read that along the Trans Canada, many people say to watch for speed traps and watch for big animals, but we saw neither and made great time.
 
Watch for lumber trucks. My wife kept dreaming of head on crashes while we were traveling there.

We went in a beat up car and camped, it was fun.
 
Great start for ideas .
 
Day 1: Ride through Espanola and down through Manitoulin Island and then back up through Espanola and over to Thessalon to find a place for the night. https://goo.gl/maps/7yY1NNsx8Nn - 8 hrs.

Day 2: Ride from Thessalon up the 129 and then across the TC and then up the 144 to the 560 which is a sweet road. The down the 11 back to North Bay. https://goo.gl/maps/sZi73WmjPL32 10.5hrs.

I checked out his map closer .The distance is a bit much with a passenger on my bike . I think 5-6 hours a day is about max in the saddle . I can do 1K a day alone .But I don`t think my friend can handle it .
 
If you have a Dual Sport, the Nipissing Trail is a lot of fun
 
There are definitely lots of options for places to stay on Manitoulin Island if you choose to. Around Screaming Heads - I don't know - you would have to check that one online or something.
 
Try Ottawa.
Its only a few hours from North Bay, but there are side trips off Hwy. 17 to make it worthwhile.
 
head down to the Calabogie area. South of Alg park on the way there and return on the north. Lots of great roads and places to stop.
 

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