I'm planning a cross-Canada trip (westbound currently) and Streets and Trips routed me out of Sudbury on route 35 to to 144 to 101 into Wawa. I had originally planned on highway 17, which we have previously travelled to the Sault but would be willing to try this alternative if it is on reasonably good roads.
I'd stay on 17. I'm told the route that you have given is a short cut, known to the northerner's. And that some, if not most are dirt roads. Don't hold me to it, though.
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Stick to Highway 17 - it has been a long time since I was on that road - but unless it has undergone a major transformation in recent years, it is a rough road more suited to logging trucks - one of those roads where following the GPS routing can get you into trouble.
Maybe someone from the Sudbury area can provide more current information.
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Not that there aren't nice things for those who like moose brush and sparse populations on 144 and 101.
I used to use that way when I had a travel job through all that area in the 70s. & you could go up to 70 mph, yep, mph, when you needed to make time on the road. But that was 40 years ago, mind.
Stay with 17. BTW an hour past Wawa is White River, where a WWI soldier from Winnipeg picked up a bear cub and took him along to England. Said bear wound up in a zoo in England and got named Winnie.
The northern route is good to get from point A to B with a minimum of interference. A long and lonely road with not a lot to look at. 17 has much more variety of terrain and scenery and is dotted with small communities as you go across the top of Lake Huron. Less populated from the Sault to Wawa but the scenery is excellent.
Don8ch wrote: I'm planning a cross-Canada trip (westbound currently) and Streets and Trips routed me out of Sudbury on route 35 to to 144 to 101 into Wawa. I had originally planned on highway 17, which we have previously travelled to the Sault but would be willing to try this alternative if it is on reasonably good roads.
Any knowledge of the 35-144-101 choice?
Thanks,
Don
TCH and there is only two choices and I have used both.
Southern route which passes thru more cities/towns/communities but....
you will have plenty of hills and bends and it is the choice of 90% of 18 wheelers, because there more fuel/dining stops available.
Northern route which has less hills and bends, near zero 18 wheeler traffic but....far less civilisation and facilities.
One section is over 200kms with nada but trees!
If I had to do the trip across Ontario I would take the Northern TCH.
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Definitely take Highway 17. Do not take the road that is indicated by S&T. 144 is ok, but the road over to 129/101 is a private logging road, it's maintenance is questionable and it's about 40 miles of gravel. There isn't much to see there except wood cuts, swamp, rock, swamp, rock, rock, wood cuts, rock, swamp, maybe a lake, swamp, rock, swamp, etc, etc, etc.
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Supreme Oppressor wrote: The northern route is good to get from point A to B with a minimum of interference. A long and lonely road with not a lot to look at. 17 has much more variety of terrain and scenery and is dotted with small communities as you go across the top of Lake Huron. Less populated from the Sault to Wawa but the scenery is excellent.
Just some clarification .....
I don't think Supreme Oppressor is talking about the Sudbury to Wawa route you asked about.
This sounds more like the Highway 11 route - i.e. Cochrane, Kapuskasing, Hearst, Geraldton to Nipigon then Thunder Bay. This is a popular route for many - a little longer but faster - and he is quite right - with a few exceptions it is mostly flat and featureless for much of the way. From Toronto it would be shorter to access this route through North Bay not Sudbury.
I have travelled the 35-144-101 route and I have travelled the #17 route both in the past couple of years.
Both routes - paved road.
Both routes - rivers and trees and lakes
Scenic - #17 is by far the more scenic route.
Hills: #17 has more hills to go up and down.
Places to Eat: #17 has many more spots
Campgrounds and Parks: #17 has many more.
Distance: 35-144-101= 418 km; #17 = 521 km
Hope this is of some assistance.
I also have a MH and would suggest #17. As with any trip, the enjoyment of the journey is high on my list of priorities. Enjoy the trip and take the time to learn about what you are seeing. Our historical markers are worthy of stopping and reading. A new marker will be soon installed at Neys Provincial Park.
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