Cycling Vancouver Island, Updated Edition

Discover the beauty, culture, and cycling adventures of Vancouver Island with this essential guidebook.
Whether you're a seasoned tourer or a casual rider seeking weekend adventures, Cycling Vancouver Island offers over 40 meticulously mapped routes that span one of Canada's most scenic and culturally rich regions. This full-colour guide includes detailed maps, route difficulty ratings, points of interest, and practical travel information - all organized by region for easy trip planning.
Explore stunning landscapes and diverse communities, from Victoria and the Cowichan Valley to Courtenay, Port Alberni, Campbell River, and Port Hardy. Along the way, you'll uncover natural landmarks, Indigenous heritage, local history, and travel tips that enrich your cycling experience.
Written by acclaimed cyclist and guidebook author John Crouch, this book blends firsthand expertise with deep local knowledge. A champion endurance athlete and long-distance rider, Crouch has cycled thousands of kilometres across British Columbia, including every route featured in this guide - most of them multiple times.
Perfect for eco-tourists, slow travellers, and anyone craving an immersive, low-impact way to explore the island, Cycling Vancouver Island is a must-have companion for your next adventure.

John Crouch has cycled for most of his life. As an adult, cycling has become one of his abiding passions. He has toured extensively throughout Western Canada, including riding from Whitehorse in the Yukon to Victoria, British Columbia's capital; crossing the province in five days; and exploring the back roads of southern Alberta. He has also toured through western Washington State and once rode from Victoria to San Francisco just to attend a friend's birthday. All of the long tours in this book he has completed more than once. As a competitive athlete, John has won both the Canadian Masters' long-distance triathlon and duathlon championships in his age group, and he claimed the World Endurance Duathlon Championship in the 60-64 age category. John lives in Victoria with his wife, Lorinda. In addition to cycling, he enjoys walking in his local neighbourhood and hiking in the hills surrounding the city. He has written five guidebooks: Walk Victoria, Hike Victoria, Bike Victoria, Cycling the Islands, and Cycling Vancouver Island, along with a cycling memoir, Six Highways to Home.