Difficult
12 OKRoutes have been labelled as Difficult:
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Beaver Lake / Thompson Plateau4
- Difficult
- Mostly Gravel
- 97km
- 1437m
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- Mountainous
- Bike Packing
- Forest Service Road
- Light Traffic
- Vernon 12ºC
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- 1 Photo
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- 1 Video
Discover the beauty of the Thompson Plateau region while testing your gravel climbing & descending skills.
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North Okanagan Loop6
- Difficult
- Road
- 142km
- 1607m
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- Hilly
- Wine
- Moderate Traffic
- North Okanagan
- Lake Country
- Vernon 12ºC
- Kelowna 12ºC
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- 1 Video
Start from Kelowna, Lake Country, or Vernon to travel the undulating roads around the north end of Okanagan lake.
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Oyama Lake7
- Difficult
- Mostly Gravel
- 72km
- 1355m
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- Mountainous
- Light Traffic
- Vernon 12ºC
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- 2 Videos
A climb so awesome you’ll want to head back down and ride up again!
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Under the Shadow of Silver Star11
- Difficult
- Mostly Gravel
- 124km
- 1466m
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- Flat
- Rolling
- Rural
- Light Traffic
- Vernon 12ºC
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- 1 Video
Circumnavigate around the base of Silver Star Mountain on Trinity Valley Rd, past the stunning Enderby Cliffs, then through Enderby, Armstrong, and back to Vernon.
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Vernon Garbage Collection12
- Difficult
- Mostly Road
- 105km
- 1842m
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- Hilly
- Rolling
- Inner City
- Moderate Traffic
- Vernon 12ºC
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- 1 Video
Stay inside the city limits of Vernon and climb ~2000m without traveling up Silver Star Road.
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Ronde van Kelowna13
- Difficult
- Road
- 104km
- 1985m
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- Mountainous
- Rolling
- Inner City
- Moderate Traffic
- Kelowna 12ºC
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- 2 Videos
Stay inside the city limits of Kelowna while climbing nearly 2000m and experiencing the quieter, European-feeling roads that Kelowna’s eastside has to offer.
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Poached Fondo15
- Difficult
- Road
- 159km
- 1886m
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- Rolling
- Wine
- Okanagan Falls
- Food
- Twin Lakes
- Heavy Traffic
- Penticton 12ºC
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- 1 Video
Merckx it for the Snickers.
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Big White18
- Difficult
- Road
- 108km
- 2149m
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- Mountainous
- Big White
- Joe Rich
- Moderate Traffic
- Kelowna 12ºC
An epic 50km climb from East Kelowna to Big White.
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Philpott FSR19
- Difficult
- Gravel
- 108km
- 1764m
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- Mountainous
- Forest Service Road
- Backcountry
- Joe Rich
- Light Traffic
- Kelowna 12ºC
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- 1 Video
An accessible gravel tour of the numerous small lakes located up on the Thomson Okanagan Plateau east of Kelowna and south of Vernon via Philpott FSR.
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Lake Country Wino22
- Difficult
- Road
- 70km
- 1401m
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- Mountainous
- Lake Country
- Coffee
- Central Okanagan
- Wine
- Light Traffic
- Kelowna 12ºC
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- 2 Videos
Climbing ~1500m in just 70km, this is a difficult training route in Lake Country that will get you into shape post-haste.
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Belgo23
- Difficult
- Gravel
- 86km
- 1580m
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- Mountainous
- Lake Country
- Central Okanagan
- Joe Rich
- Light Traffic
- Forest Service Road
- Black Mountain
- Kelowna 12ºC
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- 1 Gram
Connecting Postill Lake to Ideal Lake & Belgo Dam via Brunette FSR, this gravel ride will take you to the remote peacefulness at the heart of the Thompson Plateau.
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Brunette24
- Difficult
- Gravel
- 76km
- 1480m
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- Mountainous
- Lake Country
- Dee Lake
- Beaver Lake
- Doreen Lake
- Light Traffic
- Forest Service Road
- Kelowna 12ºC
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- 1 Gram
Connecting Postill Lake to the Thompson Okanagan Plateau east of Kelowna, test yourself with an HC category gravel climb and be rewarded with beautiful views & a rowdy gravel descent.
