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West Vancouver Exploring

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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West Van Exploring loops 30 km along West Vancouver's coastline and up into its forested hills, with about 665 m of climbing, real work by this collection's standards, rewarded with Howe Sound views, historic stops, and a ferry crossing to vary the return. Roads are shared, so ride the busier stretches with care.

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☕Stops worth stopping for87 along this route

Troller Ale House: first pub in Canada to serve micro-brewed beer since Prohibition — pouring Bay Ale from Horseshoe Bay Brewing in 1982. · West Vancouver

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

Whytecliff Marine Protected Area: Canada's first marine protected area; cove, islet walk, and Howe Sound cliff views. · West Vancouver