Great Divide Mountain - Bike Route (Canada Section) - Banff, Alberta - Roosville, MT | Adventure Cycling Association

"This route extends the Great Divide mountain bike route into Canada along the spine of the Rocky Mountains.

Starting in Banff, it heads south through spectacular scenery to Peter Lougheed Provincial Park.

The route uses Elk Pass (6,443 feet) to cross the Continental Divide.

(known as the Great Divide in Canada)

The towns of Elkford and Sparwood offer services

From Sparwood, you can choose to follow the main road through miles and miles of unbridled wilderness or the Fernie Alternate, a more populated and mostly paved option.

The end point is Roosville, which is the start of the American section of the Great Divide mountain bike route