Paved (mostly) Road Rides
Lumby-Mabel Lake Road
A pleasant ride through the countryside past farms, stretches of river, forest and ending at Mabel Lake Provincial Park. The route follows Lumby-Mabel Lake Road and then Mabel Lake FSR. Shuswap Falls and Shuswap River are along the way. Distance is about 37 km each way. Shuswap River Drive option.
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Salmon River Road, Deep Creek Road, Otter Lake Road
Salmon River Road to Salmon Arm, then south towards Vernon along mostly back roads including Deep Creek Road, Sleepy Hollow Road and Otter Lake Road and passing through Armstrong. Plenty of corners, usually light traffic, past small farms, country properties, Salmon Arm waterfront and Gardom Lake. Video of Salmon River Road on YouTube.
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Enderby-Mabel Lake Road
A pleasant ride from Enderby to Mabel Lake along a relatively quiet, paved back road running past rural properties, forest, farmland and the Shuswap River.
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Enderby To Sicamous to Revelstoke
Enderby, Grindrod, Mara Lake, Sicamous via Hwy 97A, then Hwy 1 to Revelstoke. Some especially nice riding along Mara Lake and through Three Valley Gap. About 111 km. A note about Vernon to Enderby and area back roads.
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Chase-Falkland Road, Skimikin Road, Skimikin Lake Road
Falkland (Hwy 97) to Turtle Valley and Tappen (Hwy 1 about 11 km west of Salmon Arm) via Chase-Falkland Road, Skimikin Road, Skimikin Lake Road and Tappen Valley Road. Total distance is about 68 km with about 25 km of that good gravel roads. An adventure bike is the best option, but the route is fine for most street-legal motorcycles. Joyce Lake, Pillar Lake, Skimikin Lake.
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Shuswap Lake Area
Country roads often running along the lake shore and connected by short stretches of Hwy 1. A number of parks and public lake access points. A scenic, pleasant ride with some nice corners along the way for fun. Sunnybrae Canoe Point Road, White Lake Road, Eagle Bay Road, Blind Bay Road, Squilax Anglemont Road. Herald, Scotch Creek and Tsútswecw Provincial Parks.
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Westside Road
A narrow and twisty backroad along the west side of Okanagan Lake between Vernon and West Kelowna BC. It is both scenic and entertaining.
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Commonage, Carrs Landing, Okanagan Centre, Winfield, Oyama - Pelmewash Parkway - Kalamalka Lake
Vernon to Winfield via the Commonage, Carrs Landing and Okanagan Centre then back to Vernon via the more relaxed and scenic route. Commonage Road, Carrs Landing Road and Okanagan Centre Road West, Hwy 97, Pelmewash Parkway, High Ridge Road and Kalamalka Lakeview Drive. Okanagan Lake, Wood Lake, Kalamalka Lake. Kaloya Regional Park, Kekuli Provincial Park.
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