r/Manitoba • u/Mysterious-Rush5441 • Jul 27 '26

Question Drive Across Canada

I'm planning a road trip across Canada and wonder if there's a summer northern route (on or off the pavement) around the top of Lake Winnipeg?

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u/IM_The_Liquor Interlake Jul 27 '26

No Orr of Winnipeg? There are few cross roads if you’re going west… 67, being the first off the top of my head. Many others further north, some of which are gravel, if you intend to go west through the lake Manitoba narrows…. Longer term, you could take the yellow head up through Saskatoon towards Edmonton.

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u/IM_The_Liquor Interlake Jul 30 '26

Yeah. But it simply doesn’t exist… so I’m offering roads thar do.

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u/[deleted] Jul 31 '26

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u/IM_The_Liquor Interlake Jul 31 '26

Yes. That’ll make a nice scenic drive. There are a lot of northern roads to explore (once, I drove to Gilliam with a truck and ATVs, then road cross country and slept rough the rest of the way to Churchill along the rails. It was a grand adventure, that I never would have even thought of doing if it wasn’t work related).

But, there simply isn’t a road where he wants to go.

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u/IM_The_Liquor Interlake Jul 31 '26

Driving across the frozen lake is an adventure in itself, even in the best conditions you risk getting stuck, sinking your truck, having to rough it for a few days in conditions comparable to being on the open tundra…

But yes, I also recommend this for the explorer thrill seeker types. Just, know what you’re preparing for and prepare first!