Vancouver the best walking city in Canada
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contributing to Vancouver's ranking include natural beauty, extensive parks, and
the city's transportation plan which makes walking one of the top transportation
priorities. The city invests in transportation options such as widening
sidewalks, neighbourhood traffic calming, and increasing greenways. In addition,
land-use planning has resulted in higher densities and a very walkable downtown
core. Vancouver was also recognized for the number of kilometres of trails in
the city, ideal year-round temperatures, good air quality and many points of
interest.
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Walking Vancouver
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Vancouver has been recognized as the 2008 Best Walking City in Canada by the
Canadian Federation of Podiatric Medicine. |
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Vancouver Chinatown and
Gastown are two of Vancouver's most
fascinating neighbourhoods. Gastown has history and great old-fashioned
architecture |
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While it doesn't sound like a long hike, 2.9km, it's steep! It rises over 850
meters (2,800 feet). The average time it takes to ascend the natural staircase
is 1 hour and 30 minutes, so be prepared with water. |
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Vancouver’s second largest park The Hastings Park Walk is 2.2 km (1.38 miles or
4,356 steps). |
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The Seawall Walk around Stanley Park is recognized as one of the great scenic
walks in the world. |
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As you enter Stanley Park from Georgia Street, Lost Lagoon is the beautiful body
of water to the west of the causeway |
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The park covers 130 Acres, but a simple walk around the garden is only 0.41 km,
0.26 miles or 824 steps and will take you to the "top of Vancouver" |
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Take a walk around one of Vancouver’s Olympic venues. |
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This route provides an opportunity to exercise as you take in some beach
volleyball and watch the sails go by, all with the North Shore Mountains as the
backdrop. |
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The Riverfront walk is located south of South East Marine Drive along the Fraser
River between Kerr Street and Argyle Street. |
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Delight your senses during a waterfront stroll from Granville Island, North
America's "Best Neighbourhood" to Kitsilano Beach Park Vancouver's most popular
summer hot spot. |
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Everett Crowley Park is a green sanctuary, offering a lush woodland feel. It is
located in the neighbourhood of Killarney between South East Marine Drive and
63rd Avenue on Kerr Street. |
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Jericho Beach Park is 46.71 hectares in area; however a walk around the duck
pond and along the seawall path is only 1.45 kilometres, 0.91 miles |
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UBC can seem like a city unto itself. The campus stretches 402 hectares, flanked
by the picturesque University Endowment Lands |
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The West Vancouver Seawall starts at beautiful Ambleside Park in West Vancouver,
across the Lions Gate Bridge, about 20 minutes from downtown. |
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The Capilano River runs from the base of Grouse Mountain at the Cleveland Dam,
down through North Vancouver |
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The West Point Grey Beach Walk is a 3.0 kilometre walk that starts at the West
Point Grey Fitness Centre parking lot |
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This is a 5.89 km/ 3.68 mile or 11,662 step circular route. It is a must for
those interested in history, architecture, or exceptional views |
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Imagine a place where parks and green spaces are plenty, where picturesque
streets of "fairy tale" homes are lined with Oak and Fir, where yacht clubs,
breathtaking views and quaint shops are commonplace. |
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This regional park, right in the heart of Burnaby, is a place to reconnect with
the natural world without leaving the city. 11km Walk |
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Known for its public markets, fresh bakeries and unique stores, you can spend an
entire day exploring all that this area has to offer. |
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This is a pretty, easy walk past wonderful parks, waterfront apartments and
stores. |
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This walking tour takes you along the north side of False Creek, which is really
a small inlet that borders the southern edge of the downtown peninsula and opens
into English Bay. |
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It should take you about 2 to 4 hours, not including shopping, eating, and
sightseeing stops. |
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Vancouver's West End is often called the densest residential district east of
Manhattan. How true that is is anyone's guess but what is unique is how green
Vancouver's downtown streets are. Every high-rise is surrounded by trees and
shrubs and flowers. Remember to look up as you wander downtown Vancouver
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