OKRoutes
The Okanagan’s definitive road & gravel cycling guide.
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- Medium
- Road
- 128km
- 1214m
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- Scenic
- Rolling
- Rural
- Light Traffic
- Vernon 1ºC
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- 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.
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- Medium
- Mostly Road
- 67km
- 886m
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- Hilly
- North Okanagan
- Light Traffic
- Vernon 1ºC
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- 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.
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- Medium
- Road
- 78km
- 1646m
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- Hilly
- North Okanagan
- Coffee
- Light Traffic
- Vernon 1ºC
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- 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.
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- Difficult
- Gravel
- 76km
- 1480m
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- Mountainous
- Lake Country
- Dee Lake
- Beaver Lake
- Doreen Lake
- Light Traffic
- Forest Service Road
- Kelowna 2ºC
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- 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.
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- Difficult
- Gravel
- 86km
- 1580m
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- Mountainous
- Lake Country
- Central Okanagan
- Joe Rich
- Light Traffic
- Forest Service Road
- Black Mountain
- Kelowna 2ºC
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- 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.
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- Difficult
- Road
- 70km
- 1401m
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- Mountainous
- Lake Country
- Coffee
- Central Okanagan
- Wine
- Light Traffic
- Kelowna 2ºC
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- 2 Videos
Climbing ~1500m in just 70km, this is a difficult training route in Lake Country that will get you into shape post-haste.
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- Medium
- Road
- 75km
- 961m
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- Sunday
- Group Ride
- Black Mountain
- Coffee
- Central Okanagan
- Joe Rich
- Light Traffic
- Kelowna 2ºC
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- 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.
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- Epic
- Gravel
- 195km
- 3146m
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- Forest Service Road
- McCulloch
- Greyback Mountain
- Shingle Creek
- Garnet Road
- Okanagan Mountain Provincial Park
- Kelowna Nordic
- Campbell Mountain
- Light Traffic
- Peachland 3ºC
- Kelowna 2ºC
- Penticton 0ºC
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- 1 Video
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- 1 Gram
A challenging gravel ride around the southern end of Okanagan Lake.
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- Difficult
- Gravel
- 108km
- 1764m
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- Mountainous
- Forest Service Road
- Backcountry
- Joe Rich
- Light Traffic
- Kelowna 2ºC
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- 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.
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- Difficult
- Road
- 108km
- 2149m
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- Mountainous
- Big White
- Joe Rich
- Moderate Traffic
- Kelowna 2ºC
An epic 50km climb from East Kelowna to Big White.
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- Medium
- Mostly Gravel
- 93km
- 947m
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- Rolling
- Apex
- Summerland
- Light Traffic
- Penticton 0ºC
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- 1 Video
Bikerat shit.
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- Medium
- Road
- 92km
- 1466m
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- Rolling
- Lakeshore
- Bear Creek
- Moderate Traffic
- Kelowna 2ºC
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- 2 Videos
It’s an out ’n back!
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- Difficult
- Road
- 159km
- 1886m
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- Rolling
- Wine
- Okanagan Falls
- Food
- Twin Lakes
- Heavy Traffic
- Penticton 0ºC
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- 1 Video
Merckx it for the Snickers.
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- Medium
- Mostly Gravel
- 81km
- 1360m
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- Hilly
- Wine
- Food
- Moderate Traffic
- Penticton 0ºC
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- 1 Video
A mostly-gravel route along the beautiful Naramata Bench wine-producing region northeast of Penticton
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- Difficult
- Road
- 104km
- 1985m
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- Mountainous
- Rolling
- Inner City
- Moderate Traffic
- Kelowna 2ºC
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- 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.
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- Difficult
- Mostly Road
- 105km
- 1842m
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- Hilly
- Rolling
- Inner City
- Moderate Traffic
- Vernon 1ºC
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- 1 Video
Stay inside the city limits of Vernon and climb ~2000m without traveling up Silver Star Road.
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- Difficult
- Mostly Gravel
- 124km
- 1466m
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- Flat
- Rolling
- Rural
- Light Traffic
- Vernon 1ºC
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- 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.
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- Medium
- Road
- 87km
- 809m
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- Flat
- Rolling
- Rural
- Moderate Traffic
- Vernon 1ºC
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- 1 Video
Take the back roads to Lumby on a mostly flat route with an extension up to the base of Shuswap Falls.
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- Easy
- Gravel
- 52.8km
- 108m
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- Leisure
- Flat
- No Traffic
- Vernon 1ºC
- Kelowna 2ºC
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- 1 Video
The KVR is the main vehicle-free connector for riding in the Okanagan.
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- Easy
- Road
- 17.3km
- 163m
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- Flat
- Moderate Traffic
- Wine
- Vernon 1ºC
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- 1 Video
A classic short loop with beautiful views.
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- Difficult
- Mostly Gravel
- 72km
- 1355m
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- Mountainous
- Light Traffic
- Vernon 1ºC
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- 2 Videos
A climb so awesome you’ll want to head back down and ride up again!
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- Difficult
- Road
- 142km
- 1607m
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- Hilly
- Wine
- Moderate Traffic
- North Okanagan
- Lake Country
- Vernon 1ºC
- Kelowna 2ºC
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- 1 Video
Start from Kelowna, Lake Country, or Vernon to travel the undulating roads around the north end of Okanagan lake.
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- Medium
- Road
- 59km
- 1445m
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- Mountainous
- Moderate Traffic
- Vernon 1ºC
One of Canada’s Top 5™ Climbs.
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- Difficult
- Mostly Gravel
- 97km
- 1437m
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- Mountainous
- Bike Packing
- Forest Service Road
- Light Traffic
- Vernon 1ºC
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- 1 Photo
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- 1 Video
Discover the beauty of the Thompson Plateau region while testing your gravel climbing & descending skills.
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- Medium
- Road
- 64km
- 1367m
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- Mountainous
- Moderate Traffic
- Wine
- Vernon 1ºC
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- 2 Videos
Where do you stack up on this popular climb… prey or predator?
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- Epic
- Gravel
- 208km
- 2454m
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- Bike Packing
- Hilly
- Light Traffic
- Vernon 1ºC
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- 1 Gram
The Okanagan’s best-kept gravel secret, this ride is remote and adventurous.
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- Medium
- Road
- 97km
- 1070m
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- Hilly
- Light Traffic
- Vernon 1ºC
A beautiful ride through rural agriculture areas, free of large climbs.