Photo: Let's Go BikingNotch Hill - Tappen

Notch Hill - Tappen

A ride described in Let's Go Biking

How we describe routes →

Moderate One step up. Some real climbing, or a rougher surface.

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.

Derived from OpenStreetMap. Good data, not perfect. Spot something wrong? Tell us.

How we describe routes →

This Shuswap loop links Tappen, Notch Hill, Sorrento, Blind Bay, and Sunnybrae over 18.5 to 50 km of quiet farmland roads. Vineyards, historic sites, and Shuswap Lake views roll past, with wildlife along the way and moderate climbing throughout.

Get the book from Let's Go Biking →

Where this ride goes#

Approximate lineGet the real route ↗

Map key & layers

Show stops Mute other bike trails

Food & DrinkAttractionsSuppliesCampingAccommodation

Riding near fast trafficFastest stretches

Dashed line = our rough sketch of where the ride goes. The rideable route lives at get the book from Let's Go Biking.

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 Trans-Canada Highway · near Sorrento

☕Stops worth stopping for11 along this route

Dreamcycle Motorcycle Museum: Over 100 historic motorcycles displayed as art, right on the Trans-Canada at Sorrento. · Balmoral

Communities along this route#

Sorrento 3 Tappen 3 Balmoral 2 Blind Bay 2 White Lake 1

Sorrento (3)

Sorrento Inn MotelInfo· Hotel / Motel · $$ · Budget

Petro-CanadaInfo· Convenience Store

Plus the fast-food chains — Subway

Tappen (3)

Co-op Tappen Food StoreInfo· Convenience Store

Sky Blue Waters MotelInfo· Hotel / Motel · $$ · Budget

Co-opInfo· Ice Cream · $ · Cheap eats

Balmoral (2)

Dreamcycle Motorcycle MuseumInfo· Museum / Gallery · $$

ChevronInfo· Convenience Store

Blind Bay (2)

Blind Bay Village GrocerInfo· Grocery Store

South Shuswap Library BranchInfo· Library · Free

White Lake (1)

White Lake CampgroundInfo· Public Campground

Slice and dice these stops in the directory →

These stops come from our directory of welcoming places across BC. Spot something wrong, missing, or closed? Tell us and we'll fix it.

⛴Getting here, bike and allSorrento

Getting to this ride, bike and all#

Sorrento is the handiest transit doorway for this ride. Buses, ferries, the SkyTrain, and trains will carry you and your bike there:

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

Or pick any two places on To & Fro →

🪶Traditional territories

This route travels through the traditional territory of the Secwepemcúl’ecw (Secwépemc).

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

Ready to ride it?

Get the book from Let's Go Biking →Got the GPX? Add BC Bike Stops to it →