The top five motorcycle rides in Canada are located in three provinces: New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and British Columbia. This becomes evident when we move beyond the debate of the quantity of registered motorcycle roads for each Canadian province and instead focus on the greatest motorcycle roads in the country.
Canada’s Cabot Trail in Nova Scotia
Nearly the whole length of Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia is covered by the Cabot Trail. The Trans-Canada Hwy (105) is a segment of road I created to complete the loop. An alternative route for this circle would be to begin at Buckwheat Corner. From Buckwheat Corner, you access the Cabot Trail. Head west at first, then remain on it as it leads to Margaree, then circles north to Pleasant Bay, then heads east-west along the Cabot Trail to Neil’s Harbour, and eventually heads south to St. Anne’s. You’ve finished your loop when you drive south on the Trans-Canada Hwy (105) from Saint Ann’s to Buckwheat Corner.
Just a little bit east of the route’s beginning (Buckwheat Corner), Baddeck (ba-DECK) is a pleasant town to visit and spend the night in. The trip to Baddeck from the Causeway will take slightly more than an hour, and the Cabot Trail’s beginning will only take 20 minutes the next morning. The distance to Margaree Harbour is so lovely that it may take anywhere from three hours to, well, many days.
Choose your preferred route back to the causeway from Margaree Harbour. This route is always close to the seaside and is cut out of the mountains. The mountains are around 500 meters high and densely wooded; they resemble the Appalachians more than the Rockies. It is a well-known road that is simple to learn about online. There are several photos and trip details.
Crowsnest Highway and the Crowsnest Trail (British Columbia, Canada)
After departing from Hope, British Columbia, Canada, which is located close to Vancouver, go eastward via Highway 3 (Crowsnest Trail) to Osoyoos and then on to Christina Lake. From one little village to the next, mountain roads span. Plenty of places along the way to pull over and enjoy the scenery are available for you to stop and rest. Enjoy fantastic tiny villages, woodlands, and desert scenery along the way. You may even come across peculiarities like the bizarre Spotted Lake, which is located just before Osoyoos.
There will be some hiccups along the route because it’s a mountain roadway, but nothing to worry about in the slightest. Instead, relish the fact that this route will consist mostly of parts that vary from long, sweeping arcs to rapid, hairpin switchbacks, and that you won’t often be vertical. This route is paved and has some of the greatest twisties in Canada, as you ride a roller coaster, switching from climbing a mountain roadway to cruising across high plains and then dropping into magnificent valleys. You follow cool, clean rivers and over bridges with amazing vistas!
Duffy Lake Road (Canada’s British Columbia)
Take Highway 99 north from West Vancouver, British Columbia, to Squamish, Whistler, Pemberton, and Lillooet (Duffy Lake Road). Go across the bridge to exit Lillooet, then take Highway 12 south to Lytton. From Lytton, take Highway 1 south and pass through the Fraser Canyon. Turn west on Highway 7 along the Fraser River’s north shore just before Hope. All the way to Vancouver. If you wish to get back to the city, cross the Abbotsford bridge to get onto Highway 1 west, since traffic begins to congest beyond Mission.
The world’s most breathtaking sights may be seen along this journey. With vistas of the ocean and mountains that shift with every turn, the first section of the route leads you along the Howe Sound fjord. You might easily spend a few days in the world-class resort of Whistler. The route into the snow-capped mountains beyond Pemberton is a true wilderness. You can’t decide whether to push your limits or take it easy and take in the surroundings since the twisties are so amazing. You enter the Fraser Canyon’s dry lowlands after leaving the verdant west coast woods behind Lillooet. Again twisties with snow-capped peaks once again. You reenter the verdant woods at Hope. Simple journey back to the city.
New Brunswick, Canada’s Great Days Run
The charming and welcoming town of Sussex, New Brunswick, is a great place to start in our southern region. You will arrive at Exit 211 after traveling approximately 15 kilometers on Hwy 1 East. Head towards Fundy National Park on the Bay of Fundy by turning onto Route 114 from that point. There are beautiful rivers and creeks throughout this 44-kilometer length of quite decent road as it goes through woodland. Along with the road’s improvement, the section that passes through the Park is just beautiful. Looking down into the quaint hamlet of Alma, be aware of the steep hill and abrupt curves. Get the “best seafood chowder in the world” at the Harbour View Restaurant and General Store by stopping by.
Keep driving on 114 as you pass through the pleasant and somewhat well-maintained communities of Hillsborough and Riverside-Albert. This trip’s initial portion will provide you with fantastic views of the Bay of Fundy. The initial part of the journey may alternatively be taken via Route 915, which is less maintained but still an enjoyable ride. Hopewell Rocks, which are located immediately before Hopewell Cape, are definitely worth seeing. You will discover all a city has to offer in Moncton, including excellent accommodations, seafood, and a vibrant nightlife. Travel via Riverview on your journey there.
The Old Island Highway in Canada’s British Columbia
Travel north on Hwy 19 to the end of Nanoose Bay from Nanaimo’s north end. (Roughly eight miles). At the Petro Canada gas station, take a right onto NW Bay Road. At the southernmost point of Parksville, this route ends, and you’ll turn right onto the Island Highway, also known as the Old Island Highway. Courtenay is around 48 kilometers away from here. The mid-island road’s tourist strip begins when you get to Parksville and lasts for just a few miles. Going farther north will bring you to Qualicum coastal, a short, tourist-oriented coastal hamlet that stretches out across a few kilometers.
Thankfully, it’s all on the ocean’s edge. From this point on, the landscape changes dramatically as you go through pockets of woodland, beside beaches, through tiny towns, past rural farms, and into residential neighborhoods before arriving at Courtney. The most facilities are found at Parksville and Qualicum, especially in the form of hotels, restaurants, retail centers, and resorts. You may extend your journey by around 7 lovely miles by turning right onto Powder Point Rd, which is just 1 mile from where you started. When entering NW Bay Road.
The name Powder Point Rd changes to Fairwinds Dr, Dolphin Dr, Stewart Rd, and ultimately back to NW Bay Rd before it rejoins NW Bay Rd. Fortunately, the circle is continuous, making navigation simple. This section features mild curves at first, but when it becomes Dolphin Dr., you’ll have to go around some extremely narrow blind corners while passing through a lovely residential neighborhood.
