Why this ride
125 km one way from Sechelt - plan on about 2 h 34 of riding. Much of it runs through woodland.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Duffy Lake Road Loop · part 2
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 125 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 2 h 34
- 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: planning record, not independently verified geometry.
Reading history stays on this device. My road watch requires a separate selection; opening it does not subscribe this ride.
Distances and riding times are planning figures. Check local closures and conditions before you ride.
Scenic road chapters
Duffy Lake Road Loop food stop → Duffy Lake Road Loop photo pull-off
Slow enough to look. The surface follows the shoreline, so the corners arrive where the water decided, not where an engineer did. Water arrives beside the road and stays for 82 km. The line follows the shore because there is nowhere else for it to go.
Chapter facts
- Length
- 82 km
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Food stop near Sechelt
Planning note
Food stop near Sechelt is where the day begins. Next is Photo stop near Ganges.
2. Photo stop near Ganges
Planning note
Photo stop near Ganges comes up about 82 km into the recorded legs. Next is Duffy Lake Road Loop checkpoint 8.
3. Richmond
Richmond is built on mud, and proud of it. The city occupies Lulu Island and neighbouring islands in the delta of the Fraser River, just south of Vancouver, land so flat and so low that much of it sits barely above sea level behind a ring of dykes. Vancouver's airport takes up Sea Island to the west, the North Shore mountains rise beyond the city skyline, and on a clear day Mount Baker floats above the delta to the southeast, a white volcano across the border in Washington.
Read the complete Richmond 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 125 km.
Leg by leg
Food stop near Sechelt to Photo stop near Ganges
Food stop near Sechelt → Photo stop near Ganges is 82 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
Photo stop near Ganges to Richmond
Photo stop near Ganges → Richmond is 43 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
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