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Hornby Island

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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Hornby takes two ferries to reach, and rewards the journey: loops of 3 to 35 km link Tribune Bay's white-sand beach, the Helliwell bluffs with their spring wildflowers, and quiet forest roads and singletrack between. An island built for slow days, with bakeries and beaches setting the schedule.

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☕Stops worth stopping for9 along this route

Communities along this route#

Hornby Island 9

Hornby Island (9)

Hornby Island Co-OpWelcoming· Convenience Store

Ford's Cove Store and PizzeriaInfo· Convenience Store

Free StoreInfo· Grocery Store

Forage Farm and KitchenWelcoming· Restaurant · $$ · Casual

SizzleWelcoming· Restaurant · $$ · Casual

Hornby Island Library BranchInfo· Library · Free

LIX CafeInfo· Ice Cream · $ · Cheap eats

Bradsdadsland CampgroundInfo· Private Campground

Plus the fast-food chains — Ford's Cove Fish & Chips

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⛴Getting here, bike and allHornby Island

Getting to this ride, bike and all#

Hornby Island is the handiest transit doorway for this ride. Ferries, carpools, and buses will carry you and your bike there:

Denman Islandbest: ferry
Nanaimobest: carpool + bus + ferry
Vancouverbest: ferry + carpool + bus
Victoriabest: bus + carpool + ferry

Or pick any two places on To & Fro →

🪶Traditional territories

This route travels through the traditional territories of the Homalco, Hul’qumi’num Treaty Group, K’ómoks, Liǧʷiłdax̌ʷ, ɬaʔamɩn gɩǰɛ (Tla’amin), We Wai Kai, and Wei Wai Kum.

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

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