(This is the second column in a series detailing of the best trails to explore city by city and regional district by regional district, throughout the Southern Interior.)

It will come as no surprise to diehard cyclists that the City of Kelowna boasts the most extensive bicycle network in Canada for a city its size.

According to the city website, Kelowna has 280 kilometres of bike lanes, 70 kilometres of off-road pathways, including Mission Creek Greenway, and more than 412 kilometres of sidewalks and walkways.

Those off-road pathways and walkways also accommodate those out for a stroll, so they are not specifically just for bikes.

The Sheriff and Constant Companion Carmen are always discovering new places to hike and bike and to its credit, the city is aggressively building new active transportation routes, such as the new multi-use paths on Sutherland Avenue (Ethel to Burtch), Leckie Road (Dilworth to Harvey) and Houghton Road (Lester to Harvey and Okanagan Rail Trail).

You would think the natural place to look is the city's "Active by Nature" route map. However, city staff admit the map is out-of-date and the website is difficult for even them to navigate but a revamping is coming. There is, however, no........

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