Photo: Let's Go BikingRathtrevor Park - Top Bridge Trail

Rathtrevor Park - Top Bridge Trail

A ride described in Let's Go Biking

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

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Loops of 5 to 30 km link Rathtrevor Beach's forest paths, the Top Bridge Trail with its river-canyon suspension bridge and swimming rocks, and the Englishman River parkland into Parksville. Family-friendly at the beach end, more singletrack-flavoured along the river, with some shared-road connections.

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☕Stops worth stopping for45 along this route

Communities along this route#

Parksville (45)

Choices MarketWelcoming· Grocery Store

Beach Acres ResortInfo· Hotel / Motel · $$$ · Mid-range

Black Goose InnInfo· Restaurant · $$ · Casual

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

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

+26 more in Parksville →

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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 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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