GDR Canada Day 6. Elkford to Sparwood

July 19, 2019

Distance 29.80
Start elevation 4170
End elevation 3670
High point 4280
Low point 3670
Climbing 800???
Ride time 3:33
Total time 4:15
Days bike camping: 1
Contiguous days riding : 3

Today was spent for the greater part on the 80+ mile Elk Valley Trail (EVT), a patch work of trails and logging roads. Some roads are active, some in areas logged just a few years ago, and some, yes, receding into some nice forest and meadows, retreating until they are single track. This leads to a wide variety of trails,  which are shown below.















Did pass some beautiful areas, juxtaposed with the industrial forestry.
Did pass a fair number of rivers and streams, including a sulphur springs whose color was as unusual as it smell.









The detoured off the EVT for a couple miles stretch on to the hwy to avoid a large coal strip mine (remember the huge green dump truck?)





This brought me to a 6 mile stretch of paved back roads via the lower Elk River Rd. Wonderful bucolic country to peddle through, saw maybe on vehicle per mile.



Today the weather was decent, partly sunny, and the first day in many I Didn't use my rain jacket!  (But rain forecast for the morrow)











Comments

  1. HarryJuly 22, 2019 at 7:31 AM

    Crazy trails. Looks like a few head bangers with the overhanging trees

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    1. OuttaDoorsDanJuly 22, 2019 at 9:07 PM

      Should have took a pic of the one I had to break a bunch of branches to get under one and over another

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