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Salt Spring Island

A ride described in Let's Go Biking

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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Salt Spring is the biggest and busiest of the Gulf Islands, and its loops of 6 to 50 km roll through hilly farmland past lakes, parks, and small museums, with Ganges' famous Saturday market, farm-gate cheese, and cider stops setting the agenda. The hills are constant and occasionally steep; the food justifies every one of them.

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Where this ride goes#

Map key & layers
Food & DrinkAttractionsSuppliesCampingAccommodationBike Services

Riding near fast trafficFastest stretches

Dashed line = our rough sketch of where the ride goes. The rideable route lives at get the book from Let's Go Biking.

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 6 km of Vesuvius Bay Road · near Vesuvius
  • about 4 km of Long Harbour Road · near Ganges
  • short stretches on other roads · 1 km total
☕Stops worth stopping for60 along this route

Hastings House Country House Hotel: member of Relais & Châteaux. · Ganges

Communities along this route#

Ganges 35Salt Spring Island 15Beaver Point 4Vesuvius 3Long Harbour 2Fulford Harbour 1

Ganges (35)

Hastings House Country House HotelInfo· Hotel / Motel · $$$$ · Luxury
Buzzy's LuncheonetteWelcoming· Restaurant · $ · Cheap eats
Harbour HouseWelcoming· Restaurant · $$ · Casual
Oystercatcher Seafood Bar & GrillWelcoming· Brewery / Pub · $$ · Casual
Seaside RestaurantWelcoming· Restaurant · $$ · Casual
Golden Island RestaurantInfo· Restaurant · $$ · Casual
Harbour House HotelInfo· Hotel / Motel · $$$$ · Upscale
Mahon HallInfo· Community Centre · Free
Salt Spring Wild CiderInfo· Winery / Cidery · $$ · Casual
Salt Spring Wild Cider House KitchenInfo· Restaurant · $$ · Casual

Plus the fast-food chains — Ox Eats Grass, Dagwoods Diner, Sushi 2 Go

+22 more in Ganges →

Salt Spring Island (15)

ArtSpringWelcoming· Museum / Gallery · $$$
Salt Spring Island Visitor Information CentreWelcoming· Visitor Centre
Steffich Fine ArtWelcoming· Museum / Gallery · Free
Moby's PubInfo· Brewery / Pub · $$ · Casual
Rock Salt Restaurant & CafeInfo· Restaurant · $$ · Casual
The Glass FoundryInfo· Museum / Gallery · Free
Cassette Cafe and Dive BarWelcoming· Restaurant · $ · Cheap eats
Glad's Ice CreamInfo· Ice Cream · $ · Cheap eats
Morningside Organic Bakery and CafeInfo· Bakery / Donuts · $ · Cheap eats
Salt Spring Island Multi Space (SIMS)Info· Community Centre · Free

Plus the fast-food chains — Pizza Cavern

+4 more in Salt Spring Island →

Beaver Point (4)

Alfred HouseInfo· B&B / Inn · $$$$ · Upscale
Group CampsiteInfo· Public Campground
Ruckle Park, Walk-in CampingInfo· Public Campground
Ruckle Provincial Park RV Sites 1-8Info· Public Campground

Vesuvius (3)

Seaside restaurantInfo· Restaurant · $$ · Casual
Duck Creek FarmInfo· Farmers' Market
Vesuvius Cafe&StoreInfo· Café / Coffee · $ · Cheap eats

Long Harbour (2)

Cusheon Lake ResortInfo· Hotel / Motel · $$$$ · Upscale
FieldsInfo· Grocery Store

Fulford Harbour (1)

Salt Spring MercantileInfo· Convenience Store
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⛴Getting here, bike and allSalt Spring Island

Getting to this ride, bike and all#

Salt Spring Island is the handiest transit doorway for this ride. Ferries, buses, and the SkyTrain will carry you and your bike there:

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🪶Traditional territories

This route travels through the traditional territories of the Á,LEṈENEȻ ȽTE (W̱SÁNEĆ), Cayuse, Umatilla and Walla Walla, Hul’qumi’num Treaty Group, MÁLEXEȽ (Malahat), Quw’utsun, sc̓əwaθenaɁɬ təməxʷ (Tsawwassen), Semiahmoo, Stz’uminus, and Te’mexw Treaty Association.

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

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