This is a great double-track ride that allows you to get a good look at Gibraltar Mtn. It's only an hour or so from Calgary, and is pretty quiet. Take spare clothes, as you have to ford the river and its tributaries many times during the day.The ride is about 40 km in length, lthough being an out-and-back you can turn at any point. We stopped shy of the Sheep Pass, because it was getting late in the day, but that would be the logical turnaround point. From there you'd have views of Cougar Mtn, the Banded Peak Group, Mt. Rae, and various others. Our turn-around at about 17 km still required fording 28 creeks/rivers, plus numerous sizeable muddy puddles.
The ride is described in Doug Eastcott's guide to the Canadian Rockies.
More photos here.
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