Suggested Rides: Around the Front

This classic route will give you a mix of Old Town Victoria and the Dallas Road Waterfront. From our shop at Selkirk Station, head up the Galloping Goose towards town until you reach the Johnson St. Bridge. Cross the bridge and turn right up Wharf St. Wharf St. will take you along the harbour front and you will be able to see some of the historic buildings of Victoria, including the original immigration building. Turn right on Government St. where you will follow the harbour and cross in front of The Empress Hotel. From here you will have great views of Victoria's busy Iinner Harbour and flotillas of visiting yachts. Take a right on Belleville St as you pass the Parliament Buildings and head towards Fisherman's Wharf, where you can stop for ice cream and buy some fish to feed the seals! Stay on Bellville as it wraps around the outer finger of the harbour towards Ogden Point, where the harbour opens up to the Strait of Juan de Fuca. As you ride along the seaside on Dallas Rd, you will be able to see the Olympic Mountains across the water in Washington State.

Fill your lungs with fresh air as you peddle your way along the southern end of Vancouver Island past Mile-O towards Oak Bay and the Uplands, where the largest houses in Victoria decorate the picturesque cliffs of the southern tip. You can follow this course to Oak Bay where you will pass beautiful bays and marinas. This route continues past Cadboro Bay Village where you will soon come to Mount Doug Park, with views of the Gulf Islands. Upon reaching Royal Oak Ave cyclists head for Lochside Elementary School then onto the Lochside Trail, which will take you back to Victoria through the Blenkinsop Valley. Soon you will be crossing the Selkirk Trestle back to Selkirk Station.