7.6
PDI
8.5 mi
DISTANCE
1,671 ft
GAINED
3.7 %
AVG. GRADE
FULL CLIMB STATS
Page Contributor(s): Lynn Sugden, Sherwood Park, AB; Leigh McAdam, hikebiketravel.com
INTRO
This 8.5 mile bike climb is located in Alberta, Canada. The average gradient is 3.7% and there is a total elevation gain of 1,671 ft, finishing at 7,148 ft.
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Roadway: Highway 40 opens after its winter closure on June 14th. Accordingly there exists a window of opportunity when there is no traffic on the climb to the summit from either North or South. The best time to climb Highwood Pass is on a weekday between June 4th and 13th. Post opening, the traffic on this climb is low (a fraction of the traffic experienced in Banff NP just down the road) and is tempered by a two meter shoulder.
Traffic: The ride from the Village to the base of the climb (from the North) is busy with traffic up to the beginning of the climb (at the Highway 742 turnoff). Again there is a generous shoulder and from the Village to the campground there is a well constructed, paved and quiet bike path. Weekends are very busy in the area from Highway 1 to Highway 742.
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