Velodrome Trail

Great exercise trail with more than 500 stairs! The incline is worth about 1/4 of the Grouse grind. This is perfect trail for winter months when lots of other hiking trails are unsafe.

I always start from mountain air park where parking is abundant. Be sure to go all the way up to the Burnaby mountain to enjoy the view!

With over 500 steps, it can be a bit tricky to get around when it’s raining. The view from the trail is amazing and totally worth it. As a beginner, I found it pretty tough, but I saw other hikers who were actually running. There are facilities and parking at the top at Burnaby Mountain Park. Overall, it was an awesome experience and a great workout.

Amazing views and a good practice for grouse grind

A few trails interconnect. Gorgerous scenery. Velodrome involves many stairs (apparently >500).

I absolutely love this trail! So many breathtaking views of the forestry around. They have stairs and trail incorporated into the hike. At the very end, you'll notice it's extremely steep. But once you get passed the final steps you can lay on the grass and have a snack in front of the beautiful totems at Burnaby Mountain.

You can either reach the entrance of the trail from behind the Harry Jerome Sports Centre (bottom going up) or from Burnaby Mountain Park (top going down). Burnaby Mountain Park has more parking available than the narrow road leading up to the parking near Harry Jerome Sports Centre. It is quite a trek up the stairs with over 500+ stairs, but the view of the city and the waters is indeed beautiful at the top. Intermediate difficultly due to the elevation increase from taking so many flights of stairs. Would not recommend for those with little children to go up such steep stairs. Dogs must be kept on leash.

I am new to BC and this was my first hike here. It was a misty magical morning.

-Parked my car at Burnaby Mountain conservation area parking just across Kushiro Park which has beautifully carved wooden sculptures.
- There are restrooms to use.
- I started my hike from Pandora trailhead which connects to Velodrome trail.
- The walk was peaceful with less to no crowd , slight drop and then comes the stairs😊
- There are 500+ staircases. Descending was super easy with great views to stop by and cherish. While coming up it was a great leg workout.
- It was a short 2.9 km out and back trail with good calorie burn opportunity.

I loved it and will visit again on a sunny day to get a clearer city view.