BC Cycle Tourism Society

Tree To Sea Mini

14 cycling stops along this route · Vancouver Island

384 km · ExpeditionChallengingCalm streets, some sharingMostly gravelLots of climbingRemote stretches

The approachable version of the island's epic: a 384 km loop from Campbell River following much of the full Tree to Sea route while skipping the Tahsis-to-Zeballos boat charter and taking a more direct line to Gold River. Still a serious ride, mostly gravel with over 6,000 m of climbing and long remote stretches, but a fine introduction for riders short on time or working up to the full thousand.

Our map below is a rough sketch
How to get the detailed route

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.

Roughly where this ride goes#

Food & DrinkAttractionsSuppliesCampingAccommodation

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#

Gold River (5)

Baymont By Wyndham Gold RiverInfo· Hotel / Motel · $$ · Budget
BC Liquor StoreInfo· Liquor Store
FieldsInfo· Grocery Store
Gold River Liquor ExpressInfo· Liquor Store
Uptown CappuccinoInfo· Café / Coffee · $ · Cheap eats

Quinsam (2)

Upper Campbell Reservoir CampgroundInfo· Private Campground
Whale Room / Outdoor CentreInfo· Restaurant · $$ · Casual

Sayward (2)

Sayward Library BranchInfo· Library · Free
White River ResortInfo· Private Campground

Woss (2)

Rugged Mountain MotelInfo· Hotel / Motel · $$ · Budget
Shot in the Dark CafeInfo· Café / Coffee · $ · Cheap eats

Campbell River (1)

Quinsam CampgroundInfo· Public Campground

Cracroft (1)

Naka Creek (BCMT)Info· Public Campground

Rock Bay (1)

Stella Lake North Recreation SiteInfo· Public Campground
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