Kelowna is seriously cycle friendly with more than 240km/149mi of bicycle lanes on city streets, greenspace bike paths and mountain biking trails.
Take an easy ride along Phase 1 of Mission Creek Greenway, or challenge the more difficult sections of Phase 2. Excellent mountain biking is available on the Kettle Valley Railway (KVR) Trail and at Okanagan Mountain Park. For single- and multi-day cycling tours (including winery tours) check out Monashee Adventure Tours.
Mission Creek Greenway is the longest and most popular cycling path in Kelowna. Ride the easy gravel Phase 1 trail beneath cottonwood trees along the banks of an important Kokanee Salmon spawning stream. Phase 1 runs 7.3km/4.5mi from Mission Creek Regional Park to Okanagan Lake.
The 9.2km/5.7mi Phase 2 trail has more challenging sections, following the creek eastward from the regional park into Gallagher's Canyon for a ground-level look at Layer Cake Mountain, reportedly the only volcanic formation of its kind in the world.
Mountain Biking
The KVR Trail, which is part of the Trans-Canada trail, is the best-known ride near Kelowna. Gentle grades on this former rail-bed make it an easy ride for everyone. Ride the 12 km/7.5mi section between the former Ruth and Myra Stations and marvel at the 16 wood-frame trestles, two steel bridges, and two tunnels it required to rim Myra Canyon. Many of these structures were destroyed in the 2003 Okanagan Mountain Park fire, but have been reconstructed.
Riders in search of more extreme action with steep climbs, jumps, and stunts can check out terrain at Okanagan Mountain Park, Gillard Trails, and Crawford Trails in Kelowna. Across Okanagan Lake in West Kelowna, Powers Creek, Smith Creek and Rose Valley are popular spots, as are Knox Mountain and McDougal Rim.
Outbound Cycle in West Kelowna offers a shuttle to Smith Creek and guided tours.
Ask at the Visitor Centre for City of Kelowna Bicycle Route Maps. Staff can also provide directions to popular bike paths and mountain biking areas, and information on cycling tours.
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