Trackpad or flat routes in North Vancouver

[Bebette]

I will spend the next couple of days in North Vancouver near Mt. Seymour. Any suggestion for a flat running route or a track nearby?

[ultraslacker]

I will spend the next couple of days in North Vancouver near Mt. Seymour. Any suggestion for a flat running route or a track nearby?

there's no such thing as flat in North Van, except right on a track. :)

I'm not aware of tracks in that area... which doesn't mean there aren't any, but I just haven't been to any. Windsor High School is at 931 Broadview Drive (just off of Mount Seymour Parkway) but their website doesn't seem to indicate whether or not they have a track.

[carm]

I hunted down a track during a spring visit to Vancouver. I ended up googling websites for local track teams and they usually have a list of tracks on the webpage. I went to the one at the Minoru Aquatic Centre in Richmond.

[Jwolf]

I hunted down a track during a spring visit to Vancouver. I ended up googling websites for local track teams and they usually have a list of tracks on the webpage. I went to the one at the Minoru Aquatic Centre in Richmond.

There are several tracks in the city of Vancouver which would be closer than Minoru in Richmond. I can recommend one of those-- I just don't know of any in North Vancouver.

I'm pretty sure Holly has gone to one in North Van but it's not near Mt Seymour- in the lower Lonsdale area.

No really flat routes in the area near Mt Seymour, but if you can make your way down to Ambleside Park along the water, that's a really nice place to run (although not all that long on the path along the water).

[ultraslacker]

I hunted down a track during a spring visit to Vancouver. I ended up googling websites for local track teams and they usually have a list of tracks on the webpage. I went to the one at the Minoru Aquatic Centre in Richmond.

There are several tracks in the city of Vancouver which would be closer than Minoru in Richmond. I can recommend one of those-- I just don't know of any in North Vancouver.

I'm pretty sure Holly has gone to one in North Van but it's not near Mt Seymour- in the lower Lonsdale area.

No really flat routes in the area near Mt Seymour, but if you can make your way down to Ambleside Park along the water, that's a really nice place to run (although not all that long on the path along the water).

there isn't one in lower lonsdale.

I've used three; the closest to Seymour would be the one at Sutherland School. It's just off of Grand Blvd, at 19th Street. The other two are further west. Sutherland would be quite easy/quick to get to if you have a car.

eta: oh and there is one on 23rd, just east of Lonsdale but it's not standard size.

[Bebette]

Thanks everyone for your input. According to our friends' son there is a dirt track around the football field at Windsor Secondary. This should do the trick for tomorrow's run. I want to run on terrain that mimics the flat Toronto Waterfront Trail where i usually run my temo runs.

[ultraslacker]

OR you could take advantage of the location and hit some of the awesome trails on lower seymour. it's a shame to be right here and then only run on a track.

(ps: welcome to paradise!!

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[Bebette]

You are right Holly! The trail system is fantastic. We did a 2h walk in the trail closest to our friends' house the last time we were here. They live about 5 min frim the entrance to the trail...

I have an easy run schedule for tomorrow. I will definitively hit the trails for this one.