Originally Posted by
adventurepdx
And there's no services on Chief Mtn (or water) so plan accordingly.
How long should it take me to ride the length of Chief Mtn road? From the mapmyride.com map, it looks to be 65 miles or so from St. Mary (any services?) to Waterton. Is this a a long one-day ride or due to difficulty a two day ride?
... with raybo's route it will pretty much be the major supply stop between stuff around Glacier (Waterton has a very small and very expensive market) until at least Banff. The Cowboy Trail/Alberta Provincial Route 22 has NOTHING in the way of services (save the small cafe at Chain Lakes Provincial Park, if you catch it open) until you hit Longview, which has a small market from what I remember, and then nothing again until Banff.
Will there be water stops or will I have to bring a water filter (which I've never taken on a tour)? Again, looking at the map, it looks like a 2-day ride from Longview to Banff and from Pincher Creek to Longview. Are these routing assumptions correct?