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The Capilano Pacific Trail starts off near Ambleside Park and follows the Capilano River up to the Capilano Watershed and Cleveland Dam. Note that part of the trail is still closed due to a landslide so runners must follow a 3-kilometre detour to get back on the main trail.
You’ll be running through lush, green forests and views of the Capilano River, depending on where you are on the route. If the floodgates are open, you can even find a front row seat to watch the water rushing out of the dam. Keep running north and you’ll be treated to mountain views and the water reservoir.
For their final group project in December 2020, published on the university’s blogs website, the UBC Geography students dived into the topographical and terrain feasibility, with one route option, as envisioned by MVX, following the Sea to Sky Highway. This option could take advantage of the existing railway right-of-way, even though it “may not be able to accommodate the highest speeds from West Vancouver to Squamish due to the winding nature of the rail.”
Following the highway corridor could potentially carry a lower construction cost and shorter construction timeline as “less modifications would have to be made to the landscape in order to make the route suitable for a higher speed commuter train.” The segment of the route between Horseshoe Bay and Squamish would carry slower speeds, while overall travel times could be reduced with higher speeds in the segments from Squamish to Whistler and Chilliwack to Vancouver.