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Burnaby ridge to Vancouver downtown commute, (almost) no car route

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Trail stats

Distance
10.69 mi
Elevation gain
210 ft
Technical difficulty
Easy
Elevation loss
479 ft
Max elevation
458 ft
TrailRank 
65
Min elevation
9 ft
Trail type
One Way
Time
one hour 32 minutes
Coordinates
1377
Uploaded
November 6, 2015
Recorded
November 2015
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near Middlegate, British Columbia (Canada)

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Photo ofBurnaby ridge to Vancouver downtown commute, (almost) no car route Photo ofBurnaby ridge to Vancouver downtown commute, (almost) no car route Photo ofBurnaby ridge to Vancouver downtown commute, (almost) no car route

Itinerary description

On rain day. Suggestion for starting commuters or on weekend to access the city's waterfront trails. Short road sections are usually light or no traffic. Mostly controlled, marked road crossings. Adjacent roads provide faster, in-traffic commute. Includes nature segments in Central Park, at Trout Lake, and past False Creek.

Waypoints

PictographInformation point Altitude 364 ft

Near Edmonds and Kingsway

PictographPhoto Altitude 328 ft
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Trail

Typical trail conditions over much of route

PictographWaypoint Altitude 387 ft
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Royal Oak Station

PictographInformation point Altitude 381 ft
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Trail sign

PictographWaypoint Altitude 361 ft
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Patterson Station

Enter Central Park, in-forest or along sky train path options

PictographPhoto Altitude 328 ft
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Kingsway Crossing

Controlled, marked crossing, bike paths to and from. Coffee stop option.

PictographPhoto Altitude 266 ft
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On-road section

Photo of road conditions, not much traffic.

PictographPhoto Altitude 203 ft
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Turn with road crossing.

More caution needed here.

PictographLake Altitude 59 ft
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Trout Lake

Scenic section

PictographLake Altitude 46 ft
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Trout Lake paths

Paved option all the way, or smaller paths near water

PictographPhoto Altitude 75 ft
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Broadway crossing

Controlled marked crossing

PictographPhoto Altitude -39 ft
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False Creek

Science World, bicycle counter, Pacific Ocean

PictographPhoto Altitude -39 ft
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Approaching Viaduct to downtown

The north viaduct provides dedicated 2-way bike lane through center of downtown. Cirque de Soleil near here when in town.

PictographPhoto Altitude -30 ft
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get onto North Viaduct

On edge of Chinatown, make 180 deg. turn onto viaduct bike lane.

PictographInformation point Altitude 92 ft
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Granville and West Georgia

Center of downtown, Starbucks at end of route

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