Selkirk Splendor

by Adventure Cycling Association
Region
British Columbia
Duration
11 days
Guided Status
Self-Guided
Difficulty
Moderate
D-Score™
D3 - Advanced

Overview

This international tour goes through the U.S. and Canada along "The West’s Best Scenic Drive." Recognized by Rand McNally as one of only five routes to earn its “Best of the Road” title, the lightly traveled roads in this region are finally being discovered as a cycling paradise as well. You can expect to ride your touring bike past glimmering waterfalls and snow-capped peaks and camp beneath tall pines and in quaint small towns.

Daily Ride Schedule

Day 1: Sandpoint, Idaho, 0 miles

Sandpoint, Idaho, 0 miles

Day 2: Sandpoint to Bonners Ferry, 35 miles

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D1

Sandpoint to Bonners Ferry, 35 miles

Day 3: Bonners Ferry to Creston, British Columbia, 35 miles

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D1

Bonners Ferry to Creston, British Columbia, 35 miles

Day 4: Creston, to Crawford Bay, 47 miles

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D2

Creston, to Crawford Bay, 47 miles

Day 5: Crawford Bay to Kaslo, 32 miles

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D1

Crawford Bay to Kaslo, 32 miles

Day 6: Kaslo to New Denver, 29 miles

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D1

Kaslo to New Denver, 29 miles

Day 7: New Denver to Nelson, 62 miles

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D2

New Denver to Nelson, 62 miles

Day 8: Nelson, 0 miles. Layover day

Nelson, 0 miles. Layover day

Day 9: Nelson to Metaline, Washington, 55 miles

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D2

Nelson to Metaline, Washington, 55 miles

Day 10: Metaline to Newport, 60 miles

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D2

Metaline to Newport, 60 miles

Day 11: Newport to Sandpoint, Idaho, 35 miles

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D1

Newport to Sandpoint, Idaho, 35 miles

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About the British Columbia

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