Newfoundland Labrador Nine Day Ride

Update 2/23/25: The final Ride Plan is complete, and I've updated this page with just the overall details. The Ride plan is 16 pages, has many details that we will review 3/1/25 at my house, so the RIde will be clear and any questions can be answered.

UPDATE 2/16/25: This ride will leave Friday, July 25 at 5 PM Mobil in Latham and return the following Sunday, August 3 at 5 PM. I'll have a review of the plan at my home for all interested in attending, on Saturday 3/1/25 at 3:00 PM. I'll post that up as an event here, and for those who sign up I'll message my address and phone # directly.

This is the basic route is below. I've wanted to ride from Tadoussac up through the Northern section of the CA138 End of the Road (Day 6 just past Blanc Sablon) since my ride to the End of the Road CA138 at Pointe Parent. NOT a lot of people up there, but there is a lot of riding! Most of it is paved now. Email me if you are interested in this ride, it will be fantastic riding, with a couple-mile hike into Gros Morne National Park in Newfoundland, a couple ferry's and more sights to see than you'll imagine ahead of time.

Friday evening: Latham Mobil to Plattsburgh, 152 miles, 2 hr 15 min
Fuel: Mobil, 477 Troy-Schenectady Rd, Latham, NY 12110 Mile 0, KSU 5:00 PM Eat dinner before arrival.

Day 1 Saturday – Plattsburgh to Les Escoumins, Quebec: 369 miles, 6 hr 54 min ride time
Ferry: Traverse, Baie-Sainte-Catherine, 73 miles, 1 hr 28 min, arrive 4:00 PM – 22-minute Ferry + Boarding @ 4:20 PM -no cost
Ferry boards every 20 minutes.

Day 2 SUNDAY: Les Ecoumins to Lake Manicouagan, Quebec (formed by Meteor Strike) 301 miles, 5 hr 50-minute ride time.

Day 3 Monday: Lake Manicouagan to Churchill Falls, Labrador 327 miles 6 hours 20 min ride time.

Lunch: Baba Q's Smoke & Grill, 211 Drake Ave, Labrador City, NL

Note: Pick up the Belvédère de Bowdoin canyon nature trail, Division No. 10, Subd. D, NL A0R 1A0, Canada for short hike to the falls, after dinner, or the next morning. It’s on the MAP after the hotel. 1.8 miles, 40 minutes out and back. It is 20 minutes West from the Hotel, we’ll pass it on the way in.

Day 4 Tuesday: Churchill Falls to Happy Valley Goose Bay 214 miles, 3 hr 52 min

Day 5 Wednesday: Happy Valley Goose Bay – Blanc Sablon 385 miles 7 h 10 m

Note 1: 251 miles from Happy Valley to Penny’s Pitstop for gas.
Note 2: The End of the Road (FIN 138) is North of the southern route which used to end in Natashquan/Pointe Parent, but now ends in Kegashka. When I rode to FIN CA138 at Pointe Parent, they were building a bridge there, so I was unable to make it to Kegashka that day – This is the other end of CA138. There is an 18-33 hour ferry from Blanc Sablon to Kegashka – More research is needed, to consider linking the two routes to complete both sides of CA138 on this ride.

Day 6 Thursday: Blanc Sablon to St Barbe, to Tablelands Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland (island), 228 miles, 5 hr ride time - 266 miles, 6 hr 10 min with Ferry.

Port au Choix National Historic Site
Point Riche Lighthouse
Arches Provincial Park
Tablelands Trail, Gros Morne National Park - Mind Blown

Day 7 Friday- Table Lands NL, to North Sydney Nova Scotia, 226 miles, 4 hr Ride Time, plus stops & Ferry – 380 miles, 12 hr 55 min with ferry.

Ferry: Marine Atlantic - Channel-Port aux Basques Ferry Terminal, NL-1, Channel-Port aux Basques, NL A0M 1C0, Canada 1.0 miles, 2 min, arrive 6:35 PM

Ferry Departure: 11:45 PM, to North Sydney Nova Scotia,

Day 8 – Saturday North Sydney, Nova Scotia – Bangor, ME 524 miles, 8 hr 35 min ride time

Day 9: Sunday Bangor Maine thru NH, VT to Home, 404 miles, 7 hr 54 min

Home: Arrive 5:00 PM

Monday: Get up and ride the bike to Work. Yeah, I still work.

Saturday 3/1/25 will be the Meetup to review the entire ride plan and details of this ride, all scenic stops, hotels, fuel, dining, cost budget, etc. See our Calendar Page for that signup.