Mount Baker Cross-Border Loop

Two passes and 349 km

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Why this ride

A rider’s loop: clean exit, memorable middle, calm return. This road trip is shaped as a ride, not as a shortcut: leave the start cleanly, use the first checkpoint for fuel and weather discipline, then ride Vancouver / British Columbia return with something in reserve. The best part sits around Mount Baker Cross-Border Loop scenic road, Mount Baker Cross-Border Loop high point, Mount Baker Cross-Border Loop photo pull-off, while Mount Baker Cross-Border Loop fuel gate and Mount Baker Cross-Border Loop food stop keep the day practical instead of turning it into a fuel hunt. Check the selected map before departure: scenic sections, transfer sections, speed/control reminders, risk points and the GPX checkpoint order are deliberately visible so the route is understandable before the engine starts. Ride it early if the area is popular, keep the photo stops legal, and shorten the route if weather, daylight or energy stops agreeing with the plan.

Roadbook

1. Mount Baker Cross-Border Loop fuel gate fuel

   Fuel at 0 km. Next is Mount Baker Cross-Border Loop high point.

2. Mount Baker Cross-Border Loop high point pass

   You top out here; the road stops climbing. Next is Mount Baker Cross-Border Loop checkpoint 8.

3. Mount Baker Cross-Border Loop checkpoint 8 finish

   The route ends here after 349 km. Next is Mount Baker Cross-Border Loop scenic road.

4. Mount Baker Cross-Border Loop scenic road scenic

   Mount Baker Cross-Border Loop scenic road, about halfway. Next is Mount Baker Cross-Border Loop photo pull-off.

5. Mount Baker Cross-Border Loop photo pull-off photo

   Mount Baker Cross-Border Loop photo pull-off sits at 199 km, about halfway. Next is Vancouver / British Columbia return.

6. Vancouver / British Columbia return pass

   Vancouver / British Columbia return is the summit of this stretch. Next is Mount Baker Cross-Border Loop food stop.

7. Mount Baker Cross-Border Loop food stop food

   A break here at 299 km. Next is Mount Baker.

8. Back to Mount Baker finish

   Back at Mount Baker. That is the ride.

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