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 →An easy 28 km loop through Upper North Vancouver on a mix of leafy streets and gravel paths, with only about 340 m of climbing, gentle by North Shore standards. A relaxed introduction to the area's mixed-surface riding.
Dashed line = our rough sketch of where the ride goes. The rideable route lives at get the route from Gravel Buddies.
The Polygon Gallery: Photography gallery in an award-winning waterfront building. · North Vancouver
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+167 more in North Vancouver →Plus the fast-food chains — Pizza Garden, A&W, Bourbon St. Grill +10 more
North Vancouver is the handiest transit doorway for this ride. Buses, the SeaBus, and ferries will carry you and your bike there:
Also on the bike-transit map: West Vancouver · Vancouver
This route travels through the traditional territories of the Cayuse, Umatilla and Walla Walla, S’ólh Téméxw (Stó:lō), səl̓ilwətaɁɬ təməxʷ (Tsleil-Waututh), Skwxwú7mesh-ulh Temíx̱w (Squamish), and šxʷməθkʷəy̓əmaɁɬ təməxʷ (Musqueam).
Territory data from Native Land Digital, for educational purposes only.