Vancouver · Guide
Twenty-eight kilometres of unbroken waterfront. Six neighbourhoods strung along it like beads. The single line that tells you why people move here.
The route
Toggle the layers to see what each stretch offers — the beaches you'll bike past, the patios you'll stop at, the docks that'll let you cheat the long way home.
Drag the yellow Street View pegman onto any blue-highlighted street to step into a real Vancouver block.
The segments
The Seawall changes character every couple of kilometres. Knowing where you fit on it helps narrow your search.
01 · KM 0–2
Yacht-club glass, mountains across the inlet, and float-plane traffic at eye level. The most polished kilometre of the line — and the easiest commute downtown on foot.
02 · KM 2–12
The 10-kilometre loop that locals measure their year by. Brockton totem poles at sunrise, Lions Gate from underneath, Third Beach for the sunset finish.
03 · KM 12–14
Sand volleyball, the Inukshuk, the patio scene at sunset. High-rise living that puts you on the seawall in two flights down.
04 · KM 14–20
Granville Island markets, microbreweries at Olympic Village, and the patio-strip that owns Vancouver summer. Aquabus everywhere — you can cheat the long way home.
05 · KM 20–24
Converted warehouses, David Lam Park lawns, BC Place lit up after games. Walk-to-everything condo living, with the seawall as your backyard.
06 · KM 24–28
The west-facing finish line. Kits Pool, Jericho sunsets, and the Spanish Banks tide that draws everyone out at low water. UBC views off the right shoulder.
28
Kilometres of unbroken waterfront — the longest of any city in the world.
9
Public beaches strung along the line, from Coal Harbour to Spanish Banks.
7
Aquabus stops between Kits and Science World — the seawall's shortcut.
35+
Patio restaurants with a Seawall view, give or take a season.
Live near the line
I'll help you find a home along it. One stretch fits one life; another stretch fits another. Tell me how you'd use it and we'll narrow the map together.