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paulj
Sep 13, 2014Explorer II
The longest gravel road that I've driven is the Dempster, 500 miles from Dawson City, Yukon, to Inuvik, NWT. That was in a compact pickup with tent camper. 2nd longest was Top of the World, Dawson to Tok, AK. When freshly graded, speeds of 40-50 mph were fine.
There are a couple of BC provincial hwys with gravel stretches, such as the notorious 'The Hill' on BC20 to Bella Coola.
But if a grader hasn't been by in months, gravel roads can develop bad washboarding. That can make a 90 mile 'short cut' very tiring.
There are a couple of BC provincial hwys with gravel stretches, such as the notorious 'The Hill' on BC20 to Bella Coola.
But if a grader hasn't been by in months, gravel roads can develop bad washboarding. That can make a 90 mile 'short cut' very tiring.
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