| Time |
Group Run - Route Description |
km |
| ~6:00 |
meet at the soccer field behind
Griffin Recreation Center – 851 West Queens Road, North Vancouver |
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| to 6:20 |
registration |
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| 6:25 |
photo |
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| 6:30 |
Reference Point (RP) #0. Start/Finish – 3 metal
posts at north entrance to soccer field |
0 |
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This first fairly flat section is a
mix of trail and sidewalk that gets you to Capilano Canyon via the direct
route. |
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- go right and up to Queens
Avenue. Cross carefully and continue
up Del Rio Street to the end. Take the
gravel trail directly in front of you.
At the first major trail, go left and uphill to the street (Forest Hills Road.) |
0.6 |
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- go straight on Forest Hills Road 4
blocks to trail where street ends. Take trail about 10m then go right and down to pavement.
Continue straight along street to first corner and turn right (Emerald Drive) |
01.4 |
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- follow Emerald Drive uphill to
little footbridge over creek. Cross street (Sunset) and continue on
trail immediately opposite. Follow middle fork and contour Eldon Park
on the trail. (Don’t go up stairs or
down to park.) |
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- at trail end, go right. Pass a big rock in the
middle of the trail and go right Pass
Cleveland school on your left. Cross
Capilano Road at the lights and continue about 100m straight to trail head
(TransCanada Trail) onto Ruby Avenue. |
02.3 |
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This section in Capilano Canyon has a
little something for everyone: Paved roads, gravel roads, wide trails
and narrow, rooty, muddy ones. The
sound of rushing water is your constant companion. |
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- take rocky trail downhill to
Capilano Park Road. Turn right and take gravel sidewalk on LHS facing traffic |
03.1 |
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- at notice board opposite fish
hatchery, turn left onto
trial. After about 50m, gp right onto footbridge and cross river. |
04.1 |
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- on far shore of river, go right. After about 200m, go left and take the wide gravel trail steeply uphill. When it
flattens out, go right
onto Giant Fir trail, then first left. Say “Hi” to 350 year old Grandpa Capilano behind the
split rail fence. Watch for owls! Climb a steep set of stairs,
then go right onto wide
trail. |
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- continue uphill about 50m then go left and go through bike gate onto
Capilano Pacific Trail. |
04.5 |
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- stay on Capilano Pacific Trail with
the river over your left shoulder for about 4 km. Watch for roots and steep drop offs to the
left. At the 2 rustic log
benches, continue straight. You will
cross several small bridges and eventually reach a wooden bike gate. Go left and slightly downhill onto a smooth, wide trail. |
06.4 |
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- the trail will eventually turn to pavement
(Keith Road) and go under the Upper Levels Highway. After about 700m
(at intersection of Keith and 3rdleft. Avenue) continue on Capilano Pacific Trail to your |
8.4 |
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- where trail hits the river, turn left. Follow the riverbank
trail about 50m then take stairs up to bridge. Cross bridge on sidewalk (RHS). At
far bank, cross road and take tiny trail at the edge of the bridge onto
riverbank trail heading up river. |
|
| 7:30 |
RP #1. Aid Station Adams. If you are in luck, there may be some
friendly folks and your special needs drop bags here. |
09.0 |
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This final section is net uphill on
wide trails and a few street sections. Be sure to take care when
crossing streets |
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- just after the last house, go right uphill onto a small trail through a
piney woods. At the clearing, stay on grassy trail. You will
reach Capilano Road. Bowser Trail is opposite and about 10m to the
right of where you stand. CROSS CAREFULLY!
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- you will now contour the bottom of
the cliff on Bowser Trail for about 750m to Pemberton Street. Pass a
playground and a few dead-end streets. At Pemberton (note C-Lovers Sea
Food restaurant) go right one
block then left on
Marine Drive at the Shell station. |
10.3 |
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- Take sidewalk 4 blocks to the Rogers Video at Hamilton Avenue then
go left and up one street. Go right onto 16th Cross
Fell Avenue and enter Mosquito Creek Park. Go left at the river then stay straight on the wide trail with
Mosquito Creek over your right shoulder Street to where it
ends. |
11.5 |
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- Hopefully, you will meet up with
the competitive runners along this section. Go under the Upper Levels
Highway. At the junction with the paved trail, go straight and follow
the Trans Canada Trail sign. When you
reach the skateboard park, go right |
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- cross the drive when it is
safe to do so. |
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| 8:00 |
RP #0. Finish!
The 3 posts at the soccer field. |
13.2 |
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Freshen-up at the Harry Jerome Recreation Center at Lonsdale and 23rd Avenue. Pool.
Hot tub. Sauna |
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| to ? |
Potluck party at 3515 Fairmont Road. |
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