If you’re planning a trip to Vancouver or looking to get into mountain biking, chances are you don’t yet have your own mountain bike and may be wondering where you can get a mountain bike rental in Vancouver BC. Vancouver’s North Shore is world famous for its tricky trails that include a mix of awesome…
The Sea to Sky trail is one of the best things to do in Squamish BC. Not to be confused with the Squamish Sea to Summit hike / Squamish Sea to Sky hike that goes underneath the Squamish gondola or the Sea to Sky highway, this post is about the Sea to Sky trail that…
A few years ago I learned about a bike ride in Whistler called Lord of the Squirrels that promised a challenging but beautiful ride. And boy did it live up to expectations! Lord of the Squirrels is the name given to a biking route that follows the trails Into the Mystic, On the Rocks for…
The Lower Seymour Conservation Reserve may not have the fanciest name, but it’s definitely a great place to spend your weekend. There are a tonne of great easy Vancouver hiking trails in this area, a couple of suspension bridges that are way less crowded than Lynn Valley Suspension Bridge or Capilano Bridge, and so many…
If you’re planning a mountain biking trip in the Chilcotins and want to know more about the trails, below you’ll find information from our Chilcotins trip. How best to celebrate the 30th birthday of your mountain biking obsessed partner? Book him a Chilcotins mountain biking trip of course! While hiking is more my sport, my…
Arbutus Greenway bike path in Vancouver is one of the best beginner-friendly cycle rides in the city. Vancouver on the whole is a cycle-friendly city. There are loads of bike lanes, quiet roads designated as biking routes and there’s the Vancouver sea wall which loops around Stanley Park. Cycling around Stanley Park is definitely the…
When I moved to BC my obsession with trestles began. So far I’ve ticked off the Ladner Creek trestle and now the Myra Canyon trestles. I’d tried to visit these last November but the snow had already fallen and the road was closed so we had to postpone it. This summer I returned with some…
You guys know I love hiking, but I also enjoy a good bike ride too. Vancouver is pretty bike friendly and besides cycling in Stanley Park, there are also plenty of other easier cycle rides around Vancouver. I’d been wanting to go on a longer bike ride for a while but wasn’t sure where so…
One of the best ways to get around Vancouver is by bike. It’s such a bike-friendly city with bike paths and lanes everywhere. Come summer you’ll see hundreds of people on their bikes as they go to or from work, meet up with friends or race around in pelotons. Whether you’re a Vancouver local or…
Biking Stanley Park is a bucket list Vancouver item and is something I’ve done countless times. Since I lived a 2 minute walk away from Stanley Park (and even closer by bike) for 6 years, I would spend my mornings or evenings getting a quick lap in. On these bike rides, the beauty of Stanley…