My wife and I rode the whole BRP south to north in 2019. Some friends joined us for a large chunk of the route. It took us 12 days, none of which were easy. According to my Strava records, we rode 544 miles with 53,434 feet of elevation gain. That's an average of 45 miles per day and 4,453 feet of elevation gain per day. Even on an unloaded road bike that's a big ride.
Highlights:
- Easy navigation
- Quiet roads except near the big cities
- Nice campgrounds
- Riding along the Linn Cove Viaduct
- Peaks of Otter Lodge and Campground (good food at the lodge and nice campground)
- Almost no riding on flatland (I hate grinding along flat roads)
Challenges:
- So much climbing (you better have good fitness because you'll mostly spend each day climbing)
- Resupply points and campgrounds were usually off-route, which meant more climbing
- Humidity (coming from Nevada, it was a shock for us)
- Often riding with only views of roadside trees. It's pleasant but not inspiring scenery.