BC Cycle Tourism Society

Metchosin, on a bike

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

Photo: Brian CaissieVancouver Island, BC

Coastal BC waterfront scene with modern home, lighthouse marker, rocky shore, and forested hills in atmospheric mist

What you’ll find here#

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

Map#

Food & DrinkAttractionsSuppliesCamping

Cycle trails through Metchosin#

Routes around Metchosin#

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

  1. Metchosin Caper — Bike Gear Database · 83 km route, 27 km of it through Metchosin
  2. The South Island Sundowner — BIKEPACKING.com · 139 km route, 14 km of it through Metchosin
  3. Iron Mine Bay Grando — British Columbia Randonneurs · 102 km route, 12 km of it through Metchosin
  4. BT700 Port Renfrew — BT 700 Bikepacking · 174 km route, 11 km of it through Metchosin
  5. Sooke Potholes (out and back) — Gravel Buddies · 158 km route, 11 km of it through Metchosin
  6. Pacific Spirit Loop — Let's Go Biking · 235 km route, 9 km of it through Metchosin
  7. Salish Sea Trail — Let's Go Biking · 175 km route, 9 km of it through Metchosin
  8. Galloping Goose — Let's Go Biking · 55 km route, 9 km of it through Metchosin
  9. Seaside Loop — Let's Go Biking · 40 km route, 9 km of it through Metchosin
  10. E&N Loops / Esquimalt / View Royal — Let's Go Biking · 46 km route, 9 km of it through Metchosin

We’re showing the 10 that cover the most ground here. Another 7 come through or near Metchosin. See every ride in Vancouver Island →

Getting there with a bike: province-wide buses, ferries, and shuttles are listed under Transport (some serving Metchosin may be listed there rather than here).

The full list#

Every stop we know about in Metchosin. Open a category:

Attractions 2
Metchosin Pioneer MuseumInfo· Museum / Gallery · Free
Metchosin School MuseumInfo· Museum / Gallery · Free
Camping 1
Pedder Bay RV ParkInfo· Private Campground
Food & Drink 2
My-Chosen CafeInfo· Restaurant · $$ · Casual
Pedder Bay CaféInfo· Café / Coffee · $ · Cheap eats
Supplies 2
Metchosin Country StoreInfo· Convenience Store
Pedder Bay ResortInfo· Convenience Store
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