Why this ride
The stored terrain estimate reaches about 2,050 m; a measured road-elevation profile is not available. A steady touring day rather than a sprint.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Yellowhead Highway Jasper to Prince George: Mount Robson to Prince George
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 292 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 4 h 00
- 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.
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Mount Robson
Mount Robson is the highest peak in the Canadian Rockies, at 3,954 metres, and the way it appears from the Yellowhead Highway is something you remember. The mountain rises about three thousand metres above the valley floor in a series of huge, banded cliffs and glaciers, and it is often wrapped in cloud, which makes the moment when it clears all the more dramatic. The Yellowhead Highway, Highway 16, runs right beneath it, and a visitor centre and viewpoint give an unobstructed look on a clear day.
Read the complete Mount Robson write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Mount Robson is where the day begins. Next is McBride.
2. McBride
McBride sits in the Robson Valley, a broad, quiet trench between the Rocky Mountains and the Cariboo Mountains, with the Fraser River flowing through it on its way north before turning west and south. The village has a population of just a few hundred, and the feel of a place where everybody knows everybody. The valley is unusual because it holds an inland temperate rainforest, one of the few in the world, where western redcedar and hemlock grow in the damp, cool conditions created by mountains on both sides.
Read the complete McBride write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
McBride comes up about 81 km into the recorded legs. Next is Prince George.
3. Prince George
Prince George sits where the Nechako River meets the Fraser, in the middle of British Columbia, and it is the biggest city for hundreds of kilometres in any direction. It is a working town of about sixty-five thousand, built on forestry, with sawmills and pulp mills that sometimes give the air a distinct smell, and it has the practical, straightforward character of a place that supplies a vast northern region. After the long run from Jasper along the Yellowhead Highway, it is a place to take a deep breath and appreciate the services.
Read the complete Prince George 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 292 km.
Leg by leg
Mount Robson to McBride
Mount Robson → McBride is 81 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
McBride to Prince George
McBride → Prince George is 211 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.