Photo: Kari MedigNelson, BC

BT700 Slocan Valley

A ride described at BT 700 Bikepacking

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A 76 km BT700 leg through the Slocan Valley on a mix of rail trail and quiet valley roads, about a third unpaved, with gentle rolling terrain and around 750 m of climbing. Mellow riding through one of the Kootenays' loveliest valleys. Route created by Matt Kadey of BT 700 Bikepacking.

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Where this ride goes#

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☕Stops worth stopping for70 along this route

Nelson Brewing Company: one of BC's original craft breweries, founded in 1991... first craft brewery east of the Okanagan... historic building that has housed brewing since the 1800s. · Nelson

Communities along this route#

Nelson 58 Crescent Valley 3 Lemon Creek 2 Willow Point 2 Slocan 1 Slocan Park 1 South Slocan 1 Vallican 1 Winlaw 1

Nelson (58)

Nelson Brewing CompanyInfo· Brewery / Pub · $$ · Casual

Gerick Cycle & SkiAccredited· Repair Shop

Backroads BreweryWelcoming· Brewery / Pub · $$ · Casual

Kootenay co-opWelcoming· Grocery Store

LibraryWelcoming· Restaurant · $$$ · Upscale

Mike's Place PubWelcoming· Brewery / Pub · $$ · Casual

Nelson Museum Archives & GalleryWelcoming· Museum / Gallery · $$

Oso Negro CaféWelcoming· Café / Coffee · $ · Cheap eats

Outer Clove RestaurantWelcoming· Restaurant · $$ · Casual

Red Light RamenWelcoming· Restaurant · $$ · Casual

Plus the fast-food chains — A&W, A&W, Edo Japan +4 more

+41 more in Nelson →

Crescent Valley (3)

Frog Peak Café & GuesthouseWelcoming· Café / Coffee · $ · Cheap eats

EssoInfo· Convenience Store

EverGreenInfo· Convenience Store

Lemon Creek (2)

Lemon Creek Pioneer CampgroundInfo· Private Campground

Lemon Creek Pioneer CampgroundInfo· Private Campground

Willow Point (2)

Kokanee Glacier ResortInfo· Hotel / Motel · $$ · Budget

Duhamel StoreInfo· Grocery Store

Slocan (1)

Lemon Creek Pioneer CampgroundInfo· Hotel / Motel · $ · Rock-bottom

Slocan Park (1)

Co-opInfo· Convenience Store

South Slocan (1)

The DamInfo· Brewery / Pub · $$ · Casual

Vallican (1)

Valhalla Pines CampgroundInfo· Private Campground

Winlaw (1)

Sleep Is For SissiesInfo· Restaurant · $$ · Casual

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⛴Getting here, bike and allNelson

Getting to this ride, bike and all#

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

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

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🪶Traditional territories

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

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

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