"In February 2026, the West Vancouver District Council approved a redevelopment plan that will remove one of the region's few public dirt jump spots. The dirt jumps and skill features at Gleneagles Adventure Park will be replaced with three regulation pickleball courts and an expanded street-style skate plaza. A paved, all-abilities pump track is being explored separately, but is not part of the approved park redesign.."
"Located in West Vancouver's Horseshoe Bay neighbourhood, Gleneagles has long been more than a collection of dirt mounds. Built in 2005 alongside a skate bowl and community centre, it became a formative space for local riders and a place where many riders first established the foundational skills that shaped them into lifelong mountain bikers. But in recent years the bike features have deteriorated, and the spot has lost some of its importance in the community."
The West Vancouver District Council approved a park redesign in February 2026 that removes Gleneagles Adventure Park's dirt jumps and skill features, replacing them with three regulation pickleball courts and an expanded street-style skate plaza. A paved, all-abilities pump track is being explored separately but was not included in the approved plan. Gleneagles originated in 2005 and served as a formative skills venue, but years of limited maintenance and stewardship led to disrepair and underuse. Municipal staff cited low sustained usage and rising demand for pickleball as reasons. The decision exemplifies a trend of prioritizing easily measurable, widely accessible facilities over grassroots bike spaces.
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