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Armstrong / Spall Bike Route
Meeting Point - Park and start at O'Keefe Ranch
- Go west out of the Parking lot .5kms to St Annes Road
- 1.5 km Otter Lake Road to your right. At 3.9 you will
see a B&B on you left, very pastoral farm lands
- 4.3 km turn left onto Corkscrew Road - big climb up up
 to
Grand View flats. Stay Right
- 8.5 km you will see Otter Lake to your right but keep
going straight
- T intersection. 14.2 kms turn right onto Woods Ave.
- 14.9 km turn right on Bridge Street, go past City Hall
and the Chamber - you can pick up additional info here.
- 15 km - Turn left onto Pleasant Valley Blvd. - this is
the Main Street so be sure to follow the signs.
- 16 km turn right onto Smith Dr. Village Cheese is a great
stop for lunch or an ice cream, even just a rest or to view
the cheese making progress.
- 16.8 km turn right onto Rosedale Ave. Go past some heritage
homes
- 18.6 km Pleasant Valley Road turn left. This ride is largely
flat rolling farmlands with great views
- 25 km Crozier Road. Turn right
- 25.9 km Otter Lake X Road. Turn right (but to your left6
is an Ecological Res - you may want to visit)
- 28.9 km Otter Lake Road. Turn left
- 30.9 km Otter Lake Road. Turn left - Grandview Flats is
straight ahead but turn down to the left and stay on Otter
Lake Road.
- 37.2 turn left onto St Anne Road and make your way back
to O'Keefe Ranch - take a break, have lunch and visit the
Ranch, truly the best historical ranch in BC.
Commonage / Bella Vista Bike Loop
 Meeting
Point - Polson Park Water Fountain - corner of 32nd St and 25th
Ave
- Cross 32nd Street - stay to the left of 25th Ave, onto
lane in front of Park Royal Hotel
- 200 meters turn left onto 34th St. At Esso station (Jack
Schratter Way map, route to college)
- at 21st Ave, veer to right onto Mission Road
- at 1km Army Camp to left
- at 2.5 km - Allan Brooks Nature Centre to left up Allan
Brooks Way
- 4.3 kms turn right onto Bench Row Rd.
Go west out of the Parking lot .5kms to St Annes Road3.3
kms turn right (before no thru Rd to Paradise Ranch)
Downtown Okanagan Lake - ATTENTION NARROW ROAD AND LIMITED VISBILITY
TO ONCOMING CARS
600 meters turn right onto Okanagan Landing Road (store to right
w/ payphone)
Paddlewheel Park
Alternate Route
Okanagan Landing via Okanagan Avenue Leaving Water Fountain
- Cross 32nd Street - stay to the left of 25th Ave, onto
lane in front of Park Royal Hotel
- 200 meters turn left onto 34th St. at Esso station
- 300 meters turn right onto Okanagan Avenue
- at 2.5 kms Graham Park is on the right
- 4.9 kms turn left on Okanagan Landing Road
- 2 kms turn right onto Okanagan Avenue
- at 2.4 kms Graham Park is on the right
- 4.9 kms turn left onto 34th St.
300 meters turn right at Esso station - stay on right side
of 25th Ave - lane leads to intersection with 32nd Street
- 200 meters - cross 32nd St. to Polson Park Fountian
Marshal Field is across road 400 meters turn right onto
Lakeshore Road.
*Refer to previous route notes for directions to boardwalk
Coldstream Valley Bike Route
Meeting Point - South end of Polson Park Boardwalk (to reach
meeting point from Science Centre in Polson Park, ride south
through park, left of the track, through the parking lot, left
of tennis courts, continue to sharp bend in road - continuing
straight across bridge past the rose gardens to right, follow
 gravel
path to sign for Rotary pathway, turn left and follow board
walk to the end by railway tracks)
- Leaving meeting point heading south, veer left onto 14th
Ave
- 300 meters turn right onto Kalamalka Lk Rd.
- At 1.5 km - Kalpuccino's Coffee Shop is in Alpine Centre
to right
- Veer left continuing on Kalamalka Lk Rd
Kal beach is to the right
- At 2.7 km - Alexander's Beach Pub to right
- At 2.9 km - Postill Drive - turn right if riding to Kal
Lk. Park (then take next right onto Kidston Rd and follow
to Park)
- At 3.4 km - Creekside Park
- At 5 km - Coldstream Park
Playground at Coldstream Elementry
- At 5.2 - Coldstream Market
- At 6.1 km - Countrytyme Market
- 7.7 km turn right onto Hwy 6
- 4.8 km turn right at Learmouth Road
- 2.2 km turn left at School Road about .5 km up by school
for playground
- 1km turn left on Hwy 6 - payphone to left and right 500
meters turn right on Buchanan Road
300 meters veer left still on Buchanan
- At 2.2 turn left and view Camel's Hump at east end of
the valley
- 9.6 kms turn left on North Aberdeen Rd - (Aberdeen Market
ahead of you) Cross the Highway - continuint on Aberdeen
Rd.
- 600 meters turn right on Middleton Drive
- 300 meters turn right on Sarson's Rd
- 2.1 kms turn right on Middleton Way becomes 15th Steet
- 600 meters turn left on Potter Road
- 600 meters cross the Highway continue straight
- 200 meters turn right on Kalamalka Lk Rd
- 200 metes turn right on 14th Ave
- 200 meters veer right and return to the Boardwalk
Swan Lake Bike Route
No proper shoulders. Watch for traffic.
 Meeting
Point - Start off at Polson Park Science Centre - exit left
onto Hwy 6 and take the immediate right which is 25th Ave. Again
take you immediate right which is 28th Ave and go up the hill,
turn lift onto 27th Street, go to the set of lights and turn
right onto 30th Ave but get into the left had land and veer
left onto Pleasant Valley Rd.
- Go past Vernon heritage homes and even Vernon's oldest
graveyard to your right
- 3km turn right on 46th Ave / BX Rd, left at East Vernon
Rd
- 7.6 km Silver Star Rd with School on your left - Turn
left but immediately turn right onto Dedecker Rd.
- Turn right onto L & A Rd
- Follow L& A Rd - great views and you could stop at
Cools
- Pond for a bit of a break. Nice spot!
- 12.5 km meet Baker Hogg Rd stay to your right - go down
hill
- 14.2 T onto Greenhow Rd. Turn left (you could also turn
right and follow road down to Hwy and cross Hwy further
down)
- 15 km Hwy (cross Hwy. Use every caution - very dangerous)
Swan Lake Fruit Stand is a great place for lunch or pick
up the makings of a picnic - great stop.
- Following Highland Rd past Swan lake and down past Swan
Lake RC and to out to Hwy 97 make a left - but there are
good shoulders here and you may want to bike facing the
traffic - going 3km to Old Kamloops Rd - turn left
- 18 km Old Kamloops meanders along Swan Lake back to town.
- 26 km light for 43 Ave - keep going straight on Alexis
Park Dr. Turn left at 30th Ave and you are back downtown
- have coffee or juice, rust up and make you way back to
your car at Polson Park.
Cyclists be aware.
Be Conspicuous! Drive Defensively! Remain Alert!
Cycle in traffic safely and predictably:
- Learn the skills needed to control your bike.
- Obey traffic control devices and signal your intentions
with hand signals.
- Position yourself - the safest place for a cyclist is
to the right of center one meter from the curb, unless you
are negotiating a left turn, and then you should assume
the lane and be left of center.
- Ride single-file when cycling with others.
Be visible:
- Use a headlight and rear light between dusk and dawn
- Use a reflector on your rear fender
- Wear brightly colored clothing, especially after dark.
Wear a helmet:
- Wearing a helmet became mandatory in BC, in 1996. Not
wearing a helmet may result in a fine.
- Bike helmets alone could prevent up to 85% of serious
injuries.
Looking for other options?
- Now you can cycle to work and take the bus home. Most
Vernon and Area buses are now equipped with bike racks.
To learn how to use the rack, view the short animation at
www.busonline.ca
or call transit for more information at 545-7221.
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