Home / BC Bike Stops / Communities / Nelson Nelson, on a bike 61 stops that will feed you, fix your bike, give you a bed, and put up your tent. Kootenay Rockies.
Photo: Steve Ogle Nelson, BC
Photo: Mitch Winton Nelson, BC
Photo: Mitch Winton Nelson, BC
Two cyclists riding on a scenic lakeside boardwalk trail with mountain and forest views
Worth the detour# Places that have told us cyclists are welcome, or gone out of their way to prove it.
Welcoming A&W Fast Food / Chain · $ · Cheap eats Welcoming A&W Fast Food / Chain · $ · Cheap eats What you’ll find here# Every stop in the directory, grouped the way a touring day actually goes.
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Attractions Nelson & District Community Complex, Nelson Museum Archives & Gallery, Gyro Pool, and 2 more.
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Accommodation Alpine Inn & Suites, Best Western Plus Baker Street Inn & Convention Center, Cloudside Hotel, and 7 more.
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Camping Nelson Camp Ground.
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Food & Drink A&W, A&W, Backroads Brewery, and 28 more.
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Supplies Kootenay co-op, Walmart Supercentre, BC Liquor Store, and 7 more.
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Bike Services Gerick Cycle & Ski, The Sacred Ride.
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Transport Kootenay Lake Ferry, Glacier Cabs.
Cycle trails through Nelson# Routes around Nelson# You don’t have to plan from scratch. These rides run through Nelson or pass close by, mapped and written up by route publishers around BC. The full maps and turn-by-turns live on their sites.
Trans Canada Trail South (BC Only) — Trans Canada Trail · 1,768 km route, 12 km of it through Nelson Bonnington Scrambler — BIKEPACKING.com · 126 km route, 10 km of it through Nelson BT700 Slocan Valley — BT 700 Bikepacking · 76 km route, 9 km of it through Nelson Loop Kaslo Slocan — Trails BC · 221 km route, 9 km of it through Nelson Frog Peak Loop — BIKEPACKING.com · 107 km route, 9 km of it through Nelson BT700 Castlegar — BT 700 Bikepacking · 304 km route, 9 km of it through Nelson BC Gravel (BC Only) — Elbow Valley Cycle Club · 1,300 km route, 9 km of it through Nelson Kootenay Confluence (BC Only) — BIKEPACKING.com · 473 km route, 8 km of it through Nelson The BC Trail — BIKEPACKING.com · 1,164 km route, 7 km of it through Nelson Trans Canada Bike Route (BC Only) — Trans Canada Bike Route Network · 5,446 km route, 5 km of it through Nelson We’re showing the 10 that cover the most ground here. Another 2 come through or near Nelson. See every ride in Kootenay Rockies →
The full list# Every stop we know about in Nelson. Open a category:
Attractions 5 · 2 welcoming → Accommodation 10 → Camping 1 → Food & Drink 31 · 23 welcoming → A&W Welcoming · Fast Food / Chain · $ · Cheap eats A&W Welcoming · Fast Food / Chain · $ · Cheap eats Edo Japan Welcoming · Fast Food / Chain · $ · Cheap eats Finley's Welcoming · Brewery / Pub · $$ · Casual KFC Welcoming · Fast Food / Chain · $ · Cheap eats Library Welcoming · Restaurant · $$$ · Upscale Sprout Welcoming · Restaurant · $$ · Casual Subway Welcoming · Fast Food / Chain · $ · Cheap eats Panago Info · Fast Food / Chain · $ · Cheap eats Starbucks Info · Fast Food / Chain · $ · Cheap eats Supplies 10 · 2 welcoming → Bike Services 2 · 1 accredited → Transport 2 · 1 welcoming → Browse all 61 Nelson stops interactively →
