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Photo: Let's Go BikingCumberland - West Courtenay

Cumberland - West Courtenay

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 loops between Cumberland and West Courtenay run 5 to 26 km on historic colliery rail trails and forest singletrack, past Comox Lake and salmon-bearing rivers. Cumberland's coal-mining past shows everywhere, and its present, cafes, breweries, and one of the island's great trail networks, makes the town the natural hub. Hillier than the valley floor rides nearby.

Where this ride goes#

Map key & layers
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 2 km of Comox Valley Parkway · near Cumberland
  • about 2 km of Royston Road · near Royston
  • about 1 km of Cumberland Road · near Puntledge
Stops worth stopping for100 along this route

Gladstone Tasting Room: BC Brewery of the Year and a consistent medal-winner at the BC Beer Awards and Canada Beer Cup. · Courtenay

Courtenay (72)

Gladstone Tasting RoomWelcoming· Brewery / Pub · $$ · Casual
Big Wheel BurgerWelcoming· Restaurant · $ · Cheap eats
Cakebread Artisan BakeryWelcoming· Bakery / Donuts · $ · Cheap eats
Comox Valley Art GalleryWelcoming· Museum / Gallery · Free
Courtenay & District Museum & Palaeontology CentreWelcoming· Museum / Gallery · Free
HMCS Alberni Museum & MemorialWelcoming· Museum / Gallery · $$
Nikkei Ramen-YaWelcoming· Restaurant · $$ · Casual
Courtenay & District Memorial Outdoor PoolInfo· Community Centre · $
Trail BicyclesAccredited· Repair Shop

Plus the fast-food chains — Panago, Subway, The Pita Pit +4 more

+55 more in Courtenay →

Cumberland (23)

The Riding Fool HostelAccredited· Hostel · $ · Rock-bottom
Cooks RestaurantWelcoming· Restaurant · $ · Cheap eats
Cumberland Village BakeryWelcoming· Bakery / Donuts · $ · Cheap eats
The Cumberland Brewing CompanyWelcoming· Brewery / Pub · $$ · Casual
Cumberland Museum & ArchivesInfo· Museum / Gallery · $$
Dodge City CyclesInfo· Repair Shop
The Gravity MTB GarageInfo· Repair Shop
Vancouver Island Visitor CentreInfo· Visitor Centre · Free
Biblio TacoWelcoming· Restaurant · $$ · Casual
Cumberland Library BranchWelcoming· Library · Free
+13 more in Cumberland →

Royston (3)

Royston General StoreInfo· Convenience Store
Royston House B&BInfo· B&B / Inn · $ · Rock-bottom
Royston Roasting CompanyInfo· Café / Coffee · $ · Cheap eats

Bevan (1)

Puntledge (1)

Beecher Linton Conservation AreaInfo· Park / Nature · Free
Slice and dice these stops in the directory →
These stops come from our directory of welcoming places across BC. Spot something wrong, missing, or closed? Tell us and we'll fix it.
Getting here, bike and allCourtenay

Getting to this ride, bike and all#

Courtenay is the handiest transit doorway for this ride. Buses, rental cars, ferries, and carpools will carry you and your bike there:

Also on the bike-transit map: Cumberland

Or pick any two places on To & Fro →

🪶Traditional territories

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

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