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Old 05-29-10 | 07:14 AM
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Looking for another long loop

I just rode the Golden Trangle: Radium-Golden-Lake Louise-Radium. It was a fantastic ride, but now it is time to start planning for net year. We would like to incorporate Highwood Pass or Kooteney Pass into a 300-400km loop. Does anyone have any suggestions? Anywhere with mountains in BC, AB, WA or MT.
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You can make some decent loops starting out of Cranbrook. Check out this guys site

Incorporating the Highwood into a nice loop is a bit harder, although an out and back on Hwy 40 is pretty good.

For a bit longer trip:
Pincher Creek - Crowsnest Pass - Fernie - Whitefish - Logan Pass - Pincher Creek 500km
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Alberta Randonneurs have a 300 km Highwood Pass route starting/ending in Cochrane:
https://www.albertarandonneurs.com/ma...assic-300.html
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Pincher Creek - Crowsnest Pass - Fernie - Whitefish - Logan Pass - Pincher Creek 500km
That looks epic.
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Old 05-30-10 | 10:36 AM
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Originally Posted by groovestew
Alberta Randonneurs have a 300 km Highwood Pass route starting/ending in Cochrane:
https://www.albertarandonneurs.com/ma...assic-300.html
I'm planning to attempt a variation on that ride in early July. I doubt it is suited to the OPs interests though as it is mostly foothills/prairie terrain with just the one pass.
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I'm planning to attempt a variation on that ride in early July. I doubt it is suited to the OPs interests though as it is mostly foothills/prairie terrain with just the one pass.
Interested but it's a lot of driving for one pass particularly for my west coast riding partners. Its a conundrum. These darn mountains seem to be natural obstacles to building roads to ride on.
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