Route Description
Highway 599 is a long and isolated road in Northwestern Ontario, starting at the Trans-Canada Highway (Highway 17) near Ignace. It travels through the dense forests and hills of Kenora District and ends in Pickle Lake. It is the longest secondary highway in Ontario, at about 292 km (181 mi) long. It is also the northernmost highway in Ontario maintained by the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario.
The road links up with the Northern Ontario Resource Trail, which used to be a part of Highway 599, and then Highway 808. The Resource Trail is paved for only the first 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) of its length, and is gravel for the rest of its length. It links up with winter roads that travel to isolated communities even farther north, terminating at the northern shore of Windigo Lake.
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