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May 12, 2016 · When the B.C. government decided not to build a road between Anahim Lake and Bella Coola, a group of locals did it themselves.
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Jan 26, 2018 · Bella Coola's freedom highway. (Highway 20) The hill section built by the locals of Bella Coola in the 1950s.
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https://stonyhill.com/drive-to-bella-coola-british-columbia/Our trip to Bella Coola, BC along Highway 20 (Freedom Road) in the Cariboo Chilcotin Region was o...
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Bella Coola Road (Highway 20) spans 454 km (282 miles), running east-west from Williams Lake in the Central Interior of British Columbia to Bella Coola in the Bella Coola Valley. It's an amazingly scenic trip, but be prepared for gravel roads and steep grades. Also known as the Chilcotin Highway, it links the Central Coast with the Central Interior...
The drive can be nerve-wracking, featuring both paved and unpaved sections. It’s paved for the first 319 km to Anahim Lake. Then, it transitions to an all-season gravel road. The road is not for the faint of heart. Driving in low gears and fully concentrating on the road is necessary when navigating the hair-pinned killer curves. It's such a white-...
The road is very challenging, including 11 km of switchbacks on the way up to Heckman Pass, nicknamed as The Hill, at 1,524 m (5,000 ft) above sea level. The road descends 43 km (27 mi) of steep, narrow road with sharp hairpin turns and two major switchbacks to the Bella Coola Valley. The descent includes a 9 km (5.6 mi) section with grades of up t...
Driving into Bella Coola is a spectacular experience. Due to its unique location and passing through remote areas, it is important when driving in these conditions to be prepared. There aren't many facilities along the way, so start out with a full tank of gas. You can easily make this trip in a day, especially in summer, but leave plenty of time t...
The road was completed in 1953. With only two bulldozers starting from opposite ends, supplies bought on credit, and a labor force that only had the promise of being paid, they clawed their own way up and out of the valley.The work took one year and two weeks to complete. Today the road is officially known as Highway 20 but is still referred to loc...
Forced to flee New York City after a battle against Abomination, leaving the United States to hide once again, Banner settled in a remote cabin in Bella Coola. The scene was actually filmed there, so the peaceful countryside you’re seeing is the real Bella Coola Valley in British Columbia. In this place, Banner managed to re-obtain the necklace Bet...
Driving 'The Hill' into and out of Bella Coola, BC. BC Highway 20, the Chilcotin Highway. Northern Highways - Alaska, the Yukon & northern British Columbia. "The Hill", Bella Coola's famous "Freedom Road" (see the sign to the right), is legendary for it's drop.
Descending the Bella Coola Hill, Easter weekend, 2010.The romantic name for the last 65 km (40 mi) of Highway 20, the Freedom Highway, came about because of ...
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The winding and narrow freedom road, or “the hill” to Bella coola.
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