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Nanoose Bay - Parksville

A ride described in Let's Go Biking

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Moderate One step up. Some real climbing, or a rougher surface.

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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Between Nanoose Bay and Parksville, loops of 3.5 to 40 km wander forest, farmland, and the peninsula's seaside viewpoints, from the Fairwinds loop to the Errington back roads. Hillier than the coastal flats nearby, with singletrack options and quiet lanes, though highway-adjacent sections carry traffic.

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Where this ride goes#

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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 8 km of Northwest Bay Road · near Bryn
about 6 km of East Island Highway · near Nanoose Bay
short stretches on other roads · 2 km total

☕Stops worth stopping for55 along this route

North Island Wildlife Recovery & Educational Centre: Wildlife recovery centre in Errington: eagles, bears, and a huge flight enclosure. · Errington

Communities along this route#

Parksville 41 Nanoose Bay 8 Jayem 3 Errington 2 Bryn 1

Parksville (41)

Choices MarketWelcoming· Grocery Store

Cedars Restaurant & LoungeInfo· Restaurant · $$$ · Upscale

Madrona Beach ResortInfo· Hotel / Motel · $$ · Budget

Mount Arrowsmith BreweryInfo· Brewery / Pub · $$ · Casual

Ocean Trails ResortInfo· Hotel / Motel · $$$$ · Luxury

Parksville & District Chamber of CommerceInfo· Visitor Centre · Free

Parksville MuseumInfo· Museum / Gallery · Free

Pentlatch GalleryInfo· Museum / Gallery

Quality Foods ParksvilleInfo· Grocery Store

Tigh-Na-Mara Seaside Spa Resort & Conference CentreInfo· Hotel / Motel · $$$$ · Upscale

Plus the fast-food chains — A&W, Boston Pizza, Panago +6 more

+22 more in Parksville →

Nanoose Bay (8)

Pacific Shores Resort & SpaInfo· Hotel / Motel · $$$$ · Upscale

Rusted Rake BrewingInfo· Brewery / Pub · $$ · Casual

Arlington Inn Motel & PubInfo· Brewery / Pub · $$ · Casual

Nanoose Place Community CentreInfo· Community Centre · Free

Art and Sould Bed & BreakfastInfo· B&B / Inn

Cascadia LiquorInfo· Liquor Store

Petro CanadaInfo· Convenience Store

Quality FoodsInfo· Grocery Store

Jayem (3)

Snaw Naw As CampgroundInfo· Private Campground

Snaw-Naw-As StoreInfo· Convenience Store

Plus the fast-food chains — Tim Hortons

Errington (2)

North Island Wildlife Recovery & Educational CentreInfo· Activity / Experience · $$$

Errington General StoreInfo· Convenience Store

Bryn (1)

Rocking Horse PubInfo· Restaurant · $$ · Casual

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⛴Getting here, bike and allParksville

Getting to this ride, bike and all#

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

Qualicum Beachbest: bus
Nanaimobest: bus
Vancouverbest: ferry + bus
Victoriabest: bus

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🪶Traditional territories

This route travels through the traditional territories of the Hul’qumi’num Treaty Group, K’ómoks, Snaw-naw-as, Snuneymuxw, and Te’mexw Treaty Association.

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

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