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Cowichan Valley Grape Escape Day One  
by dmacmurc

The way points of this bicycle route:

Mill Bay

Start at Brentwood College School

Mill Bay

Right onto Island Highway shoulder at lights

Right onto Kilmalu at lights

Left onto Telegraph, and gear down!

Right on Meredith to check out Barb's Garden

POI: Barb's Garden, 3191 Mutter Rd

Arbutus Ridge

Heads up for hooks and slices from the golf course

Cherry Point

POI & Rest Stop: Cherry Point Vineyard, 840 Cherry Point Rd

Some steeper bits here, but it pays back later ...

Nice fast descent here, but don't get carried away if you're planning a stop at Hilary's Cheeses, and take care at the stop sign at the bottom of the hill.

POI:Hilary's Cheeses, 1282 Cherry Point Rd, but take care: it's easy to carry too much speed as you turn left onto the gravel driveway

Cowichan Bay

Right at the intersection and check your brakes: steep descent into Cowichan Bay, and lots of tourist traffic in the village

Cowichan Bay

Lunch at Hecate Park - love those Power Lunch sandwiches!

Left up the hill (that's HILL) - it flattens out after a little while ...

The map is not quite correct at this point: Hillbank turns to run parallel to the highway before ending at Koksilah

Koksilah

Steep descent to blind narrow railway overpass, narrow bridge beyond - don't get carried away!

Koksilah

POI: Gem O' the Isle 2465 Koksilah Road

POI: Fabric Art & Photography, 2645 Riverfield Rd

alpacas on the left

Glenora

POI: ET Style Studio, 4876 Marshall Rd

Glenora

POI: Rest stop and turn-around at Godfrey-Brownell Winery, 4911 Marshall Rd

POI: Zanatta Vineyards, 5039 Marshall Rd

POI and Rest Stop: Neel Creek Alpaca Ranch, 4275 Howie Rd

Right on Uphill Road for an easier switch-back climb

Right on Lakeside

POI & Rest Stop: Blue Grouse Estate Winery, 4365 Blue Grouse Rd

POI: Hillbank Pottery, 4145 Hillbank Rd

POI & Rest Stop: Garden Sculpture, 1045 Braithwaite

Mill Bay

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