Photo: The Fraser Valley GroupAbbotsford, BC

Short Exposure

A ride described at Love Machine

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A 47.5 km half-day loop near Whistler, starting at Brandywine Falls and following the Sea to Sky Trail before climbing Cheakamus Lake Road through old-growth forest to Cheakamus Lake. Return passes Function Junction and the Whistler Train Wreck.

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Where this ride goes#

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☕Stops worth stopping for9 along this route

Whistler Bungee: 50-metre bungee jumps over the glacial Cheakamus River in a basalt canyon. · Whistler

Communities along this route#

Whistler 8 Whistler Creek 1

Whistler (8)

Whistler BungeeInfo· Activity / Experience · $$$$

Cheakamus River Suspension BridgeInfo· Park / Nature · Free

HI WhistlerAccredited· Hostel · $ · Rock-bottom

Cal Cheak Callaghan CampInfo· Public Campground

Cal Cheak North CampInfo· Public Campground

Cal Cheak South CampInfo· Public Campground

Cal Cheak Central CampInfo· Private Campground

Cheaky's CaféInfo· Café / Coffee · $ · Cheap eats

Whistler Creek (1)

Cheakamus Lake CampgroundInfo· Public Campground

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⛴Getting here, bike and allWhistler

Getting to this ride, bike and all#

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

Pembertonbest: bus
Vancouverbest: bus
Nanaimobest: ferry + SkyTrain + bus
Victoriabest: bus

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🪶Traditional territories

This route travels through the traditional territories of the Lil’wat, Skwxwú7mesh-ulh Temíx̱w (Squamish), and St̓át̓imc Tmicw (St’at’imc).

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

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