Journey of a Lifetime: 300km Cycling Adventure Banff to Jasper!
Riding my bike 300km from Banff Alberta to Jasper Alberta! This cycling trip has been something I've dreamed of doing ever since I first moved to Banff many many years ago, and even before that when I came to visit family in Jasper when I was little. This was a really big accomplishment - two days of intense riding climbing. On the first day, I left Banff and went past Vermillion Lakes, down the Highway 1A/Bow Valley Parkway, Morant's Curve, Johnston Canyon, Castle Mountain, and had lunch at the beautiful Lake Louise. Next I went on to the Highway 93 towards Jasper and climbed past Bow Lake and Peyto Lake to the highest public paved road in Canada - Bow Pass or Bow Summit. After spending the night at Saskatchewan Crossing, I continued on to climb up to the Columbia Icefields of Alberta, a place so scenic and breathtaking (literally for me!). A long day of cycling through Jasper National Park with lots of "ups and downs" - including a huge rainstorm! This was truly the adventure of a lifetime for me and I couldn't be happier to bring you along for the journey. I hope you enjoy my video!
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Hey, Dan. Woof! Very impressive achievement. I found your post b/c I've driven the route from Banff to Jasper several times, and find it absolutely stunning...probably even more awesome - IMO - than most of Alaska! I'm strongly interested in doing the same ride - Banff to Jasper - in 2024. I've begun my training for the ride b/c I live in Houston, TX, and I know that all the climbing will be a challenge. With proper training, I'm optimistic that I can do it. But at age 78 I'm just not sure if I can do that amount of climbing over just a 2-day period. I'd prefer to divvy the ride up over 3 days instead of 2 days. I'll try to determine if there are hotels at 100 km intervals (~every 60 or so miles). Any advice would be greatly appreciated, but the primary reason for this comment is to simply send a HUGE "Thank you" for your exceptionally inspiring and motivating post. Thank you!
@canmore-cochrane-real-estate
6 ай бұрын
Hi Joe - thanks so much for your kind words and thats so exciting that you're hoping to do the same ride as well! There are a few stops along the way that provide accommodations if you wanted to break it up a bit more. Moving West from Banff, you could stay at Lake Louise (lots of options), or even at Baker Creek just before LL. FYI the climb up to Lake Louise itself is very steep, busy and narrow - it may be better to stay in town and bus or hike up. From LL, your next place for a stop (with a bed) would be the Lodge at Bow Lake. Next stop would be where I stayed at Saskatchewan Crossing, then you would have the Icefields (Glacier View Lodge looks like an option) and then finally Sunwapta Falls Lodge before heading to Jasper. Some Distances I just roughly calculated: Banff>LL (65KM) Banff>Bow Lake (101KM) Bow Lake> Sask Crossing (42KM) Bow Lake> Icefields (91KM) Icefields> Sunwapta (48KM) Icefeilds>Jasper (103KM) Biggest climbs are: LL village to LL itself Bow Summit (basically a massive climb from the 93 to here) Athabasca Summit (to the icefeilds) Sounds like Banff to Bow Lake to Icefields to Jasper may be a good route if you're looking for 3 days! Thanks and I hope this helps - good luck and enjoy if you do come! Dan McGuire - Canmore & Cochrane REALTOR
@joemueller9789
5 ай бұрын
Thank you, Dan. After watching - and sharing with friends - your very impressive adventure, I'm highly motivated. At 78, I'll probably do the longer-but-less-traffic route to the east, but I've driven that route a few times, and it's so spectacular. Your video is highly inspirational. Thank you! @@canmore-cochrane-real-estate
WOW! Verrry impressed with this journey. Thanks for the exceptional adventure!
@canmore-cochrane-real-estate
9 ай бұрын
Thanks and glad you enjoyed!!
Great work, Dan, both on your ride and on doing a video about it. Can you comment on the pros and cons of the two possible directions for those of coming from elsewhere? i.e. If we have a choice between a Jasper-to-Banff ride and a Banff-to-Jasper ride, which direction do you suggest?
@canmore-cochrane-real-estate
3 ай бұрын
Thanks Mark! In terms of the ride itself, I think the climbs may just be a bit shorter but a bit steeper if you were heading from Jasper to Banff; particularly the climb to the Columbia Icefield and the climb to Bow Summit. They seem to be a bit gradual coming up from the Banff side. I think a main consideration for someone choosing would be where you're coming from - Jasper is accessed via Edmonton airport, and is about a 3-4 hour drive. Coming to Banff from Calgary is only about 1.5hrs. So that could be a factor. I would consider the ride in the context of an entire trip depending on where you're visiting from, and then also take a look at some maps that show elevation over the course of the ride (I think Parks Canada gave me a map at the gates that showed elevations for the whole road); you can probably find this or one like it online. Cheers and hope you get to do this awesome ride! - Dan McGuire Canmore & Cochrane REALTOR
@markhoffmann2835
3 ай бұрын
@@canmore-cochrane-real-estate Thanks for your good answer, Dan. We'll be coming by car from the Fraser Valley of BC and will probably do the ride in out-and-back sections, so your comments about the climbs are especially useful. We'll look at that more closely as we plan. Thanks again.
Good for you brother god bless ❤
@canmore-cochrane-real-estate
10 ай бұрын
Thank you for the kind words!
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