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The Great Trail - Nanaimo River Interim Bypass Connector
Next nearby hike: The Great Trail - Regional District of Nanaimo - South 2.1 mi · 3.4 kmExplore Nanaimo River →
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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: Apr–Oct · highs 12–24 °C (54–75 °F)
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- F7°1°171
- M9°2°151
- A12°4°96
- M17°8°72
- J20°11°56
- J23°14°31
- A24°14°38
- S20°11°55
- O13°7°150
- N8°3°260
- D5°0°261
Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.
How we pick months
Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.
About this trail
WARNING – For experts only. This route is a cycling connector with high volume, high-speed motor vehicle traffic, where motorized users are prioritized. TCT recommends using this section with extreme caution, and only during daylight hours and under appro
OpenStreetMap (ODbL).
Trail facts
- Length (signed)
- 22 km · 13 mi (OSM distance tag)
- Mapped length
- 17 km · 11 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Stream
- Nanaimo River (GeoNames)
- Nearest town
- 5.9 km W of Cassidy (Regional District of Nanaimo, British Columbia) · GeoNames
- Part of
- Trans Canada Trail (British Columbia) (national route)
- Best months
- Apr–Oct
- Country
- Canada
- Region
- British Columbia
- Continent
- North America
- Route type
- National route
- From / to
- McKay Lake
- Route centre
- 49.0660, -123.9237
- Route start
- 49.0593, -123.9658
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 14075949
How it’s scored
Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.
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