Photo: Abby CooperThompson Okanagan, BC

Goose / McConnell Goodness w/ Katie

Challenging Demanding on several fronts at once, or a lot of riding on busy roads.

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A 48 km ride on Thompson-Nicola backroads, about three-quarters gravel, with roughly 750 m of climbing that arrives in steep pitches rather than long grinds. A solid half-day out in quiet country.

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⛴Getting here, bike and allKamloops

Getting to this ride, bike and all#

The transit network doesn’t quite reach this ride. The closest doorway is Kamloops, about 8 km from the route. Buses, ferries, the SkyTrain, and trains will carry you and your bike that far:

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

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🪶Traditional territories

This route travels through the traditional territories of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, Nłeʔkepmx Tmíxʷ (Nlaka’pamux), Secwepemcúl’ecw (Secwépemc), and Syilx (Okanagan).

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

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