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Horseshoe Bay & Mt. Gardner (Biking + Hiking) · Saturday, July 12th, 2025
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Start: Saturday, Jul. 12th
Pre-trip meeting: Thursday, Jul. 3rd, 7:00 pm
Pre-trip meeting location: Zoom
Description:
Hello,
Why bus when you can bike? The bike route from Vancouver to Horseshoe bay is a beautiful ride. Adds a bit of spiciness to the trip, biking up and down the hills of West Van before hiking up and down the hills of Bowen Island. It will be spicy like Shin Ramen, got a little kick and really fun.
Is This Right For Me? (Disclaimer may not be a beginner trip)
- You have previous hiking and/or biking experience
- You are comfortable biking 60km with 500+ elevation gain (If you have done 100km rides this should be comfortable)
- Hyped about cycling and hiking
Trip Overview
- Location: Horseshoe Bay+ Mt. Gardner
- Approx. Total Bike Distance: UBC—>Horseshoe Bay —> Bowen Island: 85KM, Elevation: 915m
- Total Hike Distance: 7KM Elevation:700m
- I’ll have pre-trip to go through the trip plan and answer any questions or concerns. This trip will involve cycling + hiking.
Logistics
- Meet up at A-maze-ing Laughter around 8:30am
- Aim to get the 10AM Ferry @ Horseshoe Bay to Bowen Island
- Bike to Mt. Gardner Trail Head
- Hike Mt. Gardner (3.5 hours, including lunch & chill at top)
- Catch Ferry before 10pm (most likely we won’t get this late, unless we decide to explore more after the hike)
- Bike back to Vancouver/UBC
- Ferry Tickets → $12 (Round-trip)
- Food
Standard Packing List (Just a guide)
- Bike Related
- Water (It’s easy to carry if you can mount water bottles to your bike but you can also carry hydration packs or stuff bottles elsewhere)
- Repair Kit (Multitool, Mini-Pump, Tyre Lever, Duct Tape)
- Bike Lock (U-lock/cable)
- Front and Rear lights (Mandatory)
- Spare tube (Mandatory)
- Helmet (Mandatory)
- Bike (Duh, A road/any bike should be fine. Gears optional :))
- Layers (whatever you need to stay warm)
- Snacks (Carry plenty to avoid Boinking. My go to are gummy bears)
- Shoes (Only if you are riding with bike shoes)
- Lunch at Mt. Gardner Summit
- Games
- Cash
- Powerbank
If you have any questions or need further information about biking, feel free to reach out via email. See you around!
Trip details partially plagiarized from Sri.
Posted: 2025-04-01 20:49:59
Last modified: 2025-04-02 08:22:03