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Nanaimo mountain biking

393 trails around Nanaimo and 238 of them are intermediate, the deepest mid-grade network on Vancouver Island.

AreaVancouver Island

RatedMixed

TypeCommunity trail network

Trails393

Trails by grade

Easy39

Intermediate238

Difficult44

Extra difficult11

Nanaimo is the largest network on the Island at 393 trails. 238 are rated intermediate, which is more mid-grade riding than any other single region in BC.

39 are easy and 55 are difficult or harder, so the shape is a wide middle rather than a long tail either way.

Who maintains these trails

Nanaimo Mountain Bike Club (NMBC) builds and maintains the trails here.

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Trail networks are built and maintained by volunteers. Check with the association before riding after heavy rain or in shoulder season.

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Trail counts and grades come from Mountain Biking BC. We do not republish their trail descriptions.

Top-ranked campgrounds near Nanaimo

© BC Parks
~43 km away72Plumper Cove Marine ParkNo reservation needed · 20 sites
© BC Parks
~2 km away71Saysutshun (Newcastle Island Marine) ParkReservation required · 18 sites
~71 km away69Saltery Bay Provincial ParkSome sites reservable · 42 sites
© BC Parks
~42 km away68Gordon Bay Provincial ParkSome sites reservable · 126 sites
© Iain Robert Reid / BC Parks
~50 km away68Little Qualicum Falls Provincial ParkSome sites reservable · 104 sites
© BC Parks
~59 km away68Ruckle Provincial ParkSome sites reservable · 86 sites

Ranked on our 0 to 100 quality score. Distances are straight-line from the trail network, not driving distance.

Nanaimo mountain biking · A Better Camper

Getting there from Kelowna, BC

drive (one-way)

490 km

drive time

7h 52m

round-trip

$221.49