High Bar Road
High Bar Road connects the Big Bar Ferry Road (in Big Bar Creek Valley) to the Edge Hills and the south end of the Jesmond Road. It is a narrow gravel road that runs along benches and sidehills overlooking the … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Mountain Bike Routes
Oregon Jack to Blue Earth
This long (46-49km) bike ride is a very nice one, but pre-scouting of the area and permission to cross a private ranch is required. Nevertheless, parts of it can be biked on backroads, exploring routes in the upper valleys of … Continue reading →
Kirkland Ranch Road Ride
Our friends Steve and Darcy took us on a drive and mountain bike ride from Ashcroft to Spences Bridge. We took turns with one driving and two riding, switching every 5-10km along the 35 km route (I rode about half, … Continue reading →
Pokeist on the Thompson
The abandoned Village of Pokeist stands on the bench above the Thompson River halfway between Ashcroft and Spences Bridge. At one time, the village had about 800 people, but the smallpox epidemics decimated the population. Apart from a few trailers, … Continue reading →
The Loops
The nearest section of the Trans Canada Trail goes through Brookmere and beyond through the Coquihalla Lakes to Hope. The TCT is the old Kettle Valley Railway (KVR railbed). Linking into that rail system was the Merritt Subdivision which follows … Continue reading →
Hudson Bay Company Brigade Trail
This was an article I wrote for Gold Country: Moving goods through the Interior of B.C. was never easy. High mountains, steep canyons and raging rivers challenged every route. The Pacific Fur Company established posts at Okanagan, Spokane, and “Shewhaps” … Continue reading →