Sunday, 24 May 2015

The planned schedule

While Paul is in charge of the bikes, I'm on planning duties. The main resources for planning have been:
Pedaling nowhere
http://www.pedalingnowhere.com/routes/great-divide-mountain-bike-route-gdmbr/


Crazy guy on a bike – lots of blogs here http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/?o=Sh&doc_id=5281&v=Xj


Outside forever
http://outsideforever.com/


Bike wanderer
http://www.bikewanderer.com/ttca-part3

Couchsurfing and Warm showers requests have been sent, and hopefully we will meet some good characters out there.


Not sure if this will work out the way we planned it, and eventually the weather will dictate the schedule but, here are the expected numbers.


Route
The Great Divide Mountain Bike Route (GDMBR)
Banff to Silver City via the Rockies
http://www.bikingthegreatdivide.com/the-route/
When
3 June (Banff) to 28 August (LA) 2015
Distance
4,324 km
Elevation gain and loss
60,960 meters
Cycling days 50
Average km/day cycled
86
Trekking days 16
Rest days 8
Joker days 11


Trekking days will be spread among the parks we will cross along the way:
  • Peter Lougheed Park - Alberta
  • Elk Lakes Provincial Park – British Columbia
  • Glacier National Park - Montana
  • Yellowstone National Park - Wyoming
  • Grand Teton National Park - Wyoming
  • Wind River Mountains - Wyoming




    DAY
    MILES
    SECTION
    SIDE TRIPS
    zz
    1
    03/06/15
    /
    		 Banff

    H
    2
    04/06/15
    /
    		 Banff Put bike together
    H
    3
    05/06/15
    /
    		 Banff Lake Minnewanka test cycle
    H
    4
    06/06/15
    55m
    Boulton Creek Trading Post

    C
    5
    07/06/15
    Trekking
    Peter Loughead Park


    C
    6
    08/06/15
    Trekking
    Elk Lakes Provincial Park

    C
    7
    09/06/15
    Trekking
    Elk Lakes Provincial Park
    Lower Elk Lake to Frozen Lake trek
    C
    8
    10/06/15
    ±50m
    To Elkford
    		 + Josephine Falls
    ?
    9
    11/06/15
    30m
    To Sparwood
    + side trip to the Fall
    CS
    10
    12/06/15
    57m
    Howell Creak Campground

    C
    11
    13/06/15
    70m
    to Eureka
    		MONTANA
    WS
    12
    14/06/15
    /
    		 Day off in Eureka

    WS
    13
    15/06/15
    60m
    To Polebridge
    		Spectacular Kintla and Bowman Lakes, and Lake McDonald ?
    H
    14
    16/06/15
    55m
    Glacier National Park
    Going to the Sun Road / Logan Pass
    C
    15
    17/06/15
    Trekking
    Glacier National Park trekking
    Highline Loop – 12m
    C
    16
    18/06/15
    56m
    To Whitefish (N 1690)
    		 This is not the GD route
    H!
    17
    19/06/15
    42m
    To Bigfork

    ?
    18
    20/06/15
    35m
    to Cedar Creek Campground

    C
    19
    21/06/15
    39m
    Holland lake
    + trek Chinese Wall
    C
    20
    22/06/15
    36m
    To Seeley Lake
    + Clearwater Lake side trip
    C
    21
    23/06/15
    64m
    To Lincoln
    ?
    22
    24/06/15
    65m
    To Helena

    CS
    23
    25/06/15
    /
    Day off in Helena

    CS
    24
    26/06/15
    72m
    To Butte

    CS
    25
    27/06/15
    14m MB
    To Butte day off
    Crested Butte Trail 401
    CS
    26
    28/06/15
    51m
    To Wise River
    		 Mt Fleece descent!
    ?
    27
    29/06/15
    70m
    To Grant

    ?
    28
    30/06/15
    68m
    To Lima

    ?
    29
    01/07/15
    /
    Lima day off


    ?
    30
    02/07/15
    57m
    Upper lake campground

    C
    31
    03/07/15
    63m/80m?
    To Warm River campground
    		 More scenic alternative is 80m
    C
    32
    04/07/15
    47m
    To West entrance Yellowstone
    		 WYOMING
    C
    33
    05/07/15
    Trekking
    Yellowstone

    C
    34
    06/07/15
    Trekking
    Yellowstone

    C
    35
    07/07/15
    Trekking
    Yellowstone
    		 Or use 1 day for the Tetons
    C
    36
    08/07/15
    40 m + trek
    to Colter Bay Village
    Hermitage Point
    Colter Bay Natural Trail
    ?
    37
    09/07/15
    37m
    To Moose / Teton Village

    ?
    38
    10/07/15
    Trekking
    Grand Teton
    Granite Canyon Trailhead
    ?
    39
    11/07/15
    Trekking
    Grand Teton
    Death Canyon Trailhead
    ?
    40
    12/07/15
    Trekking
    Day off /trek - Jackson Lake
    Two Ocean Lake
    ?
    41
    13/07/15
    50m
    To Falls Campground

    C
    42
    14/07/15
    71m
    To Whiskey Grove Campground

    C
    43
    15/07/15
    35m
    To Pinedale

    CS
    44
    16/07/15
    Trekking
    Pinedale day off
    Wind River Mountains
    CS
    45
    17/07/15
    90m
    To Atlantic City

    ?
    46
    18/07/15
    /
    Day off - Atlantic City

    ?
    47
    19/07/15
    79m
    A&M Reservoir


    C
    48
    20/07/15
    57m
    To Rawlins


    ?
    49
    21/07/15
    /
    Day off - Rawlins

    ?
    50
    22/07/15
    53m
    To campsite before Aspen Alley/

    C
    51
    23/07/15
    70m
    To Steamboat Spring via alternate via Colmbine

    WS
    52
    24/07/15
    /
    trekking- Steamboat Spring

    WS
    53
    25/07/15
    72m
    to Inspiration Point campsite
    		 COLORADO
    C
    54
    26/07/15
    47m
    to Silverthorn

    WS
    55
    27/07/15
    70m
    to Harstel

    ?
    56
    28/07/15
    49m
    to Salida

    WS
    57
    29/07/15
    35m MB
    Day off – Salida
    possibly another true day off
    Monarch Crest Trail - MB
    WS
    58
    30/07/15
    55m
    to Doylaville

    C
    59
    31/07/15
    67m
    		 to Saguache (side trip)

    ?
    60
    01/08/15
    66m
    to Del Norte

    ?
    61
    02/08/15
    /
    Possible day off in Del Norte (not if we got it in Salida?)

    ?
    62
    03/08/15
    44 or 49m
    		Stunner Campsite,OR Platoro

    C
    63
    04/08/15
    64m
    (10m after) Lagunitas Campaground
    		 NEW MEXICO
    C
    64
    05/08/15
    65m
    El Rito

    ?
    65
    06/08/15
    17m
    to Abiquiu

    ?
    66
    07/08/15
    80m
    to Cuba

    ?
    67
    08/08/15
    62m
    to BLM Wildlife Exclosure

    C
    68
    09/08/15
    54m
    to Grants

    ?
    69
    10/08/15
    /
    Day off - Grants

    ?
    70
    11/08/15
    71m
    to Pie Town


    C/W
    71
    12/08/15
    60m
    to campsite under John Kerr

    C
    72
    13/08/15
    65m
    to Black Canyon Campground

    C
    73
    14/08/15
    52m
    side trip to Gila Cliff Dwelling

    C
    74
    15/08/15
    44m
    Silver City

    WS
    75
    16 to 25 August
    		 10 joker days / get to LA


    85
    26/08/15

    		LA CALIFORNIA
    WS
    86
    27/08/15

    		LA

    WS
    87
    28/08/15

    		LA – flight back : (
















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