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Ultimate Island Explorer 2000 km

The Route

 

(The 2008 and 2009 routes are almost identical)

Map - overview or Map - detail
(Both courtesy of Yutaka Moriwaki - based on the 2008 route)

Here's the 2009 route sheet:

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0.0     START - TIM HORTONS - Saanich Shopping Plaza - 3501 Ravine Way, Victoria (Saanich) B.C. (CLOSES AT 04:00 AM) 0.0
0.0 0.0 L At Stop in shopping plaza 0.1
0.1 0.1 R Ravine Way @ Stop 0.0
0.1 0.1 L One-way street (no sign) @ Stop 0.2
0.3 0.3 SO Hwy 17N -- High Speed Traffic 0.6
0.9 0.9 SO Stay on Hwy 17N for next 25 km 24.8
25.7 25.7 R Exit 31- McDonald Park Rd (towards Wain Rd) 0.1
25.8 25.8 R Towards Wain Rd - over over-pass 0.1
25.9 25.9   CONTROL #1 - Sidney - Look right, answer question on Control Card 0.3
26.2 0.3 R Wain Rd. (ramp onto Hwy 17S) 0.2
26.4 0.5 R Hwy 17S -- High Speed Traffic 1.0
27.4 1.5 R Towards Visitors Bureau parking 0.4
27.8 1.9 R Hard Right! 180 degrees (before parking lot) towards John Rd. 0.1
27.9 2.0 L John Rd 1.2
29.1 3.2 L Wilson Rd (no sign) 1.2
30.3 4.4 L Mills Rd @ T (2nd Stop sign) 1.4
31.7 5.8 R McDonald Park Rd @ Stop 0.5
32.2 6.3 L Veer left - McDonald Park Rd becomes Beacon Ave W 0.6
32.8 6.9 R Stirling Way (before traffic lights) 1.4
34.2 8.3 L Canora Rd (no sign) @ Stop 0.7
34.9 9.0 L Veer left to stay on Canora Rd 0.6
35.5 9.6 R Willingdon (no sign) @ Stop 0.3
35.8 9.9 L East Saanich Rd S @ roundabout - up hill 1.8
37.6 11.7 L Lowe Rd (almost at top of hill) 0.2
37.8 11.9 R Emard Terrace (bottom of hill) 0.2
38.0 12.1 L Moxon Terrace 0.3
38.3 12.4 L Amity Drive 0.4
38.7 12.8 R Bourne Terrace => Central Saanich Rd 2.4
41.1 15.2 R Mt. Newton X Rd @ Stop/flashing red light 1.0
42.1 16.2 L East Saanich Rd @ 4-way Stop 1.0
43.1 17.2 R Veyness Rd 2.5
45.6 19.7 R Keating X-Rd @ traffic light 0.6
46.2 20.3 SO Keating X-Rd 1.5
47.7 21.8 SO Benvenuto Rd @ traffic light (cross West Saanich Rd) CAUTION-Bumpy downhill ahead) 1.6
49.3 23.4 L Wallace Drive - 1/2 way down hill 3.2
52.5 26.6 R Willis Point Rd 4.2
56.7 30.8 L Ross Durance Rd -- Don't Miss! @ Gowland-Park Prov'l Park 3.2
59.9 34.0 SO Ross Durance Rd becomes Millstream Lake Rd 2.9
62.8 36.9 R Millstream Lake Rd (no sign) @ Stop 1.0
63.8 37.9 L Millstream Rd @ Stop 3.7
67.5 41.6 SO Past Bear Mountain Parkway 0.7
68.2 42.3 SO Convenience Store on right 0.8
69.0 43.1 SO Millstream Rd towards Langford 0.4
69.4 43.5 SO Millstream Rd 0.9
70.3 44.4 SO Hwy 14 (Veterans Memorial Parkway) - Cross Goldstream Ave) 2.2
72.5 46.6 R Hwy 14 West (Sooke Rd) @ traffic light 1.1
73.6 47.7 SO 24 hr Mac's Convenience Store on right 20.6
94.2 68.3   CONTROL #2 - Sooke - Chevron Station 0.0
94.2 0.0 SO Hwy 14 West (Sooke Rd) 0.4
94.6 0.4 SO Sooke - Sooke Cycle Store on left at traffic light. Last services until Port Renfrew 73 km away - mostly wilderness 57.4
152.0 57.8 SO 18% uphill for 1/2 km. Gear down! 16.0
168.0 73.8 SO Caution! Steep downhill with broken pavement! For 2 km 0.2
168.2 74.0 R Salmon Rd 0.2
168.4 74.2   CONTROL #3 - Port Renfrew Hotel -- look towards wharf and answer question on Control Card 0.0
168.4 0.0 U Return the way you came 0.1
168.5 0.1 SO Lighthouse Pub/Restaurant on right 1.5
170.0 1.6 SO General Store on right 14.0
184.0 15.6 SO SLOW DOWN! 18% descent with single lane bridge at bottom 31.8
215.8 47.4 SO Jordan River 26.3
242.1 73.7 R CONTROL #4 - McDonald's (Sooke) after traffic lights 0.1
242.2 0.1 SO Hwy 14 East (Sooke Rd) 8.7
250.9 8.8 R Gillespie Rd 5.6
256.5 14.4 L East Sooke Rd at T (Stop) 6.7
263.2 21.1 L Rocky Point Rd @ Stop => Metchosin 5.2
268.4 26.3 R Happy Valley Rd @ Stop 0.6
269.0 26.9 L Metchosin Rd @ Stop 8.3
277.3 35.2 L Sooke Rd (no sign) @ traffic light @ T 0.6
277.9 35.8 R Hwy 14/Veterans Memorial Parkway 2.2
280.1 38.0 SO Cross Goldstream Ave at traffic lights (Veterans Parkway becomes Millstream Rd) 0.9
281.0 38.9 SO Continue on Millstream Rd 0.3
281.3 39.2 SO Continue on Millstream Rd 5.5
286.8 44.7 R Millstream Lake Rd - Don't miss this turn - uphill at No Thru Rd sign 0.4
287.2 45.1 L Continue on Millstream Lake Rd - Don't go uphill on Munn Rd!! 3.3
290.5 48.4 SO Becomes Ross Durance Rd 3.0
293.5 51.4 R Willis Point Rd (no sign) @ Stop 4.1
297.6 55.5 L Wallace Drive @ Stopl 3.2
300.8 58.7 R Benvenuto Ave @ Stop 1.7
302.5 60.4 SO Cross West Saanich Rd @ traffic light - Benvenuto becomes Keating X Rd 2.0
304.5 62.4 L Veyaness Rd @ traffic light 2.6
307.1 65.0 L East Saanich Rd 1.0
308.1 66.0 SO at 4-way Stop 0.2
308.3 66.2 SO at 4-way Stop 4.6
312.9 70.8 SO at roundabout 0.4
313.3 71.2 L Canora Rd @ Stop 0.8
314.1 72.0 R Canso Rd => Sidney/Ferries 1.4
315.5 73.4 R Beacon Ave 0.1
315.6 73.5 SO Cross Hwy 17 @ traffic light 0.4
316.0 73.9 L CONTROL #5 -Sidney - Resthaven Drive -- 7-11 or Chevron 0.0
316.0 0.0 U Beacon Ave back towards Hwy 17 0.3
316.3 0.3 L Hwy 17 South @ traffic lights =>Victoria 18.4
334.7 18.7 R Exit 9 - Quadra Street 6.1
340.8 24.8 R Finlayson Ave 0.7
341.5 25.5 R CONTROL #6 - Victoria - Denny's Restaurant (Finlayson & Douglas @ traffic lights) 0.0
341.5 0.0 SO Continue on Finlayson 0.5
342.0 0.5 L Gorge Rd @ traffic light 0.8
342.8 1.3 R Government St @ traffic light 0.6
343.4 1.9 R Pembroke 0.2
343.6 2.1 L Store St (no choice) 0.5
344.1 2.6 SO Store St becomes Wharf St @ traffic lights 0.7
344.8 3.3 R Government St 0.2
345.0 3.5 R Belleville St 0.6
345.6 4.1 R Quebec St 0.1
345.7 4.2 L Montreal 0.1
345.8 4.3 R Kingston 0.2
346.0 4.5 SO St. Lawrence @ 3-way Stop 0.1
346.1 4.6 R Erie 0.2
346.3 4.8 L Dallas Rd 4.9
351.2 9.7 R Passmore 0.1
351.3 9.8 L Hollywood Crescent 0.6
351.9 10.4 R Ross St @ Stop (Public WC on right) 0.3
352.2 10.7 SO Ross becomes Crescent Rd 0.4
352.6 11.1 L King George Terrace (uphill) 1.0
353.6 12.1 R Beach Drive @ Stop 2.8
356.4 14.9 R CONTROL #7 - Oak Bay - past golf course @ marina entrance - Answer question on Control Card 0.0
356.4 0.0 SO Continue on Beach Drive 4.7
361.1 4.7 R Cadboro Bay Rd @ Stop -Veer Right 0.6
361.7 5.3 SO Cadboro Bay Rd @ 4-way Stop 0.1
361.8 5.4 SO Cadboro Bay Rd @ 4-way Stop 0.8
362.6 6.2 SO Cadboro Bay becomes Telegraph - Veer left at curve 0.2
362.8 6.4 SO Telegraph Rd @ 4-way Stop 0.3
363.1 6.7 L Queenswood Drive 0.9
364.0 7.6 SO Queenswood Drive @ MacDonald Drive W 0.9
364.9 8.5 R Arbutus Rd 0.8
365.7 9.3 R Arbutus Rd @ flashing red light 1.1
366.8 10.4 R Gordon Head Rd @ Stop 0.3
367.1 10.7 L Gordon Head Rd becomes Ferndale at curve to the left 0.5
367.6 11.2 R Ferndale Rd 1.2
368.8 12.4 L Ferndale Rd becomes Tyndall at curve to the left 0.2
369.0 12.6 R Ash @ 4-way Stop 0.0
369.0 12.6 SO Caution! Steep downhill with cross traffic- just after flashing yellow light 1.5
370.5 14.1 R Cordova Bay Rd @ Stop 1.8
372.3 15.9 R Cordova Bay Rd @ traffic light 3.8
376.1 19.7 SO Veer left uphill - Cordova Bay Rd becomes Fowler Rd at top of hill 0.9
377.0 20.6 R Hunt 1.6
378.6 22.2 SO Hunt becomes Welch Rd 1.3
379.9 23.5 L Martindale @ Stop 1.3
381.2 24.8 R Lochside Drive/Bike trail 1.3
382.5 26.1 L Island View Rd 0.1
382.6 26.2 SO Cross Hwy 17 @ traffic light 0.5
383.1 26.7 R No Street Sign @ Stop 0.1
383.2 26.8 R Saanich Rd - first right 2.3
385.5 29.1 R Mt. Newton X Rd @ Stop 0.3
385.8 29.4 SO Cross Route 17 at lights (McDonald's on right) 0.3
386.1 29.7 L Lochside Drive/Bike trail 6.1
392.2 35.8 SO Lochside becomes Fifth St 0.4
392.6 36.2 SO Fifth @ 4-way Stop 0.2
392.8 36.4 L Beacon Ave @ traffic lights (Sidney) 0.1
392.9 36.5 R Resthaven Drive (no sign) @ traffic lights 0.1
393.0 36.6 SO Resthaven Drive @ Stop 2.5
395.5 39.1 R McDonald Park Rd @ Stop 0.5
396.0 39.6 R Hwy 17 North 1.6
397.6 41.2 R Bike Route Exit (Lochside Trail) - no sign 0.5
398.1 41.7 SO Lochside Trail becomes Curteis Rd (uphill) at Stop 0.1
398.2 41.8 L Kittiwake Place 0.2
398.4 42.0 SO at traffic light 0.1
398.5 42.1 R BC Ferries service rd to 'Parking Foot Passenger' @ 2nd traffic light 0.5
399.0 42.6 L Short Term Parking 0.0
399.0 42.6   CONTROL #8 - Swartz Bay - Short Term Parking @ BC Ferries Terminal -- record the serial number of any parking ticket machine in the short term parking lot on the Control Card 0.1
399.1 0.1 L towards Victoria Hwy 17 South from parking lot exit 0.3
399.4 0.4 R towards Victoria Hwy 17 South 0.2
399.6 0.6 R Lands End Rd @ traffic light 6.9
406.5 7.5 SO Lands End Rd becomes Chalet Rd 1.0
407.5 8.5 L Birch Rd 1.0
408.5 9.5 R West Saanich Rd 13.5
422.0 23.0 SO West Saanich Rd - Cross Wallace Drive @ traffic lights 4.8
426.8 27.8 SO Caution- left turning vehicles at bottom of hill 3.6
430.4 31.4 R Interurban Rd @ lights 0.1
430.5 31.5 R Goward Rd 2.5
433.0 34.0 L Prospect Lake Rd 6.4
439.4 40.4 R Burnside Rd West @ Stop 1.9
441.3 42.3 SO at traffic light 0.6
441.9 42.9 R CONTROL #9 - Langford - SHELL STATION - Answer question on Control Card 0.0
441.9 0.0 R Six Mile Rd @ traffic light 0.8
442.7 0.8 L Hwy #1 - after overpass 2.0
444.7 2.8 R Exit #14 0.5
445.2 3.3 L Exit 14 - Veer left into left lane when safe 0.3
445.5 3.6 R Bike Exit to Hwy 1 North -- Don't miss this turn!! 0.3
445.8 3.9 SO Return to Hwy 1 North 0.9
446.7 4.8 SO Caution- Intermittent dangerous rumble strips, slow down on descents on provincial highways 22.9
469.6 27.7 R Mill Bay Rd Exit (bottom of hill) 0.6
470.2 28.3 L Mill Bay Rd @ Stop 6.9
477.1 35.2   CONTROL #10 - Mill Bay - Deloume & Mill Bay Rd - Answer question on Control Card 0.0
477.1 0.0 L Deloume Rd 0.1
477.2 0.1 R Route 1 @ traffic light 1.4
478.6 1.5 R Kilmalu Rd @ traffic light 0.7
479.3 2.2 L Telegraph Rd 8.7
488.0 10.9 SO Telegraph Rd - cross Cowichan Bay Rd at Stop 0.7
488.7 11.6 L Koksilah Rd @ Stop at T 2.1
490.8 13.7 SO Koksilah Rd - cross Trans Canada Hwy @ traffic light 8.1
498.9 21.8 R Allenby Rd @ Stop at T 0.3
499.2 22.1 L Trans Canada Hwy @ traffic light 1.1
500.3 23.2 R Travelodge Parking Lot 0.1
500.4 23.3   CONTROL #11- Travelodge or 7-11 at next hwy intersection 0.0
500.4 23.3 U Out of Travelodge parking lot 0.0
500.4 23.3 R Trans Canada Hwy 0.1
500.5 23.4 L Get in Left Lane 0.2
500.7 23.6 L Trunk Rd @ traffic light 0.6
501.3 24.2 SO bc Government St @ 3rd traffic light after turn 1.4
502.7 25.6 L Gibbons Rd 5.0
507.7 30.6 R Menzies Rd 1.6
509.3 32.2 L Cowichan Lake Rd (no sign) @ Stop at T 14.9
524.2 47.1 SO Cowichan Lake Rd (no sign) @ Stop 6.0
530.2 53.1 L Veer left onto Greendale Rd 1.5
531.7 54.6 L Lake Cowichan Rd (no sign) @ Stop 0.2
531.9 54.8 R CONTROL #12 - Esso Station - Lake Cowichan 0.0
531.9 0.0 U Lake Cowichan Rd (no sign) Left out of the control 0.2
532.1 0.2 R Lake Cowichan Rd - from right hand lane (Don't take main hwy further along) 7.3
539.4 7.5 SO Lake Cowichan Rd 16.4
555.8 23.9 R Tansor Rd @ Stop 1.9
557.7 25.8 L Somenos Rd @ roundabout 1.3
559.0 27.1 R Drinkwater Rd @ flashing light 1.4
560.4 28.5 SO Cross Trans Canada Hwy @ traffic light 0.1
560.5 28.6 L Bell McKinnon Rd 1.7
562.2 30.3 R Herd Rd (no sign) @ Stop & red flashing light 3.7
565.9 34.0 L Richards Trail 5.9
571.8 39.9 R Westholme Rd (no sign) @ Stop 2.5
574.3 42.4 SO Westholme becomes Chemainus Rd 6.4
580.7 48.8 SO Chemainus Rd at roundabout 0.9
581.6 49.7 R CONTROL #13 Chemainus - Subway - if not open, answer question on Control Card 0.0
581.6 0.0 SO Continue on Chemainus Rd 9.6
591.2 9.6 SO Cross Trans Canada Hwy #1 @ traffic light onto N. Davis Rd 0.4
591.6 10.0 R Dogwood Drive 2.3
593.9 12.3 SO Dogwood Drive @ Stop becomes 1st Avenue 0.7
594.6 13.0 SO 1st Avenue @ roundabout (Tim Horton's on right) 0.2
594.8 13.2 SO Cross Trans Canada Hwy #1 @ traffic light onto N. Davis Rd 0.2
595.0 13.4 L Rocky Creek Rd @ Stop at T 1.8
596.8 15.2 SO Rocky Creek Rd @ Stop 0.1
596.9 15.3 L/R Enter Trans Canada Hwy North 2.4
599.3 17.7 R Brenton-Page Rd 1.1
600.4 18.8 L Code Rd 1.9
602.3 20.7 R Cedar Rd @ Stop at T 1.4
603.7 22.1 R Yellow Point Rd 6.5
610.2 28.6 R CONTROL #14 - Yellow Point - Inn of the Sea sign on the right. Answer question on Control Card 0.0
610.2 0.0 SO Continue on Yellow Point Rd 9.2
619.4 9.2 R Cedar Rd @ Stop 3.0
622.4 12.2 L Cedar Rd @ Stop at T (cross over bridge) 3.0
625.4 15.2 R Route 1 @ traffic light 1.3
626.7 16.5 R Haliburton St (part way up hill) 3.3
630.0 19.8 R Crace St 0.0
630.0 19.8 L Esplanade 0.2
630.2 20.0 R Front St @ Stop 1.3
631.5 21.3 R Terminal Ave (Hwy 1) @ traffic light 0.2
631.7 21.5 R Vancouver Ferry, Route 1 East (Stewart Ave) 1.7
633.4 23.2 L Poplar St -- up hill 0.6
634.0 23.8 R Estevan Rd @ Stop 0.6
634.6 24.4 SO Estevan Rd 0.2
634.8 24.6 R Departure Bay Rd @ Stop - Tim Horton's on left 2.0
636.8 26.6 R Hammond Bay Rd 8.7
645.5 35.3 R Brickyard Rd 0.8
646.3 36.1 L Waldbank Rd @ Stop 0.3
646.6 36.4 SO Waldbank Rd becomes Dover Rd 0.7
647.3 37.1 R CONTROL #15 N. Nanaimo - Mohawk/7-11 @ Dover & Blueback Rds - If not open, answer question on Control Card 0.0
647.3 0.0 SO Continue on Dover Rd 0.8
648.1 0.8 R Dickenson Rd @ traffic light 2.3
650.4 3.1 R Lantzville Rd @ Stop at T 3.2
653.6 6.3 R Hwy 19 @ Stop 6.4
660.0 12.7 R North West Bay Rd @ traffic light 9.5
669.5 22.2 L Towards Hwy 19A 0.1
669.6 22.3 R Hwy 19A @ traffic light 4.4
674.0 26.7 SO Hwy 19A @ traffic light- cross Alberni Hwy 0.9
674.9 27.6 R Dogwood St 0.1
675.0 27.7 R CONTROL #16 Parksville - Quality Inn 0.0
675.0 0.0 SO Right out of control onto Dogwood 0.1
675.1 0.1 L Bay Ave 0.3
675.4 0.4 R Temple St 0.8
676.2 1.2 L Soriel Rd @ 2nd roundabout 0.3
676.5 1.5 L Pym St @ Stop at T 0.4
676.9 1.9 SO Pym St @ traffic light - cross Hwy 19A 1.1
678.0 3.0 L Hirst Ave W @ Stop 1.1
679.1 4.1 R Molliet St @ Stop 0.8
679.9 4.9 L Despard Ave @ Stop 0.1
680.0 5.0 R Alberni Hwy @ traffic light 0.6
680.6 5.6 SO Hwy 4A (Alberni Hwy) 0.4
681.0 6.0 SO Hwy 4A (Alberni Hwy) 0.5
681.5 6.5 SO Hwy 4A W - directional sign 8.8
690.3 15.3 L Port Alberni/Route 4/Memorial Ave @ traffic light 35.3
725.6 50.6 L CONTROL #17 Port Alberni - 7-11 @ traffic light at Gertrude & Hwy 4/Johnston Rd 0.0
725.6 0.0 L Hwy 4 West/Johnston Rd 0.2
725.8 0.2 R River Rd/Hwy 4 W => Tofino (Note: no services for next 125 km of wilderness) 90.7
816.5 90.9 R Hwy 4 to Tofino 32.8
849.3 123.7 R/L CONTROL #18 Tofino - LA Grocery - corner of Campbell & First St - if not open, answer question on Control Card 0.0
849.3 0.0 U Return the way you came 32.8
882.1 32.8 L Hwy 4 East =>Port Alberni 88.1
970.2 120.9 SO Hwy 4E becomes River Rd at bridge 2.9
973.1 123.8 L Johnston Rd/Hwy 4E @ traffic light towards Parksville 0.2
973.3 124.0 R CONTROL #19 Port Alberni - 7-11 @ traffic light at Gertrude & Hwy 4E/Johnston Rd 0.0
973.3 0.0 R Hwy 4E/Johnston Rd towards Parksville 35.0
1008.3 35.0 R Hwy 4A towards Coombs @ traffic light 9.3
1017.6 44.3 SO Alberni Hwy 1.1
1018.7 45.4 L Despard Ave 0.1
1018.8 45.5 R S. Molliet St 0.8
1019.6 46.3 L Hirst Ave W @ Stop 1.1
1020.7 47.4 R Pym St. South @ Stop 1.0
1021.7 48.4 SO Pym St @ traffic light - cross Hwy 19A 0.5
1022.2 48.9 R Soriel Rd 0.4
1022.6 49.3 R Temple St 0.7
1023.3 50.0 L Bay Ave 0.3
1023.6 50.3 R Dogwood Ave @ Stop 0.1
1023.7 50.4 L CONTROL #20 Parksville - Quality Inn 0.0
1023.7 0.0 SO Dogwood Ave - left out of Quality Inn 0.1
1023.8 0.1 R Hwy 19A @ Stop 70.7
1094.5 70.8 SO Cliffe Ave @ traffic light -- towards City Centre (Courtenay), leaving Hwy 19A 1.0
1095.5 71.8 R 5th St @ traffic light towards Campbell River (cross bridge) Bike store on right before bridge 0.4
1095.9 72.2 SO Becomes Old Island Hwy 0.7
1096.6 72.9 SO Becomes Hwy 19A North (up hill, curve left past church) 43.8
1140.4 116.7 SO City Centre @ traffic lights 0.2
1140.6 116.9 R Parking Lot to Coast Discovery Inn 0.1
1140.7 117.0 R CONTROL #21 Campbell River - Coast Discovery Inn 0.0
1140.7 0.0 U Back across Parking Lot 0.2
1140.9 0.2 R Shopper's Row 0.2
1141.1 0.4 SO 11th Ave 0.2
1141.3 0.6 R Dogwood @ Stop 0.5
1141.8 1.1 L 16th 1.7
1143.5 2.8 R Tamarac @ traffic light 0.2
1143.7 3.0 L Hwy 19A @ traffic light => Gold River 0.2
1143.9 3.2 SO Hwy 28 to Gold River (cross Willow @ traffic light 47.4
1191.3 50.6 R Hwy 28 to Gold River (cross bridge) 39.9
1231.2 90.5 L Muchalet (Gold River)
Don't miss this turn!
0.5
1231.7 91.0 R Nimpkish Drive 0.1
1231.8 91.1 L CONTROL #22 - Gold River Inn -- If not open, answer question on Control Card 0.0
1231.8 0.0 U Return the way you came 0.0
1231.8 0.0 R Nimpkish Drive 0.1
1231.9 0.1 L Muchalet @ Stop 0.5
1232.4 0.6 R Hwy 28 @ Stop => Campbell River 39.7
1272.1 40.3 L Hwy 28 @ Stop => Campbell River (just after bridge) 47.6
1319.7 87.9 R Willow 0.4
1320.1 88.3 L 16th 2.1
1322.2 90.4 SO Veer right onto Shopper's Row 0.3
1322.5 90.7 L 11th Ave/Shopper's Row @ Stop 0.1
1322.6 90.8 L cross parking lot to Coast Discover Inn 0.2
1322.8 91.0 R CONTROL #23 Campbell River - Coast Discovery Inn 0.0
1322.8 0.0 U Cross parking lot to Exit on Shopper's Row 0.2
1323.0 0.2 L Shopper's Row 0.2
1323.2 0.4 L Hwy 19A (no sign) @ traffic lights 2.5
1325.7 2.9 SO Mohawk Convenience Store on right - last 24 hour convenience store until back in Campbell River 0.4
1326.1 3.3 R Hwy 19 North (Tamarac) @ traffic light 30.7
1356.8 34.0 SO Robert's Lake Convenience Store 1.0
1357.8 35.0 SO Robert's Lake Rest Stop - no water 32.2
1390.0 67.2 R CONTROL #24 - Sayward Junction Gas/Convenience Store - Store hours 6 a.m.- 10:00 p.m. - if closed sign your own card and note time of passage 0.0
1390.0 0.0 L Sayward Rd - Return to Hwy 19N 0.1
1390.1 0.1 R Hwy 19N to Port Hardy - 4 km 7% climb around the corner 58.9
1449.0 59.0 SO Rest Area on left - no water 6.5
1455.5 65.5 L Woss 0.3
1455.8 65.8 L CONTROL #25 Woss - Rugged Mountain Motel/Convenience Store - if closed sign your own card and note time of passage. Water available from tap to the left of the door to the convenience store 0.0
1455.8 0.0 U Return to Hwy 19 North 0.4
1456.2 0.4 L Hwy 19N to Port Hardy @ Stop 5.8
1462.0 6.2 SO Rest Area on left - no water 53.6
1515.6 59.8 SO Hyde Creek Gas/Convenience Store open 8 a.m - 10 p.m. 4.1
1519.7 63.9 R Port McNeil at flashing yellow light 0.6
1520.3 64.5 SO PetroCan Convenience Store on right open 6 a.m.-10 p.m. 1.8
1522.1 66.3 R CONTROL #26 Port McNeil - Shopping Plaza - Answer question on Control Card 0.0
1522.1 0.0 U Campbell Way (no sign) -- back to Hwy 19 the same way you came 0.4
1522.5 0.4 SO Motels - Black Bear Resort on right; Haida Way Motor Inn Hotel on left 2.2
1524.7 2.6 L Hwy 19 South @ Stop/Flashing Red light 3.9
1528.6 6.5 SO Hyde Creek Gas/Convenience Store open 8 a.m - 10 p.m. 59.6
1588.2 66.1 R Woss 0.3
1588.5 66.4 L CONTROL #27 Woss - Rugged Mountain Motel/Convenience Store - if closed sign your own card and note time of passage. Water available from tap to the left of the door to the convenience store 0.0
1588.5 0.0 U Return to Hwy 19 South 0.5
1589.0 0.5 R Hwy 19 South 6.3
1595.3 6.8 SO Rest Area on right - no water 55.3
1650.6 62.1 SO Caution! Steep narrow descent, rough pavement 3.8
1654.4 65.9 L CONTROL #28 - Sayward Junction Gas/Convenience Store - If closed sign your own card and note time of passage. 0.2
1654.6 0.2 U return to Hwy 19S 0.1
1654.7 0.3 L Sayward Rd - Return to Hwy 19S 0.1
1654.8 0.4 L Hwy 19S @ Stop 32.1
1686.9 32.5 SO Roberts Lake Rest Stop - no water 1.0
1687.9 33.5 SO Roberts Lake Rest Convenience Store 30.8
1718.7 64.3 L Hwy 19A (to downtown) @ traffic lights immediately after bridge 0.4
1719.1 64.7 SO Mohawk Convenience Store on right 1.7
1720.8 66.4 SO Tim Hortons on right 0.7
1721.5 67.1 R CONTROL #29 Campbell River - Coast Discovery Inn 0.0
1721.5 0.0 U Return to Hwy 19A South 0.1
1721.6 0.1 R Hwy 19A S @ Stop 0.1
1721.7 0.2 SO Hwy 19A S - Move to left lane to turn left at traffic light 9.6
1731.3 9.8 SO Hwy 19A S @ trafficl light 34.3
1765.6 44.1 SO Becomes Old Island Hwy @ traffic lights 1.0
1766.6 45.1 SO Cross bridge - bike store on left open 9:30 am - 5:30 pm except Sundays 0.1
1766.7 45.2 L Cliffe Ave @ traffic light (Courtenay) 1.0
1767.7 46.2 SO Hwy 19A S @ traffic light 1.5
1769.2 47.7 SO Hwy 19A S @ traffic light 59.2
1828.4 106.9 SO Shell Convenience on right - 24 hr. 10.0
1838.4 116.9 L Dogwood St into Quality Inn/Resort 0.1
1838.5 117.0 R CONTROL # 30 Parksville - Quality Inn 0.0
1838.5 0.0 U Return to Hwy 19A South 0.1
1838.6 0.1 L Hwy 19A S @ Stop - Cross Hwy at Pedestrian Crosswalk (traffic lights) for safety 0.9
1839.5 1.0 SO Hwy 19A S @ traffic light - Chevron on right 1.9
1841.4 2.9 SO Arrowsmith Bike Store on right - 674 Island Hwy, just before bridge 2.4
1843.8 5.3 L Franklin's Gull Rd @ traffic light 0.1
1843.9 5.4 R North West Bay Rd 9.6
1853.5 15.0 L Island Hwy (#19) @ traffic light toward Nanaimo 7.6
1861.1 22.6 R Superior Rd @ traffic light 0.3
1861.4 22.9 L Vandenhoek Rd 0.1
1861.5 23.0 L Vandenhoek Rd becomes Harby Rd -West 0.7
1862.2 23.7 SO Becomes Philip Rd 1.0
1863.2 24.7 L Aulds Rd @ Stop 0.1
1863.3 24.8 R Aulds Rd 2.6
1865.9 27.4 SO Aulds Rd @ traffic light, cross Hwy 19/Nanaimo Parkway 0.3
1866.2 27.7 R Metral Drive 1.3
1867.5 29.0 R Doumont Rd 4.2
1871.7 33.2 L Biggs Rd @ Stop - Caution! rough pavement at bottom of fast descent 3.4
1875.1 36.6 R Jingle Pot Rd @ Stop 7.9
1883.0 44.5 SO Jingle Pot Rd - @ traffic light cross Nanaimo Parkway 0.8
1883.8 45.3 SO Third St -- leaving Jingle Pot Rd 1.8
1885.6 47.1 SO Third St becomes Fitzwilliam St @ traffic light 0.8
1886.4 47.9 R Wallace St @ traffic light 0.4
1886.8 48.3 SO Wallace @ Stop 0.2
1887.0 48.5 R Veer right on Esplanade onto Victoria Rd 3.4
1890.4 51.9 L Old Victoria Rd 0.1
1890.5 52.0 R Hwy 19A S @ Stop 0.5
1891.0 52.5 R 10th St @ traffic lights 0.1
1891.1 52.6 L Lawlor Rd 0.2
1891.3 52.8 U 10th St into Mohawk Gas/Conveniece 0.0
1891.3 52.8 R CONTROL #31 S. Nanaimo - Mohawk Gas/Convenience 0.1
1891.4 0.1 R Hwy 19A @ traffic light 0.7
1892.1 0.8 SO Hwy 19A @ traffic light cross Cedar Rd 0.2
1892.3 1.0 R Hwy #1 - DANGER! Crossing two lanes of high speed traffic! 1.3
1893.6 2.3 R Use bike route Trans Canada Hwy 1 South to leave and return to TC Hwy #1 15.0
1908.6 17.3 R First Ave @ lights (Ladysmith) 1.0
1909.6 18.3 SO First Ave @ Stop 0.5
1910.1 18.8 SO First becomes Dogwood Drive 1.8
1911.9 20.6 L Davis Rd @ Stop 0.3
1912.2 20.9 SO Chemainus Rd @ traffic light - cross Hwy #1 10.4
1922.6 31.3 SO CONTROL #32 - Chemainus roundabout - Answer question on Control Card 6.5
1929.1 6.5 SO Chemainus Rd becomes Westholme Rd 3.0
1932.1 9.5 L Bell McKinnon Rd 3.6
1935.7 13.1 SO Bell McKinnon Rd @ Stop/Flashing red light 1.7
1937.4 14.8 SO Drinkwater Rd @ traffic light - cross Trans Canada Hwy 1.5
1938.9 16.3 L Somenos Rd @ flashing red light 1.2
1940.1 17.5 SO Cowichan Lake Rd -
Do NOT turn right!
1.7
1941.8 19.2 SO Cowichan Lake Rd becomes Government St (Duncan) 1.2
1943.0 20.4 R Allenby (sign around corner) @ traffic light 0.7
1943.7 21.1 L Allenby - hard left after bridge along river 1.4
1945.1 22.5 R Koksilah Rd 6.6
1951.7 29.1 SO Veer left to stay on Koksilah Rd 1.6
1953.3 30.7 SO Koksilah Rd @ traffic light - Cross TC Hwy 2.0
1955.3 32.7 R Telegraph Rd 0.8
1956.1 33.5 SO Telegraph Rd 3.1
1959.2 36.6 SO Veer left to stay on Telegraph Rd 5.6
1964.8 42.2 R Kilmalu Rd @ Stop 0.5
1965.3 42.7 L Trans Canada Hwy South @ traffic light 1.4
1966.7 44.1 SO Trans Canada Hwy @ traffic light - Many fast food outlets at Deloume Rd 11.0
1977.7 55.1 SO Summit of Malahat Drive
Caution: Dangerous Rumble Strips on Down hills!
15.0
1992.6 70.0 SO Cross West Shore Pkwy @ traffic light 0.1
1992.7 70.1 SO Stay on TransCanada Hwy- pass by Goldstream Ave 2.2
1994.9 72.3 SO Cross Spencer Rd @ traffic light 0.6
1995.5 72.9 SO Pass Exit #14-Cross exit lane when safe! 0.6
1996.1 73.5 R Bike tunnel under Hwy-DON'T MISS! 0.1
1996.2 73.6 L Immediate Left after tunnel to stay on paved bike path 1.1
1997.3 74.7 R Veer Right to enter Trans Canada Hwy 0.9
1998.2 75.6 R Exit 11 to Six Mile Rd 0.5
1998.7 76.1 R Six Mile Rd @ Yield Sign 0.7
1999.4 76.8 L Island Hwy @ traffic light 0.5
1999.9 77.3 SO Veer Left ==>Victoria @ traffic light 0.3
2000.2 77.6 R Enter Trans Canada Hwy 1.0
2001.2 78.6 R Exit 8 to Helmcken 0.5
2001.7 79.1 SO Cross Helmcken @ traffic light 0.3
2002.0 79.4 SO Re-enter TransCanada Hwy 2.2
2004.2 81.6 SO Stay on TransCanada Hwy- pass by Exit ramp DANGER!! 0.6
2004.8 82.2 L Tillicum Rd @ traffic light - (cross Tillicum & cross TCH with green light) 0.7
2005.5 82.9 R Carey Rd @ traffic light (by 7-11) 1.0
2006.5 83.9 L Ravine Way (towards Blanshard) 0.1
2006.6 84.0 SO Ravine Way @ traffic light (Cross Blanshard) 0.1
2006.7 84.1 R Saanich Shopping Plaza 0.1
2006.8 84.2 R Tim Hortons on right FINISH!!!  
      CONGRATULATIONS!!!  
      IMPORTANT -- COMPLETE THE ELAPSED TIME ON YOUR CONTROL CARD AND SIGN IT.  
      Return Control Card to Ken ASAP  
Note: This is not the official route sheet. Ride organizers may make last minute changes because of road closures or other problems. The route sheet you receive at the start of the ride is the official one.

 

Some accommodation options (2009 prices):

Victoria Travel Inn - 3025 Douglas - $79.95 per night
1-888-883-6742
The receptionist said they were sure they could make a plan to store our bags while we were on the road.

Parksville Quality Resort - $107.96 per night
1-800-663-4323

Campbell River Coast Discovery - $120 per night
1-800-716-6199

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