BC Cycle Tourism Society
Photo: Jarrett LindalCumberland, BC

Gold River 2

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.

Derived from OpenStreetMap. Good data, not perfect. Spot something wrong? Tell us.

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An out-and-back paved ride on Highway 28 from the Elk Portal parking area to Gold River and on to the salt water at Muchalat Inlet, about 109 km with 1,400 m of climbing. Quiet mountain highway riding through the edge of Strathcona country, with long empty stretches, so carry what you need.

Where this ride goes#

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Food & DrinkAttractionsSuppliesAccommodation

Riding near fast trafficFastest stretches

Dashed line = our rough sketch of where the ride goes. The rideable route lives at get the route from Cross Canada Cycle Tour Society.

Fast-road stretches#

We believe these are the fast, unprotected roads on this route. We can tell you which roads and roughly how far, but not the order you will ride them. If you see an error, tell us and we'll fix it.

  • about 80 km of Gold River Highway · near Vancouver Island
  • about 22 km of Mill Road · near Gold River
Stops worth stopping for6 along this route

Communities along this route#

Gold River (6)

Baymont By Wyndham Gold RiverInfo· Hotel / Motel · $$ · Budget
FieldsInfo· Grocery Store
Gold River Library BranchInfo· Library · Free
BC Liquor StoreInfo· Liquor Store
Gold River Liquor ExpressInfo· Liquor Store
Uptown CappuccinoInfo· Café / Coffee · $ · Cheap eats
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Getting here, bike and allCampbell River

Getting to this ride, bike and all#

The transit network doesn’t quite reach this ride. The closest doorway is Campbell River, about 32 km from the route. Ferries, rental cars, and buses will carry you and your bike that far:

Or pick any two places on To & Fro →

🪶Traditional territories

This route travels through the traditional territories of the K’ómoks, Kwakwaka’wakw A̱wi’nagwis, Liǧʷiłdax̌ʷ, nuučaan̓uuɫɁatḥ nism̓a (Nuu-chah-nulth), We Wai Kai, and Wei Wai Kum.

Territory data from Native Land Digital, for educational purposes only.