BC Cycle Tourism Society

View Royal, on a bike

25 stops that will feed you, and fix your bike. Vancouver Island.

Photo: Ben GiesbrechtVancouver Island, BC

A waterfall cascades through dense forest with a wooden boardwalk viewing path alongside the creek

Worth the detour#

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

WelcomingApple Tree Family RestaurantRestaurant · $$ · Casual
WelcomingCanadian TireGeneral merchandise
WelcomingClover SushiRestaurant · $$ · Casual
WelcomingCOBS BreadBakery / Donuts · $ · Cheap eats

What you’ll find here#

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

Map#

Food & DrinkSuppliesBike Services

Cycle trails through View Royal#

Routes around View Royal#

You don’t have to plan from scratch. These rides run through View Royal 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. E&N Loops / Esquimalt / View Royal — Let's Go Biking · 46 km route, 10 km of it through View Royal
  2. Barry's Loop — Bike Gear Database · 58 km route, 9 km of it through View Royal
  3. Metchosin Caper — Bike Gear Database · 83 km route, 9 km of it through View Royal
  4. Victoria - Port Renfrew - Lake Cowichan - Duncan - Victoria — Cross Canada Cycle Tour Society · 264 km route, 8 km of it through View Royal
  5. The South Island Sundowner — BIKEPACKING.com · 139 km route, 8 km of it through View Royal
  6. Galloping Goose — Let's Go Biking · 55 km route, 6 km of it through View Royal
  7. Mill Bay Rambler — Bike Gear Database · 100 km route, 5 km of it through View Royal
  8. Iron Mine Bay Grando — British Columbia Randonneurs · 102 km route, 5 km of it through View Royal
  9. Cross Canada - Far North - Vancouver Island — Cross Canada Cycle Tour Society · 498 km route, 5 km of it through View Royal
  10. Sooke Potholes (out and back) — Gravel Buddies · 158 km route, 5 km of it through View Royal

We’re showing the 10 that cover the most ground here. Another 14 come through or near View Royal. See every ride in Vancouver Island →

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

The full list#

Every stop we know about in View Royal. Open a category:

Food & Drink 19 · 14 welcoming
Apple Tree Family RestaurantWelcoming· Restaurant · $$ · Casual
Clover SushiWelcoming· Restaurant · $$ · Casual
COBS BreadWelcoming· Bakery / Donuts · $ · Cheap eats
Domino'sWelcoming· Fast Food / Chain · $ · Cheap eats
GyrosaWelcoming· Restaurant · $$ · Casual
Kinder CupWelcoming· Café / Coffee · $ · Cheap eats
Mary Brown'sWelcoming· Fast Food / Chain · $ · Cheap eats
Nest at the LakeWelcoming· Café / Coffee · $ · Cheap eats
Six Mile PubWelcoming· Brewery / Pub · $$ · Casual
StarbucksWelcoming· Fast Food / Chain · $ · Cheap eats
SubwayWelcoming· Fast Food / Chain · $ · Cheap eats
SubwayWelcoming· Fast Food / Chain · $ · Cheap eats
Tim HortonsWelcoming· Fast Food / Chain · $ · Cheap eats
Tim HortonsWelcoming· Fast Food / Chain · $ · Cheap eats
4 Mile Restaurant & BrewpubInfo· $$ · Casual
Burger KingInfo· Fast Food / Chain · $ · Cheap eats
Dairy QueenInfo· Ice Cream · $ · Cheap eats
Serious CoffeeInfo· Café / Coffee · $ · Cheap eats
Six Mile Pub & EateryInfo· $$ · Casual
Supplies 5 · 3 welcoming
Canadian TireWelcoming· General merchandise
Quality FoodsWelcoming· Grocery Store
Thrifty Foods Admirals WalkWelcoming· Grocery Store
Cascadia Liquor StoreInfo· Liquor Store
Six Mile Liquor StoreInfo· Liquor Store
Bike Services 1
Coastal CyclesInfo· Repair Shop
Browse all 25 View Royal stops interactively →