BC Cycle Tourism Society
Northern British Columbia
Photo: Abby CooperBurns Lake, BC

Northern British Columbia

Big skies, few cars, and rides that feel like expeditions because they are.
6 rides from 6 publishers — all of them, no shortlist. Open any ride for its welcoming stops and how to get there; the maps, turn-by-turns and full details live on the publishers' sites, one click further.
Haida Gwaii: Magic, Mystery and Mayhem
Photo: Shayd JohnsonSkidegate, BC
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Haida Gwaii: Magic, Mystery and Mayhem
Bike Gear Database · 510 km · Expedition
ChallengingShares roads with trafficFast-road sections · 235 kmMixed surfaceSome climbingRemote stretches

A 510 km multi-day route through Haida Gwaii, the remote archipelago off BC's north coast. The riding threads temperate rainforest and rugged coastline, passing near ancient Haida village sites, with about 5,500 m of climbing along the way. Roughly a third is unpaved, and services are few and far between. The published account of riding it solo is a story of connection as much as cycling: this is a place you visit on its terms.

Stops, map + getting there →

Adventure Cycling Association

touring organizationvisit site →
For over 50 years, Adventure Cycling Association has been mapping the most iconic bike routes in North America, including the TransAmerica Trail and the Great Divide Mountain Bike Route. It hosts over 90,000 kilometres of bikepacking and bike touring routes, leads dozens of guided tours each year, and advocates to protect the routes, access, and infrastructure that make bike travel possible. Supported by members and donors, Adventure Cycling's nonprofit mission is to inspire, empower, and connect people to travel by bike.
6 of their BC rides + their story →

BIKEPACKING.com

bikepacking platformvisit site →
Founded in 2012, BIKEPACKING.com is the leading resource for bikepacking routes, in-depth gear reviews, inspiration, planning insight, adventure stories, news, and events. For over a decade, we've been building, establishing, sharing, and maintaining the largest library of high-quality bikepacking routes around the world. We now have over 240,000 kilometers (150,000 miles) worth of routes in over 70 countries. This includes our Bikepacking Collective Route Network, which is our collection of original and exceptional bikepacking routes designed by our team of experienced Route Architects or skilled contributors from the community. New Bikepacking Collective Routes are partially funded and supported by the Bikepacking Collective, our member community. As we update and refine some of our popular published routes, we'll induct them into the network, along with other distinguished rides. We're a fully independent platform with a core team of editors who strive to inspire readers to get out and explore our planet, discover its wild places, and connect with its diverse cultures, all via the bicycle's elegant simplicity.
26 of their BC rides + their story →

Cross Canada Cycle Tour Society

touring organizationvisit site →
The Cross Canada Cycle Tour Society (CCCTS) is a non-profit cycling club founded in 1982, based in British Columbia with a chapter in Ottawa. In its own words, it is a club for active adults of all ages; members are mainly retired people who love recreational cycling. Volunteers organize weekly day rides plus multi-day and cross-Canada tours, some of which have run continuously since the 1980s.
10 of their BC rides + their story →

Trans Canada Bike Route Network

route networkvisit site →
A volunteer-run, community-collaborative project mapping a proposed coast-to-coast National Cycling Route Network for Canada. It publishes route data as GPX files, a Garmin BaseCamp database (GDB) with points of interest, KMZ files for offline smartphone use, interactive Google Maps, and a curated Ride with GPS collection.
1 of their BC rides + their story →

Trans Canada Trail

trail organizationvisit site →
Trans Canada Trail is a national charitable organization, based in Ottawa, that coordinates and maintains the Trans Canada Trail (also known as The Great Trail) — a roughly 30,000 km multi-use trail network spanning every Canadian province and territory and connecting the Atlantic, Pacific, and Arctic coastlines. The network supports hiking, cycling, paddling, and other activities, and is built and managed through partnerships with regional and local trail organizations rather than owned as a single continuous trail.
2 of their BC rides + their story →

Different corner of BC?#

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Do you publish well-documented cycling routes in BC — road, gravel, touring, or family rides?

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