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Shawnigan Lake & Cobble Hill

A ride described in Let's Go Biking

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Easy Smooth surfaces and gentle climbing.

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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Around Shawnigan Lake and Cobble Hill, loops of 12 to 80 km roll through the Cowichan's wine country: the signed 35 km Wine Route, the lake circuit past historic Shawnigan village, and connections toward Mill Bay's ferry. Vineyards, cideries, and farm stands supply the stops; the roads are shared and gently rolling.

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Where this ride goes#

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Map key & layers

Show stops Mute other bike trails

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 17 km of Telegraph Road · near Cobble Hill
about 4 km of Trans-Canada Highway · near Mill Bay
about 3 km of Renfrew Road · near Shawnigan
about 1 km of Mill Bay Road · near Bamberton
about 1 km of Cowichan Bay Road · near Cowichan Bay
short stretches on other roads · 1 km total

☕Stops worth stopping for38 along this route

Communities along this route#

Mill Bay 17 Cowichan Bay 7 Shawnigan Lake 7 Shawnigan 3 Arbutus Ridge 2 Bamberton 1 Cobble Hill 1

Mill Bay (17)

Blue Dog KayakingInfo· Activity / Experience · $$$$

Bridgemans BistroInfo· Restaurant · $$ · Casual

Beehive RV Park & CampgroundInfo· Private Campground

Enrico WineryInfo· Winery / Cidery · $$ · Casual

Rusticana CoffeeInfo· Café / Coffee · $ · Cheap eats

Serious CoffeeInfo· Café / Coffee · $ · Cheap eats

South Cowichan Library BranchInfo· Library · Free

BC Liquor StoreInfo· Liquor Store

Bru-Go's CoffeeInfo· Café / Coffee · $ · Cheap eats

Laughing Llama IIInfo· Convenience Store

Plus the fast-food chains — A&W, McDonald's, Subway +1 more

+3 more in Mill Bay →

Cowichan Bay (7)

Cowichan Bay Maritime CentreInfo· Museum / Gallery · $$

True GrainInfo· Bakery / Donuts · $ · Cheap eats

True Grain BreadInfo· Restaurant · $ · Cheap eats

Oceanfront Suites at Cowichan BayInfo· Hotel / Motel · $$$$ · Upscale

Original Udder GuysInfo· Café / Coffee · $ · Cheap eats

The VineInfo· Restaurant · $$ · Casual

Cowichan Bay PubInfo· Brewery / Pub · $$ · Casual

Shawnigan Lake (7)

Shawnigan Lake Beach ResortInfo· Hotel / Motel · $$$$ · Luxury

Shawnigan Lake MuseumInfo· Museum / Gallery · Free

Oma's Bakery & MarketInfo· Bakery / Donuts · $ · Cheap eats

Shawnigan HouseInfo· Café / Coffee · $ · Cheap eats

Shawnigan Lake Community CentreInfo· Community Centre · Free

Mason'sInfo· Convenience Store

Plus the fast-food chains — Subway

Shawnigan (3)

The Lakehouse at ShawniganInfo· Restaurant · $$ · Casual

BicycleitisInfo· Repair Shop

Black Swan PubInfo· Brewery / Pub · $$ · Casual

Arbutus Ridge (2)

Damali Wine & Lavender FarmInfo· Winery / Cidery · $$ · Casual

Satellite Bar & GrilleInfo· Restaurant · $$ · Casual

Bamberton (1)

Bamberton Provincial Park CampgroundInfo· Public Campground

Cobble Hill (1)

Cobble Hill WineryInfo· Winery / Cidery · $$ · Casual

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⛴Getting here, bike and allMill Bay

Getting to this ride, bike and all#

Mill Bay is the handiest transit doorway for this ride. Ferries and buses will carry you and your bike there:

Brentwood Baybest: ferry
Victoriabest: bus
Nanaimobest: bus
Vancouverbest: ferry + bus

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🪶Traditional territories

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

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

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