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 41.5 km loop in North Vancouver combining quiet roads, gravel paths, and forest service roads, about 40% unpaved. Ridden clockwise from Waterfront Park to front-load the climbing, finishing near the Shipyards breweries.
Dashed line = our rough sketch of where the ride goes. The rideable route lives at get the route from Love Machine.
Capilano Suspension Bridge Park: Famous 137 m suspension bridge with treetop and cliff walkways. · North Vancouver
Lynn Canyon Ecology Centre: Nature centre at Lynn Canyon's free suspension bridge. · North Vancouver
The Polygon Gallery: Photography gallery in an award-winning waterfront building. · North Vancouver
Grouse Grind Trailhead: Base of the Grouse Grind, 'nature's StairMaster' up Grouse Mountain. · North Vancouver
Grouse Mountain: Skyride gondola base of Grouse Mountain's summit attractions. · North Vancouver
Plus the fast-food chains — Cilantro & Jalapeño, Brazil Gourmet, Cream Pony +44 more
+180 more in North Vancouver →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: Vancouver
This route travels through the traditional territories of the Cayuse, Umatilla and Walla Walla, Hul’qumi’num Treaty Group, 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.