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After making this trip several times myself, it's good to see that nothing has changed, and you come to peace with yourself and simply accept that the endless miles of construction will forever be part of the experience on this trip.
this actually made me so happy to watch....went to peterborough last summer and it was literally one of the greatest road trips of my life was nice to see that highway again
i drove from toronto to vancouver in may 1996. i was 20. good times. lots of stops. being from the west coast i have seen enough mountains. the praries on a clear blue giant sky day is indescribably spectacular. picture dont capture the feeling
53:54 - Fun Fact, that bridge is the only bridge connecting Eastern and Western Canada, when that bridge is closed it's impossible to drive from one side to the other without going through the US.
@@coltonmunroe8263you’ll be right soon, they are building another one further south (you can see where they’ve cleared out space for it on google maps), but it’s not open yet.
Did you know that the Nipigon bridge was first built in 1937 then was rebuilt in 1972 then finally in 2014-2017 they built a new 100$ million dollar bridge I live in Nipigon so I know a lot of stuff
Ahh this video brought back lots of memories. Have done this trip solo several times and with family....its been several years and actually miss it. People still think I'm nuts that I did it in under 13hrs once in my crazy youth days. 😬 Thanks for posting
@@travelxoverland haha yeah, I was young and reckless. And had just purchased my first sporty car. My gas mileage was probably terrible. Now, in my wiser years, I stop and smell the roses. There's a few beautiful beaches along the way to stop, especially in the summer.
I'm about to make this trip, please share your thoughts on where should I stay or stop overnight around the halfway of the trip. Getting old, can' t drive non stop like before. I'm going to enjoy this journey. Thanks for the video.
@@paisano4297 I would say Sault Ste Marie is the general "half way stop" between Toronto-Thunder Bay. It's about almost 8 hours driving normal speed from each place and lots of nice places to pull over and rest or enjoy the scenery. Around the Soo(Sault Ste Marie) there are two very beautiful sand beaches on the Lake Superior shore. One is called Pancake Bay and the other is called Old Woman Bay(a little past Soo). A several mile long sand beach that looks like the ocean. And then there's some nice scenery around Parry Sound/Muskoka and then the whole north shore from Sault St Marie to Thunder Bay. Just be prepared for lots of construction stops(my parents just did the drive).
There aren't a whole lot of official scenic lookout points considering the distance you cover, but there are a few. The scenery is definitely underwhelming if you're comparing it to BC/Alberta for example, but for Ontario standards it's about as good as it gets. Hope that helps, thanks for watching!
Travel along ON 400, ON 69, AND ON 17. However, it's also along the Georgian Bay Route and Lake Superior Route of the TCH which is between Coldwater, ON and Thunder Bay.
Yea it happens often lol. I do these longer trips in an old and slow 4x4 and I get better gas mileage if I stick to the speed limits, plus it's safer. Thanks for watching!
Thanks for watching Michael! Yea plus those bugs on the windshield are hard to get off and sometimes make it worse by leaving big streaks. But these days I do try and do a better job of keeping the windshield clean.
You obviously didn't have any moose sightings or crossings, particularly on the highway 17 stretch. I want to do this trip from Mississauga. My plan is to break it into 2 even sized chunks of 700 odd kilometres with a break in between. So Mississauga to Sault Ste Marie. Stay the night there and onwards to Thunder Bay the next day. I am wary of Moose on Highway 17 though 🙄
That sounds like a good plan. It's good that you're wary of moose, hitting one could be really terrible. Try going slower in moose areas and try not to drive during dawn/dusk/night if possible.
Some are ok with it and some might not be. If it's a big one like a truck stop, they're much more likely to allow it, but it's always best to just ask the employees inside
13 days we leave from Ottawa to Alberta and I'm not a fan of steep hills.😞 my husband will be driving however, this doesn't make me feel better lol what part is the worst for steep hills so I can mentally prepare? We are also pulling a small trailer so that worries me too.
If you take highway 11 north from North Bay, it's much flatter than highway 17. Hwy 17 is a lot more scenic though and worth taking due to that. The hilly sections are basically from Sault Ste Marie to Nipigon. But it's nowhere as bad as some of the hilly sections in parts of the Rockies (and even those aren't that bad because of great road design) If you're going to Calgary or Edmonton and not into the Rockies, it'll be mostly flat the rest of the way
Yep first or second week of October is the best time to go. There's a website that shows you the level of the fall colours across different parts of Ontario, making it easy to find a good time to go
From Toronto to Thunder Bay in one day?? 15 hours? You only the driver? I used to drive from Vancouver to Hinton. Took us 2 days. I agree that you can't compare Ontario and the Prairie to BC and Alberta. But Ontario is still very nice, BTW.
I'm looking to make a cover video featuring footage of NWO highways. Would i be able to use some of your footage? I can show you what i will be making with it.
Gas was $1.05-1.15/L last fall when I drove in a 12L/100km (20 mpg) SUV. Cost me roughly $200-225 (one-way). Gas is more expensive now but I'm sure your car will be way more fuel efficient than 20 mpg. Assuming your car gets 30-35 mpg, you could do it in less than $200 (factoring in the higher fuel prices now).
Hi Shanaka, thanks for watching. You can definitely do it during the winter but try and avoid going during days with bad weather (especially the route between Sault Ste Marie to Thunder Bay due to the hilly terrain and fewer towns with services) if possible.
I’ve done it twice in the winter and it’s not bad on highway 17, roads are really maintained and plowed all the time, yes it sucks when you are behind the plow and doing 80 km and you cannot pass safely.You can do highway 11 where it’s more flat roads and that’s what the truckers take but when it snows it really gets dumped on that highway then 17. It’s very dark around five at night ,use good head lights and winter tires and always look at the forecast and government road advices from mto. But other then that it’s not that bad. I did it at Christmas time.
The trip from Toronto to Barrie never thrills me. I skip it by taking the ferry from Tobermory to South Baymouth on Manitoulin. You get all the incredible scenery from Espanola to Thunder Bay.
Absolutely, I'd love to give that ferry a try now that I've been in BC and taken the ferries out here. The views must be great I bet. Thanks for watching Daryl.
I agree....have done this drive countless times and you almost feel the air change after Parry Sound/Sudbury. Like you can almost take in a full breath for the first time
@@travelxoverland we camp on manitoulin island every summer , just got back a week ago , we load our pick up and camper onto the ferry (ms-Chi-Cheemaun from Tobermory to South Baymouth , we have breakfast on the ferry and enjoy the vastness of Lake Huron and Georgian Bay . Northern Ontario is great , when our camping is over we drive to Little Current and cross the swing bridge to highway 6 and we stop in Espanola to visit my wifes brother and sister-in-law ..then across 17 to 69 at Sudbury and south to home !
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After making this trip several times myself, it's good to see that nothing has changed, and you come to peace with yourself and simply accept that the endless miles of construction will forever be part of the experience on this trip.
The vast beauty and history of the Canadian Shield, from rolling hills to pristine lakes, home sweet home to me, come visit.
this actually made me so happy to watch....went to peterborough last summer and it was literally one of the greatest road trips of my life was nice to see that highway again
Glad you liked the video Nathan! Thanks for watching
i drove from toronto to vancouver in may 1996. i was 20. good times. lots of stops. being from the west coast i have seen enough mountains. the praries on a clear blue giant sky day is indescribably spectacular. picture dont capture the feeling
I miss this drive .the colors ...thank you.
Glad you enjoyed! Thanks for watching.
What a nostalgic video
Very nice video Thank you for sharing.
53:54 - Fun Fact, that bridge is the only bridge connecting Eastern and Western Canada, when that bridge is closed it's impossible to drive from one side to the other without going through the US.
That's a fun fact indeed, I didn't know that! Thanks for sharing that
No!
@@coltonmunroe8263you’ll be right soon, they are building another one further south (you can see where they’ve cleared out space for it on google maps), but it’s not open yet.
Did you know that the Nipigon bridge was first built in 1937 then was rebuilt in 1972 then finally in 2014-2017 they built a new 100$ million dollar bridge I live in Nipigon so I know a lot of stuff
Such amazing music! Beautiful video! :)
Thanks a lot Tristan, I really appreciate that!
Beautiful as always!
Thanks for the road trip!
Thanks for watching Janeen
Awesome! I love the vids! Keep up the INCREDIBLE work!!!
So glad you like the videos! Thanks so much.
Ahh this video brought back lots of memories. Have done this trip solo several times and with family....its been several years and actually miss it. People still think I'm nuts that I did it in under 13hrs once in my crazy youth days. 😬 Thanks for posting
Hey Shawn, so glad you enjoyed watching. Under 13 hours is definitely nuts, and impressive! Thanks for the comment.
@@travelxoverland haha yeah, I was young and reckless. And had just purchased my first sporty car. My gas mileage was probably terrible. Now, in my wiser years, I stop and smell the roses. There's a few beautiful beaches along the way to stop, especially in the summer.
I'm about to make this trip, please share your thoughts on where should I stay or stop overnight around the halfway of the trip. Getting old, can' t drive non stop like before. I'm going to enjoy this journey. Thanks for the video.
@@paisano4297 I would say Sault Ste Marie is the general "half way stop" between Toronto-Thunder Bay. It's about almost 8 hours driving normal speed from each place and lots of nice places to pull over and rest or enjoy the scenery. Around the Soo(Sault Ste Marie) there are two very beautiful sand beaches on the Lake Superior shore. One is called Pancake Bay and the other is called Old Woman Bay(a little past Soo). A several mile long sand beach that looks like the ocean. And then there's some nice scenery around Parry Sound/Muskoka and then the whole north shore from Sault St Marie to Thunder Bay. Just be prepared for lots of construction stops(my parents just did the drive).
@@shawnp4155 Shawn your input is very valuable to me. Thanks for your time. I wish you well Sir.🙏
Beautiful
Indeed! Thanks for watching.
Nice
Thanks for posting. Was considering this trip over a few days . Are there many scenic lookouts ? because the scenery on the highway is under whelming.
There aren't a whole lot of official scenic lookout points considering the distance you cover, but there are a few. The scenery is definitely underwhelming if you're comparing it to BC/Alberta for example, but for Ontario standards it's about as good as it gets. Hope that helps, thanks for watching!
Are there on route or rest areas with gas stations on the way?
I do this drive to Kenora once a year from Toronto! Long but so worth it.
Yea it's a nice drive, and almost seems endless at times lol. Thanks for watching Brad
Travel along ON 400, ON 69, AND ON 17. However, it's also along the Georgian Bay Route and Lake Superior Route of the TCH which is between Coldwater, ON and Thunder Bay.
Yep you're right. The clarification is much appreciated! Thanks for watching.
Are there On Route fuel stations along this route? Or just small gas stations that require you to get off the highway?
Good
wow, I like your channel and subscribed it.
Thanks a lot and welcome to the channel!
Nice to share the highway with you 👍🏽
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lol I noticed that 90% of the cars on your side of the highway were passing you. Still, nice video I may consider driving there one day.
Yea it happens often lol. I do these longer trips in an old and slow 4x4 and I get better gas mileage if I stick to the speed limits, plus it's safer. Thanks for watching!
I enjoy your video and what is the music
Glad you enjoyed, the music is listed in the description
Highway 11 is not used often to drive to distant places like Thunder bay. it's used to get to places like North bay or Algonquin park.
Totally agree, I haven't driven Highway 11 past North Bay but I'd bet it's not as scenic as Highway 17.
@@travelxoverland It's all forest
Lol so I haven't missed much then eh
Didn't you have wiper fluid?
Great video. I love this stuff.
There it is at 22min.
Thanks for watching Michael! Yea plus those bugs on the windshield are hard to get off and sometimes make it worse by leaving big streaks. But these days I do try and do a better job of keeping the windshield clean.
You obviously didn't have any moose sightings or crossings, particularly on the highway 17 stretch. I want to do this trip from Mississauga. My plan is to break it into 2 even sized chunks of 700 odd kilometres with a break in between. So Mississauga to Sault Ste Marie. Stay the night there and onwards to Thunder Bay the next day. I am wary of Moose on Highway 17 though 🙄
That sounds like a good plan. It's good that you're wary of moose, hitting one could be really terrible. Try going slower in moose areas and try not to drive during dawn/dusk/night if possible.
16 hour drive in only 1 :-)
That's right! Thanks for watching, hope you enjoyed.
@@travelxoverland hope you do more next summer on nice sunny or partly cloudy days like this
Just uploaded a nice sunny Toronto to North Bay drive which I think you'll enjoy. And more to come soon!
Does anyone know if we can spend the night at a gas station. Sleeping in our car
Some are ok with it and some might not be. If it's a big one like a truck stop, they're much more likely to allow it, but it's always best to just ask the employees inside
13 days we leave from Ottawa to Alberta and I'm not a fan of steep hills.😞 my husband will be driving however, this doesn't make me feel better lol what part is the worst for steep hills so I can mentally prepare? We are also pulling a small trailer so that worries me too.
If you take highway 11 north from North Bay, it's much flatter than highway 17. Hwy 17 is a lot more scenic though and worth taking due to that. The hilly sections are basically from Sault Ste Marie to Nipigon. But it's nowhere as bad as some of the hilly sections in parts of the Rockies (and even those aren't that bad because of great road design)
If you're going to Calgary or Edmonton and not into the Rockies, it'll be mostly flat the rest of the way
do you recall the date you shot this?
Hey Mark I don't remember the exact date but it was the first/second week of October 2020
@@travelxoverland thanks looks like you hit the road at a good color time.
Yep first or second week of October is the best time to go. There's a website that shows you the level of the fall colours across different parts of Ontario, making it easy to find a good time to go
From Toronto to Thunder Bay in one day?? 15 hours? You only the driver?
I used to drive from Vancouver to Hinton. Took us 2 days. I agree that you can't compare Ontario and the Prairie to BC and Alberta. But Ontario is still very nice, BTW.
It took about a day and a half in total to get there. I agree, Ontario is still a very beautiful province!
I'm looking to make a cover video featuring footage of NWO highways. Would i be able to use some of your footage? I can show you what i will be making with it.
Sure Brad, feel free to use the footage from this video. I'm curious to see what you'll be making.
Can you please tell me what brand dashcam did you use?
@@travelxoverland thanks, I'll get myself one. Nice videos, keep them coming.
Doing a London to Thunder Bay in 2 weeks :)
Good luck! It's a beautiful drive
Did you solo this drive by yourself?
I did. Are you thinking of doing this drive?
How much did it cost you in fuel I got to do that trip in 3 weeks
Gas was $1.05-1.15/L last fall when I drove in a 12L/100km (20 mpg) SUV. Cost me roughly $200-225 (one-way). Gas is more expensive now but I'm sure your car will be way more fuel efficient than 20 mpg. Assuming your car gets 30-35 mpg, you could do it in less than $200 (factoring in the higher fuel prices now).
Love the song at 27:00. What’s it called
Thanks! It's 'Sounds' by Alexander Nakarada
@@travelxoverland thanks so much
Do you think can we drive on during winter
Hi Shanaka, thanks for watching. You can definitely do it during the winter but try and avoid going during days with bad weather (especially the route between Sault Ste Marie to Thunder Bay due to the hilly terrain and fewer towns with services) if possible.
Thank you Travel X
@@luzern187 I drove in winter from Kitchener to Edmonton about 10 years ago but I went through U.S as they have much better roads and gas station.
I’ve done it twice in the winter and it’s not bad on highway 17, roads are really maintained and plowed all the time, yes it sucks when you are behind the plow and doing 80 km and you cannot pass safely.You can do highway 11 where it’s more flat roads and that’s what the truckers take but when it snows it really gets dumped on that highway then 17. It’s very dark around five at night ,use good head lights and winter tires and always look at the forecast and government road advices from mto. But other then that it’s not that bad. I did it at Christmas time.
It's very long tour.
Yep, it's a very long and enjoyable journey with fantastic views along the way. Thanks for watching!
@@travelxoverland I also went there. It was beautiful road trip.
0:00 Toronto To Sudbury
13:18 Sudbury To Sault Ste. Marie
26:54 Sault Ste. Marie To Wawa
37:37 Wawa To Nipigon
41:22 Nipigon To Thunder Bay
Can you drive from Toronto to Thunder bay with a g2?
The trip from Toronto to Barrie never thrills me. I skip it by taking the ferry from Tobermory to South Baymouth on Manitoulin. You get all the incredible scenery from Espanola to Thunder Bay.
Absolutely, I'd love to give that ferry a try now that I've been in BC and taken the ferries out here. The views must be great I bet. Thanks for watching Daryl.
I agree....have done this drive countless times and you almost feel the air change after Parry Sound/Sudbury. Like you can almost take in a full breath for the first time
@@travelxoverland we camp on manitoulin island every summer , just got back a week ago , we load our pick up and camper onto the ferry (ms-Chi-Cheemaun from Tobermory to South Baymouth , we have breakfast on the ferry and enjoy the vastness of Lake Huron and Georgian Bay . Northern Ontario is great , when our camping is over we drive to Little Current and cross the swing bridge to highway 6 and we stop in Espanola to visit my wifes brother and sister-in-law ..then across 17 to 69 at Sudbury and south to home !
Going to be doing this drive up to rainbow falls provincial park next week, can’t wait!
That's awesome Matt! The fall colors are probably going to be at their peak and you'll definitely enjoy the drive.
I’m planning a trip from Barrie to cochrane this fall when the leaves are nice
Yea you should definitely go for it! The fall colours are amazing on this drive. Let me know if you have any questions.
Made this dive many times, fall time was the best time 👍
Absolutely, the colors are magical