Ambitious A real undertaking. Demanding on a couple of fronts, like rough surfaces plus steady climbing, or a long stretch on busier roads.
Difficulty Our overall read of how demanding a route is. We score surface roughness, climbing, singletrack, and how far it runs from services. The route publisher's own rating, a lot of busy road riding, or sheer scale can push the tier up, never down.
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How we describe routes →Around the Mountain circles Burnaby Mountain in a 27 km loop linking Port Moody, Coquitlam, and Burnaby, climbing through forest with stretches of singletrack and open views from the high point. One of the harder rides in the Vancouver collection, with real climbing and mixed surfaces.
Dashed line = our rough sketch of where the ride goes. The rideable route lives at get the book from Let's Go Biking.
Pizzeria Spacca Napoli: named the Best Neapolitan Pizzeria in Canada and became the first Canadian pizzeria to earn three 'spicchi' from Italy's prestigious Gambero Rosso guide. · Port Moody
Harry Jerome Sports Centre: Indoor 200 m wooden velodrome — the only one in the Pacific Northwest. · Burnaby
Plus the fast-food chains — Mega Donair, A&W, Pajo's Fish & Chips +5 more
+40 more in Port Moody →Plus the fast-food chains — Barnet Beach Cafe, Domino's, Panago +1 more
+3 more in Burnaby →Plus the fast-food chains — Donair Town, McDonald's, Panago +1 more
Port Moody is the handiest transit doorway for this ride. The SkyTrain, ferries, and buses will carry you and your bike there:
This route travels through the traditional territories of the Cayuse, Umatilla and Walla Walla, Hul’qumi’num Treaty Group, kʷikʷəƛ̓əm, Qayqayt, S’ólh Téméxw (Stó:lō), səl̓ilwətaɁɬ təməxʷ (Tsleil-Waututh), Skwxwú7mesh-ulh Temíx̱w (Squamish), Stz’uminus, and šxʷməθkʷəy̓əmaɁɬ təməxʷ (Musqueam).
Territory data from Native Land Digital, for educational purposes only.