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Bearspaw Tour

Cycling South on Lochend Road. This section has a narrow shoulder and sometimes has high traffic volumes.

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Ride Statistics

Ride Difficulty Rating: Easy

Distance: 39.7 km

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lizoberhofer Beginner, calgary road cycling, Early Season, Road Cycling Leave a comment June 5, 2022June 6, 2022

Cochrane to Water Valley out and back

This group of cyclist are enjoying the route. Note how their solid colour jerseys show up well and they are all riding single file.

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Note: as of Aug 7th, 2022 there is road upgrading being done on Horse Creek Road so this route it not paved the whole way as a result.

Ride Statistics

Ride Difficulty Rating: Intermediate

Distance: 81 km

Estimated time: 4 hours based on cycling speed of 20 km/hr

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lizoberhofer Early Season, Intermediate, Road Cycling, Solo Road Cycling, Uncategorized 2 Comments September 19, 2021August 7, 2022

Yoho Valley Road

Cycling up the Yoho Valley Road on a rainy spring day, 2021. Not a car in sight but the Takkakaw Falls are calling us.

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lizoberhofer Early Season, Intermediate, Road Cycling 2 Comments August 15, 2021August 18, 2021

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Grand Valley to Bottrel : Foothills Challenge
Bearspaw Tour
The Seven Closed Roads – Recommend as an early season goal
Cochrane to Water Valley out and back
Yoho Valley Road
Goldenrod, Madden, Dog Pound Panhandle
Canmore – Lake Minnewanka Loop via the Legacy Trail (Spring Road Closure Option)
Grand Valley Road out and back
Turner Valley to Sandy McNabb Campground (Road Closure Gate)
Sheep River Ride – Spring Road Closure Delight (please note that the bridge construction will not be complete until May 15th, 2022)
Brown Lowery Millarville Loop Extension
Recent Cycling Adventures
Canmore, Banff, Lake Louise, Route Combinations
Sibbald Flats : Beginner Ride on Pavement
Priddis to Black Diamond : A Peaceful Foothills Escape
Highwood Pass: Through Route to Longview; Gate to Gate to Gate; Kananaskis (North Gate) to Summit; Longview to Summit; South Gate to Summit…the options are endless
Nanton to Chain Lakes – More Details Coming Soon
Grand Valley to Bottrel : Foothills Challenge
Brown Lowery Millarville Loop Trip
Rosebud to Standard Out and Back – A Plains Traverse
Rosebud Loop – Prairie Challenge
Badlands Tour – Drumheller Dinosaur Trail
Carstairs Loop – Spectacular Farmland Vistas
Horse Creek Road, Grand Valley Road Loop
Calgary to Chestermere
Springbank
Century Ride from Turner Valley
Madden-Water Valley-Cremona (Short Version)
Madden to Dog Pound
Madden – Water Valley – Cremona
Sundre to Bearberry
Legacy Trail – Canmore to Banff with Vermillion Lakes extension Out and Back
Road to Nepal
Allen Bill to Forget me not Pond
Banff to Lake Louise (Bow Valley Parkway Hwy 1A)
Mountain View – Bearspaw to Cochrane Out and Back
Big Hill Springs Out and Back
Sundre Timber Trail With Optional Extension on the Burnt Timber Road
Four Hills of Banff
Lake Louise to Waterfowl Lake Out and Back

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