Creating a Regional Greenway Network
Metro Vancouver, municipalities and community groups are working together to create this regional greenway network. Although the routes may take several years to establish, one day you will be able to walk, cycle or watch wildlife along greenways throughout the region.

Wherever possible, greenways are integrated with utility development to take advantage of sizable linear corridors comprising Metro Vancouver's water and sewer network. There are four greenways currently under development which, when completed, will provide approximately 100 kilometres of trails. They are:

Brunette-Fraser Regional Greenway
This is the first link in the regional greenway network and is part of the Central Valley Greenway connecting Vancouver to New Westminster. When completed, it will extend 16 km from Burnaby Mountain to the Fraser River. It follows the Burnaby Mountain Urban Trail; drainage corridors along Stoney Creek and the Brunette River, and streets in New Westminster to reach Sapperton Landing and, eventually, New Westminster Quay. Some sections are sewer and storm water service routes - be prepared to encounter large trucks.

Delta-South Surrey Regional Greenway
This new regional greenway runs from Annacis Island to Mud Bay along the South Surrey Interceptor sewer corridor and will be under construction over the next five years.  The 2.3 km section between 64th Avenue and Highway 10 is officially open.  Also Surrey’s Mud Bay Park which serves as the southern terminus is open and connects to the Boundary Bay Dyke Trail. This greenway will one day provide connections between Delta’s Nature Reserve and Watershed Park, Surrey’s Joe Brown Park and Mud Bay Park, the Serpentine Greenway and Boundary Bay Regional Park

Pitt River Regional Greenway
The first phase of the Pitt River Regional Greenway is now open, stretching 10.2 km west from the waterfront parkland at Harris Landing (at the foot of Harris Road in Pitt Meadows) to Ferry Slip Road. The greenway follows the Fraser and Pitt River dykes, offering excellent opportunities for walking, cycling and bird watching. Enjoy beautiful views of mountains, rivers and working farmland. Watch for wildlife including seal, muskrat, osprey, hawks and ducks.

Additional sections of the trail will be completed over the next 10 years, following the dykes wherever possible. Once complete, the greenway will stretch some 30 kilometres to Grant Narrows Regional Park, linking to a network of municipal trails, the Trans Canada Trail, and Allouette River dyke trails. Planned bridge and airport construction may affect access at times, so please watch for detours and obey all signs.

Seymour River Greenway
This is the newest initiative in the regional greenway network and connects the Lower Seymour Conservation Reserve to Burrard Inlet at the mouth of the Seymour River, passing by Capilano College, Maplewood Farm and the Maplewood industrial area. Much of the greenway is still in the planning stages except for the existing routes in the LSCR.  Metro Vancouver is working with the District of North Vancouver on a new trail and staircase along the BC Hydro corridor east of Capilano College which is anticipated to be complete in summer 2006.

Related Information:
 Lower Seymour Conservation Reserve