In conjunction to this post I emailed the Adventure Cycling Association, asking whether they had any plans to re-evaluate their route. I know that the ACA route has long been the one that the Tour Divide has followed, so assumed that any plans they had would be a good indicator of a likely 2014 TD route. I received the following response from Melissa of the ACA Cartography Department:
Hi Ed,
Right now there is no plan to reroute the Canadian section. From reports, there are 2 bridges out that riders seem to be having trouble with - one about 40 km north of Elkford, and one in between Elkford and Sparwood. Other than that, riders have been able to make it through most of the route, managing a few river crossings that seem do-able as long as the water is not really high. We will re-evaluate the need to reroute at our next map printing for this route. Until then, you can follow updates from us and riders on the road at this forum topic in our Temporary Road Closures forum: http://forums.adventurecycling.org/index.php?topic=11764.new;topicseen#newAlthough this email is vague on specifics, it looks like riders are having to detour around two bridges, while other rivers are fordable. On the back of this, my original question about the state of the trails seems to have been answered; it remains to be seen what detour the Tour Divide race organizers (if that term is applicable / appropriate) will post, if any.
Ed
