Island Pathways Maps

Island Pathways’ new cycling map, “Salt Spring Island on Wheels”, is now available.

Salt Spring roads can be narrow and meandering which is a part of their rural charm, but when travelled by bicycle require caution. Much of the included information in the map is there to aid the cyclist in planning a cycling experience on Salt Spring that will match their abilities, experience and expectations.

There are route descriptions, route profiles giving elevations, slope and lengths, chevrons indicating locations of major hills, photos illustrating a variety of roads cyclist will encounter, and safety tips.

The map is available for purchase at a number of Island locations including the Visitor Centre, Salt Spring Books, Waterfront Gallery, Old Salty, OutSpokin’ Bike Shop, Blacksheep Books, Salt Spring Mercantile, and others.

You can also purchase the map online for $15.50 (including shipping).

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First produced in 2018, “Salt Spring Island on Foot” has been lightly updated and reprinted in its 3rd edition on synthetic paper so that it is tear and water resistent .

It has:

every trail, path, and beach walk open to the public
descriptions of length, difficulty, features to note, etc.
photos galore
the Ganges Village Pathway Network inset
public land/parks ownership information and key
elevation contours
amenities
safety tips

It sells for $17.95 at the Salt Spring Visitors’ Centre, Apple Photo, Ganges bookshops, Salty’s, Fulford Mercantile, Tanner’s in Sidney and other outlets.

Or, you can buy it online for $21.50 (includes shipping)

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Poster versions of our old Heritage Map with Bike Routes, as well as the Ganges Village Pathway Network, remain on public display by the Visitors’ Centre in Ganges, on Lower Ganges Road at Norton Road, at the entrance to the Rainbow Road pool, at the head of Ganges Harbour (with natural history and First Nations’ history interpretive panels), at the Long Harbour and Vesuvius Bay ferry terminals, outside Rock Salt restaurant in Fulford, and on all ferries serving Salt Spring Island.

left to right: Vesuvius Bay; Ganges Harbour’s End; by Visitors’ Centre

Special thanks to the Island Pathways volunteers Donald McLennan, Ian Fraser, and Rob Denny, who built the kiosks to the left and right, plus several others.

While our Heritage Map with Bike Routes is no longer available for sale, we offer it here as a large PDF, as a handy reference. Click here or on the map image to open a 48″ x 60″ PDF.

Island Pathways Heritage Map with Bike Routes, 3rd edition, 2014