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Group Run - Route Description |
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| ~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 |
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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. |
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| 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. |
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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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Potluck party at 3515 Fairmont Road. |
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