Photo: BIKEPACKING.com8 Rivers Overnighter

8 Rivers Overnighter

Challenging Demanding on several fronts at once, or a lot of riding on busy 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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“The first 60 or so kilometres of riding are fast-rolling, wide forest service roads that offer hints of views of the White River and Kootenay River to the west and some spectacular sights looking up the drainages to the east. Forty-eight kilometres in, there is a great place to set up a tent, as well as some spectacular waterfalls at Fenwick Creek Rec Site.”
— BIKEPACKING.com

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Where this ride goes#

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☕Stops worth stopping for3 along this route

Communities along this route#

Dry Gulch 2 Canal Flats 1

Dry Gulch (2)

Nipika Mountain ResortInfo· Hotel / Motel · $$$$ · Upscale

Cross River Wilderness CentreInfo· Hotel / Motel · $$ · Budget

Canal Flats (1)

White River CampgroundInfo· Public Campground

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⛴Getting here, bike and allSparwood

Getting to this ride, bike and all#

The transit network doesn’t quite reach this ride. The closest doorway is Sparwood, about 57 km from the route. Buses, ferries, trains, and the SkyTrain will carry you and your bike that far:

Ferniebest: bus
Vancouverbest: bus
Victoriabest: ferry + train + bus
Nanaimobest: ferry + SkyTrain + bus

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🪶Traditional territories

This route travels through the traditional territories of the Ĩyãħé Nakón mąkóce (Stoney), Ktunaxa ɁamakɁis, Niitsítpiis-stahkoii ᖹᐟᒧᐧᐨᑯᐧ ᓴᐦᖾᐟ (Blackfoot / Niitsítapi ᖹᐟᒧᐧᒣᑯ), and Tsuut’ina.

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

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