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Duncan

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 Duncan, the City of Totems, short loops of 2 to 20 km link rail trail, dyke paths, parkland, and pockets of singletrack, with the town's famous totem collection and public art never far away. Quiet, flat, and family-friendly, with good birdwatching along the river dykes.

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Where this ride goes#

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☕Stops worth stopping for62 along this route

Communities along this route#

Duncan 39 North Cowichan 23

Duncan (39)

Cowichan Valley MuseumInfo· Museum / Gallery · Free

The DoghouseInfo· Restaurant · $$ · Casual

Coffee On The MoonInfo· Café / Coffee · $ · Cheap eats

Corner House CafeInfo· Restaurant · $ · Cheap eats

Cowichan Library BranchInfo· Library · Free

Craig Street Brew PubInfo· Brewery / Pub · $$ · Casual

Cycle TherapyInfo· Repair Shop

Duncan Butcher ShopInfo· Specialty / Health Food

Duncan GarageInfo· Restaurant · $$ · Casual

Experience CyclingInfo· Repair Shop

Plus the fast-food chains — Roundabout Pizza, Burger King, Domino's +7 more

+19 more in Duncan →

North Cowichan (23)

Cowichan Community Centre Sports ComplexWelcoming· Community Centre · $

Cowichan Aquatic CentreInfo· Community Centre · $

Beverly Corners Liquor StoreInfo· Liquor Store

Coffee on the MoonInfo· Café / Coffee · $ · Cheap eats

Country GrocerInfo· Grocery Store

Cowichan Community CentreInfo· Community Centre · Free

Guangzhou GardenInfo· Restaurant · $$ · Casual

Mid Island Liquor - DuncanInfo· Liquor Store

The Taco HoleInfo· Restaurant · $$ · Casual

York St. DinerInfo· Restaurant · $$ · Casual

Plus the fast-food chains — Baan-Do's Stir Fry, A&W, Boston Pizza +6 more

+4 more in North Cowichan →

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⛴Getting here, bike and allDuncan

Getting to this ride, bike and all#

Duncan is the handiest transit doorway for this ride. Buses and ferries will carry you and your bike there:

North Cowichan (Chemainus & Crofton)best: bus
Victoriabest: bus
Nanaimobest: bus
Vancouverbest: ferry + bus

Also on the bike-transit map: North Cowichan

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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, and Ts’uubaa-asatx.

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

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