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Harrison West
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SouthPoint
Member
Let us know what the conditions are like!
It wasn't the snow that stopped us on Sunday but a bridge out at 65km West Harrison... I am liaising with MOfLNRO and will post up when bridge repair ETA is available. We knew it was out when we headed out but wanted to check the snow levels and road conditions.
SouthPoint
Member
Thanks for the update. Sounds like riding season may start a bit earlier this year!
I have never ridden the Harrison West Rd, but this summer I am looking forward to checking it out. I am in Squamish so was thinking of doing a loop starting from the south and heading north to Pembi and then back home and had a couple of questions I hope you all may be able to help with.
1. Am I correct in that you access it via Morris Valley Rd at the Lougheed Hwy?
2. What is the approximate ride time from this start point to Mt Currie assuming no stops or closures? Just looking for general idea to allocate my time. From my map the distance looks to be approx 175-200 km (if my start point is correct) but have no idea of terrain and surface conditions to estimate pace.
Thanks in advance.
1. Am I correct in that you access it via Morris Valley Rd at the Lougheed Hwy?
2. What is the approximate ride time from this start point to Mt Currie assuming no stops or closures? Just looking for general idea to allocate my time. From my map the distance looks to be approx 175-200 km (if my start point is correct) but have no idea of terrain and surface conditions to estimate pace.
Thanks in advance.
MtB
New member
1. Turn off Lougheed at Sasquatch pub, and keep heading North
2. Leaving Vancouver at 8:00 I usually get to Pembly by 2:00, including couple of stops along the way. (ymmv)
Yes Morris Valley Road is access to the FSR. Ride time is variable.... bike, style, traffic conditions. Allow the day for the loop. Take your time if you are ahead of schedule.
A group ride is bieng planned when I learn of bridge replacement date.
Thanks Everyone for the feedback - all good info. MtB, do you stick to weekdays to avoid overly busy weekend traffic on the Harrison FSR? Good to know if so, because if it's anything like summer weekend traffic on Squamish Main/Elaho I understand why. Unfortunately my work typically limits me to weekend riding. Regardless I will wait for posted info on bridge and look forward to getting something organized one way or another - appreciate the updates.
Stevno... Harrison West (I don't remember the new native language name it has been given) is a major haul road and as a result can be busy with logging trucks weekdays. So it's commercial traffic weekdays but they at least at radio controlled (misnomer) and you can hear them coming if you have a big radio (mine is wired into helmet) or wose maybe are the weekend 4x4 crowd that drive too fast cut corners and often are packed.
Reource Road Radio is available to the general public now as opposed to the old company owned systems if you an more info on that come to the Flat tire social.
Ride safe
lagbc
Active member
Check out these videos on FB, will give you a good idea. It looks deep at one end of crossing, but that certainly will depend on rain/sun as it will dictate how much water is coming down the river.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/4wdabc/permalink/10155519205806009/
Bridge washout from the air:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/4wdabc/permalink/10155384205351009/
KTM-500
New member
Hi All,
I rode north up the west Harrison last Sunday with my wife on my 1190 and found that the bridge is totally impassable where the bridge is located now. The bridge is washed out at the 56km mark, lots of signs along WH warning you of the impassable bridge. Even if I was with my buddies on our 350's I wouldn't even tried to pack our bikes down to the new elevation of the bridge deck. As for the links above from "lagbc", only the first video with the two jeeps is actually filmed at the 56km bridge washout, heading south. Also I would highly disagree with ever trying to cross that river on a bike of any kind, the flows are way to high, this coming from an old experienced white water kayaker.
See the two attached photo's and of course you will look at them and probably think like I did.... "I can can get my bike through that"...... lol, trust me the pictures don't do the washout justice.
Anyways happy riding.
I rode north up the west Harrison last Sunday with my wife on my 1190 and found that the bridge is totally impassable where the bridge is located now. The bridge is washed out at the 56km mark, lots of signs along WH warning you of the impassable bridge. Even if I was with my buddies on our 350's I wouldn't even tried to pack our bikes down to the new elevation of the bridge deck. As for the links above from "lagbc", only the first video with the two jeeps is actually filmed at the 56km bridge washout, heading south. Also I would highly disagree with ever trying to cross that river on a bike of any kind, the flows are way to high, this coming from an old experienced white water kayaker.
See the two attached photo's and of course you will look at them and probably think like I did.... "I can can get my bike through that"...... lol, trust me the pictures don't do the washout justice.
Anyways happy riding.
