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 →Between Qualicum Bay and Royston, the old Oceanside highway serves up flat, view-rich seaside touring of 9 to 77 km, with Fanny Bay's oysters en route and a ferry hop to Denman Island's quiet lanes as the detour of choice. Shared roads throughout, but the shoulder is generous and the sea does the entertaining.
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.
Kingfisher Oceanside Resort & Spa: Condé Nast Traveler, Travel + Leisure, and the BC Hotel of the Year Award … Healing Caves and Hydropath wellness circuits. · Royston
Plus the fast-food chains — Nickolini's Pizza
Denman Island is the handiest transit doorway for this ride. Ferries, carpools, and buses will carry you and your bike there:
Also on the bike-transit map: Courtenay · Qualicum Beach
This route travels through the traditional territories of the Homalco, Hul’qumi’num Treaty Group, K’ómoks, Liǧʷiłdax̌ʷ, ɬaʔamɩn gɩǰɛ (Tla’amin), Te’mexw Treaty Association, We Wai Kai, and Wei Wai Kum.
Territory data from Native Land Digital, for educational purposes only.