Ambitious A real undertaking. Demanding on a couple of fronts, like rough surfaces plus steady climbing, or a long stretch on busier 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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How we describe routes →“The Jeune Landing Loop connects these two unsuspecting North Island towns [Port McNeill and Port Alice] via rolling gravel roads, providing an approachable introduction to bikepacking on Vancouver Island.”
— BIKEPACKING.com
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Grizzly Helicopters Ltd: Helicopter glacier-landing tours and charters from Port McNeill and Campbell River. · Port McNeill
Mackay Whale Watching: Family-run orca and humpback tours in Johnstone Strait for over 40 years. · Port McNeill
Sea Wolf Adventures: Kwakwaka'wakw-guided grizzly viewing and cultural tours in the Broughton Archipelago. · Port McNeill
This route travels through the traditional territories of the Kwakwaka’wakw A̱wi’nagwis and Quatsino.
Territory data from Native Land Digital, for educational purposes only.