the Duffey Loop
Depending on which way you decide to travel the Duffey Loop, it is one of the most loved and known rides on British Columbia’s Lower Mainland and almost all riders have travelled on it or are planning to ride it some day. My usual count is three times a season; often, my first of the year is just to see how early in the year I can make a full loop.
My preferred direction to ride it in is clockwise; others like doing it counter-clockwise. I’ve done it both ways, but for this article, we’ll go clockwise to make it easy to follow.
Leaving Vancouver, you have the choice of taking either the Lions Gate Bridge from downtown or, if coming in from East Van or Burnaby, the usual choice is the Ironworkers Memorial Bridge. Both these routes take you to the Upper Levels Highway and the Trans Canada Hwy. 1 out to Horseshoe Bay. Here, the highway becomes Highway 99, a.k.a. the Sea to Sky Highway.
A Nice Scenic Road
The province spent a stadiumful of money to
