Map of Cycle Ops 2007

June 23rd, 2007

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From June 26th, 2007 until roughly August 19th, 2007, my daughter Martin and I will be cycling from Yellowknife in the general direction of Vancouver. The map below shows our planned route (green) and progress (red). Use the controls to zoom in.

UPDATE: The trip is over and was a great success. Click here to read our trip blog entries.

Scroll past the map for posts from both of us about the trip.


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  1. GREEN START OPEN

    Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
    We will start here.
    Click on any of the large map markers for more info.

  2. GREEN MINI



  5. GREEN DOT ?
    Fort Providence, Northwest Territories
    Here we must cross the Mackenzie River by ferry. Only reliable food store between Yellowknife and High Level.



  8. GREEN MINI






  14. GREEN DOT
    High Level, Alberta
    This is approximately the half-way point.





  19. GREEN MINI

  20. GREEN DOT
    Grande Prairie, AB
    First city on the route that is bigger than Yellowknife. The Peace River Valley is very deep and will be hard cycling.

  21. GREEN MINI

  22. GREEN MINI

  23. GREEN DOT
    Jasper, AB
    Aside from the Peace River Valley, we’ll encounter real hills starting here.

  24. GREEN MINI

  25. GREEN MINI

  26. GREEN MINI


  28. GREEN DOT
    Nakusp, BC
    From here to Hope, we can travel on converted railbed trails for most of the way – still need to work on selecting our exact route.



  31. GREEN MINI

  32. GREEN MINI

  33. GREEN MINI


  35. GREEN MINI

  36. GREEN MINI

  37. GREEN DOT
    Hope, BC
    Still deciding how to proceed from here. We’ll decide when we arrive.

  38. GREEN END
    Vancouver, BC
    This is our ultimate goal…if we make it.

  1. RED START

    Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
    Departed at 3:30pm on Tuesday, June 26th!

  2. RED MINI



  5. RED DOT
    Fort Providence, Northwest Territories
    Camped here on Friday, June 29th. Stocked up on groceries.



  8. RED MINI


  10. RED DOT
    60th Parallel Campground, Northwest Territories
    NWT-Alberta border. Camped here July 2nd and 3rd, 2007.




  14. RED DOT
    High Level, Alberta
    Stayed in a motel here on July 5th.


  16. RED DOT
    Keg River, AB
    Camped just north of here on July 6th.


  18. RED DOT
    Hotchkiss, AB
    Camped in the community field on July 7th.


  20. RED DOT
    Grimshaw, AB
    Stayed here on July 8th.

  21. RED DOT
    Dunvegan Provincial Park, AB
    Stayed here on July 9th.

  22. RED DOT
    Grande Prairie, AB
    Stayed here on July 10 and 11th.

  23. RED DOT
    Grande Cache, AB
    Camped here July 14th, 2007. Getting here from Grande Prairie was the hardest part of the trip so far.

  24. RED MINI

  25. RED DOT
    Jasper, AB
    Camped east of here July 16th, 2007 and spent the day in town.

  26. RED DOT
    Lake Louise, AB
    Passed through July 20th, 2007 heading for Yoho National Park.

  27. RED DOT
    Golden, BC
    Stayed at Kicking Horse Hostel on July 21st, 2007.

  28. RED DOT
    Rogers Pass, Glacier National Park, BC
    Stayed in park campground nearby on July 22nd and 23rd, 2007.

  29. RED DOT
    Revelstoke, BC
    Passed through on July 24th, 2007.


  31. RED DOT
    Nakusp, BC
    Spent the night here on July 25th. Heading for the Nakusp & Slocan Railway trails.

  32. RED DOT
    New Denver, BC
    Camped here on July 26th and enjoyed the farm market the next morning.


  34. RED DOT
    Castlegar, BC
    Stayed in a motel here on July 28th. Martin went to three movies in one day!

  35. RED DOT
    Columbia and Western Rail Trail between Castlegar and Grand Forks, BC
    Camped here on July 29th, 2007.

  36. RED DOT
    Passed through Grand Forks on July 30th enroute to Osoyoos, BC

  37. RED DOT OPEN
    Camped in Curlew, Washington, USA on July 31st. Lots of birds and wildlife around here.

  38. RED MINI


  40. RED DOT
    Canada’s only desert. Stayed in motel in Osoyoos, BC on July 31st, 2007 and spent the day. Camped near Richter Pass on August 1st.

  41. RED DOT
    Passed through Keremeos, BC on August 2nd, 2007. Lots of orchards and vineyards around here.

  42. RED DOT
    Passed through Princeton, BC on August 3rd, 2007. Heading for Allison Pass in Manning Park (1341 m).

  43. RED DOT

  44. RED DOT OPEN
    Hope, BC
    Spent the night in a motel on August 4th, 2007. No campsites available on the long weekend.

  45. RED DOT
    Abbotsford, BC
    Spent the night in a motel on August 5th, 2007. No campsites available on the long weekend.

  46. RED DOT
    Surrey, BC
    Arrived here by bike at noon on August 6th. Took the SkyTrain the rest of the way into the city.

  47. RED END OPEN
    Vancouver, BC
    August 6th, 2007. We made it! Total distance: 3088.7 kms.
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2 Responses to Map of Cycle Ops 2007

  1. Clay and Wattles :
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    [...] created an interactive map of our route here. We’ll be updating it as often as possible with our current location and progress. [...]

  2. Clay and Wattles :
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    [...] In case anybody is looking for it, I’ve moved the map of our cycling trip here. [...]