Ambitious A real undertaking. Demanding on a couple of fronts, like rough surfaces plus steady climbing, or a long stretch on busier roads.
Difficulty Our overall read of how demanding a route is. We score surface roughness, climbing, singletrack, and how far it runs from services. The route publisher's own rating, a lot of busy road riding, or sheer scale can push the tier up, never down.
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How we describe routes →The final day of the Gravel Buddies 2025 Rally: 96 km around Greater Victoria with about 1,000 m of climbing, the hilliest day of the three despite the capital setting. A shorter alternative runs the same day. Finish-line coffee strongly implied.
Dashed line = our rough sketch of where the ride goes. The rideable route lives at get the route from Gravel Buddies.
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Plus the fast-food chains — Pizza Mia, Mambo Gourmet Pizza, Mary Brown's +9 more
+63 more in Nanaimo →Plus the fast-food chains — KFC, McDonald's, Panago +3 more
+19 more in Ladysmith →Plus the fast-food chains — Ox Eats Grass, Dagwoods Diner, Sushi 2 Go
+21 more in Ganges →Plus the fast-food chains — Subway
+9 more in North Cowichan →Plus the fast-food chains — Pizza Cavern
Nanaimo is the handiest transit doorway for this ride. Ferries, buses, and the SkyTrain will carry you and your bike there:
Also on the bike-transit map: Ladysmith · North Cowichan · Salt Spring Island · Gabriola
This route travels through the traditional territories of the Á,LEṈENEȻ ȽTE (W̱SÁNEĆ), Cayuse, Umatilla and Walla Walla, Halalt, Hul’qumi’num Treaty Group, MÁLEXEȽ (Malahat), Quw’utsun, sc̓əwaθenaɁɬ təməxʷ (Tsawwassen), Semiahmoo, Snuneymuxw, Stz’uminus, and Te’mexw Treaty Association.
Territory data from Native Land Digital, for educational purposes only.