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This trail is one of the most famous in North Vancouver. It is a 48-kilometre trail that starts at Horseshoe Bay of West Vancouver and ends at the Deep Cove, east of North Vancouver. Along the way, it passes different attractions - the Capilano River, the Grouse Grind, the Seymour Canyon, the Lynn Canyon Park through its suspension bridge and Quarry Rock of Deep Cove.
This city-crossing trail doesn't mean you need to do it from start to finish. This full route will take 6-12 hours to complete depending on your pace. Of course, there are many access points.
With a trail this long, for sure there will be many intersections, forests, mountain views and more.
Barnet Marine Park is a popular destination for locals and tourists. There are numerous sandy beaches and open-air picnic areas, making it ideal for families with children and dogs. Summer is a popular time for swimming and other outdoor activities. Despite its small size, it appears to be much larger due to its length and narrowness. Located at 8181 Barnet Road with more parking spaces and just 30 minutes away from downtown Vancouver.
This 3.2 kilometres trail is part of the Lynn Headwaters Regional Park and also starts at a junction of the Lynn Loop Trail. It gives you a very steep hike, with lots of roots and rocky parts but overall, there are fewer obstacles compared to the Grouse Grind. If you're looking for a more challenging hiking experience, this might be a good option for you. This trail is a one-way route and after experiencing the steep hike going up, the way down might be a challenge for you. Along the path, there are markers on the trees to keep you on track.
As you get closer to the peak, you will start seeing more of the stunning views. And once you get there, you will get the amazing sights of nature you commonly see in pictures.
Lynn Valley is one of the famous neighbourhoods of North Vancouver located between Mount Fromme and Mount Seymour. The name came from Sapper John Linn whose family name was commonly misspelled as Lynn at that time. He is one of the Royal British Engineers who settled in the area. The iconic Lynn Valley is home to the Lynn Canyon Park and Suspension Bridge which is a free alternative to the world-famous Capilano Suspension Bridge. It has an amazing natural setting with lots of trails available for both beginners and experts.
Michael J Fox Theatre is a community-style theater opened in 1993, named after the famous Canadian actor Mr. Michael J. Fox. It provides a spectacular, convenient, and economical location for theatrical performances like music, dance, drama, business gatherings, television shows and community initiatives. With its 613 seats auditorium, great lighting and sound quality systems, changing rooms as well as a bigger lobby and a gallery for visual arts, the theatre is ideally suited to small and midsize functions and events.
This is one of the coolest parks in the city of New Westminster design. It was to try to help people be able to reconnect with the mighty Fraser River. This park stretches for almost two and a half kilometres including lounging areas, places for kids to play and, of course, lots of other amenities. It's built on over 3,600 pilings because it's built both on land and right over the water. If you're coming to New Westminster, this is just a great place to hang out and catch some sun and connect with the river.
Next to BC Place's Stadium, you'll find Rogers Arena. It is home to the Vancouver Canucks. If you know anything about Canadians, you know they are crazy about hockey and Vancouver is no exception.
This arena seats approximately twenty thousand guests, that's twenty thousand screaming hockey fans. Checking out a hockey game live is a must-do while you're here in Canada. You could also check out some amazing concerts at this venue.
Stanley Park is the largest urban park in North America, even bigger than Central Park in New York City. In this park, there is so much for you to do.
You could head over to the Vancouver Aquarium and learn about marine biology and ocean sustainability. Visit the open-air Totem Pole Museum with nine different first nation totem poles or mosey up to the highest peak of Stanley Park at Prospect Point for views of the Lions Gate Bridge. This bridge was opened in 1937 and at that time it was a huge project costing over 6 million dollars. It was funded by the Guinness family famous for their world record books.
This bridge connects Vancouver to the north shore and a fun fact, this was the same bridge used in the Final Destination movie. Continuing along through Stanley Park, you'll find many beautiful beaches such as the Second Beach, there's another beach called Third Beach at the entrance. A beautiful area called English Bay Beach and downtown Vancouver a famous beach called Sunset Beach Park. So, lots of beaches for you to hang out and enjoy.
Victoria Hill is a historic area of New Westminster. It is now a master-planned community bringing over 1200 residents to this area built by Omni, but originally, it was the provincial lunatic asylum or a psychiatric hospital. Victoria Hill in the late 1800s was used to treat mental illness.Three of the structures of the original buildings remain, including the Boiler House. The Boiler House today is super cool. What they did is they converted it from a big building formerly used to heat the water for this whole area, into a recreation facility for the over 1,200 residents in this area. It includes a gym, a theatre room, meeting rooms and even a basketball court. Omni did great in improving this historic area.