Why this ride
211 km one way from Pemberton - plan on about 4 h of riding. The stored terrain estimate reaches about 1,500 m; a measured road-elevation profile is not available. A steady touring day rather than a sprint.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Sea to Sky to Duffey Loop: Pemberton to Fraser Canyon
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 211 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 3 h 43
- Journey
- One way; return travel is separate
Distance and timing basis
Ordered leg totals agree within rounding. Stop distances are approximate sums of rounded legs. Stops, delays, approach and any separate return travel add time. Basis: producer-declared routed record.
Reading history stays on this device. My road watch requires a separate selection; opening it does not subscribe this ride.
Distance and riding time are measured on the routed road. Check local closures and conditions before you ride.
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Pemberton
Pemberton sits in a flat, green valley surrounded by high, jagged mountains, a short distance north of Whistler, and it feels like a different world from the resort next door. Mount Currie, a rugged peak with a grey crest, towers over the farmland, and the Lillooet River winds across the valley floor. Farmers here grow seed potatoes, which are prized for their disease-free quality, and the fields with their neat rows are the first thing you see on arrival. The town has about two thousand people, a few cafes, a brewery and a laid-back air.
Read the complete Pemberton write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Pemberton is where the day begins. Next is Lillooet.
2. Lillooet
Lillooet announces itself as a change of climate. You come down from the mountains of the Duffey Lake road, with their dark spruce and old snow, and within an hour the land has turned to sage, dry benches and bare golden slopes above the Fraser River. The town sits right on that river, in one of the hottest and driest corners of British Columbia, and a summer afternoon here can feel like Spain has been dropped into the Rockies.
Read the complete Lillooet write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Lillooet comes up about 99 km into the recorded legs. Next is Fraser Canyon.
3. Fraser Canyon
When the Fraser River squeezes through the Coast Mountains between Hope and Lytton, it makes a canyon so narrow and steep that the railways, the highway and the river have to share it. This is the end of the ride, and it is a worthy one. The road clings to cliffs above the water, plunges through tunnels, and crosses the river on bridges with views straight down.
Read the complete Fraser Canyon write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
The route ends here after 211 km.
Leg by leg
Pemberton to Lillooet
Pemberton → Lillooet is 99 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
Lillooet to Fraser Canyon
Lillooet → Fraser Canyon is 112 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
More motorcycle rides nearby
- Duffey Lake Road (244 km) · 132 km
- Duffey Lake Road · 171 km
- Duffey Lake Road starting at Pemberton · 100 km
- Sea to Sky to Duffey Loop (429 km) · 581 km