British Columbia has many borders: two Canadian territories, Yukon and Northwest Territories; one Canadian province, Alberta, and four US states: Alaska, Washington, Idaho, and Montana. Bike touring BC often leads you to visit our neighbours too!

Some info about our Canadian neighbours:

• Yukon
  • see the Adventure Cycling Association North Star route from Montana into BC, through Yukon, and into Alaska for inspiration
  • The Dempster Highway [film!]
  • The Canol Road
  • the film called The Frozen Road is about biking in Yukon
• Northwest Territories
  • a route from Vancouver to Tuktoyaktuk, N.W.T
• Alberta
  • the Elbow Valley Cycle Club is amazing (and they welcome members from BC!). They run an annual Golden Triangle supported route that includes riding in BC.
  • see cross-Canada routes
  • cycling infrastructure in Edmonton and Calgary is pretty great, also check out the Canmore trail and lots of other hidden gems

A great resource for cycle tourism in the US is the US Bicycle Route System. A few other resources:

• Washington
  • The Cascade Bicycle Club runs some great events, including RSVP from Seattle to Vancouver
  • See the Washington Parks loop and the Cross Washington Mountain Bike Route for ideas
  • List of trails in WA
  • Amtrak and ferries from Victoria offer easy ways into Washington State
  • Washington State has a no-turn-away policy for cyclists who arrive at their State campgrounds. This is also the policy for the county campgrounds in the San Juan Islands, which are lovely (hilly) biking.
  • Pacific Coast route goes into BC
  • Washington Backcountry discovery route goes into BC
• Alaska
  • see some of the links above for Yukon and NWT
  • The Denali Highway
  • Golden Circle Route
  • the Dalton Highway
• Idaho
  • Idaho has wonderful rail trails, including Coeur d’Alenes and Route of the Hiawatha
  • The Selkirk loop goes from Idaho up into BC
  • The Great Divide Mountain Bike route also goes up from Idaho into BC
  • Bicycle map of Idaho
• Montana
  • The headquarters of the Adventure Cycling Association (a 50-year-old noprofit organization devoted to bike touring) has its headquarters in Missoula Montana. They welcome cyclist visitors.
  • See the Great Parks North route for inspiration, which goes up into BC.
  • Bicycle map of Montana