Photo: Hubert KangVancouver, Coast and Mountains, BC

Queen Elizabeth Park Loop

Easy Smooth surfaces and gentle climbing.

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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This 20 km loop climbs gently through Vancouver's neighbourhoods to Queen Elizabeth Park, the city's highest point, where the quarry gardens and skyline views reward the effort. Public art and quiet bikeways link the rest of the way around.

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☕Stops worth stopping for605 along this route

Maenam: earned a place in MICHELIN's inaugural Vancouver Guide...named one of Canada's 100 Best Restaurants. · Vancouver

Published on Main: MICHELIN Star every year from 2022 through 2025, claimed the top spot on Canada's 100 Best Restaurants, and placed among North America's 50 Best. · Vancouver

Museum of Vancouver: Canada's largest civic history museum, exploring Vancouver's communities from Vanier Park. · Vancouver

Science World: Hands-on science museum in the Expo 86 geodesic dome on False Creek. · Vancouver

A la Mode: founded in 1986... inside Granville Island Public Market... Featured in international travel guides. · Vancouver

Communities along this route#

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Vancouver (605)

MaenamWelcoming· Restaurant · $$$$ · Fine dining

Published on MainWelcoming· Restaurant · $$$$ · Fine dining

Museum of VancouverAccredited· Museum / Gallery · $$$

Science WorldAccredited· Museum / Gallery · $$$$

A la ModeWelcoming· Café / Coffee · $ · Cheap eats

AncoraWelcoming· Restaurant · $$$ · Upscale

AnnalenaWelcoming· Restaurant · $$$$ · Fine dining

Beaucoup Bakery & CafeWelcoming· Bakery / Donuts · $ · Cheap eats

Burdock & CoWelcoming· Restaurant · $$$$ · Fine dining

ELEMWelcoming· Restaurant · $$$$ · Fine dining

Plus the fast-food chains — Cockney Kings, Fraser Valley Juice, Superbaba +71 more

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⛴Getting here, bike and allVancouver

Getting to this ride, bike and all#

Vancouver is the handiest transit doorway for this ride. The SeaBus, ferries, and buses will carry you and your bike there:

North Vancouverbest: SeaBus
Nanaimobest: ferry
Victoriabest: bus
Kelownabest: bus

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🪶Traditional territories

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), Stz’uminus, and šxʷməθkʷəy̓əmaɁɬ təməxʷ (Musqueam).

Territory data from Native Land Digital, for educational purposes only.

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