OKRoutes

The Okanagan’s definitive road & gravel cycling guide.

27
Deep Creek

Medium

Road

128km

1214m
Scenic

Rolling

Rural

Light Traffic
Vernon 3ºC
1 Gram
Head from Vernon to Grindrod, then visit Gardom Lake as you head back to Armstrong on Deep Creek Road. Rolling pavement roads with light traffic throughout, and only one climb, make this route a pleasure.
26
Echo Lake

Medium

Mostly Road

67km

886m
Hilly

North Okanagan

Light Traffic
Vernon 3ºC
1 Video
A cherry of a route in the North Okanagan featuring ~20km of scenic, hard-packed gravel, no punishing climbs, and plenty of 👌 photo ops & snack stops.
25
Adventure Bay

Medium

Road

78km

1646m
Hilly

North Okanagan

Coffee

Light Traffic
Vernon 3ºC
1 Gram
Vernon’s Tronson Rd & Eastside Rd are 2nd & 3rd (after Kelowna’s Lake Shore Rd) when it comes to out-n-back routes with OK views.
24
Brunette

Difficult

Gravel

76km

1480m
Mountainous

Lake Country

Dee Lake

Beaver Lake

Doreen Lake

Light Traffic

Forest Service Road
Kelowna 4ºC
1 Gram
Connecting Postill Lake to the Thompson Okanagan Plateau east of Kelowna, test yourself with an HC category gravel climb and be rewarded with beautiful views & a rowdy gravel descent.
23
Belgo

Difficult

Gravel

86km

1580m
Mountainous

Lake Country

Central Okanagan

Joe Rich

Light Traffic

Forest Service Road

Black Mountain
Kelowna 4ºC
1 Gram
Connecting Postill Lake to Ideal Lake & Belgo Dam via Brunette FSR, this gravel ride will take you to the remote peacefulness at the heart of the Thompson Plateau.
22
Lake Country Wino

Difficult

Road

70km

1401m
Mountainous

Lake Country

Coffee

Central Okanagan

Wine

Light Traffic
Kelowna 4ºC
2 Videos
Climbing ~1500m in just 70km, this is a difficult training route in Lake Country that will get you into shape post-haste.
21
Sunday Sails Group Ride

Medium

Road

75km

961m
Sunday

Group Ride

Black Mountain

Coffee

Central Okanagan

Joe Rich

Light Traffic
Kelowna 4ºC
1 Video
The local Kelowna group ride departing @8/9AM from the Sails sculpture. Features multiple short & shallow climbs, the ride does not drop riders and typically regroups after each segment.
20
McCulloch to Peachland Loop

Epic

Gravel

195km

3146m
Forest Service Road

McCulloch

Greyback Mountain

Shingle Creek

Garnet Road

Okanagan Mountain Provincial Park

Kelowna Nordic

Campbell Mountain

Light Traffic
Peachland 5ºC

Kelowna 4ºC

Penticton 5ºC
1 Video
1 Gram
A challenging gravel ride around the southern end of Okanagan Lake.
19
Philpott FSR

Difficult

Gravel

108km

1764m
Mountainous

Forest Service Road

Backcountry

Joe Rich

Light Traffic
Kelowna 4ºC
1 Video
An accessible gravel tour of the numerous small lakes located up on the Thomson Okanagan Plateau east of Kelowna and south of Vernon via Philpott FSR.
18
Big White

Difficult

Road

108km

2149m
Mountainous

Big White

Joe Rich

Moderate Traffic
Kelowna 4ºC

An epic 50km climb from East Kelowna to Big White.
17
Camp Boyle

Medium

Mostly Gravel

93km

947m
Rolling

Apex

Summerland

Light Traffic
Penticton 5ºC
1 Video
Bikerat shit.
16
Dead Ends of Kelowna

Medium

Road

92km

1466m
Rolling

Lakeshore

Bear Creek

Moderate Traffic
Kelowna 4ºC
2 Videos
It’s an out ’n back!
15
Poached Fondo

Difficult

Road

159km

1886m
Rolling

Wine

Okanagan Falls

Food

Twin Lakes

Heavy Traffic
Penticton 5ºC
1 Video
Merckx it for the Snickers.
14
Gravel for Lunch in Naramata

Medium

Mostly Gravel

81km

1360m
Hilly

Wine

Food

Moderate Traffic
Penticton 5ºC
1 Video
A mostly-gravel route along the beautiful Naramata Bench wine-producing region northeast of Penticton
13
Ronde van Kelowna

Difficult

Road

104km

1985m
Mountainous

Rolling

Inner City

Moderate Traffic
Kelowna 4ºC
2 Videos
Stay inside the city limits of Kelowna while climbing nearly 2000m and experiencing the quieter, European-feeling roads that Kelowna’s eastside has to offer.
12
Vernon Garbage Collection

Difficult

Mostly Road

105km

1842m
Hilly

Rolling

Inner City

Moderate Traffic
Vernon 3ºC
1 Video
Stay inside the city limits of Vernon and climb ~2000m without traveling up Silver Star Road.
11
Under the Shadow of Silver Star

Difficult

Mostly Gravel

124km

1466m
Flat

Rolling

Rural

Light Traffic
Vernon 3ºC
1 Video
Circumnavigate around the base of Silver Star Mountain on Trinity Valley Rd, past the stunning Enderby Cliffs, then through Enderby, Armstrong, and back to Vernon.
10
Lumby

Medium

Road

87km

809m
Flat

Rolling

Rural

Moderate Traffic
Vernon 3ºC
1 Video
Take the back roads to Lumby on a mostly flat route with an extension up to the base of Shuswap Falls.
9
Rail Trail

Easy

Gravel

52.8km

108m
Leisure

Flat

No Traffic
Vernon 3ºC

Kelowna 4ºC
1 Video
The KVR is the main vehicle-free connector for riding in the Okanagan.
8
Wood Lake Loop

Easy

Road

17.3km

163m
Flat

Moderate Traffic

Wine
Vernon 3ºC
1 Video
A classic short loop with beautiful views.
7
Oyama Lake

Difficult

Mostly Gravel

72km

1355m
Mountainous

Light Traffic
Vernon 3ºC
2 Videos
A climb so awesome you’ll want to head back down and ride up again!
6
North Okanagan Loop

Difficult

Road

142km

1607m
Hilly

Wine

Moderate Traffic

North Okanagan

Lake Country
Vernon 3ºC

Kelowna 4ºC
1 Video
Start from Kelowna, Lake Country, or Vernon to travel the undulating roads around the north end of Okanagan lake.
5
Silver Star

Medium

Road

59km

1445m
Mountainous

Moderate Traffic
Vernon 3ºC

One of Canada’s Top 5™ Climbs.
4
Beaver Lake / Thompson Plateau

Difficult

Mostly Gravel

97km

1437m
Mountainous

Bike Packing

Forest Service Road

Light Traffic
Vernon 3ºC
1 Photo
1 Video
Discover the beauty of the Thompson Plateau region while testing your gravel climbing & descending skills.
3
Predator Ridge

Medium

Road

64km

1367m
Mountainous

Moderate Traffic

Wine
Vernon 3ºC
2 Videos
Where do you stack up on this popular climb… prey or predator?
2
Mabel Lake Loop

Epic

Gravel

208km

2454m
Bike Packing

Hilly

Light Traffic
Vernon 3ºC
1 Gram
The Okanagan’s best-kept gravel secret, this ride is remote and adventurous.
1
Swan Lake to Yankee Flats

Medium

Road

97km

1070m
Hilly

Light Traffic
Vernon 3ºC

A beautiful ride through rural agriculture areas, free of large climbs.

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27
Deep Creek

26
Echo Lake

25
Adventure Bay

24
Brunette

23
Belgo

22
Lake Country Wino

21
Sunday Sails Group Ride

20
McCulloch to Peachland Loop

19
Philpott FSR

18
Big White

17
Camp Boyle

16
Dead Ends of Kelowna

15
Poached Fondo

14
Gravel for Lunch in Naramata

13
Ronde van Kelowna

12
Vernon Garbage Collection

11
Under the Shadow of Silver Star

10
Lumby

9
Rail Trail

8
Wood Lake Loop

7
Oyama Lake

6
North Okanagan Loop

5
Silver Star

4
Beaver Lake / Thompson Plateau

3
Predator Ridge

2
Mabel Lake Loop

1
Swan Lake to Yankee Flats