Bike Packing Canada

The BC Trail

• Length: 745 Miles

• Days: 12

• % Unpaved: 90%

• % Singletrack: 12%

• Difficulty (1-10): 5

• Total Accent: 46,663'

• traverse of southern British Columbia

• bikepacking.com/routes/bc-trail

Cowichan Valley 8

• Length: 118 Miles / 2-3 Days

• 75% Unpaved

• Location: starts and ends at the parliament buildings in downtown Victoria, British Columbia

• bikepacking.com/routes/cowichan-valley-8

Vancouver Island

• bikepacking.com/plog/bikepacking-vancouver-island-video-jenny-tough

• www.komoot.com/collection/405/bikepacking-british-columbia-vancouver-roundtrip

• Island Joy Rides

  • islandjoyrides.com

  • 1699 Passage View Drive

  • Campbell River, BC V9W 6L2

  • Note: Closed in 2024

• One-Day Bike Tours

• Multi-Day Cycling Tours

• Self-Guided Bike Tours

The Coast Mountains Route

• Length: 479 Miles

• Days: 14

• % Unpaved: 92%

• % Singletrack: 20%

• Difficulty (1-10): 9

• Total Accent: 52,206'

• bikepacking.com/routes/coast-mountains-bikepacking-route

Southern Gulf Islands – 6 to 9 days

• https://bicycletouringnw.org/southern-gulf-islands-6-7-or-8-days/

• Day 1: Galiano Island

• Day 2: Saturna Island

• Days 3 and 4: Mayne Island

• Day 5: Pender Island

• Days 6 and 7: Salt Spring Island

• Day 8: Salt Spring to Schwarz Bay to Victoria to Sequim

• Day 9: Sequim to Kingston

Vancouver Island and the Sunshine Coast – 6 to 8 days

• https://bicycletouringnw.org/vancouver-island-and-the-sunshine-coast/

• Day 1: Victoria to Nanaimo on “The Rotary Route”

• Day 2: Nanaimo to Porpoise Bay Provincial Park

• Day 3: Porpoise Bay to Powell River

• Bonus Day: Powell River to Lund & Back

• Day 4: Powell River to Nanaimo

• Bonus Day: Newcastle Island

• Day 5: Nanaimo to Salt Spring Island

• Day 6: Salt Spring Island to Victoria