Photo: Mitch WintonFernie, BC

BT700 Fernie Sparwood

A ride described at BT 700 Bikepacking

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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 BT700's connector between Fernie and Sparwood through the Elk Valley: 37 km, about three-quarters unpaved, with some genuinely chunky surfaces and around 570 m of climbing. A solid half-day link between the two towns. Route created by Matt Kadey of BT 700 Bikepacking.

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Where this ride goes#

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Map key & layers

Show stops Mute other bike trails

Food & DrinkAttractionsSuppliesCampingAccommodationBike Services

Riding near fast trafficFastest stretches

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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 2 km of Crowsnest Highway · near Olson

☕Stops worth stopping for34 along this route

Sparwood Visitor Centre: Visitor centre beside the Terex Titan, one of the world's largest trucks, on Highway 3. · Sparwood

Communities along this route#

Fernie 23 Sparwood 11

Fernie (23)

Fernie Heritage LibraryWelcoming· Library · Free

Fernie Aquatic CentreInfo· Community Centre · $

Fernie MuseumInfo· Museum / Gallery · Free

Straight Line BicyclesInfo· Repair Shop

The Arts StationInfo· Museum / Gallery · Free

The Brickhouse Bar & GrillInfo· Brewery / Pub · $$ · Casual

The CentralInfo· Brewery / Pub · $$ · Casual

The Fernie TaphouseInfo· Restaurant · $ · Cheap eats

The LocalInfo· Grocery Store

Big Bang bagelsInfo· Bakery / Donuts · $ · Cheap eats

+13 more in Fernie →

Sparwood (11)

Sparwood Visitor CentreInfo· Visitor Centre · Free

Sparwood MuseumInfo· Museum / Gallery · Free

Causeway Bay Hotel & Conference CentreInfo· Hotel / Motel · $$ · Budget

Mountain Shadows CampgroundInfo· Private Campground

Sparwood Public LibraryInfo· Library

Valley MotelInfo· Hotel / Motel · $$ · Budget

EssoInfo· Convenience Store

HuskyInfo· Convenience Store

Overwaitea FoodsInfo· Grocery Store

Plus the fast-food chains — A&W, Subway

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⛴Getting here, bike and allFernie

Getting to this ride, bike and all#

Fernie is the handiest transit doorway for this ride. Buses, ferries, trains, and the SkyTrain will carry you and your bike there:

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

Also on the bike-transit map: Sparwood

Or pick any two places on To & Fro →

🪶Traditional territories

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.

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