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.
Derived from OpenStreetMap. Good data, not perfect. Spot something wrong? Tell us.
How we describe routes →A Vancouver gravel staple: 69 km linking protected bike lanes from downtown to the Seymour Valley, where a closed-to-cars paved trailway leads deep into the forest. The route visits the Seymour Dam, source of much of Metro Vancouver's drinking water, then returns on Spur 4 Road and Fisherman's Trail past a salmon hatchery and through pockets of old growth. About 1,200 m of climbing spread gently over the day.
Dashed line = our rough sketch of where the ride goes. The rideable route lives at get the route from Bike Gear Database.
Capilano Suspension Bridge Park: Famous 137 m suspension bridge with treetop and cliff walkways. · North Vancouver
Vancouver Aquarium: Canada's largest aquarium, in Stanley Park; marine research centre since 1956. · Vancouver
Doctor Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden: First full-scale Ming Dynasty classical garden outside China, in historic Chinatown. · Vancouver
St. Lawrence Restaurant: Michelin-starred … Canada's 100 Best Restaurants list … World's 50 Best Discovery List. · Vancouver
Science World: Hands-on science museum in the Expo 86 geodesic dome on False Creek. · Vancouver
Plus the fast-food chains — Babylon Cafe, Bali Thai, Captain's Oven Pizza +101 more
+651 more in Vancouver →Plus the fast-food chains — McDonald's, Panago, Starbucks +12 more
+50 more in North Vancouver →Plus the fast-food chains — Pizza Garden, A&W, Bourbon St. Grill +11 more
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: North Vancouver · West Vancouver
This route travels through the traditional territories of the Cayuse, Umatilla and Walla Walla, Hul’qumi’num Treaty Group, 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.