Thompson Okanagan

Exploring Osoyoos by bike: 4.5 to 24 km of lakefront, vineyards, and rail trail in Canada's warmest corner.

The classic KVR: Penticton to Midway through Naramata, Chute Lake, and Beaverdell, 214 km of historic rail grade and big views.

Summerland loops of 3 to 30 km: rail trail, orchards, lakefront, and the hills that keep wine country interesting.

The historic Hudson's Bay Company Brigade Trail between Summerland and Peachland: a quiet, forested climb with big views, 4 to 43 km.

Peachland by bike: stay on the easy lakefront promenade or climb into the hills past historic sites, 3 to 26 km.

West Kelowna's lakefront-to-wineries out-and-back: parks, farmland, and breweries over 3 to 40 km.

Kelowna's Mission Creek Greenway follows the creek for up to 18 km of shaded, family-friendly riding, with salmon spawning in the fall.

An easy 7 to 14 km ramble along Kelowna's lakefront parks, with beaches, public art, and ice cream never far away.

Kelowna's Lakeshore South: ride 1 km or 30, from easy lakefront to rough, steep trails above the water.

Vistas and Vines climbs Kelowna's East Bench through vineyards and orchards, cherry blossoms in spring, colour in fall.

A short, flat Osoyoos out-and-back of 1.5 to 9 km along lakefront parks and vineyards, easy for the whole family.

The Okanagan Rail Trail through Kelowna: flat, paved, and sociable, with breweries and vineyards lining the 32 km.

The Okanagan Rail Trail north of Kelowna hugs the turquoise shore of Kalamalka Lake through Lake Country, 8 to 75 km.

Forest paths at Predator Ridge and Ellison Provincial Park, 1 to 10 km of quiet riding to Okanagan Lake viewpoints.

A Vernon loop of 2.5 to 30 km collecting Okanagan Lake views from waterfront parks, farmland, and hillside roads.

A short city loop through Vernon and Coldstream: parks, murals, historic stops, and a brewery or two in 8 to 13 km.

Loops of 3 to 17 km through Kalamalka Lake Provincial Park, where forest trails open onto the famous turquoise water.

Swan Lake and the historic Grey Canal trail near Vernon: birdy wetlands, farmland, and hillside views, 1.3 to 27 km.

The Green Valleys loop wanders Salmon Arm, Spallumcheen, and Enderby: 24 to 74 km of farmland, riverside, and rail trail.

A loop through Spallumcheen farmland linking Armstrong and Enderby, with quiet roads, breweries, and historic stops.

A Salmon Arm loop of 3.5 to 20 km, from waterfront bird flats to hillside farmland and vineyards above the Shuswap.

Oliver's Golden Mile: 5 to 18 km of vineyards, rail trail, and quiet climbing roads through the Wine Capital of Canada.

A Shuswap country loop through Tappen, Notch Hill, Sorrento, and Blind Bay: quiet farm roads, lake views, and vineyard stops.

North Shuswap riding through Squilax, Scotch Creek, and Celista, 5 to 84 km, past the famous Adams River salmon run.

The western KVR from Hope toward Summerland via Tulameen, Princeton, and Osprey Lake: quiet, historic rail trail through big country.

Flat, quiet riding near Oliver on the Hike-Bike Trail and Black Sage Road, through vineyards with birdsong for a soundtrack.

The Similkameen Valley by bike: 4 to 40 km through Cawston and Keremeos, organic orchards, vineyards, and riverside rail trail.

An out-and-back climb between Okanagan Falls and Oliver, where grassland benches open up big views over the vineyards.

The Skaha Lake loop links Penticton, Kaleden, and Okanagan Falls: lakefront rail trail, vineyards, and beaches, 2 to 30 km.

Penticton by bike: 1.5 to 20 km of easy urban riding linking two lakefronts, rail trail, and wine country's front door.

The Naramata loop near Penticton: vineyards, lakefront, and KVR bench riding, 7 to 37 km of wine country at bicycle speed.

Three days and 250 km of semi-arid ranch country south of Kamloops, a dry-belt landscape most BC routes never touch.

An overnighter from downtown Kelowna: singletrack up to the KVR, a night at Chute Lake Lodge, and a grin-inducing descent home.

A 772 km, two-week traverse of BC's biggest, wildest range, from Harrison Lake's fjord country to the Chilcotin's last slice of Wild West.

The West Kootenays' flagship: a nine-day loop from Nelson linking rail grades, gravel, and lake country, dipping into Washington and back.

A 229 km gravel time machine north of Kamloops: grasslands, hoodoos, Sasquatch stories, and gold-rush history on quiet ranch roads.

Four days out of Castlegar around the Rossland Range: the Columbia & Western rail grade, the Bulldog Tunnel, and flowy historic singletrack.

The 1,164 km flagship traverse of southern BC, Fraser Valley to Fernie, on historic rail trails, gravel, and the occasional singletrack surprise.

A 538 km point-to-point route from Kelowna to Kimberley along the historic Kettle Valley Railway and Columbia and Western rail grades, mapped by Guy Stuart.

A 352 km loop from Midway through Myra Canyon's Kettle Valley rail grade, then wine country roads around Naramata, Penticton, Oliver, and Osoyoos, back over Anarchist Summit.

A four-day, 238 km loop around the south end of Okanagan Lake from Kelowna, mapped by Cameron Fenton, linking rail trail, gravel backroads, and singletrack.

A 175 km, mostly unpaved overnighter through two Monashee mountain valleys near Sicamous, mapped by Dario Dulic.

A 475 km, five-to-seven day loop through the West Kootenays from near Castlegar, mapped by Ali Becker and Mat Leblanc.

A 1,300 km gravel odyssey across southern BC, from the Coast Mountains through the Okanagan to the Kootenays, with over 17,000 m of climbing.

A 42 km paved Shuswap ramble from Carlin through White Lake and Blind Bay, rolling through lake country near Salmon Arm.

The Great Northern Bikepacking Route's first BC leg: 583 km from Richmond into the Interior, with nearly 12,000 m of climbing.

The second BC leg of the Great Northern Bikepacking Route: nearly 1,200 km through the Kootenays and Okanagan with serious mountain climbing.

A 304 km BT700 stretch rolling toward Castlegar, mostly gravel with long chunky sections where fatter tires earn their keep.

The 2,380 km BT700 flagship from Victoria to Banff, mostly unpaved, with nine side trips branching off along the way.

The BC portion of the Cross Canada Far North route: about 1,030 km of paved touring from Prince Rupert across the top of the province toward Alberta.

A 48 km ride on Thompson-Nicola backroads, mostly gravel, with climbing that keeps you honest.

A 55 km Summerland loop collecting beaches, the high Lakeview Trail, and a KVR stretch past the Trout Creek Trestle.

The proposed Trans Canada Bike Route through BC: about 5,400 km of connected road riding sketching a coast-to-coast national network.

The southern leg of the national Trans Canada Trail, about 1,765 km of cycling sections from Victoria to the Alberta border.