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 →A 48 km loop connecting the Trans Canada Trail on Burnaby Mountain with the gravel trails around Burnaby Lake, on mostly smooth, well-graded surfaces. Best ridden clockwise, with a detour option to Port Moody's breweries and cafes.
Dashed line = our rough sketch of where the ride goes. The rideable route lives at get the route from Love Machine.
Burnaby Village Museum: Free 10-acre 1920s heritage village with carousel and interurban tram. · Burnaby
Harry Jerome Sports Centre: Indoor 200 m wooden velodrome — the only one in the Pacific Northwest. · Burnaby
Plus the fast-food chains — A&W, Hi5 Pizza and Donair, McDonald's +19 more
+77 more in Vancouver →Plus the fast-food chains — The Juice Truck, Uncle Fatih's Pizza, Barnet Beach Cafe +26 more
+66 more in Burnaby →Plus the fast-food chains — Donair Town, McDonald's, Panago +1 more
Plus the fast-food chains — Mega Donair
Vancouver is the handiest transit doorway for this ride. The SeaBus, ferries, and buses will carry you and your bike there:
Also on the bike-transit map: Burnaby · Coquitlam · Port Moody
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.