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Alert Bay - Cormorant Island

A ride described in Let's Go Biking

A ferry-hop from Port McNeill lands you on Cormorant Island, where Alert Bay's quiet waterfront streets make a 1 to 8 km ride past historic buildings and some of the coast's most significant totem poles, among them one of the world's tallest. The 'Namgis community's U'mista Cultural Centre anchors any visit. Small distances, big presence.

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Where this ride goes#

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Dashed line = our rough sketch of where the ride goes. The rideable route lives at get the book from Let's Go Biking.

☕Stops worth stopping for13 along this route

Communities along this route#

Alert Bay (13)

The Orca InnAccredited· Hotel / Motel · $$$ · Mid-range

The Orca InnWelcoming· Brewery / Pub · $$ · Casual

Alert Bay Public Library & MuseumInfo· Library · Free

Alert Bay Visitor CentreInfo· Visitor Centre · Free

Nimpkish HotelInfo· Hotel / Motel · $$$ · Mid-range

Seine Boat InnInfo· Hotel / Motel · $$$ · Mid-range

Alert Bay ArtLoft Gallery and Gift ShopInfo· Museum / Gallery

Culture ShockInfo· Café / Coffee · $ · Cheap eats

ShopRiteInfo· Grocery Store

Village of Alert Bay CampgroundInfo· Public Campground

Plus the fast-food chains — The Cook Shack

+2 more in Alert Bay →

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⛴Getting here, bike and allAlert Bay

Getting to this ride, bike and all#

Alert Bay is the handiest transit doorway for this ride. Ferries, rental cars, and buses will carry you and your bike there:

Sointulabest: ferry
Nanaimobest: rental car + bus + ferry
Vancouverbest: ferry + bus + rental car
Victoriabest: bus + rental car + ferry

Or pick any two places on To & Fro →

🪶Traditional territories

This route travels through the traditional territory of the Kwakwaka’wakw A̱wi’nagwis.

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

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