The loop to Bancroft, down to Kingston on the "Snow" roads through Frontenac, then along the lake via Picton ferry back to Newtonville and slabbed to TO. It's a FULL day, but if you are young ...
Thinking about it further, I would reverse it so you are not looking straight into the afternoon sun.
Why a nexus card? What's the difference to a regular passport?
Hey not bad, I've only passed through this area on the QEW
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Oh. Well pardon me while I head out to get one. That's crazy
A whole slew of other roads exist east of Hwy11 especially as you move further east. Very close to Huntsville and just south of Algonquin park you will find:
For some Huntsville backroads, #9, #10, #2, are all just east and south of Huntsville and make for a good loop
Hwy35 South of Dorset, this road is excellent with awesome super smooth pavement - a very scenic ride with fast sweepers and some amazing scenery.
Kushog Lake Rd - Lot's of twists, hills and a few blind corners thrown in for good measure - very close to Carnarvon off Hwy35.
Harburn Rd #19 to #14 as a loop off Hwy118 - can get quite technical in some parts lots of great twisty, hilly bits.
Kenisis Lake Rd and Watts Trail - Kenisis Lake Rd is an out 'n back, but adding in Watts Trail (which loops around a lake) makes it a very technical run. There can be sand on Watts Trail very late in the season since it has little traffic, but it's one of the most twisty roads I have been on in Ontario.
North of Peterborough area up towards Algonquin you can ride:
Hwy507 - runs north/south between Buckhorn and Gooderham - very fast sweepers and decent pavement
Glamorgan Rd aka Buckhorn Rd #3 - connects nicely with the Hwy507 between the Hwy503 and the Hwy118
Hwy118 - nice smooth curves and rolling scenery, with a sweet section around Loon Lake
Essonville Line #4 - a good route to connect between #118 just east of Loon Lake and Wilberforce with nice pavement and some nice twisty bits
Elephant Lake Rd / Peterson Rd - if this road is clean you won't be disappointed. Runs between Maynooth and Harcourt
Hwy60 - a slow meandering run through Algonquin Park. Nice scenery. A great place to stop for a break between the great roads on either side of the park.
There are also some nice roads up near Barry's Bay and south/east, including Old Barry's Bay Road, Siberia/Kartuzy Road, Opeongo Road, Hwy's #512 and #515
Further south and east towards Calabogie you find Hwy's #511, #508, #509, Buckshot Lake Rd and much more - all excellent roads much further east and usually coming from Toronto this turns into a 1000km day of frost heaved fun.
Ride safe and enjoy!
Nexus
It takes a while to get to the Nexus Line at Lewiston and Buffalo but there is a Nexus only at Niagara Falls.
I rarely get out to ride (except for commuting), because I'm usually busy on the weekends, so when I do get a chance to explore, I try to start before sunrise, finish after sunset and ride all day long with stops only for gas and very short breaks at nice scenic spots along the way. I usually pack my own lunch and snacks and prefer to ride with a hydration knapsack so I can drink water while I'm riding. I often ride alone or usually ride with only one or two other riders so we can keep moving. I like doing 1000km/day and my bike is very well suited for it.We still haven't got through eastern Ontario yet on the bigmap. How do you cover so much ground?
Done and good idea. I totally updated and added Google Map links for every road listed above and much more. It's all in the sticky in this section of the forum.I think we need to make a sticky only consisting of Shane's route suggestions.