Tour Arctic - From the Pacific Ocean to the Arctic 
Tour Arctic is an exciting new bicycle tour developed by Cycle Canada. Our new tour is the realization of a dream that began more than 10 years ago when we launched a self-guided Trail of '98 ride to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the 1898 rush to discover Gold in Canada's north.
In 2010 we are launching this new supported expedition to explore the land that borders on the Arctic Ocean. We now have trips that go from sea to sea to sea — from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic to the Arctic.
Tour Arctic is part of the Cycle Canada Series, rides designed to explore the diversity of the country and its people. With this new event, Cycle Canada and Tour du Canada riders will travel through British Columbia and two Canadian Territories, plus having the opportunity to dip a tire or toe in one more ocean.
Tour Arctic is a supported tour and accommodation is mainly camping. There will be some indoor stays and two major ocean ferry trips — through British Columbia's Inside Passage and on Alaska's Marine Highway. Cycling will be on paved and unpaved roads. Services in some areas can be minimal and riders will pass through remote areas with spectacular scenery. On most nights we will have hot showers and electricity. There will be some stays in no-service campgrounds and wilderness camps.
For the inaugural year we will be taking a maximum of 18 people. Please contact us early to register.
Photos courtesy of the Yukon Government
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