Week 2 DIY Canmore Loop - made for enjoyment & comfort, 40km, easy, intermediate

Format: Week 2 DIY - Do It Yourself 

This is not a group ride, only a weekly suggestion for a ride that you could do on your own. 

No registration  is required.

We welcome your feedback on how it went: 

     https://elbowvalleycc.org/Member-Forum/10509826

RIDE LEVEL:  Easy & intermediate 

PARKING:  Canmore Visitor's Centre

DISTANCE:  40km

PACE:  your own

ELEVATION GAIN:  523m (some hills)

Special thanks to Tom Omstead for sharing this route and the detailed description.

A great way to explore and get to know Canmore from one end to the other and across the valley. This road bike route loop around Canmore, knits together a network of paved multi-use trails & paved shoulders with peaceful streets while avoiding stressful roads (as much as possible). into a continuous 40k route that's been carefully selected and intuitively colour-code mapped to meet the comfort level expectations of most cyclists. Route passes by (or connects to) a lot of great places.

This is an unmarked route. Orienteering and map reading skills are important. Follow the map! Cyclists bear full responsibility for their own safety. Ride at your own risk.

The Comfort Level is indicated by Colours. Every section is colour-coded according to an internationally-recognized sequence of graduated levels of caution (green-blue-yellow-orange-red) to indicate comfort level in the presence and absence of motorized traffic.

1. On the map below, GREEN indicates trail segments which have the highest level of comfort and are suitable for ALL AGES & ABILITIES; 2. BLUE indicates roads that meet the Comfort Level expectations of MOST CYCLISTS; 3. YELLOW indicates roads that are suitable for CONFIDENT & EXPERIENCED CYCLISTS ONLY who are comfortable sharing the road with other traffic).

Note: Clockwise is the preferred direction.