Hornby Island, on a bike

10 stops that will feed you, and put up your tent. Vancouver Island.

Photo: Steven FinesVancouver Island, BC

Beachside campsite with tent and shelter nestled between forest and waterfront, perfect for cycle-touring

Worth the detour#

Places that have told us cyclists are welcome, or gone out of their way to prove it.

WelcomingForage Farm and KitchenRestaurant · $$ · Casual

WelcomingHornby Island Co-OpConvenience Store

WelcomingSizzleRestaurant · $$ · Casual

What you’ll find here#

Every stop in the directory, grouped the way a touring day actually goes.

Attractions

Hornby Island Library Branch.

Camping

Bradsdadsland Campground.

Food & Drink

Forage Farm and Kitchen, Sizzle, CorLan Vineyard & Farm, and 2 more.

Supplies

Hornby Island Co-Op, Ford's Cove Store and Pizzeria, Free Store.

Map#

Mute other bike trails

Food & DrinkAttractionsSuppliesCamping

Routes around Hornby Island#

You don’t have to plan from scratch. These rides pass close to Hornby Island, mapped and written up by route publishers around BC. The full maps and turn-by-turns live on their sites.

Hornby Island — Let's Go Biking · 35 km ride, passing within a kilometre
Sunshine Coast Tour Day 5 — Cross Canada Cycle Tour Society · 110 km ride, passing within a kilometre
Qualicum Bay - Royston - Denman Island — Let's Go Biking · 77 km ride, passing about 2 km away

Getting here (and away) with your bike#

Bike-friendly ways to reach Hornby Island on transit, and to head back when you need to.

Denman Island (best: ferry) · Courtenay (Comox Valley) (best: ferry + bus) · Comox (best: ferry + bus) · Cumberland (best: ferry + bus) · Nanaimo (best: ferry + bus + carpool) · Campbell River (best: ferry + bus + rental car)

See 113

Abbotsford · Alert Bay · Armstrong · Barkerville · Bella Bella · Bella Coola · Bowen Island · Brentwood Bay · Burnaby · Burns Lake · Calgary, AB · Campbell River · Castlegar · Chase · Chilliwack · Clearwater · Comox · Coquitlam · Cortes Island · Courtenay (Comox Valley) · Cranbrook · Creston · Cumberland · Delta · Denman Island · Duncan (Cowichan Valley) · Enderby · Fernie · Field · Gabriola Island · Galiano Island · Gibsons · Golden · Haida Gwaii · Harrison Hot Springs · Hope · Houston · Kamloops · Kaslo · Kelowna · Keremeos · Kimberley · Ladysmith · Lake Cowichan · Langford · Langley · Lund · Maple Ridge · Mayne Island · Merritt · Mill Bay · Mission · Nanaimo · Nelson · New Hazelton · New Westminster · North Cowichan (Chemainus & Crofton) · North Vancouver · Ocean Falls · Oliver · Osoyoos · Parksville · Pemberton · Pender Island · Penelakut Island · Penticton · Port Alberni · Port Coquitlam · Port Hardy · Port McNeill · Port Moody · Port Renfrew · Powell River · Prince George · Prince Rupert · Princeton · Quadra Island · Qualicum Beach · Quesnel · Revelstoke · Richmond · Rossland · Saanich · Salmo · Salmon Arm · Salt Spring Island · Saturna Island · Seattle, WA · Sechelt · Shearwater · Sicamous · Smithers · Sointula · Sooke · Sorrento · Sparwood · Squamish · Summerland · Surrey · Terrace · Texada Island · Thetis Island · Tofino · Trail · Ucluelet · Vancouver · Vanderhoof · Vernon · Victoria · West Kelowna · West Vancouver · Whistler · Williams Lake

Or pick any two places on To & Fro →

The full list#

Every stop we know about in Hornby Island. Open a category:

Attractions 1→

Hornby Island Library BranchInfo· Library · Free

Camping 1→

Bradsdadsland CampgroundInfo· Private Campground

Food & Drink 5 · 2 welcoming→

Forage Farm and KitchenWelcoming· Restaurant · $$ · Casual

SizzleWelcoming· Restaurant · $$ · Casual

CorLan Vineyard & FarmInfo· Winery / Cidery · $$ · Casual

Ford's Cove Fish & ChipsInfo· Fast Food / Chain · $ · Cheap eats

LIX CafeInfo· Ice Cream · $ · Cheap eats

Supplies 3 · 1 welcoming→

Hornby Island Co-OpWelcoming· Convenience Store

Ford's Cove Store and PizzeriaInfo· Convenience Store

Free StoreInfo· Grocery Store

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