Photo: Nancy ShieldsGibsons, BC

Sunshine Coast South

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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The southern Sunshine Coast strings Davis Bay, Roberts Creek, and Gibsons together with rides from a 4 km waterfront amble to a 34 km run down the coast. Quiet forested roads and seaside stretches, hills that mean it, and Gibsons' brewery and harbour front to finish. Highway sections carry traffic, so the quieter parallel roads are worth the detours.

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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 5 km of Sunshine Coast Highway · near ts'uḵw'um

☕Stops worth stopping for53 along this route

Molly's Reach by Black Bean: primary filming location for the CBC series 'The Beachcombers' from 1972 to 1990. · Gibsons

Communities along this route#

Gibsons 29 Sechelt 12 Roberts Creek 9 Area E (Elphinstone) 2 ts'uḵw'um 1

Gibsons (29)

Molly's Reach by Black BeanInfo· Café / Coffee · $ · Cheap eats

Banditry CiderInfo· Brewery / Pub · $$ · Casual

Beachcomber Coffee CompanyInfo· Café / Coffee · $ · Cheap eats

Gibsons Public Art GalleryInfo· Museum / Gallery · Free

Gibsons Visitor CentreInfo· Visitor Centre · Free

Gramma's Marine PubInfo· Brewery / Pub · $$ · Casual

Lunitas Mexican EateryInfo· Restaurant · $$ · Casual

Smitty's Oyster HouseInfo· Restaurant · $$$ · Upscale

Sunshine Coast Museum & ArchivesInfo· Museum / Gallery · Free

Sushi Bar NagomiInfo· Restaurant · $$ · Casual

Plus the fast-food chains — Smoke on the Water

+18 more in Gibsons →

Sechelt (12)

Gourmet Girl Cafe and CateringInfo· Café / Coffee · $ · Cheap eats

Joe's on the BeachInfo· Restaurant · $$ · Casual

Oceanside VillasInfo· Hotel / Motel · $$ · Budget

Pepper CreekInfo· Restaurant · $ · Cheap eats

Strait Coffee TradersInfo· Café / Coffee · $ · Cheap eats

The Wobbly CanoeInfo· Restaurant · $$ · Casual

Alpha Adventure StoreInfo· Outdoor Gear

Canadian TireInfo· General merchandise

Creekside CampgroundInfo· Private Campground

IGAInfo· Grocery Store

+2 more in Sechelt →

Roberts Creek (9)

The Gumboot CaféInfo· Café / Coffee · $ · Cheap eats

Up the CreekAccredited· Hostel · $ · Rock-bottom

One Tiny FarmInfo· Restaurant · $$ · Casual

Roberts Creek Community LibraryInfo· Library · Free

Roberts Creek WellbeingInfo· Specialty / Health Food

The Gumboot RestaurantInfo· Restaurant · $$ · Casual

Forest Haven HideawayInfo· B&B / Inn · $$ · Budget

Rewilding Roses (Farm Stand)Info· Farmers' Market

Plus the fast-food chains — Sharkey's Fish Locker

Area E (Elphinstone) (2)

Sunday CiderInfo· Brewery / Pub · $$ · Casual

Sea Monkey CoffeeInfo· Café / Coffee · $ · Cheap eats

ts'uḵw'um (1)

Roberts Creek CampgroundInfo· Public Campground

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⛴Getting here, bike and allGibsons

Getting to this ride, bike and all#

Gibsons is the handiest transit doorway for this ride. Ferries and buses will carry you and your bike there:

Bowen Islandbest: ferry
Vancouverbest: bus + ferry
Nanaimobest: ferry
Victoriabest: bus + ferry

Also on the bike-transit map: Sechelt

Or pick any two places on To & Fro →

🪶Traditional territories

This route travels through the traditional territories of the Cayuse, Umatilla and Walla Walla, Hul’qumi’num Treaty Group, shíshálh swíya (Sechelt), and Skwxwú7mesh-ulh Temíx̱w (Squamish).

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

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