Cheam Cycle Journey: Othello-Hope to Agassiz
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47km - 50km
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About the Journey

This 47 to 50 km cycle route features the famous Othello Canyon KVR rail trail with its tunnels, bridges, rapids, the Coquihalla River, Sucker Creek Fish Channels, Hope Center, the Fraser River, and Seabird Island with its picturesque Maria Slough. After Hope, much of it is on Highway 7, which has quite a good cycling shoulder and is the main cycling route between Agassiz and Hope on the Trans Canada Trail. It also features the former Kettle Vally Railway crossing of the Fraser in Hope (for viewing only at this time).

The featured First Nations along this route are Yale Band in Hope, the Skawahlook FN of the Sto:lo Council at Ruby Creek, and the Cheam FN (Wild Strawberry Place) of the greater Sto:lo Nation.

The trip offers exceptional views of mountain peaks such as Cheam, Foley, Four Brothers, Sowerby, Ludwig, etc on the opposite shore of the Fraser River. While always close to the shores and view of the Fraser River, access is not possible because of the active railway between the Highway and the river.

• LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY
This ride is either downhill or mostly flat (with the brief exception of getting on the highway bridge near Hope). It is a relatively easy ride for anyone used to cycling flat distances for several hours and have experienced cycling over 40 km at an average speed of about 12 to 20 km/hour with short stops along the way.