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If you're at the centre of the city, take the 21 St. Charles bus 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.
=== East towards [[Ontario]] ([[Kenora]] / [[Thunder Bay]] / [[Sault Ste . Marie]] / [[Sudbury]] / [[Toronto]]) (via #1 TransCanada highway) ===
Getting East out of Winnipeg is easy breezy Canadian hitching. Start hitchhiking about ~10 minutes walk East of Lagimodiere Blvd. & Fermor Ave.
[[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.
=== Southeast towards [[Steinbach]] (via #1 TransCanada and #12 highways) ===
A short and easy trip! Hitch out of Winnipeg as if hitching towards [[Ontario]], but only ride to the #12 highway (~35 minutes). Then hitch South on highway #12 for ~15 minutes to get to [[Steinbach]]. The most efficient method is to sign for [[Steinbach]] at the Winnipeg location and get a direct ride. Even if you have to turn down a short ride or two, it should take you less than 30 minutes to get one headed for Steinbach.
=== North towards [[Winnipeg Beach]] / [[Gimli]] (via #8 highway)
The hitch up to the West side of Lake Winnipeg is pretty easy.
The ideal location to hitch from would be the Perimeter highway North (#101 highway) & #8 highway (McPhillips St.), but it is tricky to get a bus here. A starting point easier to access is the stretch of McPhillips St. just north of the suburb. To get there, take a Northbound #17 bus on Vaughn St. just South of Portage Ave., and ride it ~30 minutes to McPhillips St. & Leila Ave. or the Garden City Shopping Centre. Walk ~30 minutes North on McPhillips to where the shoulder begins. You are on the #8 highway, so put out your thumb!
[[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.
== Public transport ==
