The Rocky Moun­tains of Cana­da are one of the wildest places on Earth. The thou­sands of square miles of wilder­ness is a major cor­ri­dor for the migra­tion of all kinds of wild ani­mals, from moun­tain goats to griz­zly bears. 

Sam­ple some of the finest rid­ing that Fer­nie, Inver­mere, and Gold­en have to offer in this impec­ca­ble 6‑day pack­age.  We’ll pick you up and drop you off at the Cal­gary air­port, and if required, we’ll have your rental bike wait­ing for you in Fer­nie, with EMTB options avail­able if you feel the need for some extra kick.  This itin­er­ary is designed to chal­lenge the typ­i­cal inter­me­di­ate rid­er, aver­ag­ing over 20kms dis­tance and 400–700 meters of climb­ing per day on most­ly blue trails, with a touch of black options to spice things up.  It’s medi­um tech­ni­cal, medi­um car­dio, and max­i­mum beau­ti­ful — the per­fect blend of effort vs. reward.  There’s a sol­id amount of rid­ing on the sched­ule, with options every day to short­en (or add) to the routes.  All are sure to be blown away with how many incred­i­ble moun­tain views we can cram into this sam­pler tray of East Koote­nay delights.

Is This Ride For You?

You’re a Strong-Inter­me­di­ate lev­el rid­er with sol­id bike han­dling skills, who can han­dle rocky ter­rain and nar­row sin­gle­track. You’re com­fort­able and con­fi­dent rid­ing a blend of cross coun­try and all-moun­tain trails (think long and some­times steep climbs paired with fun and semi-tech­ni­cal descents). Rid­ing mul­ti­ple days in a row, 3–5 hours per day is no big­gie to you. You live for long days on the bike, reward­ed by the com­forts of a post-ride hot tub soak or sauna, a gor­geous lodge and a chilled beer.

Itinerary

Day 1. Wel­come to the Rockies!

Our pri­vate shut­tle will meet you at the Cal­gary Inter­na­tion­al Air­port and dri­ve the group to our lodg­ing in Fernie.

We should arrive into Fer­nie by 8 PM for din­ner, after which we’ll head over and check into our accom­mo­da­tions by the ski hill for the next few nights — this will be our home base for the next few days of Fer­nie trail rid­ing.. Upon arrival, we encour­age you to unpack, set­tle in and rest up for the week of adven­ture ahead. 

Day 2.  Fer­nie Epics

After a good night of rest, you’ll awak­en to the smell of fresh­ly brewed cof­fee, with views of the Rock­ies to accom­pa­ny our hearty group break­fast at the lodge.

This morn­ing, we’ll review the incred­i­ble itin­er­ary and build our bikes. We’ll pro­vide bike stands, tools and help­ing hands for any­one need­ing assistance.

After our morn­ing meet­ing, we’ll ride from the ski hill to town through the mag­i­cal Mt. Fer­nie Provin­cial Park — home to some amaz­ing loam and flowy sin­gle­track trails. 

We’ll stop in town for lunch and a quick rest, then head out for a full after­noon of rid­ing in the direc­tion of Mt Proctor.

Tonight, we’ll grab a group din­ner in town before head­ing back to the lodge for a good night of rest.

Day 3. Mon­tane and Ridgemont

After break­fast at the lodge, we’ll head out for a big day of true moun­tain bike adven­ture, as we aim to con­quer the Mon­tane Fer­nie and Ridge­mont trails.

With a great pletho­ra of trails to choose from, our local expert guides will show you the best way through the maze of wan­der­ing xc trails.  Both morn­ing and after­noon will include some respectable climbs and way fun descents that will show you exact­ly what it is that makes Fer­nie so spe­cial. We guar­an­tee you’ll be sat­is­fied after this day of pedaling!

Tonight we’ll dine in one of Fer­nie’s excel­lent restau­rants — maybe some sushi, maybe a local pub on the main street?

Day 4. Road Trip! 

After an ear­ly break­fast, we’ll pack up the van and head out for a our 2 ½ hour dri­ve to Invermere. 

After lunch at our favorite down­town café, we’ll con­tin­ue our super scenic 2hr ride around the Lake Lil­ian area.  We’ll stock up on sup­plies, then car­ry on to the famous moun­tain town of Golden.

Din­ner will be host­ed at a very spe­cial spot along the way.  Then we’ll check in to the Cedar House Resort, sit­u­at­ed high above the Colum­bia Val­ley, and far below the mas­sive Beaver­head Peak.  Enjoy a hot tub and camp­fire, and kick back in some cool cab­ins with Pur­cell Moun­tain views.

Day 5. Ride Golden

After break­fast at the Cedar House, we’ll shut­tle to the Moon­rak­er trails to enjoy a full day of activ­i­ties in this vast and wild playground.

Embark on a long flow­ing xc ride in the Gold­en dirt that this place is famous for.  These trails sport some of the Koote­nay’s finest flow, peo­ple love this stuff.  We’ll wind our way to the White­tooth brew­ery, then make our way back to the cab­ins for a final night BBQ din­ner pre­pared by the guides.

Day 6. Banff Nation­al Park and Goodbyes!

After break­fast, it’s straight out the door for an ear­ly ride in the Moun­tain Shad­ows trail sys­tem.  Yep, we’re stay­ing right at the trail­head to this fan­tas­tic net­work of tech­ni­cal all moun­tain trails, with some final views of the Dog­tooth Range leav­ing you in awe of the Rocky Moun­tain beauty.

Then we pack up for the 3hr jour­ney through Yoho and Banff Nation­al Park, stop­ping in Can­more for lunch, before get­ting to the air­port for a 4:30pm drop off.


The fol­low­ing data rep­re­sents a typ­i­cal itin­er­ary, but adven­ture trav­el can be unpre­dictable and our Guides may need to make last-minute changes to ensure your enjoy­ment. Inclement weath­er, road clo­sures, changes to the itin­er­ary to accom­mo­date requests, and oth­er issues may affect the itin­er­ary. The ride data rep­re­sents an ‘aver­age’ itin­er­ary, and may dif­fer when you actu­al­ly show up to ride. Our guides make every effort to stick to the itin­er­ary as post­ed, but your safe­ty is our #1 priority. 

Ride Data: Rocky Mountain Rambler

Day Hours of rid­ing Dis­tance rid­den Ele­va­tion gained Ele­va­tion lost High­est ele­va­tion
1 0 0 0 0 0
2 4.5 17 2165 2165 4409
3 4.5 16 2395 2395 5200
4 4.5 18 2952 2952 5249
5 3.5 14 2099 2099 3182
6 3.5 10 1377 1377 3756
Totals 20.5 HRS

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Dates chosen: Sep. 01, 2024—Sep. 06, 2024
Skill Rating: Blue Square
Fitness Rating: Blue Square
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