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     Dcc46 |
before my round north america trip next summer i want to take a long weekend in the next month or so and go as far north as i can and try out my gear, if i go up 87 thru ny into montreal , then towards quebec city . how far north can i go in quebec? looks like i will end up someplace called rimouski.or i could turn west from montreal if thats a better ride.i'm looking at riding 2 days each way so 1k miles north of nyc would be a nice shakedown cruise. the harley ride planner maps of canada kinda suck. any suggestions from my northern neighbors would be apreciated.i'm trying not to overplan this i just want a general destination to aim for. thanks dave  (Message edited by dcc46 on September 29, 2009) | ||
| Thegibbon |
Here's a link to the route I basically took last summer, though I took more than a long weekend to do it. Northern Quebec was awesome. Sept-Iles is supposedly as far north as you can go in Quebec before they stop bothering to pave the roads. Tadoussac is a really nice town. The area north of Tadoussac on the north side of the river gets pretty remote-feeling in a good way. http://tinyurl.com/y8ovpof | ||
| Petereid |
you can drive as far north as James Bay, but I wouldn't recommend it this time of year http://www.jamesbayroad.com/ (Message edited by petereid on September 29, 2009) | ||
| Helibuell |
I live in Quebec City. Sept-Iles is not the furthest north-east. The highway 138 reaches Natashquan 250 miles farther. This is the best part to visit. People are very friendly, even I feel like being on another continent! Chibougamau is one distant location in the center of the province. I went there with my Ulysses last summer and reached Mistissini, a Native town another 60 miles or so, with some part of the road unpaved. This area is the second entry to the James Bay area. The "Route du Nord" is quite treacherous, due to the vehicles speeding and throwing rocks the size of a baseball. I've seen many ruined windshields and headlamps on trucks... Labrador is reachable via the famous Manic 5 concrete dam and reservoir, north of Baie-Comeau on the highway 389. Lots of tight curves... Quebec Province is so big, plan on a few years to explore... cheers Marc | ||
| Petereid |
The ability to speak french is also an asset when traveling in Quebec. English is the second language there and not spoken by everyone, especially in the more rural areas | ||
| Dcc46 |
thx i forgot about the language thing. |
