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} A T T R A C T I O N S
The great
outdoors
Whatever your sport, the mountains, forests
and trails are only minutes away.
BE PREPARED:
Before you
head into the
North Shore
mountains,
make sure
you have the
essentials with
you, including
water, snacks,
extra clothes, a
flashlight, first
aid kit and a well-
charged phone.
RUNNING
No dedicated runner (including
Bill Clinton when he was U.S.
President) visits Vancouver without
tackling the Seawall, starting with
the classic 9.3-kilometre (5.8-mile)
circuit around Stanley Park and
extending, uninterrupted, a further
15 kilometres around Coal Harbour,
English Bay and False Creek. Or
venture out on one of the completed
sections of the North Shore's
emerging Spirit Trail, which will
one day link the entire 35-kilometre
shoreline from Horseshoe Bay to
Deep Cove.
HIKING
Rising 850 metres in elevation
over a distance of just under three
kilometres, the Grouse Grind is a
natural stair-climber and badge of
honour for the fit. (Treat yourself to
a cold beverage at Altitudes Bistro
at the top!) But there are countless
other trails worth tramping around
Vancouver, from the easy forest
walks of Stanley Park to the 1,449-
metre triple summit of Mount
Seymour. Enlist locals to show you
around through Yervana or Tattle
or find your own perfect path at
vancouvertrails.com.
CYCLING
Rent a bike at EzeeRiders Bike
Rentals or Spokes Bicycle Rentals, or
snag one of the blue Mobi By Shaw
Go bikes (the city's public bike-share
system) and follow the waterfront from
the Vancouver Convention Centre
around Stanley Park and False Creek.
Vancouver's North Shore is
world-renowned for its steep moun-
tain biking trails, the most challenging
of which begin off the gravel switch-
backs of Old Mountain Highway on
Mount Fromme. More intermediate
riding can be found on the lower
slopes of Mount Seymour.
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