Whimsy Bike

Central Saanich Bike Map

Bike lanes, trails and calm streets in Central Saanich, BC, and a route planner that picks the comfortable way.

Open the Central Saanich bike map

Map of Central Saanich's bike routes, with the rest of Greater Victoria greyed out

Bike routes in Central Saanich

About 38.7 km of mapped bike routes, 94% of them on protected lanes, trails, painted lanes or traffic-calmed streets.

Protected lanes and paved trails3.6 km
Painted bike lanes23.3 km
Traffic-calmed streets2.9 km
Shared streets2.3 km
Unpaved trails6.6 km

Main bike routes

Rail trails

On the map

2 public bike repair stations; Saanich Peninsula Hospital, SȾÁUTW̱, W̱JOȽEȽP.

How Central Saanich's bike routes came to be

The Lochside Regional Trail runs the length of Central Saanich on the old Canadian Northern Pacific line up the Saanich Peninsula, opened as a trail in 2001.

Greater Victoria's bike network grew out of its old railways. The Galloping Goose Regional Trail was turned from a Canadian National line into a trail starting in 1987, the Lochside Regional Trail opened up the Saanich Peninsula in 2001, and the E&N Rail Trail has been built in phases beside the Esquimalt & Nanaimo line since 2009. In 2016 the City of Victoria adopted a plan for a network of bike routes for all ages and abilities, and its first protected lane, on Pandora Avenue, opened in 2017. Neighbouring municipalities have been adding protected lanes of their own since.

Plan a ride

Whimsy Bike plans routes across Central Saanich and the rest of Greater Victoria on your device. Comfortable routes favour protected lanes, trails and quiet streets; Balanced and Direct trade some comfort for distance. Every route explains why it was chosen.

Bike maps by area

Rail trails