The City of Vancouver is advising residents and visitors that a busy portion of the seawall will soon close for vital maintenance work.
The Stanley Park seawall will be closed between Third Beach and Lumberman’s Arch starting Monday, Oct. 26, and Saturday, Nov. 14.
According to the Park Board, the section of the world’s longest uninterrupted waterfront path is being closed for “safety and accessibility upgrades” as well as annual maintenance.
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“We’re removing speed gates, also known as maze gates, near Lumberman’s Arch, Prospect Point, and Third Beach,” wrote the Park Board online. “This work will improve accessibility and safety for people of all ages and abilities.
“To reduce disruptions to your visit, we’re coordinating this work with annual rock scaling and seawall maintenance.”
A detour has been set up through Stanley Park, between Lumberman’s Arch and Ferguson Point.
Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation
Vancouver Park Board commissioners unanimously approved the removal of three cyclist dismount gates on the Stanley Park seawall in March 2025, along with the conceptual designs for modifying the bike path at these locations.
Currently, cyclist dismount gates — also referred to as “maze gates” — at Lumberman’s Arch (The Fox’s Den spray park), Prospect Point (under the Lions Gate Bridge), and Third Beach (Third Beach concession stand and parking lot) force cyclists to walk their bike across each location’s high-traffic pedestrian crossing.
During busy summer days, these gates can create congestion and long lines of cyclists on the seawall.
Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation
There’s now even more evidence that the Vancouver seawall is one of the most beautiful bike paths in the world.
Explore, an adventure travel company, recently conducted a study that revealed the “world’s most beautiful cycling routes.”
Explore used eye-tracking technology to measure how 200 people responded to images of 52 cycling routes around the world. Researchers analyzed how fast a route caught their attention and held it, creating an “eye-catching” score out of 100.
The Vancouver seawall landed on the list, earning a score of 75. The average time a participant spent looking was 1.87 seconds, and the average time to first fixation was 1.75 seconds.