Cycle Alberta is ramping up for the 2024 cycling season and planning to add to our already extensive library of fabulous Southern Alberta road cycling routes. This weekend we saw many hardy cyclist braving the wind on their way from Canmore to Banff on the Legacy Trail as well as a whole troupe of spandex clad club cyclist out on Hwy 22X on their way to Cochrane. We know you are eager to get riding as well. Wondering where to cycle? Check out the Seven Closed Roads – An Early Season Goal for some ideas as well as this list of cyclealberta’s most searched routes from 2023.
#1 most searched route! Road to Nepal – 48.5 km This is one of our most favourite routes!
Calgary to Chestermere – up to 80 km A nice route to kick off the season.
Horse Creek Road, Grand Valley Road Loop – 42.7 km A great early season route.
Badlands Tour – Drumheller Dinosaur Trail – 47.7 km
Highwood Pass – Multiple Distances – Remember to put this on your Spring schedule before the road opens to motor vehicles!
Banff to Lake Louise – 111 km
Sheep River Ride – Spring Road Closure Delight – 35.4 km Remember to put this on your Spring schedule before the road opens to motor vehicles!
Springbank Tour – 28 km A good after work evening ride. Best on calm days.
In 2024 we will be testing out the paid Ride with GPS subscription. Ride with GPS is the app that we use to document our routes, gather information on grade and elevation and to create an overview /interactive map of all routes. Until now we have used and been quite satisfied with the free version. Stay tuned for a full report.
Who are we? Some of our followers may be curious who ‘we’ are. Well, we are Karen and Elizabeth, two active Albertans with a passion for recreational road cycling. Between the two of us we have 25 years of recreational road cycling experience.
The inspiration for cyclealberta.ca was to connect Calgary and Alberta based road cyclist and visitors with suggestions for scenic and challenging road cycling routes. We seek out routes on low volume traffic rural roads that are within a reasonable driving distance from Calgary. To learn more about our story please visit our About us page.
You can now find our site listed on Travel Alberta. Thanks to those who follow us on Instagram!
We recently had a road cyclist provide us with some feed back on the Horse Creek Road, Grand Valley Road Loop route. We hope that you all feel the same.
‘Great job creating a route that inspires others to get out and ride, and thank you for being a part of the cycling community!’
Ride on!
Elizabeth and Karen