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Cycling in Canada

Discover a map of 117,855 cycling routes and bike trails in Canada, created by our community.

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Get to know Canada

Create and find the best bike routes through Canada, the world’s second largest country, thanks to the bike route planner. The country isn’t stingy with scenic highlights. Mountains reaching to the sky, glimmering glaciers, spectral rain forests and remote beaches extend over six different time zones. In Canada, train tracks become paths, some of the formerly most important supply routes through Canada was decommissioned and converted into natural paths like the famous Canada Trail. Canada’s remote North and huge forests are the home of numerous wild animals such as bears, wolves, beavers and mountain lions. To protect this diversity, there are more than 40 national parks in Canada that can also be explored by bike, however, visitors should keep to the marked paths!

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UBC-Queen Elizabeth Park
City bikePaved
Evelyn You
4

UBC-Queen Elizabeth Park

Cycling route in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

38.2 km
Distance
305 m
Ascent
306 m
Descent
Tour del ĂŽle de Montreal
City bikeUnpaved
Juan Pablo Osorio
4

Tour del ĂŽle de Montreal

Cycling route in Laval, Quebec, Canada

154.2 km
Distance
83 m
Ascent
82 m
Descent
Pointe des Cascades
Road bikePaved
Carl Simard
5

Pointe des Cascades

Cycling route in Les Coteaux, Quebec, Canada

39.6 km
Distance
205 m
Ascent
206 m
Descent
Easy ride in Mississauga
City bikePaved
Rod gharago
4

Easy ride in Mississauga

Cycling route in Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada

13.7 km
Distance
33 m
Ascent
12 m
Descent

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Highlights

  • The about 22.000-kilometre-long Canada Trail is suitable for adventurous cyclists. big parts of it run along gravelled former train tracks and are thus ideal for biking.
  • The Banff National Park is situated at the base of the Rocky Mountains and hosts many natural treasures like turquoise mountain lakes, untouched nature and flower-filled pastures. A true paradise for mountain bike fans.
  • Cycle along the Route Verte. It’s an about 4.000-kilometre-long network of cycling paths crossing Quebec. Parts of it run through the province’s big cities, others cross through villages and along pretty country roads that allow beautiful views on the river parallely to the Saint Lawrence River.

Tips

  • Due to cold and snowy winters, the travel time for visitors is limited to June - September.
  • Cyclists under the age of 18 have to wear a helmet in Canada.
  • Always remember that temperatures range from hot +40 degrees celsius to freezing -40 degrees celsius. Packing appropriate clothes is imperative.  

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