Photo: Let's Go BikingEgmont to Secret Cove

Egmont to Secret Cove

Challenging Demanding on several fronts at once, or a lot of riding on busy 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.

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This point-to-point route explores the upper Sunshine Coast between Egmont and Secret Cove, with variations from 3 to 36 km taking in Garden Bay, Francis Point, and the Suncoaster Trail. The country is hilly and forested, the ocean never far, and the side trip to Skookumchuck Narrows, where the tide boils through at up to 30 cm a second, is worth planning around the current tables. Expect real climbing and some rough surfaces.

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Where this ride goes#

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Show stops Mute other bike trails

Food & DrinkAttractionsSuppliesCampingAccommodation

Riding near fast trafficFastest stretches

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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 24 km of Sunshine Coast Highway · near Madeira Park

☕Stops worth stopping for21 along this route

Communities along this route#

Madeira Park 10 Egmont 5 Garden Bay 3 Earls Cove 2 Irvines Landing 1

Madeira Park (10)

Painted Boat Resort Spa and MarinaInfo· Hotel / Motel · $$$$ · Upscale

Ruby Lake ResortInfo· Resort · $$$$ · Upscale

Sunshine Coast ResortInfo· Hotel / Motel · $$$$ · Upscale

Aqui es MexicoInfo· Restaurant · $$ · Casual

Grasshopper PubInfo· Brewery / Pub · $$ · Casual

Mama's Japanese KitchenInfo· Restaurant · $$ · Casual

Pender Harbour HotelInfo· Hotel / Motel · $$$ · Mid-range

BC LiquorInfo· Liquor Store

holsemInfo· Café / Coffee · $ · Cheap eats

IGAInfo· Grocery Store

Egmont (5)

Egmont Heritage CentreInfo· Museum / Gallery · $$

La Trattoria ItalianaInfo· Restaurant · $$$ · Upscale

Skookumchuck Bakery & CafeInfo· Bakery / Donuts · $ · Cheap eats

Bathgate Resort & MarinaInfo· Hotel / Motel · $$$ · Mid-range

Klein Lake CamgroundInfo· Public Campground

Garden Bay (3)

Garden Bay RV Resort | Park & CampgroundInfo· Private Campground

John Henry's Marina & ResortInfo· Resort · $$$$ · Upscale

John Henry's General StoreInfo· Convenience Store

Earls Cove (2)

Dan Bosch ParkInfo· Park / Nature · Free

The CoveInfo· Café / Coffee · $ · Cheap eats

Irvines Landing (1)

Pender Harbour Resort & MarinaInfo· Resort · $$$ · Mid-range

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⛴Getting here, bike and allSechelt

Getting to this ride, bike and all#

The transit network doesn’t quite reach this ride. The closest doorway is Sechelt, about 17 km from the route. Buses and ferries will carry you and your bike that far:

Gibsonsbest: bus
Nanaimobest: ferry + bus
Vancouverbest: bus + ferry
Victoriabest: bus + ferry

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🪶Traditional territories

This route travels through the traditional territories of the Hul’qumi’num Treaty Group, shíshálh swíya (Sechelt), Snaw-naw-as, and Te’mexw Treaty Association.

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

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