For more detailed descriptions go to this Trans Canada Trail section of our website. This former rail corridor includes many spectacular sites including the now famous Kinsol Trestle. While much of this route needs upgrading it is still very cyclable. For a shorter route one can skip Lake Cowichan making for a 38k ride. Allow a good 5 hours to do the whole route. You will likely want to spend extra time at the Kinsol Trestle and at Skutz Falls.
Go to the Trans Canada Trail on this website for more detail on this route. – The link showing the route along the Galloping Goose to Leechtown
This is the TCT route from Ladysmith, Haslam Creek, and Cassidy using greenway trails and roads. Most of the journey is in harvested and new growth timberland.
What a great way of taking in the major greenways and parks of Nanaimo such as Bowen Park, Petroglyph Provincial Park, its waterfront, and rail trails. A side trip to Newcastle Island Marine Provincial Park is also great fun. Allow 4 to 6 hours for the main loop.
This fully featured loop comes off the Lochside Trail, an alternate for the TCT from Victoira to the mainland. It also offers a loop within the main loop by taking in the fantastic greenway trail around the lake in Elk/Beaver Lake Regional Park. From there it is connected to the Centennial Trail and a section of the main Trans Canada Trail on the Galloping Goose Trail. Other highlights include Swan Lake with its own walking loop around the lake and the iconic Blenkinsop Bridge. Allow about 4 hours.
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