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BIKE ROUTE # 3 Whatcom County, WA, USA
Submitted by: Richard W.
Date: March 20, 2005
Difficulty Rating: 6

Time: 2 - 3 hours

Distance: 60 KM

Start Point: Peace Arch Border Crossing

End Point: Same

Bike Friendly: Shoulder most of the way - Take care

Traffic Rating: 1 - Low Traffic

Training Focus: A Bit of Everything

Route Highlight: Scenic ride along Semiahmoo Bay and Birch Bay

Details: As this ride is in the USA you must have appropriate citizenship documents with you and you may want to check your travel insurance coverage.

Begin by finding your way to the Peace Arch Border crossing.  If riding to the border crossing, get onto Hwy 99 at the 8th avenue exit in White Rock.  After crossing at Peace Arch, continue down Peace Portal Drive and turn right when you reach Blaine Road.  Turn right on Drayton Harbour Road and follow it around the harbour.  You will pass Semiahmoo Spit and the road will follow around to the left where it becomes Semiahmoo Drive.  As you cruise by the Semiahmoo Bay, you will come to Birch Point (the farthest west point) and then the road will curve to the left and become Birch Point Road.  As you ride around Birch Bay, the road will become Birch Bay Drive on the south side of the bay.  Turn left on Point Whitehorn Road and then another left onto Grandview Road.  You will continue East on Grandview for awhile until you reach Kickerville Road where you will turn left.  Turn left once you reach Loomis Trail Road and bike past the Loomis Trail Golf Course. Loomis Trail Road will turn into Blaine Road.  Continue on Blaine Road until you reach Peace Portal Drive where you turn left to bike back to the border.