July 18: Travel to Abbotsford

We will leave Chilliwack (Bridal Falls RV and Camping; 53560 Bridal Falls Road; Tel: 604-794-3003) at 8:00 am to cycle to Abbotsford.

Here is the map of the day's route (to print, use a screen grab, copy and paste).

Here are the cue notes for this route (text describing the route at different points, including starting, rest, and stopping points and times).

We are staying at the Abbotsford Camp and RV Park, 36114 Lower Sumas Mtn Road (Tel: 604-855-3330).

Chilliwack Event
At 10:00 am, we will stop to pay a visit to Clint Hames, Mayor of Chilliwack, our endorser and supporter, at the City Hall (8550 Young Road (corner of Hocking and Young); Tel: 604-793-2900.

Yarrow Event
At 12:00 pm, we are stopping at the Eco-Village in Yarrow (42312 Yarrow Central Road) for a guided tour and a lunch stop. Thanks to the Eco-Village for hosting us!

Abbotsford Event
At 6:00 pm, we will join local cyclists for a 22 km 'Sumas Prairie Farm Tour'. A shorter 11 km route will be available for those with children or who are simply unaccustomed to spending so long on two wheels! (here are the links for the longer route and the shorter route).

Meet at the gravel parking area off the Whatcom Exit (across from the Castle Fun Park). The 26 km tour will be visiting farms located in the Sumas Prairie area, and some sampling of local berries and ice cream is definitely part of the plan. As the tour rolls along on the former lakebed of Sumas Lake, stops will be made at Birchwood Dairy, the Little Farmhouse in the Country and the Yellow Barn, culminating in a scenic ride along the Sumas River Trail.