THE PENDERS’ BEST

PI Community Hall-Clam Bay Road-Port Washington Loop (with short There & Back) • Last biked by RP: August 2026 • Loop • MODERATE • MAP: Ride with GPS • Starting Coordinates (Pender Islands Community Hall SDÁ,YES sign): 48.794586, -123.283174 • Parking: South end of the Pender Islands Community Hall parking lot • From the PI Community Hall parking lot, turn right/north on Bedwell Harbour Road, the right again just past the Pender Island Community Church following Bedwell Harbour Road to Hope Bay Store and public dock; Clam Bay Road takes you northwest then west to Port Washington Road, turn right/west for the There & Back to the Port Washington public dock; take Port Washington Road east all the back to Corbett Road and follow Corbett Road to the church and back to the Community Hall • 9.8 km  (approx. 6 mi)  • 60 mins • Provisions/Services: NU-TO-YU Thrift Store, Pender Island Public Library, Hope Bay Store (hand-made Pender Chocolates, limited food services, Pender Islands Conservancy Association, kayak tours/rentals), Southridge Country Store & Picnic Park, Pender Island Home Building Centre (Home Hardware), Bee Wild Distillery tasting room, Raven Rock Farm farmstand and others, Pender Island Farmers’ Market (Saturday 9:30-1:00) • Fresh water: Southridge Country Store • Birders: George Hill Park—99 species seen since 2017 (eBird); Hope Bay—138 species seen since 1993 (eBird) • Highlights/Notes: A rolling ride with oceanfront rest stops at Hope Bay and Port Washington public docks, Saturday Farmers’ Market (features locally made products), access to worthwhile ocean access trails (Welcome Bay, Bricky Bay, and Found Road), east-end access to George Hill Park near the far junction of Clam Bay and Port Washington Roads; NU-TO-YU and Hope Bay Store operate with resticted hours • Best time of year: Anytime, but Saturday morning to experience our farmers’ market, thrift store, and Hope Bay.

Also worth a visit: If you’re looking for another hike with another spectacular lookout, turn east/right on Hooson Road; follow it for 15 minutes to the road-ending cul-de-sac and the start of the Mount Menzies Double Loop Trail. 

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Magic Lake Swimming Hole (MLSH) to Plumper Way Viewpoint • Last biked by RP: July 2026 • There & Back • MODERATE • MAP: Ride with GPS • Starting Coordinates (Magic Lake Swimming Hole off Pirates Road): 48.758650, -123.279121 • Parking for a dozen motor vehicles in the Magic Lake Swimming Hole parking lot • 4.3 km one way (approx. 2.7 mi) • 15-20 mins • Provisions/Services: Magic Lake Swimming Hole (bike rack, dock/swimming, picnic tables, bench, pit toilet, recycling bin), Oaks Bluff Park (bike rack, Southern Resident orca art sign, short hiking trail), Bonin Blueberry Patch roadside stand, other farmstands, Plumper Way Viewpoint bench • No fresh water available • Birders (Magic Lake): 103 species since 1991 (eBird) • Highlights/Notes: The Oaks Bluff Up & Back trail and the Bonin Blueberry Patch (five minutes south off MLSH), Plumper Way Viewpoint at the end of the 50 metre trail (watch marine life in the cove below and see a sweeping view of Boundary Pass and Stuart Island in the U.S. San Juan Islands), MLSH for a cooling end-of-ride dip; Pirates Road turns into Plumper Way when entering Trincomali, Pirates Road is smooth-surfaced with sparse traffic (and offers speedy downhill segments in both directions), but the last bit of Plumper Way is bumpy, loose-gravel • Best time of year: Mid-week in June and July, to avoid the sometimes chock-full Magic Lake Swimming Hole dock and and the August algae bloom; mid-July for fresh North Pender blueberries (weather dependent).

Also worth a visit: Returning from the Plumper Way Viewpoint, turn right on Bedwell Drive, right again at Trincoma Place for a couple-minute side route to Peter Cove North beach access.