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Powell River Sampler

22 cycling stops along this route · Vancouver, Coast and Mountains

84 km · Full dayChallengingComfortable for mostAlmost all gravelLots of singletrackChunky gravelMax climbing

The Powell River Sampler runs one way from Saltery Bay to Powell River, mixing over 50 km of loamy, ribboned singletrack with easy gravel, past waterfalls, lakes, ocean views, and the bird-rich Duck Lake protected area. Community-built cabins and lakeside campsites make the nights comfortable, and an optional hike-a-bike detour climbs to Walt Hill's 360-degree views. Rooty, technical trails call for real mountain bike skills. It links the Lower Sunshine Coast route with the Comox ferry, so the whole coast chains together.

Our map below is a rough sketch
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The full map, turn-by-turns, and GPX for this ride are on bikepacking.com. Our map shows roughly where the ride goes, not how to follow it.

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The dashed line is our rough sketch, drawn only to show where the ride is. For the real, rideable route, get the route from bikepacking.com.

BC Bike Stops#

Powell River (20)

Powell River Harbour GuesthouseAccredited· Hostel · $ · Rock-bottom
32 Lakes Cafe and BakeryInfo· Bakery / Donuts · $ · Cheap eats
Coastal CookeryInfo· Restaurant · $$ · Casual
Costa del SolInfo· Restaurant · $$ · Casual
Domino'sInfo· Fast Food / Chain · $ · Cheap eats
Forest Bistro & LoungeInfo· Restaurant · $$$ · Upscale
Marine InnInfo· Hotel / Motel · $$ · Budget
McDonald'sInfo· Fast Food / Chain · $ · Cheap eats
Monks on MarineInfo· Restaurant · $$ · Casual
Powell River Public LibraryInfo· Library · Free
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Cranberry (1)

Inland Lake CampgroundInfo· Public Campground

Saltery Bay (1)

Saltery Bay CampgroundInfo· Public Campground
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