OKRoutes is curated by Lee Nelson: a long time resident of Alberta, avid traveler, CAT 2 cyclist, and fondo-fun-haver who recently relocated to beautiful British Columbia.
Lee is exploring and enjoying all the Okanagan has to offer and sharing his favourite gravel & road cycling routes, food, drink, and leisure destinations with you! Come explore with OKRoutes!
22 OKRoutes have been curated by Lee:
A beautiful ride through rural agriculture areas, free of large climbs.
The Okanagan’s best-kept gravel secret, this ride is remote and adventurous.
Where do you stack up on this popular climb… prey or predator?
Discover the beauty of the Thompson Plateau region while testing your gravel climbing & descending skills.
One of Canada’s Top 5™ Climbs.
Start from Kelowna, Lake Country, or Vernon to travel the undulating roads around the north end of Okanagan lake.
A climb so awesome you’ll want to head back down and ride up again!
A classic short loop with beautiful views.
The KVR is the main vehicle-free connector for riding in the Okanagan.
Take the back roads to Lumby on a mostly flat route with an extension up to the base of Shuswap Falls.
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.
Stay inside the city limits of Vernon and climb ~2000m without traveling up Silver Star Road.
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.
A mostly-gravel route along the beautiful Naramata Bench wine-producing region northeast of Penticton
Merckx it for the Snickers.
It’s an out ’n back!
Bikerat shit.
An epic 50km climb from East Kelowna to Big White.
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.
A challenging gravel ride around the southern end of Okanagan Lake.
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.
Climbing ~1500m in just 70km, this is a difficult training route in Lake Country that will get you into shape post-haste.
