184 cycling stops along this route · Vancouver Island
The second leg of a Cowichan Valley crossing: 78 km from the swimming holes at Stoltz Pool on the Cowichan River north to Nanaimo, mostly paved with gravel stretches and about 400 m of climbing. Pairs with the Swartz Bay leg for a car-free island traverse ending at Nanaimo's ferries.
The full map, turn-by-turns, and GPX for this ride are on Gravel Buddies. Our map shows roughly where the ride goes, not how to follow it.
The dashed line is our rough sketch, drawn only to show where the ride is. For the real, rideable route, get the route from Gravel Buddies.
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