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ON Highway Itinerary: Sudbury to Mattawa

Why travel between Sudbury and Mattawa?

This route has four segments. From Sudbury to Lake Nipissing the highway is overland. Then, suddenly, for 20 kilometers, you have sweeping vistas of Lake Nipissing. At North Bay, Highway 11 can go south to Toronto, or north to many northern mining towns. East of North Bay, you pass the Mattawa River wilderness that early French fur-traders experienced. Near Mattawa, you enter the Ottawa Valley lowland, great for farming. What a dramatic transition to/from the 1600 kilometers of Canadian Shield to the west.

ON-Itinerary - Sudbury - Mattawa

Elevation Chart

Highway Notes

Itinerary

Here is the itinerary for the 190 km along Highway #17 between Sudbury and Mattawa:

Greater Sudbury Area

Wanapatei Lake's West Bay, just north of the TCH, east of SudburySudbury is the location of a major meteor strike, which has embedded a rich concentration of metals in the ground. This area (very visible on satellite and aerial photos) is now known as the Sudbury Basin. Copper was first discovered by a CPR blacksmith in 1883, and the region was first deforested for its lumber and then plucked bare by prospectors. Nickel is key for manufacturing stainless steel, and copper is essential for conducting electricity.

Once nickel was discovered and extracted, the fumes from the refining process caused heavy “acid rain” in the region, killing off many of the remaining vegetation, making the region so barren that in the 1960s NASA used it as a stand-in for the moon in their astronaut training.

Superstack Behind Air DuctThe “Superstack” at Copper Cliff to the west of Sudbury, is 381 metres (1250 feet) high, was completed in 1972 to disperse the pollutants into the upper atmosphere. It is Canada’s second tallest structure, behind only the CN Tower. Since then, the Sudbury Region has begun a program of land reclamation & reforestation, and remediation and de-acidification of nearby lakes. Since the 1990s, the waste gases going into the Superstack were pre-processed to remove 90 % of the sulphur dioxide, with further improvements in emissions reduction planned.

Sudbury - Big Nickel On Regional Road 55 (CoverPhoto)
Sudbury - Big Nickel On Regional Road 55 (CoverPhoto)

Lake Nippissing view

The Voyageur Route

The route between Sudbury and Mattawa roughly follows the route of the French courier du bois (runners of the wood) and fur traders, though they took the water route following the Mattawa River, Lake Nippissing, and then the French River down to Lake Huron. You can see the French River from a viewpoint south of Sudbury,

The region between Warren and Sturgeon Falls is heavily dependent on the forest industry, with softwood white spruce and blue spruce, and hardwood species like ash, aspen, birch, basswood, elm and maple. These are processed at the mill a Sturgeon Falls.

 

The north shore of Lake Nippissing is mainly steep bluffs, with the flat terraces remaining from the ancient shoreline of the Nippissing Great Lake of the last Ice Age, used today for the rail and highway corridor along the lake’s edge. Much of the north shore is ceded as a Nippissing (Ojibewa) Indian Reservation. A statue on the west side of Lake Nippissing marks the point where in 1605 Samuel de Champlain passed through, on his path to Lake Huron via the French River, before heading south to Lake Simcoe and back to Lake Ontario and the St Lawrence River.

Mattawa area Pond With LiliesNorth Bay's Jet Park, at Highway 11
North Bay is the Gateway to Ontario’s North. It is connected to Toronto via Highway 11 (paving completed in 1939), an extension of that city’s Yonge Street, which continues to Nipigon on the north shore of Lake Superior (construction completed in 1943). North Bay was the 1934 birthplace of the Dionne Quintuplets. North Bay was also the last Canadian base with nuclear (defensive) missiles, before their removal in 1968 by then-prime minister Trudeau.

Highway 17 Rock Cuts east of North Bay, ON-sliver
Highway 17 Rock Cuts east of North Bay, ON-sliver

Mattawa-OttawaRiver4The Forests along the Matawa River

The Trans-Canada between North Bay and Mattawa follows the path of the early voyageurs along the Mattawa River. In the 1600s, fur traders and Jesuit missionaries followed this route to the Great Lakes and to get to the mouth of the Mississippi (via Lake Michigan to a short portage at today’s Chicago). Recent settlement and encroachment has forced big game to seek protection in Algonquin Park to the south.

Mattawa area businesses, attractions, and accommodations are found in the Ottawa Locale Directory below.

Ottawa River Valley

As you approach Mattawa, you notice the land is less rugged, as you leave the Canadian Shield and enter the St Lawrence Lowlands eco-zone, and the soils are  better suited to farming. The Ottawa River  is a maor tributary of the St Lawrence, and is 1271 km (790mi) long, and  drains a vast area of 146,300 km2 (56,500 sq mi) up to almost Val d’Or in Quebec and Lake Abitibi in Ontario. The river is so long that in Spring there are TWO flood seasons, one from meltwater of the lower Ottawa River, and another a few weeks later from meltwater from the upper Ottawa River.

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Elevation Chart: Sudbury to Mattawa

E;levation Chart for itinerary from Sudbury to Mattawa
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Westbound

KM 
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Elev.
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0 Park St (Mattawa )  170.4

 
0 Pine Street, Mattawa Train Station, Tourist Information Centre (Mattawa )  162.5

 
0 Junction Valois Drive (17S), Main St (Highway 533 N), and McConnal St (Hwy 17 W) (Mattawa )  159.7

 
2 Chenier Rd (S) 169.2

 
2 Louis St (N) services (Mattawa )  166.4

 
4 Champlain Lake Rd, accommodation 175.3

 
5 Old Highway 17 (N) & Nealt Rd (N) 177.1

 
7 Taggatt Lake Rd (S) 191.4

 
9 Old Highway 17 (N) 221.9

 
11 Boundary Rd (S) 200.9

 
18 Highway Junction #630 185.3

 
18 Samuel de Champlain Provincial Park 183.2

 
27 Talon Lake Rd, Rutherglen 240.5

 
32 Trout Pond Rd (S), Pine Lake Rd (N) to Mattawa River PP (4 km) 255.1

 
36 Highway Junction #531 S to Bonfield, accommodation 220.1

 
48 Highway 94, gas 223.7

 
55 Trout Lake, view to N 199.9

 
56 Truck stop on N side of hwy 207.6

 
56 Bayview Rd, Race track and Go-cart track on N side of hwy 206.3

 
58 Acme Rd (S), Twin Lake N, services 207.3

 
58 Lake to N of hwy 207.6

 
59 Exit to #11 South to Barrie, Toronto (North Bay)  203.9

 
60 Major intersection #17B Fisher St (W) (North Bay)  204.2

 
60 Railway level crossing (North Bay)  208.8

 
60 Seymour St intersection (North Bay)  209.4

 
61 Major intersection #63 Cassells St (W) and Trout Lake Rd (E) (North Bay)  202.1

 
62 Obrien St (North Bay)  218.8

 
62 Frost St N (WB only) (North Bay)  216.4

 
63 Major intersection Highway 11B (N) shopping, all services, Algonquin Ave (S) all services (North Bay)  235

 
65 Cormanville Rd intersection (North Bay)  216.4

 
66 east boundary of Nipissing Indian Reserve 10 south of highway (North Bay)  211.2

 
67 Highway Junction #17B North Bay city centre west access (North Bay)  209.7

 
68 RV dealer S side of hwy 220.1

 
83 Beaucage Park Rd (S) 200.6

 
86 Crossing Little Sturgeon River 202.1

 
87 Riding Stable Rd (N) 200.3

 
96 Golf Course Rd (N) west boundary of Nipissing Indian Reserve 10 south of highway 210

 
99 Coursol Rd, all services to W (Sturgeon Falls )  208.8

 
100 Ottawa St, OPP, Highway 64 N, to Marten River Provincial Park, Cobalt, Kirkland Lake, Cochrane (Sturgeon Falls)  209.7

 
100 Sturgeon River crossing, Historical Plaque, S side (Sturgeon Falls )  197.2

 
100 King Street, all services to E (Sturgeon Falls )  207.6

 
104 Levac Rd (W), services and accommodation, Drive-In Rd (E) (Cache Bay)  202.4

 
114 Avenue Gingras (S) access to Verner (Verner)  202.1

 
116 Highway 64 S (Verner)  205.7

 
117 Hwy 575 (N) and Cartier St (S) to Old Highway 17 to west (Verner)  208.8

 
123 Deer Lake Rd (N) (Verner)  202.4

 
128 Old Highway 17 (S) heading east, Picnic grounds on north side of highway 203.3

 
131 Highway 539 N to Warren, Nipissing Rd (S) (Warren)  203

 
136 River Crossing 202.4

 
138 Labine Rd, W to Hagar (Hagar)  217.9

 
139 Highway 535, S to Hagar (Hagar)  222.8

 
146 Picnic grounds on north side of highway 206

 
150 Main St (N) to Markstay, (Markstay)  235.6

 
152 Pioneer St W, west access to Markstay, services (Markstay)  212.8

 
155 Chain Lake Rd (S). MacLean Rd (NO 224.3

 
159 Kukagami Rd (N) 259.4

 
162 Sunset Rd 261.8

 
167 Mill Rd (N) (Wahnapitae)  254.2

 
167 Norvic Motel, S side of hwy 254.8

 
170 Colonization Rd (N) to Lake Wanapitae, Hwy 537 (Hill St) S to town of Wanup (14 km)and Hwy 69 (Wahnapitae)  260.3

 
171 Mountain View ST (N) Glenbower Cr (S) 237.1

 
171 Wanapitae River Crossing 239.9

 
173 CPR Railway underpass (Coniston)  258.2

 
175 Highway 90 (N) N to Garson (8 km), Falconbridge, Sudbury Airport (17 km) and Wanapitei Lake (22 km) (Coniston)  247.8

 
175 Birch St access to Hwy 67 W to Coniston (Coniston)  248.4

 
176 Highway Junction #74, S to Coniston, smelter, services, accommodation, small airfield, Nickel Centre Information Centre 246.9

 
179 Highway 55 Intersection W to Sudbury, via Kingsway (9 km) all services (Sudbury)  255.4

 
180 CP Rail overpass & intersection Highway 67 W to Sudbury via Bancroft Dr, Allan St E to Coniston (2 km) (Sudbury)  278

 
185 Lake Laurentian Conservation Area, eastern boundary (Sudbury)  271.6

 
187 Lake Laurentian Conservation Area, western boundary (Sudbury)  270.1

 
190 Major Interchange Highway 46 (Regent St) N into Sudbury, all services & hospital, and Highway 69 S to OPP, Parry Sound, Barrie, Toronto (Sudbury)  266.1

 
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Eastbound

KM 
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0 Major Interchange Highway 46 (Regent St) N into Sudbury, all services & hospital, and Highway 69 S to OPP, Parry Sound, Barrie, Toronto (Sudbury)  266.1

 
3 Lake Laurentian Conservation Area, western boundary (Sudbury)  270.1

 
5 Lake Laurentian Conservation Area, eastern boundary (Sudbury)  271.6

 
10 CP Rail overpass & intersection Highway 67 W to Sudbury via Bancroft Dr, Allan St E to Coniston (2 km) (Sudbury)  278

 
11 Highway 55 Intersection W to Sudbury, via Kingsway (9 km) all services (Sudbury)  255.4

 
14 Highway Junction #74, S to Coniston, smelter, services, accommodation, small airfield, Nickel Centre Information Centre 246.9

 
15 Highway 90 (N) N to Garson (8 km), Falconbridge, Sudbury Airport (17 km) and Wanapitei Lake (22 km) (Coniston)  247.8

 
15 Birch St access to Hwy 67 W to Coniston (Coniston)  248.4

 
17 CPR Railway underpass (Coniston)  258.2

 
19 Mountain View ST (N) Glenbower Cr (S) 237.1

 
19 Wanapitae River Crossing 239.9

 
20 Colonization Rd (N) to Lake Wanapitae, Hwy 537 (Hill St) S to town of Wanup (14 km)and Hwy 69 (Wahnapitae)  260.3

 
23 Mill Rd (N) (Wahnapitae)  254.2

 
23 Norvic Motel, S side of hwy 254.8

 
28 Sunset Rd 261.8

 
31 Kukagami Rd (N) 259.4

 
35 Chain Lake Rd (S). MacLean Rd (NO 224.3

 
38 Pioneer St W, west access to Markstay, services (Markstay)  212.8

 
40 Main St (N) to Markstay, (Markstay)  235.6

 
44 Picnic grounds on north side of highway 206

 
51 Highway 535, S to Hagar (Hagar)  222.8

 
52 Labine Rd, W to Hagar (Hagar)  217.9

 
54 River Crossing 202.4

 
59 Highway 539 N to Warren, Nipissing Rd (S) (Warren)  203

 
62 Old Highway 17 (S) heading east, Picnic grounds on north side of highway 203.3

 
67 Deer Lake Rd (N) (Verner)  202.4

 
73 Hwy 575 (N) and Cartier St (S) to Old Highway 17 to west (Verner)  208.8

 
74 Highway 64 S (Verner )  205.7

 
76 Avenue Gingras (S) access to Verner (Verner)  202.1

 
86 Levac Rd (W), services and accommodation, Drive-In Rd (E) (Cache Bay)  202.4

 
90 Ottawa St, OPP, Highway 64 N, to Marten River Provincial Park, Cobalt, Kirkland Lake, Cochrane (Sturgeon Falls )  209.7

 
90 Sturgeon River crossing, Historical Plaque, S side (Sturgeon Falls)  197.2

 
90 King Street, all services to E (Sturgeon Falls)  207.6

 
91 Coursol Rd, all services to W (Sturgeon Falls )  208.8

 
94 Golf Course Rd (N) west boundary of Nipissing Indian Reserve 10 south of highway 210

 
103 Riding Stable Rd (N) 200.3

 
104 Crossing Little Sturgeon River 202.1

 
107 Beacage Park Rd (S) 200.6

 
122 RV dealer S side of hwy 220.1

 
123 Highway Junction #17B North Bay city centre west access (North Bay)  209.7

 
124 east boundary of Nipissing Indian Reserve 10 south of highway (North Bay)  211.2

 
125 Cormanville Rd intersection (North Bay)  216.4

 
127 Major intersection Highway 11B (N) shopping, all services, Algonquin Ave (S) all services (North Bay)  235

 
128 Obrien St (North Bay)  218.8

 
128 Frost St N (WB only) (North Bay)  216.4

 
129 Major intersection #63 Cassells St (W) and Trout Lake Rd (E) (North Bay)  202.1

 
130 Major intersection #17B Fisher St (W) (North Bay)  204.2

 
130 Railway level crossing (North Bay)  208.8

 
130 Seymour St intersection (North Bay)  209.4

 
131 Exit to #11 South to Barrie, Toronto (North Bay)  203.9

 
132 Acme Rd (S), Twin Lake N, services 207.3

 
132 Lake to N of hwy 207.6

 
134 Truck stop on N side of hwy 207.6

 
134 Bayview Rd, Race track and Go-cart track on N side of hwy 206.3

 
135 Trout Lake, view to N 199.9

 
142 Highway 94, gas 223.7

 
154 Highway Junction #531 S to Bonfield, accommodation 220.1

 
158 Trout Pond Rd (S), Pine Lake Rd (N) to Mattawa River PP (4 km) 255.1

 
163 Talon Lake Rd, Rutherglen 240.5

 
172 Highway Junction #630 185.3

 
172 Samuel de Champlain Provincial Park 183.2

 
179 Boundary Rd (S) 200.9

 
181 Old Highway 17 (N) 221.9

 
183 Taggatt Lake Rd (S) 191.4

 
185 Old Highway 17 (N) & Nealt Rd (N) 177.1

 
186 Champlain Lake Rd, accommodation 175.3

 
188 Chenier Rd (S) 169.2

 
188 Louis St (N) services (Mattawa )  166.4

 
190 Park St (Mattawa )  170.4

 
190 Pine Street, Mattawa Train Station, Tourist Information Centre (Mattawa )  162.5

 
190 Junction Valois Drive (17S), Main St (Highway 533 N), and McConnal St (Hwy 17 W) (Mattawa )  159.7

 
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