Some days it's fun to just see where the bike wants to go and this was one of those days.
We started at Rocky Point Park in Port Moody and headed west along Spring Street. We wanted to get up to the Coquitlam plateau and had heard about a trail behind Port Moody Senior High. There's a trail there, but it's not meant for bikes. It was a huge climb and we had to carry our bikes up many flights of stairs. Next time we would take Clarke Road.
We had the Translink Bike Route Map and tried to keep to the suggested bike routes and off the busy roads. The nicest part was along Grover, around Como Lake and east towards Mundy Park. There was a nice surprise - bikes are welcome on the trails in Mundy Park--who knew? We took the circle route around the park and were a bit dismayed when it spit us out onto some side streets. I hope Coquitlam will add a bike lane along the south edge of the park. The park trails are fantastic for beginning riders to explore and they are wide enough to share with walkers and joggers.
We left the park looking to find an interesting route down the hill. We found many connectors at the ends of roads and explored all kinds of new trails. I hope you can find some of them, too !
We topped this great exploring ride off with dinner at The Boathouse, and there's also Pajo's at Rocky Point and many other eats in the Port Moody and Newport area.
Happy Riding ~ Colleen
