Snowden or Dust, Vancouver Island

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14 cycling stops along this route · Vancouver Island

75 km · Full dayChallengingComfortable for mostAlmost all gravelLots of singletrackLots of climbing

A 75 km overnighter from Campbell River built around the Snowden Demonstration Forest's 100 km of trails: over 40% of the route is singletrack, flowy and sometimes rocky, linked by scenic gravel with lakeside rec-site camping to choose from. Designed as a mountain biker's introduction to bikepacking; bring decent trail skills, a hardtail, and your navigation patience, because the trail network is a maze. Not a gravel-bike route.

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Communities along this route#

Campbell River 9 Bloedel 5

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BC Bike Stops#

Campbell River (9)

Chateau Riverside Boutique HotelInfo· Hotel / Motel · $$$$ · Upscale

Ginger Beef HouseInfo· Restaurant · $ · Cheap eats

Haig-Brown Heritage HouseInfo· Museum / Gallery · Free

McDonald'sInfo· Fast Food / Chain · $ · Cheap eats

On the RocksInfo· Community Centre · $

Quinsam CampgroundInfo· Public Campground

Ryan's PizzeriaInfo· Fast Food / Chain · $ · Cheap eats

Swicked CyclesInfo· Repair Shop

White TowerInfo· Restaurant · $$ · Casual

Bloedel (5)

Brewster Camp Recreation SiteInfo· Public Campground

Brittany BayInfo· Private Campground

Gosling Lake North Recreation SiteInfo· Public Campground

Gosling Lake Recreation SiteInfo· Public Campground

Loveland Bay Provincial CampgroundInfo· Public Campground

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