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Pacific Marine Circle Route (Vancouver Island)

Canada · BC-14 / Pacific Marine Rd / BC-18

A loop around southern Vancouver Island connecting the Pacific surf coast at Port Renfrew with the Cowichan Valley wine country. Carves through ancient old-growth temperate rainforests, over high single-lane steel bridges crossing the San Juan River, and alongside the Juan de Fuca Strait with views of Washington's Olympic Mountains.

Pacific Marine Circle Route (Vancouver Island) runs 158 miles between Victoria Inner Harbour, BC, Canada and Port Renfrew Wild Coast / Duncan, BC, Canada. We count about 320 corners along it, which is flowing rather than tight. Demanding, and not a road to meet in the wet.

Tank-bag quick reference

• StartVictoria Inner Harbour, BC, Canada48.4284, -123.3656
• High10 ft - 2,150 ft (San Juan River Valley)elevation range
• EndPort Renfrew Wild Coast / Duncan, BC, Canada48.555, -124.418

T-CLOCS before you go: tyres and wheels, controls and cables, lights and electrics, oil and fluids, chassis and stand.

Repair within reach

• 59 miDaytona Motorsports VancouverSurrey, BC

Straight-line distance from the start of the route, not driving distance.

More in Canada

• The Cabot Trail (NS-30) - Cape Breton Island185 mi · 450 corners
• Tour de la Gaspésie (Route 132) - Gaspé & Percé Rock185 mi · 410 corners
• Crowsnest Highway (BC-3) - Hope to Osoyoos152 mi · 380 corners
• Pacific Rim Highway (BC-4) - Vancouver Island Spine to Tofino105 mi · 330 corners
• Icefields Parkway (AB-93) - Banff to Jasper144 mi · 310 corners
• Sea to Sky Highway (BC-99) - Howe Sound to Whistler95 mi · 290 corners

Questions riders ask

How long does Pacific Marine Circle Route (Vancouver Island) take to ride?

About 158 miles. At an unhurried pace with stops that is roughly 4 hours of riding, longer if you are stopping for photographs.

Where does Pacific Marine Circle Route (Vancouver Island) start and end?

It runs between Victoria Inner Harbour, BC, Canada and Port Renfrew Wild Coast / Duncan, BC, Canada. Either end works as a start; the route reads the same in both directions.

Is Pacific Marine Circle Route (Vancouver Island) a twisty road?

We count about 320 corners across 158 miles, which is flowing rather than tight.

Is there a GPX file for Pacific Marine Circle Route (Vancouver Island)?

Yes. The GPX is free, there is no account, and the planner will build a route that includes this road alongside others nearby.

Where these numbers come from

Distances and corner counts come from the route's own geometry, not from ratings or votes. Nothing here is crowdsourced and nobody paid to appear.