Epic Expedition scale. Many demanding factors stacked, or 1,000 km and up, or 10,000 m of climbing.
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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How we describe routes →“The Tree to Sea Loop takes advantage of the gravel roads north of Campbell River, linking together small coastal villages, incredible landscapes, and impressive granite mountains into a 1,000-kilometre bucket-list bikepacking route. Along the way, riders tackling the route will have the chance to whale watch, explore caves, and unwind at some of the best waterside camp spots in the province.”
— BIKEPACKING.com
Note the 2026 Strathcona Dam closure reroutes the early kilometres around Campbell Lake; see the publisher's updated GPX.
Riding near fast trafficFastest stretches
Dashed line = our rough sketch of where the ride goes. The rideable route lives at get the route from BIKEPACKING.com.
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.
and 3 more
Aboriginal Journeys Wildlife and Adventure Tours: Indigenous-guided whale and grizzly tours on the Salish Sea from Campbell River. · Campbell River
At The Water's Edge Adventures: Guided kayak day trips and expeditions into Johnstone Strait orca waters. · Telegraph Cove
Coastal Rainforest Safaris: Indigenous-led boat tours to Great Bear Rainforest wildlife from Port Hardy. · Port Hardy
Grizzly Helicopters Ltd: Helicopter glacier-landing tours and charters from Port McNeill and Campbell River. · Port McNeill
Haig-Brown Heritage House: Riverside heritage home of writer and conservationist Roderick Haig-Brown. · Campbell River
Plus the fast-food chains — A&W, McDonald's, Subway
+11 more in Port Hardy →Plus the fast-food chains — McDonald's, Papa Murphy's, Ryan's Pizzeria +2 more
+7 more in Campbell River →Plus the fast-food chains — Forbidden Zone Pizza
Port Hardy is the handiest transit doorway for this ride. Buses, rental cars, and ferries will carry you and your bike there:
Also on the bike-transit map: Campbell River · Port McNeill · Comox
This route travels through the traditional territories of the Homalco, Hul’qumi’num Treaty Group, K’ómoks, Ka:’yu:’k’t’h’/Che:k’tles7et’h’, Kwakwaka’wakw A̱wi’nagwis, Liǧʷiłdax̌ʷ, ɬaʔamɩn gɩǰɛ (Tla’amin), nuučaan̓uuɫɁatḥ nism̓a (Nuu-chah-nulth), Quatsino, We Wai Kai, and Wei Wai Kum.
Territory data from Native Land Digital, for educational purposes only.