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Area B (Shawnigan Lake)

Kinsol Trestle – Cowichan Valley Trail loop from West Shawnigan Lake Provincial Park

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Bike touring routes & trails
Canada
British Columbia
Area B (Shawnigan Lake)

Kinsol Trestle – Cowichan Valley Trail loop from West Shawnigan Lake Provincial Park

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Kinsol Trestle – Cowichan Valley Trail loop from West Shawnigan Lake Provincial Park

07:27

85.8km

690m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 5, 2026

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Cowichan River Provincial Park

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5.87 km

Kinsol Trestle

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The Kinsol Trestle is an old wooden railway bridge. With a length of 187 metres and a height of 44 metres, it is one of the largest and most spectacular bridges of its type.

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19.1 km

Glenora Trails Head Community Park

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Incredibly important place if you want to drive the Cowichan Valley Trail a little longer: Here there is fresh drinking water! This is not to be underestimated, except for small …

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19.7 km

Holt Creek Trestle Bridge

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We cycled the Cowichan valley trail from Duncan to Cowichan Lake with our loaded touring bikes. The road is very well maintained and just astonishing! There are a few amazing …

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19.7 km

Holt Creek Trestle

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The Holt Creek Trestle is northwest of the Kinsol Trestle near Glenora Trails Head Park. Built in 1922 as a railway bridge and was transferred to provincial ownership by CN Rail in 1991.

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27.3 km

64.4 Mile Trestle

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A bridge in the middle of the jungle - a short ray of hope! Like almost all bridges at the Cowichan Valley an old railway bridge, which is very nice to look at.

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29.9 km

66 Mile Trestle

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After the Kinsol Trestle probably the most beautiful bridge on the Cowichan Valley Trail. Very nice view of the stream - and you may even see people who are not on the trail!

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56.4 km

Cowichan Valley Trail — Rainforest Section

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The fascination of this section of the Cowichan Valley Trail has the same root in both positive and negative: You really drive right through the jungle. It is also rather …

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75.4 km

Cowichan Valley Trail

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This section of the Cowichan Valley Trail runs between Waters Road and Mountain Park, following the former railway corridor through the Cowichan Valley. It’s a beautiful, mostly flat route that …

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85.8 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

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69.0 km

12.2 km

2.08 km

1.63 km

833 m

Surfaces

60.9 km

15.6 km

5.00 km

4.29 km

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