Favorite stretch of road

[Kona Bear]

Re: Favorite stretch of road

Another route I enjoy is the Three Sisters Parkway. It's the road the runs between Canmore and Stewart Creek Golf club.

[Tuna]

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With the top down no less

Yea, what were you thinking, I could have been hurt!

I've also driven that road through exshaw (1a you say?) years ago, I was told by a long time Canmore resident that there are a lot of drunk people on there after dark though, so I usually stayed away unless it was the early afternoon.

Old banff coach road has only been fun once or twice 'cause I usually end up with some slow arse in front of me going UNDER the speed limit by a healthy margain.

[R-Audi]

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ABout the last 20 minutes before Radium from Calgary... traffic pending of course

[asp gti]

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old banff coach road is probably my fav close to town cause its about 3 mins from my house, great twisties that are banked so its super fun and smooth to drive on, castle junction to radium can be fun is there is no traffic as well

[cam_wmh]

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ABout the last 20 minutes before Radium from Calgary... traffic pending of course

Just did that this morning, and it's one of my faves as well. That climb is so fun, and then the descent as well.

#1 is Highway 95 between Radium & Golden. So fun, and usually dead.

[Satnam]

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yeah, radium to golden is a good
east of golden first 10km or so - very fun in the middle of night to avoid traffic, or else it's too busy.
highwood pass/ highway 40 (well patrolled though) watch out for cows and goats on the road

barlow and 16th butterfly
16th and university butterfly - yields there

crowchild north to memorial west to kensington to crowchild south to 12th ave (?), then u-turn back onto crowchild north

........there's lots in town

[VWSM]

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nothing like going thru longview beautiful scenery and roads.
And in my Urinal Van i can get up to 140..........

[Turkey]

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Highway 540. It's south of Calgary between the 2 and the 22, just a little before Nanton. It starts off pretty rough... you're dodging potholes for the first bit but that only keeps it interesting. After you pass a few farms, the pavement is perfect, there's rarely any traffic, the scenery is great and I've never seen any law enforcement. There's a sweet spot in there with a long straight where you can really get your speed up. By far my favorite stretch of road.

[RONDAL]

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hands down by a mile is the old sea to sky highway BEFORE the olympic rebuild started.

It was 1 hour of the some of the best and most scenic driving in north america.
They have since ruined it with 4 lane stretches of highway and removing a lot of the twisty stuff, but still an incredible drive.

Best time is a tuesday morning around 8am...no traffic, no cops.