I originally dubbed the Banzai Run the Bonsai Run because I thought Greg’s route resembled a small tree in an oversized pot, but the celebratory Japanese term, Banzai, seemed far more appropriate for a run like this. With a gentle climb from the Cambie Running Room up through Shaughnessy to the full tour of the Stanley Park Seawall and back, the Banzai Run promises great Vancouver running with some great views of the city and beyond.
Not ready for the Big Banzai? We’ve got you covered with 16k and 19k versions as well. Banzai!
Turn-by-Turn Directions
WEST on 7th Ave — LEFT on Heather St — RIGHT on 37th Ave — RIGHT on Larch St > Puget Dr — cross King Edward Ave and go uphill LEFT to rejoin Puget — RIGHT on Blenheim — RIGHT on Point Grey RD > Cornwall Ave — LEFT on Arbutus St to follow road around Kits Point (RIGHT on McNicoll Ave — LEFT on Maple St — RIGHT on Ogden Ave — RIGHT on Chestnut) — LEFT on Cornwall — cross Burrard Bridge onto Pacific St > Beach Ave — RIGHT on Chilco St — LEFT at Alberni onto path through Georgia underpass — LEFT on Seawall path at Devonian Harbour Park — follow Seawall all the way around and exit Stanley Park to English Bay — continue on path to Cambie Bridge — take the spiral bike ramp up to the bridge deck and go SOUTH back to the store at Cambie + 7th Ave
Middle Banzai 19k
WEST on 7th Ave — LEFT on Heather St — RIGHT on 37th Ave — RIGHT on Larch St > Puget Dr — cross King Edward Ave and go uphill LEFT to rejoin Puget — RIGHT on Blenheim — RIGHT on Point Grey RD > Cornwall Ave — LEFT on Arbutus St to follow road around Kits Point (RIGHT on McNicoll Ave — LEFT on Maple St — RIGHT on Ogden Ave — RIGHT on Chestnut) — LEFT on Cornwall — cross Burrard Bridge onto Pacific St > Beach Ave — LEFT on Thurlow St and follow path to right of the Aquatic Centre down to beach path — LEFT on path — continue on path to Cambie Bridge — take the spiral bike ramp up to the bridge deck and go SOUTH back to the store at Cambie + 7th Ave
Little Banzai 16k
WEST on 7th Ave — LEFT on Heather St — RIGHT on 37th Ave — RIGHT on Larch St > Puget Dr — cross King Edward Ave and go uphill LEFT to rejoin Puget — RIGHT on Blenheim — RIGHT on Point Grey RD > Cornwall Ave — RIGHT on Burrard St — LEFT on 1st Ave — RIGHT on Fir St — LEFT on 7th Ave back to Cambie