The way points of this bicycle route:
Western Development Museum. Start from parking lot in front of the museum. Parking is available to GASP 2009 participants in the gravel area northwest of the paved parking area.
Gas station with services
Grandora highway (extension of 11th Street) is a quiet ride out of the city.
Grandora - No services
Join Highway 14 east of Sandy Ridge
Sandy Ridge: gas station with services
Asquith: services, restaurant, groceries. Be sure to stop in downtown for a visit.
Begin scenic route, alternative to highway 14.
Kinley: some services
Perdue: Some Services, camping. Services: groceries, hotel, credit union, three restaurants. E-Zee Wrap is headquartered in this town. Centennial celebration, July 11, 2009.
End of Day 1: Biggar. Services: hotels/motels in town; restaurants; RV park/campground at west side of town.
Camping and services
This portion of highway 14 between Biggar and Wilkie is very scenic.
Landis: services
End of Day 2: Wilkie. Regional park, in town, has nice camping. Services in town. www.townofwilkie.com
Highway 29 to Battleford is scenic, so scenic that it's worth riding twice. We'll visit Fort Battleford National Historic Site and other historical and cultural highlights of the Battlefords.
Wow! Spectacular scenery. Glad we didn't miss this part of the province. We'll see it again tomorrow.
Battleford: services. Fort Battleford historic site has good camping. Motels, restaurants, museums, historical and cultural attractions. It's been a relatively short day, so take some time to see the sights.
End of Day 3: Fort Battleford national historic site. Camping. Nice campground.
Back in Wilkie. We're just passing through today, but it's still worth stopping in for lunch or a snack before continuing on to Unity.
End of Day 4: Unity. Regional park west of town is nice, but has no services, pit toilets, no water. Town has offered to let us camp in town with services. Also plenty of hotels to choose from. Nice downtown with its recent Main Street redevelopment. High cycling population, bike racks on every street corner. Interesting shops. www.townofunity.com
South on 21 today, headed for Kerrobert. More outstanding scenery, including an interesting geological formation.
End of Day 5: Kerrobert. Services, camping, motel, restaurants, historical and cultural stops. The town's distinctive and historic water tower can be seen for miles. Motel and campground bought by Macro Developments in 2008, being refurbished and has been offered to us for the tour. www.kerrobertsk.com
An alternate route to Rosetown today.
Highway 31
Dodsland: some services
Not much left of Druid, but I know a cyclist with family from there.
Plenty: some services?
Spectacular view.
End of Day 6: Herschel. Services: Ancient Echoes Interpretive Centre: dinosaurs, petroglyphs, coal mining, grizzly bears on the prairies. Herschel Retreat and tipi village. Hotel. www.ancientechoes.ca neufeldd.sasktelwebsite.net www.ghosttownscanada.ca/gallery/showgallery.php/cat/949
Services: stores, fuel.
Milden
Canada-Saskatchewan Irrigation Diversification Centre, Outlook, SK http://www4.agr.gc.ca/AAFC-AAC/display-afficher.do?id=1186153747182&lang=e
End of Day 7: Outlook. Services. Nice campground at regional park. www.town.outlook.sk.ca
Broderick
Rudy Rosedale Community Pasture and Spring Creek Bull Station. Community pasture and Ag Canada research station. Interesting spot for a tour.
Whitecap Dakota First Nation: some services, restaurant at casino.
Beaver Creek Conservation Area, Meewasin Valley Authority
Route into Saskatoon: Lorne Avenue, Highway 219.
Welcome to Bikely, take a step by step tour of this path:
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GASP 2009: supported bicycle tour of West Central Saskatchewan. Saskatchewan’s annual provincial bicycle tour, GASP 2009 explores West Central Saskatchewan, starting and ending in Saskatoon. More than just a bike ride, it’s a fun cycling vacation with vehicle support. There are historic sites, petroglyphs, dinosaurs, cultural stops and the friendly company of fellow travellers. The route offers scenery, quiet roads, and a variety of daily distances, giving us an 8-day tour through some spectacular countryside with plenty of non-cycling activities to pique our interest.
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