Add These 8 Iconic Road Trip Routes in Canada to Your Bucket list

Are you planning to take a roadtrip in Canada? Whether you’re looking for a scenic day trip or are organizing a week-long adventure, we’ve mapped out the best and most iconic routes you can take for the ultimate Canadian road trip!

Cabot Trail

If you’re a golfer, you’ll enjoy the Cabot Trail in Cape Breton. The Cabot Links Resort offers two amazing coursesThe Cabot Links and the Cabot Cliffs. If you forgot your clubs, the route connects several coastal communities where you may discover more about the area’s Acadian and Gaelic roots, eat fresh seafood, or peruse locally created artwork. The trip includes beautiful beaches, hiking, horseback riding and photo stops. 

Suggested Stops: Black Brook Beach, Meat Cove, Frog Pond Cafe, Skyline Trail, Hide Away Campground, La Boulangerie Aucoin Bakery

Dempster Highway 

Or, if you enjoy getting off the beaten track, consider the Dempster Highway, Canada’s only all-season public road that travels through the beautiful Arctic Circle, letting you see all the wonders the Northwest Territories offers. Share the road with caribou and foxes, watch the Aurora Borealis, and visit Tuktoyaktuk, the world’s second-largest pingo (an ice-cored hill). 

Suggested Stops: Tombstone Territorial Park, Lost Patrol Gravesite, Inuvik’s Igloo Church, Banks Island, Mackenzie River

Chatham Kent Corridor

The Chatham-Kent Corridor offers ten routes for day trips to visit local communities, farms, and shops, as well as try out delicious food. Highway 3 offers many wonderful things to see and experience, including Port Dover, historic Underground Railroad and numerous parks. 

Suggested Stops : Tecumseh Memorial, Point Pelee National Park, Boonies Drive-In, Thamesville Maize

Sea to Sky Highway

Take the Sea to Sky Highway to Whistler from downtown Vancouver. Visit Brandywine Falls and Shannon Falls. Stop at Porteau Cove if you want to see the mountains and Howe Sound. But take a break and ride the Sea to Sky Gondola, which will take you over the Howe Sound for the most fabulous view.  

Suggested stops: Gastown, Dr. Sun Yat Sen Classical Chinese Garden Capilano Suspension Bridge Britannia Mine Museum National Historic Site Sea to Sky Gondola

Calgary to Lake Louise

This road trip isn’t the longest, but the crystalline waters and incredible views make the drive worth it. Stop in Banff for a breathtaking view of the Rocky Mountains. There are many places to visit in order to extend your trip!

Suggested Stops : Yamnuska Wolfdog Sanctuary (in the Kananaskis), Calgary Zoo, Cochrane Canmore, Bow Falls Lookout

Vancouver to Tofino

Vancouver Island is one the most scenic places to drive in Canada. The Highway 4 route between Vancouver and Tofino, for example, is among the most beautiful. This trip is filled with rivers, mountain ranges extinct jungles remote beaches and craggy coastal. The journey begins in West Vancouver at Horseshoe Bay. This charming North Shore community is worth visiting before departing. 

Suggested Stops : Coombs Old Country Market (Port Alberni), Wild Pacific Trail (MacMillan Provincial Park), Lovelock Fence

The Irish Loop – Newfoundland and Labrador

One of the most beautiful drives in Newfoundland & Labrador is the drive around the southeast corner of Avalon Peninsula. Take your time and enjoy this spectacular road trip across Newfoundland Labrador. The journey is 312 kilometers long. Enjoy the historic sites, exciting activities in St. John’s, birdwatching possibilities, and scenic coastlines.

Suggested Stops: La Manche Suspension Bridge, Ferryland Light House, Whales at St. Vincent’s Beach, Avalon Peninsula 

Ultimate Canadian Road Trip – Trans Canada Highway 

Trans Canada Highway: If you are looking for the most amazing road trip, then this is it. Start your journey on the East Coast, in St. Johns, or the West Coast, in Victoria. You’ll visit all ten provinces, experience mind-blowing scenery, national parks, and unique cities and towns, and see almost everything Canada offers. The trip is at least seven weeks long and covers 7,820km. 

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