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Photo: Kindred ScoutNorth Vancouver, BC

Triple Crown, Vancouver, BC (loop)

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 →

The Triple Crown is Vancouver road cycling's rite of passage: climb the North Shore's three big paved ascents, Cypress, Grouse, and Seymour, in a single ride. This 112 km loop stays on the North Shore and routes you back to your start, collecting about 2,400 m of climbing along the way. All paved, all shared with traffic, and all reputation-earning.

Where this ride goes#

Map key & layers
Food & DrinkAttractionsSuppliesCampingAccommodationBike ServicesTransport

Riding near fast trafficFastest stretches

Dashed line = our rough sketch of where the ride goes. The rideable route lives at get the route from The Great Community Route Celebration.

Fast-road stretches#

We believe these are the fast, unprotected roads on this route. We can tell you which roads and roughly how far, but not the order you will ride them. If you see an error, tell us and we'll fix it.

  • about 30 km of Cypress Bowl Road · near Westmount
  • about 24 km of Mount Seymour Road · near Deep Cove
  • about 3 km of Trans-Canada Highway · near Dundarave
  • about 2 km of Marine Drive · near West Vancouver
Stops worth stopping for317 along this route

Capilano Suspension Bridge Park: Famous 137 m suspension bridge with treetop and cliff walkways. · North Vancouver

The Polygon Gallery: Photography gallery in an award-winning waterfront building. · North Vancouver

Ancora: appeared on Canada's 100 Best Restaurants list and earned repeated Wine Spectator Awards of Excellence. · West 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

North Vancouver (209)

Capilano Suspension Bridge ParkAccredited· Park / Nature · $$$$
The Polygon GalleryWelcoming· Museum / Gallery · Free
Grouse Grind TrailheadInfo· Park / Nature · Free
Grouse MountainInfo· Park / Nature · $$$$
49th Parallel Coffee RoastersWelcoming· Café / Coffee · $ · Cheap eats
Buddha-full - LonsdaleWelcoming· Restaurant · $ · Cheap eats
Climb Base5Welcoming· Community Centre · $$$
FishworksWelcoming· Restaurant · $$$ · Upscale
Inuit Gallery Of VancouverWelcoming· Museum / Gallery · Free
La Cerveceria AstillerosWelcoming· Brewery / Pub · $$ · Casual

Plus the fast-food chains — Cilantro & Jalapeño, Brazil Gourmet, Cream Pony +38 more

+158 more in North Vancouver →

West Vancouver (106)

AncoraInfo· Restaurant · $$$ · Upscale
Old Growth ConservancyInfo· Park / Nature · Free
Talaysay ToursInfo· Activity / Experience · $$$$
Ferry Building GalleryWelcoming· Museum / Gallery · Free
MereonWelcoming· Restaurant · $$ · Casual
Park Royal South Food CourtWelcoming· Restaurant · $ · Cheap eats
Persia Foods Produce MarketsWelcoming· Grocery Store
Thai PudpongWelcoming· Restaurant · $$ · Casual
West Vancouver Art MuseumWelcoming· Museum / Gallery · Free
West Vancouver Memorial LibraryWelcoming· Library · Free

Plus the fast-food chains — Nordic Cafe, Pizza Garden, A&W +21 more

+72 more in West Vancouver →

Lower Lonsdale (1)

SeabusAccredited· Bus / Public Transit

Vancouver (1)

Sharky's Chophouse & EateryWelcoming· Restaurant · $$$ · Upscale
Slice and dice these stops in the directory →
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Getting here, bike and allNorth Vancouver

Getting to this ride, bike and all#

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

Or pick any two places on To & Fro →

🪶Traditional territories