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Tree to Sea Loop Map Art
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A human-designed cycling artwork of the 1,044 km Tree to Sea Loop bikepacking route across northern Vancouver Island, physically plotted with ink on 250 gsm paper in Québec City.
- ✓Physically plotted with ink on 250 gsm paper
- ✓Created to order in Québec City
- ✓Personal production timelapse included
- ✓Made to order in Québec City
- ✓Unframed — fits standard 11 x 17 in frames
- ✓Free shipping — Canada only
- ✓Free replacement if damaged
Comox, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. Plotted in real ink, one line at a time, on 250gsm paper.
The course in numbers
Distance
1,041 km
official distance
Elevation gain
14,823 m
in total
Gravel
90 %
of the course
The course
The 1,044 km bikepacking loop of northern Vancouver Island, from Comox through Gold River, Tahsis, Zeballos, Port Alice, Holberg and Port Hardy.
The loop starts in Comox and is ridden clockwise. It heads into the forest along the north side of Campbell Lake to Gold River, then reaches the fjords of the Pacific coast at Tahsis — the main climb, about 490 metres between km 230 and km 245, leads to the highest point of the course, at 615 metres. There is no road between Tahsis and Zeballos: the crossing is made by water taxi. The loop carries on through Port Alice, Holberg and the north coast to Port Hardy, then comes back down the east coast through Sayward and Campbell River to Comox. About 90% on unpaved forest service roads, it adds up to 14,823 metres of climbing, according to the organizer. This is the exact route plotted here — every turn at its precise intersection.
- Start
- Comox
- Finish
- Comox
- Main climb
- ≈ +490 m between km 230 and km 245
Why This Ride
The Tree to Sea Loop is one of Canada's most legendary bikepacking routes: huge valleys, deep fjords and Pacific coast villages, over weeks of gravel. Your loop, preserved in ink, one line at a time.
Make the Achievement Yours
Add a name, finish time or short dedication to turn the artwork into a personal record of the work behind the medal. Personalization is optional; leave the field blank for the original composition.
How It Is Made
The composition, hierarchy and final linework are directed by a person. A pen plotter then draws the artwork physically, line by line, with ink on paper. Small production variations can occur during physical plotting.
Plotted by a robot. Designed by a person.
Specifications
> FORMAT: Tabloid Standard [11" x 17" / 27.9 × 43.2 cm]
> INK SYSTEM: Stabilo® Fineliner / Sakura® Gelly Roll
> SUBSTRATE: 250gsm High-Density Stock [120lb]
> EXECUTION: Precision Vector Plotting
What you get
Your piece, plotted in pen
Your name and your time, plotted in ink under the title.
Production timelapse included
The timelapse of your piece being plotted, sent with your order.
Example timelapse — you get the one of your own piece.
A signature only UV light reveals
Serial number, year and Québec City, plotted on the back in UV ink.
On your wall
Standard 11 × 17 in (27.9 × 43.2 cm): it fits any off-the-shelf frame, so you can pick the one that suits your space.
Frame not included.
A real process, not a printer
Each piece is physically plotted, pen on paper, in Québec City — watch the machine work.
Watch the process14-day returns
Real defects — shipping damage, wrong colour, missing lines — are replaced free of charge.
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Numbered and signed
A unique serial number and the date are plotted on the back in UV ink — invisible to the naked eye, laid down in the same pass as the drawing.
Independence
Independent artwork inspired by the event named above. CodeInk.art is not affiliated with or endorsed by the organizer.
General questions (size, frame, timelapse…) → The Process
Questions & Answers
Everything you need to know
> STATUS: RESOLVED
A 1,041 km bikepacking loop on northern Vancouver Island, starting and finishing in Comox, 90% unpaved.
> STATUS: RESOLVED
14,823 m of elevation gain, according to the published route. The highest point is at 615 m.
> STATUS: RESOLVED
By water taxi: there is no road between the two villages. The map shows the cycling route on each side.
> STATUS: RESOLVED
Campbell Lake, Gold River, Tahsis and Zeballos, Port Alice, Holberg, Port Hardy, then Sayward and Campbell River back to Comox.
> STATUS: RESOLVED
The published route suggests about fifteen days. Write your time or your dates under the title, as you like.
> STATUS: RESOLVED
The published route was updated in 2026 with a detour north of Campbell Lake. If you rode the older version, we can plot yours as a custom commission.
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