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Kalamalka Lake Park

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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Kalamalka Lake Provincial Park near Vernon and Coldstream offers loops from 3 to 17 km through quiet forest and singletrack, with viewpoints over the lake's famous blue-green water. Good birdwatching and frequent wildlife, and enough climbing on the longer options to earn the views.

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Where this ride goes#

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Map key & layers

Show stops Mute other bike trails

Food & DrinkSupplies

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☕Stops worth stopping for2 along this route

Communities along this route#

Coldstream 2

Coldstream (2)

Alexander's Pub and Liquor StoreInfo· Brewery / Pub · $$ · Casual

Rail Trail Cafe & MarketInfo· Convenience Store

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⛴Getting here, bike and allVernon

Getting to this ride, bike and all#

Vernon is the handiest transit doorway for this ride, a short pedal from the route. Buses, ferries, the SkyTrain, and trains will carry you and your bike there:

Armstrongbest: bus
Vancouverbest: bus
Nanaimobest: ferry + SkyTrain + bus
Victoriabest: ferry + train + bus

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🪶Traditional territories

This route travels through the traditional territories of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, Secwepemcúl’ecw (Secwépemc), and Syilx (Okanagan).

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

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