Starting out from the Hills Health and Guest Ranch, riders will ride some great wide shouldered highway into 100 Mile House from where they will continue south on the Highway 24 cut off. Here the route becomes a paved secondary back road that winds pleasantly through our scenic Cariboo back country to a small community called Lone Butte. This also brings the riders to their first checkpoint, Meline's Restaurant. After leaving their first check point, riders turn off of Highway 24 and take the Watch Lake turn off. Riders will enjoy passing through some scenic rolling ranch land with ranches that give you a sense of wilderness but not isolation.
Riders turn off the paved road at the Watch Lake Lodge turn off.
It is at this point that riders will enjoy some great gravel back road riding. The gravel road portions of this route are easy all weather surfaces that are simply fun to ride. There are some gentle climbs, but for the most part, riders descend towards the North Bonaparte Road Junction. The aspens are spectacular, as are the open park-like Jack pine forests. Once at the junction, riders will turn right and proceed towards the Canyon Ranch check point.