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Gibsons

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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A ferry ride from Horseshoe Bay lands you in Gibsons, where rides run from a 4 km esplanade amble to a 55 km day taking in the Ocean Beach Esplanade, quiet forested roads toward Port Mellon, and connections down the coast to Roberts Creek. The town's brewery and harbour cafes anchor the start and finish. The hills are real on the longer options, and the highway stretches carry traffic.

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Where this ride goes#

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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 20 km of Port Mellon Highway · near Williamsons Landing
about 9 km of Marine Drive · near Granthams Landing
about 5 km of Sunshine Coast Highway · near ts'uḵw'um

☕Stops worth stopping for103 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#

Sechelt 51 Gibsons 36 Roberts Creek 9 Selma Park 3 Area E (Elphinstone) 2 Granthams Landing 1 ts'uḵw'um 1

Sechelt (51)

Claytons Heritage MarketInfo· Grocery Store

Golden City RestaurantInfo· Restaurant · $$ · Casual

Sechelt Aquatic CentreInfo· Community Centre · $

Sechelt Visitor CentreInfo· Visitor Centre

Sunshine Coast Arts CouncilInfo· Museum / Gallery · Free

Tems Swiya MuseumInfo· Museum / Gallery · Free

Batch 44 Brewery & KitchenInfo· Brewery / Pub · $$ · Casual

Coastal Crust PizzeriaInfo· Restaurant · $ · Cheap eats

e.b.'s Ice Cream ShopInfo· Ice Cream · $ · Cheap eats

Elphi Cycles - SecheltInfo· Repair Shop

Plus the fast-food chains — McDonald's, Pizza Hut, Starbucks +1 more

+37 more in Sechelt →

Gibsons (36)

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

Banditry CiderInfo· Brewery / Pub · $$ · Casual

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

Chasters RestaurantInfo· Restaurant · $$$ · Upscale

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

Plus the fast-food chains — Smoke on the Water, Panago

+24 more in Gibsons →

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

Selma Park (3)

BC Liquor StoreInfo· Liquor Store

Plus the fast-food chains — A&W, Tim Hortons

Area E (Elphinstone) (2)

Sunday CiderInfo· Brewery / Pub · $$ · Casual

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

Granthams Landing (1)

Persephone Tasting RoomInfo· Brewery / Pub · $$ · Casual

ts'uḵw'um (1)

Roberts Creek CampgroundInfo· Public Campground

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⛴Getting here, bike and allSechelt

Getting to this ride, bike and all#

Sechelt is the handiest transit doorway for this ride. Buses and ferries will carry you and your bike there:

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

Also on the bike-transit map: Gibsons

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🪶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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