The route
North to Sudbury, then Highway 17 past Sault Ste. Marie, Thunder Bay and Kenora, and Highway 1 through Winnipeg, Regina and Medicine Hat. More than half of the distance is still in Ontario, and the road reaches Calgary before the Rockies start.
- About 3,400 km by Highway 17 and 1
- No mountain pass before Calgary
- One or two hours behind Toronto
