View from Lions Gate Bridge – Stanley Park Drive loop from New Westminster

View from Lions Gate Bridge – Stanley Park Drive loop from New Westminster

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View from Lions Gate Bridge – Stanley Park Drive loop from New Westminster

04:47

102km

1,110m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: November 4, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 58.5 km for 266 m

After 80.3 km for 125 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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27.9 km

Seymour Demonstration Forest

Highlight • Forest

The trail that runs through the Seymour Demonstration Forest, or the Lower Seymour Conservation Reserve (metrovancouver.org/services/regional-parks/park/lower-seymour-conservation-reserve), is probably the most pleasant car-free paved trail in the Vancouver area. From the gazebo at the Rice Lake entrance to the gate at Seymour Dam, the path is 11 km long, with gentle rolling hills and curves. There are washrooms and a drinking fountain near the Rice Lake entrance.

It is sometimes a few degrees chillier on this trail, even on a hot summer day, due to the trees, the elevation, and the valley that can trap a pocket of cool air.

Cautions:
- The road to the park is gated, and therefore inaccessible to cars, at night.
- Throttle-actuated bikes are prohibited on the trail.
- The trail has multiple speed gates with flexible bollards.
- Since much of the trail is off-limits to cars and also out of range of cell phone service, be sure that your bike is in good working order, and that you are able to handle any likely mechanical issues.
- Bears roam the area. (nsnews.com/local-news/glad-to-be-alive-man-t-bones-bear-while-cycling-in-north-vancouver-7015380)

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36.8 km

Seymour Dam

Highlight • Monument

36.9 km

Seymour Lake Gazebo

Highlight • Viewpoint

Head up the Seymour Valley Trailway, from Lillooet Road (from the turnaround, DO NOT go up the service road). It'll eventually connect to the Seymour Dam Falls Road/Seymour Mainline that'll lead to the dam.

The path to the gazebo isn't paved.

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56.1 km

Sunrise Park

Forest

56.7 km

High Place Park

Forest

65.4 km

View from Lions Gate Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

First Narrows is the official name for the entrance to Burrard Inlet, Vancouver's harbor. The Lions Gate Bridge, a suspension bridge, was completed here in 1938. The bridge was declared a National Historic Site in 2004. The Lions Gate Bridge serves as a vital transportation link between downtown Vancouver and the neighborhoods north of Burrard Inlet. In addition to three lanes of traffic, there are pedestrian and bicycle paths on both sides of the bridge.
pc.gc.ca/apps/dfhd/page_nhs_eng.aspx?id=11273
First Narrows is a traditional fishing location for First Nations people.

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68.9 km

Stanley Park Drive

Highlight • Cycleway

Looking for a higher pace to circle Vancouver’s famous park, take the road instead of the ‘sea wall’ pathway. Remember single direction traffic only counter clockwise. A lap is 9.2km with one hill climb of ~80m.

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73.2 km

Prospect Point Viewpoint

Highlight • Viewpoint

Nice views of West Vancouver and the mountains. Good coffee shop. Restrooms and water.

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80.3 km

Beach

82.2 km

View of Science World

Highlight • Monument

Science World (officially called TELUS World of Science Vancouver since 2005) is a science center-style museum featuring permanent and rotating interactive exhibits.

The museum is housed in a geodesic dome designed by Richard Buckminster Fuller at the eastern end of False Creek. The dome was one of the main attractions of Expo 86 and was subsequently renovated for CAD 19.1 million. The museum opened in 1988, and a year later, an omnimax theater was added in the dome's upper section.

On July 20, 2005, the museum adopted its current name after the Canadian telecommunications company Telus donated CAD 9 million and acquired the naming rights. The new name has been met with public disapproval. The old name is far more familiar, and the nearby SkyTrain station also retains its name, Main Street-Science World.

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