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Vancouver Island North Coast

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Recorded distance
158 km
Riding-time estimate
2 h 01
Journey
Recorded itinerary
Distance and timing basis

The recorded total and the leg detail need reconciliation. Inspect the leg notes before using this record for timing or navigation. Stops, delays, approach and any separate return travel add time. Basis: producer-declared routed record.

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Why this ride

Repeated coastal bends, headlands and frequent viewpoint stops. It also links naturally to Vancouver Island north coast.

Access context

Check provincial road reports, wildfire closures, ferries and fuel range. Specific flag: weather; wildlife.

Seasonal context

May-Sep

Waypoint introductions and full write-ups

  1. 1. Nanaimo

    Ask a Canadian about Nanaimo and the first thing you will hear about is the Nanaimo bar, a no-bake square of crumb base, custard buttercream and chocolate that turns up in cafes across the country and is unapologetically sweet. The city itself, with about eighty-five thousand people, is the second largest on Vancouver Island and the main ferry hub to the mainland, with boats to Horseshoe Bay and Tsawwassen near Vancouver. For many riders it is where the island begins or ends.

    Read the complete Nanaimo write-up.

    Recorded stop-planning note

    May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.

    Planning note

    Nanaimo sits at 0 km, early in the day. Next is Campbell River.

  2. 2. Campbell River

    North of Campbell River the island changes character. The towns thin out, the forest closes in, and the highway runs for long stretches through logging country toward Port Hardy, with only a handful of small communities along the way. So treat this city of over thirty thousand as the last big supply stop on Vancouver Island's east coast: fill the tank, eat, check the bike and buy whatever you might need for the north.

    Read the complete Campbell River write-up.

    Recorded stop-planning note

    May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.

    Planning note

    Campbell River comes up 158 km in.

Recorded source links

Source

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