This route is a remarkable journey that stretches across the width of Thailand, offering a unique blend of natural beauty, cultural richness, and physical challenge. For someone unfamiliar with the area, the route provides an extraordinary opportunity to experience Thailand’s diverse landscapes—from the mountains and rivers of the western border with Myanmar to the rolling hills and open plains of the northeast, all the way to the banks of the Mekong River at the eastern frontier near Laos.

Salt Spring Island is the largest and most populous of British Columbia’s Gulf Islands. Formed over two glacial periods with ice receding only 12,000 years ago, the island landscape is marked by deposits of glacial minerals and steep hills.

The Salt Spring Island Sea to Summit begins with a foot in the sea followed by a 2,339ft. climb up steep gravel slopes to the island’s high point, Bruce Peak.