Golden Triangle Day 3

A ride mapped and described by Elbow Valley Cycle Club

75 cycling stops along this route · Kootenay Rockies

87 km · Full dayAmbitiousRide with trafficMostly pavedLots of climbingRemote stretches

The climbing day of the Golden Triangle tour: 87 km from Golden up through Yoho National Park past Field to Lake Louise, gaining about 1,500 m along the way. All paved, all highway, and all Rockies: this is the leg the tour is remembered for. Expect traffic on Highway 1.

Our map below is a rough sketch

How to get the detailed route

The full map, turn-by-turns, and GPX for this ride are on Elbow Valley Cycle Club. Our map shows roughly where the ride goes, not how to follow it.

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Communities along this route#

Golden 61 Field 9 Cathedral 3 Hector 1 Leanchoil 1

Roughly where this ride goes#

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The dashed line is our rough sketch, drawn only to show where the ride is. For the real, rideable route, get the route from Elbow Valley Cycle Club.

BC Bike Stops#

Golden (61)

Dreamcatcher HostelAccredited· Hostel · $ · Rock-bottom

7-ElevenInfo· Convenience Store

A&WInfo· Fast Food / Chain · $ · Cheap eats

Art Gallery Of Golden-Kicking Horse CultureInfo· Museum / Gallery · Free

Best Western Mountainview InnInfo· Hotel / Motel · $$$ · Mid-range

Big BendInfo· Restaurant · $$ · Casual

Brookside MotelInfo· Hotel / Motel · $$ · Budget

Confluence ClimbingInfo· Community Centre · $

Dairy QueenInfo· Ice Cream · $ · Cheap eats

Days Inn GoldenInfo· Hotel / Motel · $$ · Budget

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Field (9)

Edgemount Guest HouseInfo· B&B / Inn · $$$ · Mid-range

Field Community CentreInfo· Community Centre · Free

Humming Bird Guest HouseInfo· B&B / Inn · $$$ · Mid-range

Inn Field Guest HouseInfo· B&B / Inn · $$$ · Mid-range

Siding CafeInfo· Restaurant · $$ · Casual

Truffle Pigs BistroInfo· Restaurant · $$ · Casual

Truffle Pigs LodgeInfo· Hotel / Motel · $$$$ · Upscale

Vanhorne Guest HouseInfo· B&B / Inn · $$$ · Mid-range

Yoho National Park Visitor CentreInfo· Visitor Centre · Free

Cathedral (3)

Cathedral mountain lodgeInfo· Hotel / Motel · $$$$ · Luxury

Kicking Horse CampgroundInfo· Private Campground

Monarch CampgroundInfo· Private Campground

Hector (1)

The Great Divide LodgeInfo· Hotel / Motel · $$$ · Mid-range

Leanchoil (1)

Hoodoo Creek CampgroundInfo· Public Campground

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