North Shore CYCLING TRAIL LOOP c30
Distance

DISTANCE

35.3km
GPS

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Distance

MAP

About the Journey

This loop offers both cycle and walking options. It features the North Shore Spirit Trail, the Green Necklace Greenway, a number of City Parks, the Capilano Regional Park, and shoreline trails along Burrard Inlet and creeks, in particular, Lynn Creek, Mosquito Creek, Mackay Creek, and the Capilano River.  It is in the Squamish Nation Territory, the trail connecting the Mission and Capilano Reserves

Note that the orange track is the complete cycle route described here.




Staging Areas:

The best parking and Staging areas are: Brigman Park, Auto Mall area, Ambleside Park, Cleveland Dam, Mosquito Creek Park entrance, and anywhere along Grand Boulevard -all are indicated on the map.

GPS INFORMATION:

  • KML/KMZ files can be opened in Google Earth, and many smartphone apps.
  • GPX files can be opened by most GPS software apps when KMZ cannot. Note, GPX files do not contain custom colours and icons that we use on our maps; all tracks and icons will appear the same colours and styles. We recommend using KMZ instead when possible.
  • GPX-Garmin are GPX files that we have optimized for older Garmin units that only display tracks that contain 500 points or less (such as Garmin eTrex units).

Visit our GPS & Navigation page for instructions of how to use your smartphone as a GPS device (even when outside of data coverage) or how to import data to your Garmin unit.


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Staging Areas:

The best parking and Staging areas are: Brigman Park, Auto Mall area, Ambleside Park, Cleveland Dam, Mosquito Creek Park entrance, and anywhere along Grand Boulevard -all are indicated on the map.

Washrooms:

Washrooms are readily available at Brigman Park, Tilford Park Gardens, Lonsdale Quay, Waterfront Park, Ambleside Park, Cleveland Dam, Capilano Park Fish Hatchery, Eldon Park, Mosquito Creek Park entrance

Shopping:

Shopping is available at Mountain Equipment Coop, Park & Tilford Mall, Lonsdale Quay, Park Royal Shopping Centre, and Ambleside.  There is limited shopping at Edgemont Village.

Accomodations:

The main accommodation can be found at the Holiday Inn at the head of the Second Narrows Bridge and in the Lonsdale Quay area.

Transportation:

This loop is accessible from the SeaBus and Translink busses.

Directions:

 North Shore Trail Loop Description

 

Distance: up to 35 km, allows for several smaller loops – See Sub-loops descriptions.

 

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