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Cycling in North Vancouver: routes, ride days, rental and the riding climate.

Every route here is routed over OpenStreetMap and measured for distance, climbing, wind and the stops along the way, with a GPX to take with you. Ride days pair a route with lunch and dinner and a swim or a sight between them, and the rental and transport pages say where a bike can travel.

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The Lions Gate Bridge spans Burrard Inlet below Stanley Park in the view from the Cypress Bowl Road lookout.
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Cypress Bowl Road climb

District of West Vancouver

15.7 km · 754 m upHardRoad bike, E-bike

Cloud lifts off the peaks above the Horseshoe Bay marina and pier at the end of Marine Drive.

Marine Drive to Horseshoe Bay

Ambleside · District of West Vancouver

30.3 km · 384 m upModerateRoad bike, E-bike

A road bike leans on the 12.5 km marker at 1,040 metres where Mount Seymour Road ends below the ski area.

Mount Seymour Road climb

Parkgate · District of North Vancouver

13.1 km · 913 m upHardRoad bike, E-bike

The Q sign above Lonsdale Quay glows against an orange sunset over Burrard Inlet and the downtown skyline.

North Shore Spirit Trail

Lower Lonsdale · City of North Vancouver

6.7 km · 42 m upEasyCity bike, Road bike

Cherry trees in bloom arch over the False Creek seawall as cyclists and walkers pass the marina at dusk.

Seaside Vancouver bike route

City of Vancouver

25 km · 52 m upModerateCity bike, Gravel bike

The paved Seymour Valley Trailway curves through second-growth forest in the Lower Seymour Conservation Reserve.

Seymour Valley Trailway

District of North Vancouver

22.5 km · 217 m upEasyCity bike, Road bike

The wet Stanley Park Seawall curves along Burrard Inlet toward snowy North Shore peaks in December.

Stanley Park Seawall

West End · City of Vancouver

9.4 km · 3 m upEasyCity bike, Road bike

The Valley Trail curves past Nita Lake in Whistler under snow and a leaning fir on a misty March day.

Valley Trail from Whistler Village to Cheakamus Crossing

Whistler Village · Resort Municipality of Whistler

20.7 km · 270 m upEasyCity bike, E-bike

Storage and rental

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Coloured stars and a tree of blue lights cover St. Paul's Hospital across Burrard Street for Lights of Hope.
The Burrard hotel on Burrard Street with its teal neon sign above the street.

The Burrard

West End · City of Vancouver

Keeps bikes safe

The blue glass tower of the Fairmont Vancouver Airport rises above the terminal apron at YVR.
Fairmont Vancouver Airport seen through evergreens from Vancouver Airport Park, with its copper-green roof.

Fairmont Vancouver Airport

City of Richmond

Rents bikes

A pot pie with sweet potato fries and a dark ale on a table at the Howe Sound Brewing pub in Squamish.
Diners under umbrellas on the Howe Sound Inn patio with the Stawamus Chief rising behind.

Howe Sound Inn

Squamish · District of Squamish

Keeps bikes safe

Nita Lake and the forested ridge above Whistler Creekside seen from the Nita Lake Lodge patio.
Grilled cheese, tomato soup and a local beer on the patio table at Nita Lake Lodge in Whistler.

Nita Lake Lodge

Creekside · Resort Municipality of Whistler

Rents bikes

Pan Pacific Whistler Mountainside seen over summer grass with a gondola cabin in the foreground.
Pan Pacific Whistler Mountainside hotel above Whistler Village with snow on the roofs and the slopes behind.

Pan Pacific Whistler Mountainside

Whistler Village · Resort Municipality of Whistler

Keeps bikes safe

The Dance Screen by Haida carver James Hart on display inside the Audain Art Museum in Whistler.Photo of Whistler Village

Pangea Pod Hotel

Whistler Village · Resort Municipality of Whistler

Keeps bikes safe

Curved glass entrance and tower of Pinnacle Hotel at the Pier lit up at dusk.
Guest room at Pinnacle Hotel at the Pier with a balcony looking onto a sunset over the harbour.

Pinnacle Hotel at the Pier

Lower Lonsdale · City of North Vancouver

Rents bikes

Suite at Seaside Hotel with a king bed and a window wall facing the harbour and the city skyline.
Bathroom at Seaside Hotel with a soaker tub beside a window that looks over the water.

Seaside Hotel

Lower Lonsdale · City of North Vancouver

Rents bikes