BC Cycle Tourism Society
Photo: Kari MedigNaramata, BC

Seymour Arm Overnighter

Epic Expedition scale. Many demanding factors stacked, or 1,000 km and up, or 10,000 m of climbing.

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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A 175 km, mostly unpaved overnighter through two Monashee mountain valleys near Sicamous, mapped by Dario Dulic. Steep gravel climbs up to 20 percent grade and 3,778 m of elevation gain, with a resupply stop in the remote village of Seymour Arm.

Where this ride goes#

Map key & layers
AttractionsCamping

Riding near fast trafficFastest stretches

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

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 3 km of Trans-Canada Highway · near Craigellachie
Stops worth stopping for2 along this route

The Last Spike (Craigellachie): Where the CPR's last spike was driven in 1885; monument and gift shop at Craigellachie. · Craigellachie

Communities along this route#

Craigellachie (1)

The Last Spike (Craigellachie)Info· Activity / Experience · Free

Seymour Arm (1)

Silver Beach Provincial CampgroundInfo· Public Campground
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Getting here, bike and allSicamous

Getting to this ride, bike and all#

The transit network doesn’t quite reach this ride. The closest doorway is Sicamous, about 22 km from the route. Buses, ferries, the SkyTrain, and trains will carry you and your bike that far:

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🪶Traditional territories

This route travels through the traditional territories of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, Ĩyãħé Nakón mąkóce (Stoney), Ktunaxa ɁamakɁis, Secwepemcúl’ecw (Secwépemc), and snʕickstx tmxʷúlaʔxʷ (Sinixt).

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