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[RodLyle]

Best route from Amherst NS to Saint John NB?


Best route from Saint John NB to Bar Harbor?


35 footer and pulling a jeep.

Thanks in advance

[pulsar]

Little Kopit wrote:
Always found route 9 in Maine, rather boring. Depends if all you want to do is make miles, or whether you want to see some of character of the country as you go.

Why travel if you don't look and absorb.

& for my time Grand Manan, Campobello Island, Deer Island, Machais, ie, the coastal road is much more interesting.

😉

There is no doubt that US 1 is the more interesting route. The last time we were in the maritimes, we drove up 9 and came back on US 1. We were in no hurry; we took 10 days traveling from East Port to Bath and had a great time. However, 6 years ago, 9 was a much better route and parts of US 1 were horrible.

Hopefully you, or someone else, can provide a more up to date assessment of the road conditions.

Tom

[Little_Kopit]

Always found route 9 in Maine, rather boring. Depends if all you want to do is make miles, or whether you want to see some of character of the country as you go.

Why travel if you don't look and absorb.

& for my time Grand Manan, Campobello Island, Deer Island, Machais, ie, the coastal road is much more interesting.

😉

[pulsar]

It's been 6 years since we've been to Nova Scotia (That long?? Got to get back.)

Going to NS, we always stop at St. Andrews by the Sea, so our route takes us through Saint John.

Coming from Amherst to Saint John: Trans Canada 2 to New Brunswick 1

From Saint John to Bar Harbor: New Brunswick 1 to the border. At this point, you have two routes, US 1 along the coast and Maine 9. We've done both and found Me 9 to be a better road and a faster route. Perhaps someone that has been there more recently can make a comment about road conditions. Assuming Maine 9, to Maine 179 to Alternate US 1 north to Maine 3.

Tom