Worth the ride near Kelowna, BC
We list 10 places worth riding to around Kelowna, BC, across views, food, and coffee.
Views
Pincushion Mountain Summit
Mountain View
Park the bike at the trailhead in Peachland, since the view takes a hike to reach.
Giant's Head Mountain
Mountain View
Ride to the picnic area on an extinct volcano, then walk a little to a 360 degree view of vineyards and Okanagan Lake.
Knox Mountain Park
Mountain View
The drive climbs to a paved lookout over Okanagan Lake and the city, and is the course of one of North America's oldest hill climbs.
Tail of the Ogopogo (Westside Road)
Viewpoint
Sixty-seven kilometres along cliffs above Okanagan Lake with close to 330 curves and steep drops, so it rewards a measured pace.
Food
Jac's on the Beach
Food
Right on the sand with a patio view of Okanagan Lake, popular with riders on Westside Road or the Hwy 97 lakeshore route.
The Blind Angler Grill
Food
A meal stop about 25 kilometres south of Kelowna on the way to Penticton, with breakfast on weekends.
Coffee
Just Baked (Naramata Street Coffee)
Coffee
Good place to take a break in Naramata village after the vineyard stretch.
Bike Shop Cafe and Catering Co.
Coffee
Walls covered in donated bicycles and riders' memorabilia, at the downtown end of the street that runs to Knox Mountain.
More worth the ride
Myra Canyon Trestles
Destination
Eighteen wooden trestles and two rock tunnels on the old Kettle Valley grade, reached by an eight kilometer gravel road.
Dreamcycle Motorcycle Museum
Destination
Over 100 restored bikes spanning decades, about an hour and a quarter from Kelowna, so a full day out and back.