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Photo: BIKEPACKING.comAround the Babines

Around the Babines

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.

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“Around the Babines is a 110-kilometer (68-mile) mixed-terrain route that starts and ends in Smithers, British Columbia. The route leaves from town, following 60 kilometers of scenic rolling gravel roads around the south and east edges of [Babine Mountains Park], looping back to Chapman Lake and eventually the Cronin Trail trailhead.”

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Where this ride goes#

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Riding near fast trafficFastest stretches

Dashed line = our rough sketch of where the ride goes. The rideable route lives at get the route from BIKEPACKING.com.

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 11 km of Babine Lake Road · near Northern British Columbia
  • about 1 km of Yellowhead Highway · near Smithers
Stops worth stopping for35 along this route

Communities along this route#

Smithers (35)

Alpenhorn PubInfo· Brewery / Pub · $$ · Casual
Bulkley Valley MuseumInfo· Museum / Gallery · Free
Louise's KitchenInfo· Restaurant · $$ · Casual
Smithers Brewing Co.Info· Brewery / Pub · $$ · Casual
Smithers Visitor CentreInfo· Visitor Centre · Free
BugwoodWelcoming· Café / Coffee · $ · Cheap eats
UFO Ukrainian Food AwesomeWelcoming· Restaurant · $$ · Casual
Bulkley Valley WholesaleInfo· Grocery Store
HeartstringsInfo· Grocery Store
Masa Yama JapaneseInfo· Restaurant · $$ · Casual

Plus the fast-food chains — Boston Pizza, McDonald's, Panago +2 more

+20 more in Smithers →
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 allSmithers

Getting to this ride, bike and all#

Smithers is the handiest transit doorway for this ride. Trains, ferries, and the SkyTrain 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 Dakeł Keyoh (ᑕᗸᒡ ᗲᘏᑋ), Dënéndeh, Nadut’en, Takla, and Wet’suwet’en Yintikh.

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