North West BC Outdoor Events
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CRONIN PASS (1 Day trip)
Spend the day biking Cronin Pass
• Lunch included
• 4-5 people
• $100 per person
• contact Smithers McBike to book a day

TOUR OF THE NORTH
(July 29th-August 15th, 2000)

Cycle British Columbia’s last frontier on an 18 day guided tour (1700 km)
Smithers, BC to Whitehorse, Yukon and return via Alaska Ferry

• Visit the Grand Canyon of Canada on the famous Stikine River
• Learn about BC's Gold Rush & Hudson Bay
Company trade routes
• All meals included (except ferry)
• Full support (transport of gear)
• 1 Day Canoe Trip
• 1.5 Day Scenic Ferry Trip from Skagway, Alaska to Prince Rupert, BC

This tour is for the bike enthusiast who is into the great outdoors. Enjoy low traffic, great scenery, and wildlife. Ride at your own pace and the distance you want every day! Our staff is enthusiastic and dedicated to giving you a great outdoor experience. The McBike shop has been in business for 11 years with 4 stores and lots of experience with bicycle touring.

CRONIN PASS (1 Day trip)
Spend the day biking Cronin Pass
• Lunch included
• 4-5 people
• $100 per person
• contact Smithers McBike to book a day

NORTHWEST TRAILS ($5 at Smithers McBike)
A guide to Mountain Biking in the Bulkley Valley Area, 2nd edition

Feature Trail: Silver King - Hyland Pass
(click on the map below for a larger image)

Essentials: The Silver King-Hyland Pass route is a popular trail for hiking as well as mountain biking. To get there travel east from Smithers over the Bulkley River and turn left on Old Babine Lake Road and follow it to the intersection with the Telkwa High Road. Turn left. Travel about two kilometres along the High Road to Driftwood Road and turn right. After four kilometres you'll reach Driftwood Canyon Provincial Park and the Driftwood fossil beds. The Driftwood Parking Lot, the best place to park on the Driftwood Road, is a further 7.2 kilometres north along the road. The parking area also has a picnic area and a toilet facility. A gate prohibits motorized traffic beyond this point. Sunny Point is 1.4 kilometres from the gate. After crossing the Sunny Point foot bridge, turn right and follow the Silver King Basin Trail. Refer to the mileage log from Sunny Point.

Notes: The Silver King Basin Trail is a good steady climb on a mountain bike (average five per cent grade) and there are some muddy and rocky sections. After about 6.9 kilometres you'll be in the basin, where the scenery is spectacular. The Joe L'Orsa Cabin, a public BC Parks cabin, is located in the basin and receives a fair amount of use in both winter and summer. This cabin was rebuilt in 1999 and there is a $5 fee for overnight use of the cabin. From the cabin, follow the road to the back of the basin past some old mining structures and cross Driftwood Creek for the last time. From here, take the pack trail which switchbacks up the slope into Hyland Pass. Only the most skilled and experienced rider would ride this trail, the rest of us will be walking. From Hyland Pass, bikers can access the Cronin Trail and ride past the Cronin mine site out to Babine Lake Road. The Cronin Road joins Babine Lake Road about 34 kilometres from Highway 16, so either plan on a long day to get back to town, or arrange to have someone pick you up on Babine Lake Road. This ride works equally well starting from the Cronin side.
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