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Saturna Island

A ride described in Let's Go Biking

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Ambitious A real undertaking. Demanding on a couple of fronts, like rough surfaces plus steady climbing, or a long stretch on busier roads.

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Saturna is the quietest of the ferry-served Gulf Islands, half of it national park reserve, and its hilly lanes make an 11.5 to 50 km out-and-back ending at East Point, where orcas pass close to the sandstone bluffs. Almost no services and almost no cars; bring supplies and settle into island time.

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Where this ride goes#

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☕Stops worth stopping for9 along this route

Communities along this route#

Saturna 7 Saturna Island 1 Sechelt 1

Saturna (7)

Narvaez Bay Campsite (BCMT)Info· Private Campground

Saturna Recreation and Cultural CentreWelcoming· Community Centre · $

Four Winds B&BInfo· B&B / Inn · $ · Rock-bottom

La CucinaInfo· Restaurant · $$ · Casual

Sandy Bay B&BInfo· B&B / Inn · $ · Rock-bottom

Saturna LibraryInfo· Library · Free

Saturna General StoreInfo· Convenience Store

Saturna Island (1)

Fog Alarm BuildingInfo· Museum / Gallery · Free

Sechelt (1)

Lighthouse PubInfo· Brewery / Pub · $$ · Casual

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⛴Getting here, bike and allSaturna

Getting to this ride, bike and all#

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

Pender Islandbest: ferry
Victoriabest: bus + ferry
Vancouverbest: SkyTrain + bus + ferry
Nanaimobest: ferry

Also on the bike-transit map: Sechelt

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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, Quw’utsun, sc̓əwaθenaɁɬ təməxʷ (Tsawwassen), Semiahmoo, and Stz’uminus.

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

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