Great Divide Route Summary:
Roosville, MT,
to Antelope Wells, NM
6 map set (2,493 mi.) |
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1. Roosville, MT, to Polaris, MT
(531 mi.) |
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2. Polaris, MT, to South Pass City, WY
(508 mi.) |
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3. South Pass City, WY, to Silverthorne, CO
(405.1 mi.) |
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4. Silverthorne, CO, to Platoro, CO
(315 mi.) |
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5. Platoro, CO, to Pie Town, NM
(431 mi.) |
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6. Pie Town, NM, to Antelope Wells, NM
(303 mi.) |
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CANADA. Banff, AB, to Roosville, MT
(215 mi.) |
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GREAT DIVIDE TWITTER FEED
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LONGEST OFF-PAVEMENT BIKE ROUTE IN THE WORLD
The Great Divide Mountain Bike Route is our premier off-pavement route, crisscrossing the Continental Divide north to south. This route is defined by the word "remote." Its remoteness equates with spectacular terrain and scenery. The entire route is basically dirt-road and mountain-pass riding every day. In total, it has over 200,000 feet of elevation gain. All of this climbing gets the rider into visually spectacular places and incredibly fit shape. More.
If you're in need of a shuttle to complete your Great Divide trip, check our Great Divide Shuttle Options
(PDF/44k) for suggestions.
The Great Divide Mountain Bike Route narratives, including the Canada section, are also available in text format. These files are not a substitute for the maps, only a means to customize the narrative to suit one's handlebar map case. Click here to purchase them.
NOW EVEN LONGER
The Great Divide Canada section, which connects to and extends our Great Divide Mountain Bike Route, showcases some of the most magnificent scenery in the entire Rocky Mountain chain. Paradoxically, the route feels somewhat more settled, or civilized, than many sections to the south in the United States. One reason for this is that Great Divide Canada passes through a string of national and provincial parks, which, not surprisingly, attract a great number of visitors. While the majority of the route follows dirt and gravel roads, keen mountain bikers will be happy to learn that there's also plenty of singletrack trails to ride in close proximity to the route, particularly around Fernie, Banff, and Canmore. More on the Route into Canada.
FOLLOW THE GREAT DIVIDE MTB ROUTE ON TWITTER
We are using Twitter to facilitate communication between cyclists on the road and the cartographers back in Missoula as well as other cyclists on tour. Our Twitter handle is @acaroutes. When tweeting about the Great Divide, include the hashtag #acagdmbr and your tweets will appear in our Twitter stream for the Great Divide. For more information on our use of Twitter, see our GeoPoints Bulletin blog post.
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