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BC Bicycle Route
Summaries |
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PORT ALBERNI TO TOFINO |
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| Segment |
KM |
Comments |
Shoulder |
Highlights |
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| KM 0 to 42 |
Gentle ascent to Sproat Lake,
then mainly level. Some hills. |
mixed |
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0 to 3 |
Within city |
good |
City traffic
conditions |
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3 to 7 |
Undulating
ascent to Sproat Lake |
no |
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7 to 16 |
Generally level |
good |
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16 to 19 |
Steep up (1.5
KM) then down (1.5 KM) ---6% |
good |
Views of Sproat
Lake |
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19 to 37 |
Generally level;
gentle ups and downs |
good |
Views of Sproat
Lake |
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37 to 42 |
Generally level;
gentle ups and downs |
good |
Taylor River
valley |
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| KM 42 to 44 |
Very steep climb to summit of
Sutton Pass (elev. 175 M) |
no |
Mt Klitsa (1643
M) |
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| KM 44 to 49 |
Steady descent |
no |
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44 to 45 |
Fairly steep
downhill |
no |
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46 to 49 |
More gentle |
no |
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| KM 49 to 66 |
Fairly flat, undulating, curves |
no |
View stop at
KM=54 |
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49 to 66 |
Fairly flat, undulating, curves |
no |
Kennedy River |
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| KM 66 to 69 |
Steep up and down |
no |
Hydro Lake Hill |
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66 to 67 |
Very steep
up. Hydro Hill |
no |
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67 to 68 |
Very steep down
(18%) |
no |
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68 to 69 |
Steep up |
no |
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| KM 69 to 74 |
Hilly up and down |
no |
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| KM 74 to 89 |
Gradual descent. Fairly flat |
no |
Kennedy Lake |
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74 to 84 |
Gradual descent |
no |
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84 to 89 |
Gradual descent |
good |
Visitor centre
at KM=89 |
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| KM 89 to 121 |
Quite flat, running along the
Pacific |
good |
Long Beach |
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89 to 115 |
Flat, a few
gentle ups and downs |
good |
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115 to 121 |
Along dedicated
bicycle/pedestrian path (asphalt) |
N/A |
Last 1.5 KM in
Tofino |
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NANAIMO TO
PORT ALBERNI |
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| Segment |
KM |
Comments |
Shoulder |
Highlights |
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| KM 0 to 44 |
Highway riding,
mostly 4-lane divided |
good |
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0 to 10 |
Paved bicycle
trail within city of Nanaimo |
N/A |
Very nice trail |
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10 to 35 |
Highway 19,
divided, usually busy traffic. A few
hills |
good |
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35 to 44 |
Two lane highway
(4A). Quite flat |
good |
Coombs at KM =
41--quaint |
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| KM 44 to 78 |
Two lane highway
4 |
good |
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44 to 64 |
Fairly level,
some ascent. Running beside Cameron
Lake. |
good |
Cathedral Grove |
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64 to 67 |
Steep ascent to
Port Alberni summit (375 M.) |
good |
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67 to 73 |
Steep descent |
good |
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73 to 78 |
Alternating
descent and flat |
good |
Within city of
Pt Alberni |
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