Top 30 motorcycle roads in Ontario

Here are the top 30 motorcycle rides in Ontario

Centennial Lake Road/Highway 508

If you don't know, then now you know. In easy contention for the best road in the province, the pavement isn't new or perfect, but it's OK, and you won't even notice. Long rock cuts, elevation changes and unending twisties.
Region: Haliburton Highlands to the Ottawa Valley

Highway 64 from Sturgeon Falls to Marten River

There are few roads that are so perfectly balanced in scenery, road quality and entertainment value, that we really wish Highway 64 went on for a lot longer than it does. Tiny cottages on quiet lakes, tonnes of twisties, and a healthy dose of aesthetically pleasing rocks, lakes and trees. Ride it.
Region: Northeastern Ontario

Highway 141

Winding around Lake Rosseau, this road is in a dead heat with Highway 129, and County Road 12 for pure scenic wonder. A cliff on one side, and a lake on the other, and no straight lines.
Region: Algonquin, Muskoka & Parry Sound

County Road 56/Northey's Bay Road

Duuuuuuude. Dude. DUDE. So good. Just do it. Fresh pavement in parts, you'll never get out of third. Some of you will never get out of second.
Region: Kawarthas and Northumberland

Highway 129 from Thessalon to Chapleau

One of my favourite roads in the province. Starts in the south with crazy long sweepers, and then gets into a very tight series of ups and downs and side to sides reminiscent of the Tail of the Dragon (same highway number even!)
Region: Sault Ste. Marie & Algoma

Highway 507/Buckhorn Road

Probably one of the best known riding roads in the province, which can be a problem too. Best to enjoy this road during the week.
Region: Kawarthas and Northumberland

Lakeshore Road/County Road 42

Riding right on the waterfront, this road takes you to what is probably one of the finest beaches in Ontario, Turkey Point.
Region: Southwestern Ontario

Grey Road 1

Curving around the turquoise waters of Georgian Bay, this long sweeper makes up for all the straight and flat going on around it.
Region: Bruce, Grey & Simcoe

Trans Canada Highway 17 from Thunder Bay to Sault Ste. Marie

Probably the most continuously epic scenery in all of Ontario. The mountains and valleys around Marathon are the perfect sunset ride, and the ride from Wawa to Sault Ste. Marie beats anything in the province for sheer scenic awe. And it's not straight and flat, either.
Region: Northwest Ontario and Sault Ste. Marie & Algoma

Highway 556 to Searchmont

So good. Twisty - a bit more than your average cruising road, but not a pure sport road. More than a few tar strips make it a little sketchy in spots, but the elevation changes and cliffs that frame much of the ride make up for it. Don't make the trek all the way to Ranger Lake though. Things get a bit rough after the turnoff for Searchmont.
Region: Sault Ste. Marie & Algoma

Highway 66 from Matachewan

Fresh blacktop, and basically a paved logging road. This road makes no sense in the best way possible. Look out for moose around dusk!
Region: Northeastern Ontario

Highway 71, South of Kenora

A little straight and flat in the south, but delightfully winding in the north. A perfect cruiser road.
Region: Northwest Ontario

Highway 599 to Pickle Lake

Not for road quality, but mainly for the fact that this is as far north as you can go on paved surfaces in Ontario.
Region: Northwest Ontario

Trans Canada Highway 11 From Nipigon to Greenstone

Enclosed in the embrace of the billion-year-old Pijitawabik Palisades, it's hard to deny the majesty of this road. Following the shores of Lake Helen, with the picturesque mission church right at the start of the ride (and cheap gas on the reserve!), this is hard to beat for scenic value.
Region: Northwest Ontario

Highway 35

Fresh pavement, massive sweepers, picturesque lakes, rock cuts, and old growth trees make this a stunner. Now, we know that this description could fit with about 75% of the roads in Ontario, but this one stands out. Maybe it's just how well everything fits together here.
Region: Algonquin, Muskoka & Parry Sound

Highway 520 From Burk's Falls to the Bunny Trail

Sweepers change into switchbacks, change into...well, a bunny trail that hops and bounds in every direction.
Region: Algonquin, Muskoka & Parry Sound

Highway 118

A pure, easy cruising, cottage country road. You might want to avoid the part closer to the 400 on weekends if you like your roads wide open.
Region: Algonquin, Muskoka & Parry Sound and Haliburton Highlands to the Ottawa Valley

Highway 637 to Killarney

Pavement quality might not be the best, but the scenery is impeccable, with rose coloured quartzite rock cuts and big ole' lakes popping in here and there. It's not super technical but the scenic payoffs at Lake George and Killarney are stellar.
Region: Northeastern Ontario

Highway 522

A perfect cruising road that's not too technical, but not straight and flat. It's a simple northern road, done nicely. The bridge at the narrows is just right, and the small valleys offer views of majestic northern forests.
Region: Algonquin, Muskoka & Parry Sound

Mortimer Point Road

A quiet cottage country back road just north of Bala, this short stretch of asphalt was clearly built with no concern for the shortest point between A and B. The sweeper that pulls you down into Lake Muskoka, before sling-shotting out the other side, is good for your soul.
Region: Algonquin, Muskoka & Parry Sound

Southwood Road/County Road 13

Probably best known for being the most enjoyable escape route from Highway 400, Southwood is probably the closest thing to a proper motorcycle road within a day's ride of the GTA. (Forks of the Credit, sorry about those speed bumps, noise laws and crowds.)
Region: Algonquin, Muskoka & Parry Sound

County Road 4/Essonville Line

Some tight winding curves up, around, and eventually through a small mountain give way to a high view of the road ahead. Pavement is OK, but the ride is tops.
Region: Haliburton Highlands to the Ottawa Valley

Niagara Parkway

OK, it's a bit crowded in summer, but not without good cause. This is good asphalt, with great views, and pretty as all heck. Oh, and there's also Niagara Falls.
Region: Niagara Region

Opeongo Line

Riding out of Barry's Bay, you've got so many choices for some of the best twisties in the province, but this is likely the most popular for its sheer length. You'll swear it's not Ontario (if you're one of those unfortunate souls who thinks there's nowhere to ride in Ontario.)
Region: Haliburton Highlands to the Ottawa Valley

County Road 36/Bollingbroke Road

A rock and roller, with a wooden railway bridge half-way through.
Region: Southeastern Ontario

Highway 41

Fresh pavement, lots of elevation changes, and some great scenic lookouts make this a winner, especially since it's one of the few big north-south roads in the area.
Region: Haliburton Highlands to the Ottawa Valley

County Road 12

A cliff and a lake with a road sandwiched in between. Might be the only road in Ontario with three hairpin turns on it.
Region: Southeastern Ontario

Long Sault Parkway

This is pure cruising territory. Formed when they flooded the St. Lawrence, this fresh pavement looks out over the river throughout the whole ride.
Region: Southeastern Ontario

Old Barry's Bay Road

Another mind-bender, short and sweet. I'm not sure what's going on in Combermere, but they can't make a straight road within 50k of that place.
Region: Haliburton Highlands to the Ottawa Valley

1000 Islands Parkway

Possibly the most decadent ride in the province, it's pretty straight, with only a few elevation changes, but it looks out over some pretty opulent scenery. Some of the most improbable cottages sit on islands in this channel.
Region: Southeastern Ontario

Honourable Mention: Highway 2

Forget the fact that this road used to be the main thoroughfare for Southern Ontario, it's a scenic alternative to the busy Highway 401. And who cares if it's straight? It takes you through nice towns and sometimes you can see the lake.