Active Vancouver offers the reader a variety of pursuits—cycling, trail running, hiking, snowshoeing, paddling, walking, and nature treks—all within a day trip of Vancouver, British Columbia, one of the most vibrant urban regions in the world for access to recreational green space.
The myriad activities featured in this unique guidebook are for locals and tourists alike who have beginner to intermediate skills in each sport. Here you’ll find all the year-round information needed to plan a fun, energetic and educational adventure day in one of the most beautiful cities in the world. Readers are able to scan activities quickly for timing, distance, elevation and accessibility. Equally important, each activity also provides an “Eco-Insight” into the natural history of the locale to give the user a deeper connection with the environment.
Complete with colour photographs and maps, Active Vancouver is the ultimate resource for both exciting and family-friendly outdoor recreation in and around Vancouver throughout the year.
Authors
- Bibliography, etc. Note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Control Number Identifier
- CaOOCEL
- Description conventions
- rda
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 917.11/33045
- Dewey Decimal Edition Number
- 23
- Distributor
- Canadian Electronic Library (Firm),
- General Note
- Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
- ISBN
- 9781771600811 9781771600798
- LCCN
- F1089.5.V22
- LCCN Item number
- J36 2015eb
- Modifying agency
- CaBNVSL
- Original cataloging agency
- CaOONL
- Physical Description | Extent
- 1 electronic text (293 pages)
- Published in
- Ottawa, Ontario
- Publisher or Distributor Number
- CaOOCEL
- Rights
- Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
- System Control Number
- (CaBNVSL)kck00236030 (OCoLC)924820044 (CaOOCEL)449155
- System Details Note
- Mode of access: World Wide Web
- Transcribing agency
- CaOONL
Table of Contents
- Contents 7
- Acknowledgements 11
- Metro Vancouver Overview Map 14
- “Go Further” Overview Map 17
- Active Vancouver: An Introduction 18
- A Recreation-in-Nature Philosophy 21
- How to Use This Book 23
- Activity Headings 23
- Activity Planning 26
- Outdoor Ethics 26
- Weather 27
- activevancouver.ca 28
- Go Further 28
- Safety & Security Planning 29
- Ten Essentials for Activity Safety 30
- Safety Equipment Specific for Water Activities 31
- Quick Safety Check for Proceeding 32
- Suggested Reading, Resources,Media & Organizations 33
- Trail Running 37
- Burnaby Lake Regional Park Trail Loop 40
- Locarno Beach at Low Tide 44
- Campbell Valley Regional Park in Fall Colours 48
- Brunswick Point & Beyond 52
- Minnekhada Regional Park Loop 57
- Lynn Loop at Lynn Headwaters Regional Park 61
- Go Further: Crippen Regional Park Loop on Bowen Island 65
- Hiking 70
- Deep Cove’s Quarry Rock & Indian Arm Lookout 73
- Capilano Canyon Regional Park Forest & River Loop 78
- Lighthouse Park Forest & Ocean Edge Loop 83
- Cypress Mountain to Black Mountain Summit Hike 89
- Whyte Lake in West Vancouver 94
- Cypress Falls Temperate Forest Hike 99
- Go Further: Stawamus Chief South Summit Challenge in Squamish 104
- Snowshoeing 109
- Mount Seymour’s Dog Mountain Trail & Overlook 112
- Mount Seymour’s Dinky Peak City View Loop 117
- Cypress Mountain’s Bowen Lookout over Howe Sound 122
- Cypress Mountain’s Hollyburn Peak & Lions View 127
- Go Further: Paul Ridge toward Diamond Head & Elfin Lakes – Squamish 131
- Cycling 135
- Boundary Bay Dyke Bike 138
- Lower Seymour Conservation Reserve Pathway to Old-Growth Forest & Hatchery 143
- Point Roberts, WA, International Cycle Loop 147
- Traboulay PoCo Trail Loop 152
- Vancouver Biennale Art Ride 156
- Richmond Bike Loop onTrails…or Mostly So 160
- Vancouver Seawall: Canada Place to Kits Pool 164
- Fraser Valley Local Food & Wine Tour 169
- Go Further: Lochside Trail from Swartz Bay to Victoria 174
- Paddling 179
- The Vancouver Shoreline 181
- Buntzen Lake Paddle to the North End 185
- Deep Cove Crossing to Belcarra Regional Park 190
- Deep Cove Crossing to Jug Island 195
- Nicomekl Lazy River Paddle 200
- Go Further: Widgeon Slough & Falls at Pitt Lake 205
- Other Adventures 210
- Swimming at Sasamat Lake in Belcarra Park 212
- Walking on Salt Spring Island 217
- Rowing Sculls on Deas Slough in Ladner 222
- Inline Skating at the Lower Seymour Conservation Reserve 227
- Stand-Up Paddleboarding in Deep Cove 231
- Mountain Biking on the North Shore 235
- Go Further: Skate/Classic Cross-Country Skiing in Whistler’s Callaghan Valley 240
- Go Further: Rock Climbing & Bouldering in Squamish 245
- Active Picnic Adventures 250
- Admiralty Point in Belcarra Regional Park 256
- Barnston Island on the Fraser River 259
- Kanaka Creek in Maple Ridge 260
- Derby Reach Regional Park in Langley 262
- Hollyburn Lodge on Cypress Mountain 263
- Whytecliff Park in West Vancouver 265
- Final Thoughts 267
- Appendix A: Bioregional Quiz 268
- Appendix B: Activities Sorted by Region 274
- Appendix C: Dog-Friendly Activities 280
- Appendix D: Group Activities 282
- Appendix E: Activities Sorted by Difficulty Level 286
- Bibliography 289
- Index 290
- About the Author 295
