trip travel time from delta bc to kelowna bc

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I need to know what the steepness of this highway is and how much it will slow my stock bj60 down on the road. Need to project the time it will take to drive from Delta to This city for a job I need to do.

Also, is the toll one way or both ways? My job site will take about 3-5 hours to complete and will then head back to vancouver. Just want to know what the total time round trip and if it can be done in the same day.

Just did mapquest from my house to the address in kelowna and it takes 4 hours. Wife said it takes 4.5 hours. With my truck not having the hill climbing ability what can I expect to take if at all going to this site? 5 hours there and 4 hours back?
 
I've done Kelowna in an easy 4.5 w/ my stock BJ60. Are you running stock tires? If so 4th gear up the hills is no problem, just don't lug it to keep the EGT's down. Hopefully your cooling system is in good shape. And yes, the toll is both ways. Take the Hope-Princeton if you want to avoid the tolls but add an hour at least each way.
 
harvy,
I moved this here, the bc guys can help you better.

I like the lower road myself. Can't remember the number.... but then you don't have to take the darn coq toll road.
 
The worst part is the Connector coming out of Westbank on the way back. It's a looooong hill.
 
The toll is 10$ each way. I'd allow at least 5 hours (Cruiser time) each way as well. I believe they are doing some construction in Kelowna as well for the new bridge, so be prepared to wait even longer in traffic there, which was pretty bad to begin with from what I remember.
 
If you go the lower route you still have hills but nothing like the climb out of West Bank to the top of the Connector. Headin East on Highway 3, the first long climb is to the top of the Slide from Hope. Then you got Rody Flats -- it isn't flat -- to the top of the bluffs then there is the climb up through the Burn to the top of Allison Pass. One short grade there is suppose to be the steepest in the province. It doesn't look like much but you will know it when you hit it.:D The next climb is up to the top of Sunday Summit from Friday Creek. After that there are a few short climbs going out of the ravines of numerous creeks. Once you are down in the Similkameen valley you don't have anything until you are climbing up to Yellow Lake on your way to Penticton.

My 2 cents is that the Coq and the Connector is shorter, quicker and easier. You will end up do way more vertical on the Hope Princeton with all its ups and downs. I regularly have to do both highways for work. However, I only do the Hope Princeton if I have to go to the South Okanogan or into the Nelson area. My last trip to just south of Vernon from Abby was about 4.5 hrs in my natuarly aspirated 4.2L Safari.
 
The bypass road is simple and a stock truck can do it. It is the last exits before the booth. If you are coming from the Vancouver side then you take the last exit before the toll booth, head west on the paved road (passes under highway) and keep going until you get to a parking lot at the top. Then there is a trail that heads from there in the North direction, follow that and get to the peak, then down the hill on the other side of the mountain. Don't take any side roads unless you want to explore. Once down the mountain you will come up to a larger FSR and turn right (East), keep going, you are going to pass a bridge and a small river (nice spot) then you will meet up with the highway. The way back is the same just remember where you came from as there are a couple more turn offs that lead into other areas. On average the bypass trail is about 20 minutes but since you have never taken it give yourself about 30.
 
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