BC Cycle Tourism Society
Photo: Mitch WintonGolden, BC

Golden Triangle Day 2

Ambitious A real undertaking. Demanding on a couple of fronts, like rough surfaces plus steady climbing, or a long stretch on busier roads.

Difficulty Our overall read of how demanding a route is. We score surface roughness, climbing, singletrack, and how far it runs from services. The route publisher's own rating, a lot of busy road riding, or sheer scale can push the tier up, never down.

Derived from OpenStreetMap. Good data, not perfect. Spot something wrong? Tell us.

How we describe routes →

The middle day of the classic Golden Triangle road tour: 107 km of pavement from Radium Hot Springs to Golden through the Columbia River Valley, home to North America's longest contiguous wetland. Rolling rather than mountainous, with a new shoulder added in both directions in 2023. Highway riding, so expect traffic.

Where this ride goes#

Map key & layers
Food & DrinkAttractionsSuppliesCampingAccommodation

Riding near fast trafficFastest stretches

Dashed line = our rough sketch of where the ride goes. The rideable route lives at get the route from Elbow Valley Cycle Club.

Fast-road stretches#

We believe these are the fast, unprotected roads on this route. We can tell you which roads and roughly how far, but not the order you will ride them. If you see an error, tell us and we'll fix it.

  • about 102 km of Kootenay-Columbia Highway · near Harrogate
Stops worth stopping for99 along this route

World's Largest Paddle: Guinness-certified world's largest paddle, 60 feet of red cedar beside the Columbia wetlands. · McMurdo

Golden (67)

Art Gallery Of Golden-Kicking Horse CultureInfo· Museum / Gallery · Free
Big BendInfo· Restaurant · $$ · Casual
Eat Pure Mountain MarketInfo· Grocery Store
Golden Bakery & DeliInfo· Bakery / Donuts · $ · Cheap eats
Golden BC MuseumInfo· Museum / Gallery · $$
The IslandInfo· Restaurant · $$ · Casual
The Wolf's DenInfo· Restaurant · $$$ · Upscale
Whitetooth BistroInfo· Restaurant · $$ · Casual
Dreamcatcher HostelAccredited· Hostel · $ · Rock-bottom
Avalanche Safety SolutionsInfo· Outdoor Gear

Plus the fast-food chains — Red Tomato Pies, A&W, Dinerz +6 more

+48 more in Golden →

Radium Hot Springs (28)

Inn On CanyonInfo· Hotel / Motel · $$ · Budget
Radium Hot Springs Visitor CentreInfo· Visitor Centre · Free
The Old Salzburg ResterantInfo· Restaurant · $$ · Casual
Apple Tree InnInfo· Hotel / Motel · $$ · Budget
Big Horn CafeInfo· Café / Coffee · $ · Cheap eats
Conrad Kain's Kitchen + Grill & Asia Nova LoungeInfo· Restaurant · $$ · Casual
Crescent MotelInfo· Hotel / Motel · $$ · Budget
Destination InnInfo· Hotel / Motel · $$ · Budget
Horsethief Creek Pub & EateryInfo· Restaurant · $$ · Casual
Leo BurritoInfo· Restaurant · $ · Cheap eats

Plus the fast-food chains — Subway, Wildside Pizzeria

+16 more in Radium Hot Springs →

Castledale (1)

Quinn Creek CampgroundInfo· Private Campground

McMurdo (1)

World's Largest PaddleInfo· Activity / Experience · Free

Nicholson (1)

My Nicholson StoreInfo· Grocery Store

Parson (1)

Twig & Berry Trading CompanyInfo· Convenience Store
Slice and dice these stops in the directory →
These stops come from our directory of welcoming places across BC. Spot something wrong, missing, or closed? Tell us and we'll fix it.
Getting here, bike and allGolden

Getting to this ride, bike and all#

Golden is the handiest transit doorway for this ride. Buses, ferries, the SkyTrain, and trains will carry you and your bike there:

Or pick any two places on To & Fro →

🪶Traditional territories

This route travels through the traditional territories of the Ĩyãħé Nakón mąkóce (Stoney), Ktunaxa ɁamakɁis, and Secwepemcúl’ecw (Secwépemc).

Territory data from Native Land Digital, for educational purposes only.