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[[trash:Winnipeg]]=== North towards Broken Head / Grand Beach / Victoria Beach (via #59 highway) ===Hitch North from the #59 highway close to Kilcona Park. A "#44 bus to Kildonan via Louelda" should get you there. ===North towards Grand Rapids / Thompson (via #6 highway)===Take bus as if hitching West towards Saskatchewan, but catch a ride north on the Perimeter highway, about 15 minutes, to entrance of the #16. People are nice and the rides are easy all the way up to Thompson, which you can get to within a day. == Nomadwiki & Trashwiki == {{nomadwiki}}
→North towards Grand Rapids / Thompson (via #6 highway)
=== West towards [[Saskatchewan]] ([[Portage la Prairie]] / [[Brandon]] / [[Regina]] ) (via #1 TransCanada highway) ===
If you're at the centre of the city, take the 21 St. Charles bus (ask for one that goes ''all the way to St. Charles St.)'' West to the outskirts of town. Walk past the Perimeter Hwy overpass and there's a good spot across from the Chapel Lawm Memorial Gardens. There's a stoplight and a Tim Hortons, plenty of slow traffic and a nice wide shoulder. If you're stuck after dark, I've slept in the field behind the Flying J truck stop on two occasions. Ear plugs for truck engines would have been nice but nobody bothered me and I got Denny's in the morning. They have showers in this truck stop too for $13 if you're longing a wash. Not ideal but not the worst. I've even hitched east from the Kenora bypass twice but I wouldn't recommend it to anyone.
=== East towards [[Ontario]] ([[Kenora]] / [[Thunder Bay]] / [[Sault Ste. Marie]] / [[Sudbury]] / [[Toronto]]) (via #1 TransCanada highway) ===
From downtown, catch a #19 Marion bus on Vaughn St., North of Portage Ave. Either #19 route, via Autumnwood or via Drake, should take you to "Patterson" terminal, where the bus loops back. From the Patterson area walk South on Lagimodiere for ~5 min until Fermor, then walk East on Fermor ~10 minutes or until you reach an empty lot with a concrete slab and a nearby light pole covered in traveler tags. Start hitching here or East of here, as traffic has distanced and there is plenty of shoulder space.
[[Kenora]] is ~2 1/1 hours east of Winnipeg but is a major lakeside weekend destination for locals, so sign for a ride at least as far as [[Kenora]]. There is very little in between. If someone offer you a ride but not until Kenora, stop at Deacon Road near the Petro Canada. Local traffic slow the traffic on the trans-canada highway and they stop often for a red light.
=== South towards Canada-USA border ([[Île-des-Chênes]] / [[St-Pierre-Jolys]] / [[Kleefeld]] / [[Grunthal]] / [[St. Malo]]) (via #59 highway) ===
[[Matlock]], [[Winnipeg Beach]], [[Gimli]], etc. are on the West coast of Lake Winnipeg, and so are actually 1-3 mile roads East of the #8 highway, along the parallel #9 highway. Watch along the #8 highway for signs directing you towards your desired destination.
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