Did you do Mauricie park? Shawinigan to 138 on 172?
Avoid the Windsor bit. The glacier scrubbed it flat as a pancake. It reminds me of Alberta.
They both look like fun.
I like elements of the second run.
Possibly because I've never done the North Bay bit before.
I did a loop through Algonquin with camping a week or so ago. Went from Kingston along Mazinaw Lake on 41 west at Denbigh, Bancroft, Maynooth, Algonquin East gate...camped a night then through the park on 60 then hit Dorset and Halliburton via some lovely roads on the way back. It's one of my favourite loops. Usually do it as a day trip but camping was fun this time and broke things up a bit. Camped at Lake of Two Rivers but next time I might head to one of the more remote drive in sites.
Glad to hear, that's reassuring. How long does it take to complete the Algonquin pass through on 60? Is there any places to pick up food along the way before heading to the campground for the night?
Manitoulin Island?
much easier to go up that way and escape GTA traffic
and ferry rides are neat
Theres a store about 25km in from the east gate along with a cafeteria that serves hot meals and ice cream. If you camp at Lake of two rivers it's a 5-15 min walk depending on which site you have.
You can ride through the park in about 40 mins to an hour I think. There's considerable roadwork on 60 in the park right now so maybe a bit longer. That's without stopping though and you'll definitely want to stop a few times as the views are amazing. If you camp overnight in the park you could also explore either the east (Barry's bay) or west end (Dorset/Muskoka) or some of the asphalt/gravel roads in the park that lead to other stores/portage points/campgrounds.
How many KM's a day are you looking to ride? If you're looking for scenery and plenty of camping opportunities I just got back from a trip that took us up and over to Thunder Bay...and well past, but that's a different story. The stretch from Sault St Marie across to Nipigon was excellent on 2 wheels - IMHO the closest you'll get to riding in BC/AB whilst still still being in ON.
You'd definately need the full 3 days though as it's 1200KM each way roughly, and yeah, you'd be backtracking..but the scenery was so great I'd have gladly done it. We came back across the top on Hwy11 for the return.
Tons of crown land up there you can camp on without much issue, but bring bear spray.
Sounds great, thanks. I'll factor in a good 2-3 hours to pass through.