Photo: Tyler GarnhamDelta, BC

Coastal Croissant

A ride described at Love Machine

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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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A 53 km gravel day trip on the Sunshine Coast, mixing flowy singletrack with forest service road and paved climbing. Finishes at Persephone Brewing before the ferry back to Vancouver.

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Where this ride goes#

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Map key & layers

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 3 km of Sunshine Coast Highway · near Hopkins Landing

☕Stops worth stopping for11 along this route

Communities along this route#

Roberts Creek 7 Area E (Elphinstone) 2 Granthams Landing 1 ts'uḵw'um 1

Roberts Creek (7)

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

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

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)

Moon Gate FarmsInfo· Private 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, a short pedal from the route. Ferries and buses will carry you and your bike there:

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

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🪶Traditional territories

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

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

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