Holy Moses hwy 11

That's just highway 11. It's a way of life now.

Get on the 17 and forget your worries. More idiot four-wheelers to deal with in the summer, with campers too, but you won't be having a head-on with a 100,000lb truck.

Every once in a while, you get the one new Canadian give it a go, and you can tell who they are from a mile away, driving way too fast around the steep curves, you meet them and see their eyes bugging out of their head in terror.

 

Yep, a husky at White River also. Right across from the Bison yard.

 

Ya, those douchebags levesque out of Winnipeg, always in a rush till they pile into something
Pretty busy here today

 

Bison has a yard in White River? Gadzooks that’s scary having that element running up the shore.

 

Not really but they do a ton of switches at the Robins.

 

Heading east, best place to stay from Winnipeg is Marathon, on top of the hill at the rest area. It's about 1000km, which will be about 12 hours of driving for most. At the end of the second day, you should be down near Toronto.

Coming back, you can easily make the Soo from anywhere in southern Ontario in about 12 hours. Then you should get to Dryden no problem, and do the last 4 hours at the beginning of the third day. My best average speed in this area is 51 mph at >90,000 lbs gross.

Other good (for Ontario) places to stay:

• SB and NB on 400/69 south of Sudbury, there are three MOT pull out inspection stations, that have porta-johns (bring your own paper in the winter). The Petro Pass in Sudbury is tiny and fills up fast.
• Narin Centre Esso has LOTS of space, and a good restaurant, never seen it full, great place to stop if you can't make Soo.
  
• Wawa Esso is where people used to make it to from southern Ontario before elogs. Then could make it home on the second day. Tons of parking, overnight bathroom in gas bar. Not much else. If you can get here, you are likely logbook speeding, lol.
  
• White River has a Robin's, but horrible cell service (anyone except TBaytel customers won't have service), if you can get here, you should be able to make it home the next day. I've never picked up a signal within 20 miles of here on either side.
  
• Terrace Bay/Schreiber, not much parking but some good places to eat
• There aren't many places to park outside of these, and not many pulloffs or safe places to put a truck for overnight. Plan your stops, and if you can't make it, don't go.

Hills.

There are five big hills (>6%) between The Soo and Nipigon. The two biggest are Pays Plat and Montreal River Harbour. These are 7% and more than 3 km long in both directions. Heading west I always stop at Marathon to check the brakes. It's VERY important if you are running heavy. There are no descent lanes, nor places to stop at the top or bottom of hills. Some don't even have passing lanes on up-grades.

First time through, take your time and be ready for unmarked downhills. Don't do it at night. You won't see them coming. Have that CB on channel 19 and use it, drivers here actually know what it is and will help you out if needed. Most are patient and will wait to pass you if you talk to them and let them know what's going on.

From Soo to Nipigon is one of the most beautiful drives in Canada.

 

2 actually plus a smaller one that is a rest area, that's the one just south of exit 189 and it doesn't hold many trucks. The MOT ones (just south of exit 214 and about 15 min south of Sudbury) have a lot of space.

If you ever need to park by Parry Sound though there's a shell by the Walmart at exit 224 that always has room. A 2 minute walk will get you to Timmies/Pizza Hut/KFC/McDonalds/Walmart/Harveys and a couple others. You can also pick up the wifi from Home Depot while parked there.

Blind River has an Esso on the run on the east side of town if you're one of those who needs their timmies.

Construction Blind River to Iron Bridge and also a bit north of the Soo may give you some minor delays.

Marathon to Terrace Bay is my favourite stretch of road but it definitely requires your full attention.

 

I know it’s an old one, but why not wake it up, instead of creating another one, there is some good info here and useful for many I am sure.

 

There is run I am considering to take that consist of 2 trips a month Ontario to Alberta running heavy , I run regional now ,Ontario only and have been all over South East/West US, but never run that pure Canadian route.
Just would like to know how many days it should take on average now with Elog, do I need to reset on road or if I run 2 weeks cycle it’s double.