BT Express XL
**The above route file is not the proper file for navigation purposes. It is only for reference on where the route goes. To obtain the proper route file, go here.
By the Numbers
Distance: 890 Kilometres
Total Ascent: 8,500 metres
Unpaved/Paved: 85%/15%
Looking for the ultimate bikeapacking challenge in Ontario? The BT Express XL delivers. This is a beefed-up version of the BT Express route. Riders can expect even more trails and challenging terrain. A route that certainly should not be taken lightly. A beautiful beast, indeed. Beefy bike set-ups and a gung-ho attitude are needed.
For the most part, all the route information for the BT Express is relevant for the BT Express XL, just with more of a stress on the challenge of the route.
If you wish to have tracking for this route, you can use the BT Follow My Challenge platform by completing this form.
Car Parking: Multi-day parking in St. Jacob’s is available for BT 700 participants. The township is providing it for free. If you require a parking space, you can obtain it here: https://form.woolwich.ca/BT-700-Parking-Pass
To obtain the detailed route file, go here.
It must be stressed that the route is entirely unsupported and unsanctioned, with no insurance provided. All riders are responsible for their well-being on the BT Express XL route and ride at their own risk. The route developer takes no responsibility for personal injury, damage to personal property, or any other circumstance that might happen to individual riders cycling the BT Express XL route. There is no guarantee of route conditions at any given time and the route developer takes no responsibility for disrupted route conditions. You are entirely responsible for your safety and decisions that are made, including accommodation and necessary detours. It is advised to study the route map and make note of your supply options as well as some possible detours (these are marked with a Control Point symbol). If you are not comfortable riding a section of the route, take any necessary alternatives. Planning and due diligence is imperative as is riding within your means. People "racing" the route do so at their own risk.
Distance: 890 Kilometres
Total Ascent: 8,500 metres
Unpaved/Paved: 85%/15%
Looking for the ultimate bikeapacking challenge in Ontario? The BT Express XL delivers. This is a beefed-up version of the BT Express route. Riders can expect even more trails and challenging terrain. A route that certainly should not be taken lightly. A beautiful beast, indeed. Beefy bike set-ups and a gung-ho attitude are needed.
For the most part, all the route information for the BT Express is relevant for the BT Express XL, just with more of a stress on the challenge of the route.
If you wish to have tracking for this route, you can use the BT Follow My Challenge platform by completing this form.
Car Parking: Multi-day parking in St. Jacob’s is available for BT 700 participants. The township is providing it for free. If you require a parking space, you can obtain it here: https://form.woolwich.ca/BT-700-Parking-Pass
To obtain the detailed route file, go here.
It must be stressed that the route is entirely unsupported and unsanctioned, with no insurance provided. All riders are responsible for their well-being on the BT Express XL route and ride at their own risk. The route developer takes no responsibility for personal injury, damage to personal property, or any other circumstance that might happen to individual riders cycling the BT Express XL route. There is no guarantee of route conditions at any given time and the route developer takes no responsibility for disrupted route conditions. You are entirely responsible for your safety and decisions that are made, including accommodation and necessary detours. It is advised to study the route map and make note of your supply options as well as some possible detours (these are marked with a Control Point symbol). If you are not comfortable riding a section of the route, take any necessary alternatives. Planning and due diligence is imperative as is riding within your means. People "racing" the route do so at their own risk.
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