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.
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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.
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.
World's Largest Paddle: Guinness-certified world's largest paddle, 60 feet of red cedar beside the Columbia wetlands. · McMurdo
Plus the fast-food chains — Red Tomato Pies, A&W, Dinerz +6 more
+48 more in Golden →Plus the fast-food chains — Subway, Wildside Pizzeria
+16 more in Radium Hot Springs →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.