Moderate One step up. Some real climbing, or a rougher surface.
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.
Derived from OpenStreetMap. Good data, not perfect. Spot something wrong? Tell us.
How we describe routes →A 503 km multi-day loop, ridden clockwise, that circles the Salish Sea region on a chain of trails and ferries, crossing between Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland. Nearly half unpaved but gently graded throughout, with about 3,200 m of climbing spread over the distance. The ferries are half the fun; the trail connections do the rest.
Riding near fast trafficFastest stretches
Dashed line = our rough sketch of where the ride goes. The rideable route lives at get the route from Adventure Cycling Association.
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.
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Royal BC Museum: BC's provincial museum on the Inner Harbour; natural history and First Peoples galleries. · Victoria
Vancouver Aquarium: Canada's largest aquarium, in Stanley Park; marine research centre since 1956. · Vancouver
Baan Lao Fine Thai Cuisine: ranked #12 on North America's 50 Best Restaurants list and winner of the Best Destination Restaurant Award 2025. · Richmond
British Columbia Parliament Buildings: BC's 1898 Parliament Buildings on the Inner Harbour; free public tours. · Victoria
Doctor Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden: First full-scale Ming Dynasty classical garden outside China, in historic Chinatown. · Vancouver
Plus the fast-food chains — Cockney Kings, Fraser Valley Juice, La Belle Patate/Poutine +201 more
+982 more in Vancouver →Plus the fast-food chains — Red Fish Blue Fish, Finest At Sea, BeaverTails +48 more
+335 more in Victoria →Plus the fast-food chains — Pajo's Fish and Chips, Garry Point Grill & Fish 'N' Chips, Ichiro Japanese Restaurant +39 more
+251 more in Richmond →Plus the fast-food chains — Pizza Garden, A&W, Bourbon St. Grill +23 more
+93 more in West Vancouver →Plus the fast-food chains — Cilantro & Jalapeño, Brazil Gourmet, Cream Pony +17 more
+80 more in North Vancouver →Plus the fast-food chains — Puerto Vallarta Amigos, roast, Ali Baba's +16 more
+30 more in Saanich →Plus the fast-food chains — Booster Juice, Chachi's, Mary Brown's +9 more
+30 more in Nanaimo →Plus the fast-food chains — Romeo's, Edo Japan, Fatburger +12 more
+19 more in Langford →Plus the fast-food chains — KFC, Ladysmith A&W, McDonald's +5 more
+19 more in Ladysmith →Plus the fast-food chains — Ossie's Deli & Meats, Ali Baba Pizza, Boston Pizza +7 more
+15 more in Delta →Plus the fast-food chains — Mariner pizza, Panago, Scotty's Dog Shack +5 more
+13 more in Sidney →Plus the fast-food chains — A&W, BarBurrito, Firehouse Subs +8 more
+6 more in Colwood →Vancouver is the handiest transit doorway for this ride. The SeaBus, ferries, and buses will carry you and your bike there:
Also on the bike-transit map: Victoria · Richmond · West Vancouver · North Vancouver
This route travels through the traditional territories of the Á,LEṈENEȻ ȽTE (W̱SÁNEĆ), Cayuse, Umatilla and Walla Walla, ditidaqiic̓aq disib̓aʔk (Ditidaht), dxʷlilap (Tulalip), Halalt, Hul’qumi’num Treaty Group, Kwantlen, kʷikʷəƛ̓əm, Lekwungen/Songhees, MÁLEXEȽ (Malahat), Quw’utsun, S’ólh Téméxw (Stó:lō), Sc’ianew, sc̓əwaθenaɁɬ təməxʷ (Tsawwassen), Semiahmoo, səl̓ilwətaɁɬ təməxʷ (Tsleil-Waututh), Skwxwú7mesh-ulh Temíx̱w (Squamish), Snuneymuxw, sq̓əc̓iy̓aɁɬ təməxʷ (Katzie), Stz’uminus, šxʷməθkʷəy̓əmaɁɬ təməxʷ (Musqueam), Te’mexw Treaty Association, and Ts’uubaa-asatx.
Territory data from Native Land Digital, for educational purposes only.