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 adventure that starts from your doorstep: ride 105 km out and back from Port Moody to Golden Ears, camp beneath the mountains, and be home for dinner the next day. Mostly flat on a mix of gravel and pavement, it is one of the easiest ways in the Lower Mainland to try a first bikepacking trip without a car shuttle.
Dashed line = our rough sketch of where the ride goes. The rideable route lives at get the route from Gravel Buddies.
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
Plus the fast-food chains — A&W, Pajo's Fish & Chips, Subway +10 more
+47 more in Port Moody →Plus the fast-food chains — High Street Pizza, Papa John's, Xpress Donair House +3 more
+22 more in Coquitlam →Plus the fast-food chains — Pizza Hut, A&W, Little Caesars +3 more
+6 more in Port Coquitlam →Port Moody is the handiest transit doorway for this ride. The SkyTrain, ferries, and buses will carry you and your bike there:
Also on the bike-transit map: Coquitlam · Port Coquitlam · Maple Ridge
This route travels through the traditional territories of the Á,LEṈENEȻ ȽTE (W̱SÁNEĆ), Cayuse, Umatilla and Walla Walla, Hul’qumi’num Treaty Group, Kwantlen, kʷikʷəƛ̓əm, Qayqayt, S’ólh Téméxw (Stó:lō), sc̓əwaθenaɁɬ təməxʷ (Tsawwassen), Semiahmoo, səl̓ilwətaɁɬ təməxʷ (Tsleil-Waututh), Skwxwú7mesh-ulh Temíx̱w (Squamish), sq̓əc̓iy̓aɁɬ təməxʷ (Katzie), Stz’uminus, and šxʷməθkʷəy̓əmaɁɬ təməxʷ (Musqueam).
Territory data from Native Land Digital, for educational purposes only.