Malcolm Island

A ride mapped and described by Let's Go Biking

8 cycling stops along this route · Vancouver Island

90 km · Full dayAmbitiousComfortable for mostMostly gravel

A ferry from Port McNeill lands you in Sointula, the village founded by Finnish settlers seeking utopia in 1901, and Malcolm Island's quiet roads and gravel take it from there: 10 to 90 km of waterfront riding out to Mitchell Bay or the Pulteney Point lighthouse. Orcas and humpbacks pass offshore, and the co-op store in Sointula has run since 1909. Mostly unpaved and hillier than it looks.

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Sointula (8)

Bere Point Regional Park CampgroundInfo· Public Campground

Coho Joe'sInfo· Café / Coffee · $ · Cheap eats

Sointula Co-OpInfo· Grocery Store

Sointula Library BranchInfo· Library · Free

Sointula MuseumInfo· Museum / Gallery · Free

Sointula Resource CentreInfo· Visitor Centre · Free

The Oceanfront HotelInfo· Hotel / Motel · $$ · Budget

Upper Crust BakeryInfo· Bakery / Donuts · $ · Cheap eats

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