BC Cycle Tourism Society

Tappen, on a bike

5 stops that will feed you, and give you a bed. Thompson Okanagan.

Photo: Andrew StrainThompson Okanagan, BC

Hiker overlooking a mountain lake from an alpine meadow, BC interior landscape

What you’ll find here#

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

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1

Accommodation

Sky Blue Waters Motel.

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2

Food & Drink

Co-op, Esso.

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2

Supplies

Co-op Tappen Food Store, Esso.

Map#

Food & DrinkSuppliesAccommodation

Routes around Tappen#

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

  1. Trans Canada Bike Route (BC Only) — Trans Canada Bike Route Network · 5,446 km route, passing within a kilometre
  2. Notch Hill - Tappen — Let's Go Biking · 50 km ride, passing within a kilometre
  3. Shuswap No. 6: Carlin, White Lake, Blind Bay — Elbow Valley Cycle Club · 42 km ride, passing about 4 km away
Getting there with a bike: province-wide buses, ferries, and shuttles are listed under Transport (some serving Tappen may be listed there rather than here).

The full list#

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

Accommodation 1→
Sky Blue Waters MotelInfo· Hotel / Motel · $$ · Budget
Food & Drink 2→
Co-opInfo· Ice Cream · $ · Cheap eats
EssoInfo· Restaurant · $ · Cheap eats
Supplies 2→
Co-op Tappen Food StoreInfo· Convenience Store
EssoInfo· Convenience Store
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