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We've mapped out all the best nearby riding
exclusively for those riders attending
SportBike West
Western Canada's premier sport bike gathering
August 27 - 29, Oliver, BC.
Maps free with registration. To register or get more info check out the SBW
website.
SBW Route 1
(Approximately 310 km or
195
mi)
A classic SportBike West route through the remoteness of the West Kettle River
Valley, across the high-rolling plains of the Kettle Valley, down the longest
continuous highway descent in Canada complete with stunning views of the
Okanagan, then through the orchards and vineyards of the south Okanagan before
winding through the hills on the west side of the valley, along the Skaha Lake
shoreline and finishing up with a run along Okanagan Lake.
Check out the numbers and the video on the DHs:
DH7
, DH24
, HWY 97, DH17
, HWY 97, DH32
, HWY 97.
SBW Route 2 (Approximately 350 km or
215
mi)
A slightly longer variation on Route 1 which exchanges DH32 for DH63 up from the Okanagan Valley
and the fabulous DH6 up to the base of the Apex Alpine ski area and then back
down to the Okanagan Valley at Penticton before finishing up with the Okanagan
Lake run.
Check out the numbers and the video on the DHs:
DH7
, DH24
, HWY 97, DH17
, DH63 ,
DH6 , HWY 97.
SBW Route 3 (Approximately
275 km or 170 mi)
Down through Kelowna, high up the west side of Okanagan Lake with its stunning
views, a twisty little sprint along the Salmon
River into the Salmon Valley, along Shuswap Lake to Sicamous, then you track the
winding shore of Mara Lake into the farmland of the Shuswap River Valley before you
climb into the quiet benchlands north of the Okanagan Valley and back down to
Vernon and the valley.
Check out the numbers and the video on the DHs:
HWY 33, HWY 97, DH11
, HWY 97, DH64
, HWY 1, DH46
, HWY 97B, DH64TE-C, part of DH64TE-A, DH64TE-D, HWY 97 (with a sideloop option
on DH11TE-A for those not afraid of a little maxburning in the middle of it).
SBW Route 4 (Approximately 225 km or 140 mi)
Slightly shorter version of Route 3 which drops the Salmon Arm to Sicamous leg and
DH46.
Check out the numbers and the video on the DHs:
HWY 33, HWY 97, DH11
, HWY 97, DH64
, HWY 97B, DH64TE-C, part of DH64TE-A, DH64TE-D, HWY 97 (with a sideloop option
on DH11TE-A for those not afraid of a little maxburning in the middle of it).
SBW Route 5 (Approximately
405 km or 250 mi)
For those who like a little more mileage under their belt at the end of a
day. Down through Kelowna, high up the west side of Okanagan Lake with its stunning
views, up a high plateau mountain valley, through the quiet Happy Valley, down
along the Thompson River Valley, then up onto a wide, open plateau before
descending along the lakes and classic interior rangeland of the Nicola Valley
and then taking the high road Coquihalla Connector back to the Okanagan Valley
and SBW.
Check out the numbers and the video on the DHs:
HWY 33, HWY 97, DH11
, HWY 97, part of DH77
, DH68,
DH31
, HWY 97C, HWY 97.
SBW Route 6 (Approximately
560 km or 350 mi)
Getting close to an average good day for a Destination Highways evaluator, this
one takes you through 4 of the 9 Mainland regions of DHBC on 7 DHs! We knock off the easy
Coquihalla Connector end part off Route 5 and add 3 more sweet DHs taking you up
on
the Thompson plateau, down the Allison Creek Valley, then on an elegant cruise
along the Similkameen River before climbing up to the base of the Apex Alpine ski area and then back
down to the Okanagan Valley at Penticton.
Check out the numbers and the video on the DHs:
HWY 33, HWY 97, DH11
, HWY 97, part of DH77
, DH68,
DH31
, HWY 5A/97C, DH42
, DH78
, HWY 3, HWY 3A, DH6
, HWY 97.
SBW Route 7 (Approximately
410 km or 255 mi return)
Want to keep it simple but incredibly sweet? Ride up through Kelowna to Vernon,
hang a right and experience the magnificence of DH2.
At the end you take the short ferry trip to Fauquier for food, gas and a
little rest. Then, guess what? You get to ride this incredible road back!
(Throw in DH43
up and back to Mabel Lake for another 65 km (40 mi).
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