The 142.4-kilometre relay takes place in one of the most scenic areas of British Columbia. Starting at Prince Rupert, the “Ocean Gateway of the North”, following Highway 16 along the majestic Skeena River, known to the Ts’msyen people, on whose territory the race takes place, as the “River of Mist”, the course wind its way between towering granite cliffs and lush rain forest to finish in Terrace.