Delta’s riverside moves at its own pace. You’ll find water on every side, big skies overhead, and a trail that follows the Fraser’s curves from quiet forest to working marinas. Here’s how to spend a day on it, your own way.
🚧Before you go: trail closures, fall 2026
The Fraser River Tunnel Project is under way, and it affects this route. The section of Millennium Trail beside Highway 99, just south of the Deas Slough Bridge, has been fully closed since mid-July 2026. Trails inside the construction zone on Deas Island will stay closed until the new tunnel is finished, and the island’s west end can’t be reached from the Island Tip Trail. The trail can’t currently connect Deas Island to Ladner, so we’ve shaped this day around the closures.
* View the City of Delta’s FULL Millennium Trail bike map here.
1. Deas Island Regional Park
Start where the river slows down. Deas Island is one of Delta’s most peaceful regional parks, a stretch of cottonwood forest, sandy shoreline and quiet sloughs where herons outnumber people. Park for free near the entrance and leave the bikes on the rack for now. Cycling isn’t allowed in the park, and this is a place best taken on foot anyway. Follow the trails that are open along the slough, listen for the river, and let the city fall away.
2. RiverHouse Restaurant & Pub
You don’t have to go far to refuel. The RiverHouse is just down River Road, a family-owned local favourite since 1997. Its heated patio sits right over the marina, with wide river views, eagles overhead and some of the best sunsets in Delta. Grab a patio seat (they’re first come, first served), order something cold, and watch the boats go by. Weekend brunch is a local ritual.
3. The Millennium Trail
Now it’s time to ride. The Millennium Trail winds through Ladner along gravel and paved paths, passing farm fields, marinas and bends in the river. There are barely any hills, and there’s plenty to see. Start in Ladner, pedal toward Captain’s Cove Marina, and follow the water past fields and working docks. There’s no set distance and no finish line. Ride as far as feels good, then turn around whenever you like.
4. Take the trail to central Ladner
At this point, the itinerary becomes very much a a choose-your-own-adventure. Continue on the Millennium Trail, heading into Ladner Village for dining options like Sharkey’s Seafood Pub, Il Posto, Sapporo Sushi, or greek cuisine at Taverna on their Mediterranean patio.
