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 →An alternative leg of the BT700 near Fernie: 76 km, mostly unpaved, with steady forest-road climbing adding up to about 1,100 m. The option for riders who want more gravel in their East Kootenay traverse. Route created by Matt Kadey of BT 700 Bikepacking.
Dashed line = our rough sketch of where the ride goes. The rideable route lives at get the route from BT 700 Bikepacking.
Fernie Historic Oil Derrick: BC's last standing wooden oil derrick, at Fernie's eastern gateway on Highway 3. · Fernie
Plus the fast-food chains — McDonald's, Starbucks, Tim Hortons
+8 more in Fernie →This route travels through the traditional territories of the Cayuse, Umatilla and Walla Walla, Ĩyãħé Nakón mąkóce (Stoney), and Ktunaxa ɁamakɁis.
Territory data from Native Land Digital, for educational purposes only.