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Trans Canada Trail North (BC Only)

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

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The far-north leg of the Trans Canada Trail in BC, about 1,028 km following the Alaska Highway corridor from Dawson Creek toward the Yukon. Highway riding, big country, long distances between towns and very remote: plan your stops and resupply with care.

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Where this ride goes#

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Map key & layers

Show stops Mute other bike trails

Food & DrinkAttractionsSuppliesCampingAccommodation

Riding near fast trafficFastest stretches

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

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 899 km of Alaska Highway · near Fireside
about 24 km of Rolla Road · near Doe River
about 3 km of Dawson Creek-Tupper Highway · near Iracard
about 1 km of BC 97 · near Dawson Creek
short stretches on other roads · 22 km total

☕Stops worth stopping for162 along this route

Fort Nelson Heritage Museum: Alaska Highway museum at Mile 300; WWII construction equipment across eight buildings. · Fort Nelson

Liard Hot Springs Lodge: second largest natural hot springs in Canada... soaking pools that run 42–52°C year-round. · Liard River

Liard River Hot Springs Campground: Canada's second-largest hot spring — a geothermal pool in lush boreal forest. · Fort Nelson

Muncho Lake: one of the most important resupply and rest stops along this stretch of northern highway; wood-fired sauna. · Fort Nelson

Northern Rockies Lodge: rare concentration of services in one of northern BC's most remote corridors. · Muncho Lake

Communities along this route#

Fort St. John 61 Fort Nelson 44 Dawson Creek 26 Charlie Lake 8 Pink Mountain 5 Taylor 5 Wonowon 3 Liard River 2 Toad River 2 Buckinghorse River 1 Clayhurst 1 Coal River 1 Lower Post 1 Muncho Lake 1 Parkland 1

Fort St. John (61)

Fort St. John North Peace MuseumInfo· Museum / Gallery · $$

Pomeroy Sport CentreInfo· Community Centre · $

Best Of Stone Baked PizzeriaInfo· Restaurant · $ · Cheap eats

Best Western Plus Chateau Fort St. JohnInfo· Hotel / Motel · $$$ · Mid-range

Browns CrafthouseInfo· Restaurant · $$ · Casual

Co-opInfo· Convenience Store

Fort St. John Arts Council ArtsPostInfo· Museum / Gallery

Home2 SuitesInfo· Hotel / Motel · $$$ · Mid-range

Humpty's Big Plate DinerInfo· Restaurant · $ · Cheap eats

KJA Ventures Shopping Centre & Online PickupInfo· Grocery Store

Plus the fast-food chains — A&W, Asian Fiesta, Booster Juice +17 more

+31 more in Fort St. John →

Fort Nelson (44)

Fort Nelson Heritage MuseumInfo· Museum / Gallery · $$

Liard River Hot Springs CampgroundInfo· Public Campground

Muncho LakeInfo· Brewery / Pub · $$ · Casual

Double G ServiceInfo· Convenience Store

Fort Nelson Visitor Information CentreInfo· Visitor Centre · Free

Liard Hot Springs Lodge RestaurantInfo· Restaurant · $ · Cheap eats

MacDonald CampgroundInfo· Public Campground

Northern Rockies LodgeInfo· Resort · $$$$ · Upscale

Northern Rockies Regional Recreation CentreInfo· Community Centre · $

Strawberry Flats CampgroundInfo· Public Campground

Plus the fast-food chains — A&W, Boston Pizza, Boston Pizza +4 more

+27 more in Fort Nelson →

Dawson Creek (26)

Stonebridge Hotel by PomeroyInfo· Hotel / Motel · $$$ · Mid-range

The George Dawson InnInfo· Hotel / Motel · $$$ · Mid-range

Dawson Creek & District Memorial ArenaInfo· Community Centre · $

Dawson Creek Municipal LibraryInfo· Library · Free

Fixx Urban GrillInfo· Restaurant · $$$ · Upscale

Holiday Inn Express & Suites Dawson CreekInfo· Hotel / Motel · $$$ · Mid-range

Juice Five O - Noodle barInfo· Restaurant · $$ · Casual

Mr MikesInfo· Restaurant · $$$ · Upscale

South Peace Community MultiplexInfo· Community Centre · $

Travellers InnInfo· Hotel / Motel · $$ · Budget

Plus the fast-food chains — Boston Pizza, Domino's, McDonald's +5 more

+8 more in Dawson Creek →

Charlie Lake (8)

Tse'k'wa National Historic SiteInfo· Activity / Experience · $$$

The Shepherd's Inn - Convenience StoreInfo· Convenience Store

The Shepherd's Inn - OfficeInfo· Hotel / Motel · $$ · Budget

Charlie Lake CampgroundInfo· Public Campground

The Shepherd's Inn - RestaurantInfo· Restaurant · $$ · Casual

Charlie Lake RV & LeisureInfo· Private Campground

Rosco's RV ParkInfo· Private Campground

Plus the fast-food chains — Chester's Chicken on the run

Pink Mountain (5)

Pink Mountain General Store (Mile 143)Info· Convenience Store

Buckinghorse River LodgeInfo· Hotel / Motel · $$ · Budget

Buffalo InnInfo· Hotel / Motel · $$ · Budget

Pink Mountain Campsite & RV ParkInfo· Private Campground

Right Choice Camp & Catering - Pink Mountain LodgeInfo· Hotel / Motel · $$$ · Mid-range

Taylor (5)

Taylor InnInfo· Hotel / Motel · $$ · Budget

Taylor Inn RestaurantInfo· Restaurant · $ · Cheap eats

Taylor Public LibraryInfo· Library · Free

Fairway RV ParkInfo· Private Campground

Peace Island ParkInfo· Private Campground

Wonowon (3)

Mountain View Motel & Restaurant (Mile 100)Info· Hotel / Motel · $$ · Budget

Wonowon LodgeInfo· Hotel / Motel · $$ · Budget

Plus the fast-food chains — Chester's Chicken

Liard River (2)

Liard Hot Springs LodgeInfo· Hotel / Motel · $$ · Budget

Liard Hot Springs Lodge RV ParkInfo· Private Campground

Toad River (2)

Toad River LodgeInfo· Hotel / Motel · $$ · Budget

Toad River Lodge RV ParkInfo· Private Campground

Buckinghorse River (1)

Buckinghorse River LodgeInfo· Hotel / Motel · $$ · Budget

Clayhurst (1)

Blackfoot Regional Park CampgroundInfo· Public Campground

Coal River (1)

Coal River RV & LodgeInfo· Hotel / Motel · $$ · Budget

Slice and dice these stops in the directory →

These stops come from our directory of welcoming places across BC. Spot something wrong, missing, or closed? Tell us and we'll fix it.

Province-wide buses and ferries that carry bikes are on To & Fro.

🪶Traditional territories

This route travels through the traditional territories of the Beaver, Dene Tha’, Dënéndeh, Kaska Dena Kayeh, Kelly Lake Metis Settlement Society, Michif Piyii (Métis), Mountain Métis, and ᓀᐦᐃᔭᐤ ᐊᐢᑭᕀ Nêhiyaw-Askiy (Plains Cree).

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

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