Port Mann-Golden Ears-Pitt Bridges Loop c41
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45km - 53km
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About the Journey

This Loop takes in 3 major river crossings over recently built cable bridges: The Port Mann Bridge over the Fraser, the Golden Ears Bridge also over the Fraser, and the Pitt River Bridge over the Pitt River.  All of them offer significant views up and down their respective rivers and up towards the mountains.  The Golden Ears Bridge was named after the Golden Ears mountain peaks that turn golden at sunset when they are snow-covered.

Connecting these bridges are major greenways and three Regional Parks, Tynehead Regional Park, Surrey Bend Regional, and the Colony Farm Regional Park.  The greenway in Pitt Meadows on the Pitt River dikes is part of the Regional Park system.  To include the  Surrey Bend Regional Park, first cycle the perimeter path around Tynehead Regional Park which is the headwaters of the Serpentine River, then head over the Highway pedestrian bridge to the Surrey Bend Regional Park thus omitting a section of pathway beside the Perimeter Golden Ears Highway. On the west side of the Pitt River, the route takes in a portion of the theTraboulay-PoCo Trail Greenway that allows viewing where the Pitt River and Fraser meet. Then it is back to Colony Farm Regional Park leading to the mouth of the Coquitlam River and home of the Kwikwetlem FN. Allow 4.5 hours for the main route with additional time when taking in more of Tynehead and including Surrey Bend. It is best done counterclockwise.  It can be as much as 57 kms when including the three Regional Parks.

Of note this routing connects the Kwekwitlem and Katzie First Nations settlements.

Port Mann Bridge

Opened on September 18, 2012 as a 10-lane cable-stayed toll bridge spanning the Fraser River between Coquitlam and Surrey.  It is 2 km long and 65 metres wide making it, as of 2015, the 3rd longest such bridge if this width in the world, the 2nd longest in North America, and the 2nd widest in the world.  The clearance above high-level water is 42m/138ft.  The towers are 163m/535ft in height.  There is a two-way cycle/pedestrian shared path on the north side of the bridge.

Golden Ears Bridge

Opened June 16, 2009 as a 6-lane toll bridge (a cross between a cable-stayed and girder bridge) spanning the Fraser River between Maple Ridge and North Langley replacing the Albion ferry between Fort Langley and Maple Ridge.  It is 2.4 km long with pylons 90m/300ft high and the deck is 40m/130ft above the river.  It features two golden metal eagle sculptures at the top of the bridge and is named for its view of Mount Blanshard in Golden ears Provincial Park. There are great views of Mount Baker as well.  There is a shared cycle/pedestrian pathway on each side of the bridge.  Cyclists take the side of the bridge in the same direction as the vehicle traffic on its right.

Pitt River Bridge

It opened on October 4, 2009, as a 6-lane cable-stayed bridge spanning the Pitt River between Port Coquitlam and Pitt Meadows.  It is 600m long with an interchange structure.  There is two-way cycle/pedestrian shared path on the north side of the bridge connecting the Traboulay PoCo Trail with the Pitt River Greenway.




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  • KML/KMZ files can be opened in Google Earth, and many smartphone apps.
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  • 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).

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