These routes have long stretches with no resupply unless you bring a water filter. Don’t expect other traffic for most of them and be ready to handle your own mechanical issues.

Fyfe and Pelican

Start at the end of Domano road and head to West Lake. If you need to detour when you hit the road again to get water at West Lake. The tap usually works but not always. Then head around the bottom of West Lake to Pelican FSR. From there head down the Pelican until you turn left to head back to the Blackwater. Head back up the Blackwater to West Lake for another resupply, maybe. You can make it easier by heading back out on the road, or head back over the Fyfe climb to Domano.

Around Eskers

This route is just shy of 100km but can be combined with various other routes to head out even longer. Start at the bottom of Takla for a bit more gravel. This is about 2km of deactivated road around the back that you can usually ride through. At worst you have to jump a few ditches at risk of filling your cleats with mud. There is no cell coverage at the back and no water available so be prepared.

Around Tabor Short Route

This route heads around Tabor Mountain and then proceeds down the highway before heading to Shelley Rd East for one of the best gravel descents in the area. You can make it easier by heading back on the highway.

Around Tabor Long Route

This follows the same loop as the short route until you cross the Willow River. There it continues further out to cross the Bowron River then loops around to cross both the Bowron and Willow River’s a second time before hitting East Shelley road and back into town. You can come back on the highway to make it easier or meet your friends/family at Purden to only ride part of the loop then spend the day relaxing at the beach.