Barsby Lake Loop

 Outer Limits An Adventure Is Waiting On Two Wheels on May 5, 2023
Gravel Route
On Wakesiah Ave, Nanaimo, Nanaimo, British Columbia
Leaving from the North entrance into the Colliery Dam Park, About 50m in branch left on to easy single track that follows the left side of Nanaimo Lakes Rd. heading South west. passing both lakes on your left. The trail connects to pavement just below the Parkway overpass and continues on pavement for a short few kms As you proceed on Nanaimo Lakes Rd. Watch for a recently installed yellow gate on your left and branch onto this Gravel rd. From here on you will be mostly on Gravel rds. with two shorter sections of Pavement. A nice fun route with a few muddy spots but pretty clean for the most part and some nice views.
3 overlapping segments.
Distance
Elevation
28.41 miles
243 ft minimum
1,440 ft maximum
2,858 ft gain
2,858 ft loss
51% gravel
36% pavement
13% singletrack
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 Joseph
on November 15, 2023
They're doing some clear cutting and road building when you start getting closer to the north-eastern side of Barsby lake. Lots of mud and sticks across the logging road. Pretty disgusting what mosaic is doing to the forest really. Otherwise it was a good ride