Ambitious A real undertaking. Demanding on a couple of fronts, like rough surfaces plus steady climbing, or a long stretch on busier roads.
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.
Derived from OpenStreetMap. Good data, not perfect. Spot something wrong? Tell us.
How we describe routes →The Qualicum River trails offer out-and-back rides of 6 to 32 km through quiet forest along salmon-bearing water, with side trips to Spider Lake's warm swimming and the double cascades at Little Qualicum Falls. Surfaces run from smooth to genuinely rough, so the longer options suit wider tires.
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.
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.
Plus the fast-food chains — Nickolini's Pizza
Qualicum Beach is the handiest transit doorway for this ride. Buses and ferries will carry you and your bike there:
This route travels through the traditional territories of the Homalco, Hul’qumi’num Treaty Group, K’ómoks, Liǧʷiłdax̌ʷ, We Wai Kai, and Wei Wai Kum.
Territory data from Native Land Digital, for educational purposes only.