12 cycling stops along this route · Vancouver, Coast and Mountains
The Texada Ridge Runner traverses the island's spine from Blubber Bay to Anderson Bay and back, 144 km of quiet gravel past old farmsteads, forgotten airstrips, and beaches, with views across to Vancouver Island and the mainland mountains. The climbing is staggering for an island ride, steep and frequent, so two days is a challenge and three is a holiday. Camp oceanside at Anderson Bay or by Bob's Lake, and enjoy a rare bonus: Texada has no bears. Ferry from Powell River.
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.
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.
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