Seattle - Harrison Hot Springs - Vancouver Stage 5
The route from Abbotsford to Mission was on the shoulder of a highway, ok but not ideal. After the bridge at Mission, the route crosses Hwy 7, then goes (very) steeply up for a couple blocks (I had to walk up a block) You then turn east through a greenway and residential streets before joining Hwy 7. There's a lot of high speed traffic, but here the shoulders are moderate to wide. We dropped off the hwy at Nicomen Isl Trunk Rd to follow rural roads through beautiful scenery. RwGPS routed us on to Dyke Rd, which was gated and brush covered so we rerouted back on to the highway. Unfortunately, the highway between this point to almost Harrison Mills is pretty awful. Poor to zero shoulder, lots of traffic with RVs and trailers. Don't recommend although there are not a lot of alternatives. After Harrison Mills the highway shoulders improved back to moderate except for the steep descent from the climb that occurs to the east of HM. Take the lane, block hwy traffic and fly down the hill. A few miles after HM, the route turned back off the highway into rural roads where the beautiful scenery can again be enjoyed for the easy ride into HHS. Would I ride this route again? Not sure. I'd definitely try harder to ride off the hwy more, although there aren't a lot of options