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Difficult

West Coast Trail

Bamfield · Vancouver Island & Gulf Islands

km
75
gain m
230
hours
5d
drive
12h
Difficult

Mount MacFarlane

Chilliwack · Fraser Valley

km
20
gain m
1780
hours
10
drive
1h30
Difficult

The Black Tusk

Whistler · Sea to Sky

km
28
gain m
1750
hours
11
drive
1h30
Difficult

Howe Sound Crest Trail

West Vancouver · North Shore

km
29
gain m
1830
hours
12
drive
30m
Difficult

Golden Ears

Maple Ridge · Vancouver & Tri-Cities

km
24
gain m
1527
hours
12
drive
1h30
Difficult

Opal Cone

Squamish · Sea to Sky

km
35
gain m
750
hours
12
drive
1h30
Difficult

Wedgemount Lake

Whistler · Sea to Sky

km
13
gain m
1207
hours
7
drive
2h30
Difficult

Brandywine Meadows

Whistler · Sea to Sky

km
7
gain m
538
hours
3.5
drive
2h
Difficult

Munro & Dennett Lake

Coquitlam · Vancouver & Tri-Cities

km
13
gain m
954
hours
6
drive
1h
Difficult

Rohr Lake

Pemberton · Sea to Sky

km
11
gain m
542
hours
6
drive
3h
Moderate

Watersprite Lake

Squamish · Sea to Sky

km
17
gain m
665
hours
7
drive
1h40
Difficult

Brunswick Mountain

Lions Bay · North Shore

km
15
gain m
1550
hours
7
drive
40m
Moderate

Crooked Falls

Squamish · Sea to Sky

km
6
gain m
415
hours
3
drive
1h30
Moderate

Mount Strachan

West Vancouver · North Shore

km
11
gain m
525
hours
4.5
drive
30m
Difficult

Needle Peak

Hope · Fraser Valley

km
10
gain m
889
hours
6
drive
2h
Difficult

Yak Peak

Hope · Fraser Valley

km
5.5
gain m
829
hours
6.5
drive
2h
Difficult

Mount Harvey

Lions Bay · North Shore

km
12
gain m
1422
hours
6
drive
40m
Difficult

Coliseum Mountain

North Vancouver · North Shore

km
24
gain m
1245
hours
10
drive
30m
Difficult

Mount Elsay

North Vancouver · North Shore

km
15
gain m
420
hours
9
drive
30m
Difficult

Panorama Ridge

Whistler · Sea to Sky

km
30
gain m
1563
hours
11
drive
1h30
Difficult

Swan Falls Loop

Anmore · Vancouver & Tri-Cities

km
18
gain m
1150
hours
10
drive
50m
Difficult

The Lions

Lions Bay · North Shore

km
15
gain m
1328
hours
9
drive
40m
Difficult

Iceberg Lake

Whistler · Sea to Sky

km
15
gain m
889
hours
7
drive
2h
Easy

Smuggler Cove

Sechelt · Sunshine Coast

km
4
gain m
0
hours
1.5
drive
3h
Moderate

Black Mountain (Winter)

West Vancouver · North Shore

km
6
gain m
290
hours
3
drive
30m
Moderate

Conflict Lake

Whistler · Sea to Sky

km
12
gain m
180
hours
4.5
drive
2h30
Moderate

Rainbow Lake

Whistler · Sea to Sky

km
16
gain m
793
hours
6
drive
2h
Difficult

South Needle

North Vancouver · North Shore

km
16
gain m
963
hours
8
drive
30m
Easy

Alexander Falls (Winter)

Whistler · Sea to Sky

km
3
gain m
0
hours
2
drive
1h30
Easy

Bowen Lookout (Winter)

West Vancouver · North Shore

km
4
gain m
98
hours
2
drive
30m
Easy

Capilano River Regional Park

North Vancouver · North Shore

km
4
gain m
0
hours
1.5
drive
30m
Difficult

Juan de Fuca Marine Trail

Sooke · Vancouver Island & Gulf Islands

km
47
gain m
1700
hours
4d
drive
7h
Difficult

Mount Bishop

North Vancouver · North Shore

km
30
gain m
1270
hours
12
drive
30m
Moderate

St. Mark's Summit

West Vancouver · North Shore

km
11
gain m
460
hours
5
drive
30m
Moderate

Al's Habrich Ridge

Squamish · Sea to Sky

km
7
gain m
350
hours
5
drive
1h
Moderate

Elk Mountain

Chilliwack · Fraser Valley

km
8
gain m
770
hours
4
drive
1h35
Difficult

Flint and Feather

North Vancouver · North Shore

km
3
gain m
798
hours
1.5
drive
30m
Easy

Lady Falls

Campbell River · Vancouver Island & Gulf Islands

km
1
gain m
30
hours
0.5
drive
7h
Easy

Lower Myra Falls

Campbell River · Vancouver Island & Gulf Islands

km
2
gain m
54
hours
0.75
drive
7h
Easy

Widgeon Falls

Coquitlam · Vancouver & Tri-Cities

km
15
gain m
85
hours
5
drive
1h
Moderate

Black Mountain (Eagle Bluffs)

West Vancouver · North Shore

km
9
gain m
320
hours
4
drive
30m
Difficult

Crown Mountain

North Vancouver · North Shore

km
10
gain m
376
hours
7
drive
45m
Difficult

Hanes Valley

North Vancouver · North Shore

km
18
gain m
1130
hours
9
drive
30m
Moderate

Mount Elphinstone

Gibsons · Sunshine Coast

km
13
gain m
1009
hours
6
drive
2h
Moderate

The Flatiron

Hope · Fraser Valley

km
11
gain m
697
hours
5
drive
2h
Moderate

Mount Tod

Sun Peaks · Interior

km
11
gain m
302
hours
4
drive
5h
Difficult

Kennedy Falls

North Vancouver · North Shore

km
10
gain m
250
hours
5
drive
30m
Moderate

Belcarra Bluffs

Belcarra · Vancouver & Tri-Cities

km
7
gain m
242
hours
3
drive
1h
Easy

Kentucky Lake

Merritt · Interior

km
4
gain m
0
hours
1.5
drive
3h30
Moderate

Ladner Creek Trestle

Hope · Fraser Valley

km
2
gain m
80
hours
1
drive
2h30
Moderate

Mount Thurston

Chilliwack · Fraser Valley

km
15
gain m
986
hours
8
drive
1h45
Moderate

Petgill Lake

Squamish · Sea to Sky

km
11
gain m
630
hours
6
drive
45m
Easy

Sawblade Falls

Coquitlam · Vancouver & Tri-Cities

km
9
gain m
225
hours
3.5
drive
40m
Moderate

Tunnel Bluffs

Lions Bay · North Shore

km
12
gain m
467
hours
4
drive
45m
Easy

Yeo Point

Salt Spring Island · Vancouver Island & Gulf Islands

km
10
gain m
0
hours
4
drive
3h
Moderate

Elfin Lakes

Squamish · Sea to Sky

km
22
gain m
600
hours
6
drive
1h30
Easy

Elk Falls

Campbell River · Vancouver Island & Gulf Islands

km
4
gain m
0
hours
1.5
drive
5h
Easy

Falls Lake

Hope · Fraser Valley

km
2
gain m
52
hours
1
drive
3h
Moderate

Garibaldi Lake

Whistler · Sea to Sky

km
18
gain m
810
hours
6
drive
1h30
Moderate

Lindeman Lake

Chilliwack · Fraser Valley

km
4
gain m
200
hours
2
drive
2h
Moderate

Mount Seymour Trail

North Vancouver · North Shore

km
9
gain m
450
hours
5
drive
30m
Moderate

Murrin Park Loop

Squamish · Sea to Sky

km
2
gain m
160
hours
1.5
drive
50m
Moderate

Upper Myra Falls

Campbell River · Vancouver Island & Gulf Islands

km
8
gain m
120
hours
3
drive
7h
Moderate

Beth Lake

Squamish · Sea to Sky

km
17
gain m
1011
hours
6
drive
45m
Moderate

Mount Gardner

Bowen Island · North Shore

km
10
gain m
570
hours
4.5
drive
1h30
Easy

Pender Hill

Pender Harbour · Sunshine Coast

km
2
gain m
165
hours
1
drive
4h
Moderate

Goat Mountain (& Ridge)

North Vancouver · North Shore

km
11
gain m
275
hours
7
drive
30m
Moderate

Joffre Lakes

Pemberton · Sea to Sky

km
10
gain m
400
hours
4.5
drive
3h
Easy
km
6
gain m
180
hours
2
drive
2h
Easy

Iron Mountain

Merritt · Interior

km
8
gain m
237
hours
2.5
drive
3h15
Easy

Mystery Lake

North Vancouver · North Shore

km
3
gain m
140
hours
1.5
drive
30m
Easy

Nairn Falls

Pemberton · Sea to Sky

km
3
gain m
0
hours
1.5
drive
2h
Easy

Pacific Spirit Regional Park

Vancouver · Vancouver & Tri-Cities

km
7
gain m
0
hours
2
drive
20m
Easy

Whitecroft Falls

Whitecroft · Interior

km
2
gain m
63
hours
0.5
drive
5h
Easy

Whytecliff Park

West Vancouver · North Shore

km
1
gain m
0
hours
1
drive
30m
Difficult

Diez Vistas

Anmore · Vancouver & Tri-Cities

km
15
gain m
440
hours
7
drive
50m
Easy

High Knoll

Coquitlam · Vancouver & Tri-Cities

km
7
gain m
140
hours
2.5
drive
45m
Easy

Lighthouse Park

West Vancouver · North Shore

km
3
gain m
0
hours
2
drive
30m
Easy

Skookumchuck Narrows Trail

Egmont · Sunshine Coast

km
8
gain m
40
hours
2
drive
4h
Easy

Flood Falls

Hope · Fraser Valley

km
1
gain m
80
hours
0.5
drive
1h30
Easy

Cascade Falls

Mission · Fraser Valley

km
1
gain m
40
hours
0.5
drive
2h
Easy

Cliff Falls (Kanaka Creek)

Maple Ridge · Vancouver & Tri-Cities

km
4
gain m
0
hours
1.5
drive
1h
Easy

Little Qualicum Falls

Parksville · Vancouver Island & Gulf Islands

km
2
gain m
0
hours
1
drive
3h30
Difficult

Elfin Lakes (Winter)

Squamish · Sea to Sky

km
22
gain m
700
hours
10
drive
1h30
Difficult

Evans Peak

Maple Ridge · Vancouver & Tri-Cities

km
9
gain m
940
hours
5
drive
1h30
Easy

Twin Falls

North Vancouver · North Shore

km
1
gain m
60
hours
1
drive
39m
Moderate

Burnaby Mountain

Burnaby · Vancouver & Tri-Cities

km
10
gain m
0
hours
3
drive
30m
Easy

Burnett Falls

Sechelt · Sunshine Coast

km
1
gain m
45
hours
0.5
drive
3h
Easy

Crystal Falls

Coquitlam · Vancouver & Tri-Cities

km
7
gain m
75
hours
2
drive
40m
Easy

Steelhead Falls

Mission · Fraser Valley

km
2
gain m
0
hours
1
drive
1h20
Moderate

Hollyburn Mountain (Winter)

West Vancouver · North Shore

km
8
gain m
440
hours
3.5
drive
30m
Moderate

Sea to Summit Trail

Squamish · Sea to Sky

km
9
gain m
835
hours
3
drive
1h
Moderate

Ammonite Falls

Nanaimo · Vancouver Island & Gulf Islands

km
5
gain m
30
hours
2
drive
3h
Easy

Teapot Hill

Chilliwack · Fraser Valley

km
6
gain m
249
hours
2
drive
2h
Easy

Whistler Train Wreck

Whistler · Sea to Sky

km
2
gain m
30
hours
1
drive
2h
Easy

Whyte Lake

West Vancouver · North Shore

km
5
gain m
178
hours
2
drive
30m
Moderate

The Chief (Stawamus)

Squamish · Sea to Sky

km
4
gain m
500
hours
4.5
drive
1h
Easy

Cypress Falls

West Vancouver · North Shore

km
3
gain m
300
hours
1.5
drive
30m
Moderate

Jug Island Beach

Belcarra · Vancouver & Tri-Cities

km
6
gain m
85
hours
2
drive
1h
Difficult

Lynn Lake

North Vancouver · North Shore

km
22
gain m
600
hours
9
drive
30m
Moderate

Norvan Falls

North Vancouver · North Shore

km
14
gain m
195
hours
5
drive
30m
Moderate

Lynn Loop

North Vancouver · North Shore

km
6
gain m
172
hours
2
drive
30m
Moderate

Slhanay Peak

Squamish · Sea to Sky

km
7
gain m
625
hours
5
drive
1h
Easy

Dog Mountain (Winter)

North Vancouver · North Shore

km
5
gain m
34
hours
2
drive
30m
Moderate

Mount Fromme

North Vancouver · North Shore

km
11
gain m
850
hours
5
drive
30m
Moderate

Upper Shannon Falls

Squamish · Sea to Sky

km
5
gain m
450
hours
4
drive
1h
Moderate

Hope Lookout Trail

Hope · Fraser Valley

km
4
gain m
462
hours
3
drive
2h
Easy

Mundy Park

Coquitlam · Vancouver & Tri-Cities

km
5
gain m
0
hours
1.5
drive
40m
Moderate

Sugar Mountain

Port Moody · Vancouver & Tri-Cities

km
7
gain m
310
hours
3
drive
1h
Easy

Admiralty Point

Belcarra · Vancouver & Tri-Cities

km
6
gain m
50
hours
2.5
drive
50m
Easy

Gold Creek Falls

Maple Ridge · Vancouver & Tri-Cities

km
6
gain m
80
hours
2
drive
1h10
Moderate

Lynn Peak

North Vancouver · North Shore

km
8
gain m
731
hours
4.5
drive
30m
Difficult

BCMC Trail

North Vancouver · North Shore

km
3
gain m
798
hours
1.5
drive
30m
Easy

Bridal Veil Falls

Chilliwack · Fraser Valley

km
1
gain m
80
hours
0.5
drive
1h20
Easy

Colony Farm

Port Coquitlam · Vancouver & Tri-Cities

km
6
gain m
0
hours
1.5
drive
30m
Moderate

Dog Mountain

North Vancouver · North Shore

km
5
gain m
34
hours
2
drive
30m
Easy

Lupin Falls

Campbell River · Vancouver Island & Gulf Islands

km
1
gain m
40
hours
0.5
drive
7h
Easy

Maplewood Flats

North Vancouver · North Shore

km
4
gain m
0
hours
1.5
drive
20m
Easy

Quarry Rock

North Vancouver · North Shore

km
4
gain m
110
hours
2
drive
30m
Easy

Smoke Bluffs Park

Squamish · Sea to Sky

km
4
gain m
198
hours
1.5
drive
1h
Easy

Rice Lake

North Vancouver · North Shore

km
3
gain m
0
hours
1
drive
30m
Moderate

Snowshoe Grouse Grind (Winter)

North Vancouver · North Shore

km
5
gain m
215
hours
1
drive
30m
Easy

Seton Lake Lookout

Lillooet · Sea to Sky

km
1
gain m
24
hours
0.5
drive
4h
Easy

Cypress Lake

Coquitlam · Vancouver & Tri-Cities

km
9
gain m
452
hours
3.5
drive
45m
Moderate

Mount Thom

Chilliwack · Fraser Valley

km
8
gain m
290
hours
2.5
drive
1h30
Easy

Rainbow Falls

Whistler · Sea to Sky

km
3
gain m
105
hours
1.5
drive
1h30
Easy

Brandywine Falls

Whistler · Sea to Sky

km
1
gain m
0
hours
1
drive
1h30
Moderate

Dam Mountain

North Vancouver · North Shore

km
5
gain m
264
hours
2
drive
30m
Moderate

Abby Grind

Abbotsford · Fraser Valley

km
4
gain m
405
hours
2
drive
1h30
Easy

Neck Point Park

Nanaimo · Vancouver Island & Gulf Islands

km
2
gain m
17
hours
1
drive
3h
Difficult

Grouse Grind

North Vancouver · North Shore

km
3
gain m
798
hours
1.5
drive
30m
Easy

Coquitlam Crunch

Coquitlam · Vancouver & Tri-Cities

km
4
gain m
242
hours
1.5
drive
45m

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Looking for the best places to hike in Vancouver? Check out these lists of the best hikes in Vancouver by category:

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Vancouver Hiking Trails – Instructions

Click on any of the Vancouver hiking trails above for a detailed description of the hike, including pictures, video, stats, route description, driving directions to the trailhead, and more. (If you’re not sure where to begin, we have a collection of ‘Best of’ hikes just above these instructions).

You can use the filters (the ‘Filters’ button on a phone) to filter the hiking trails database by different metrics like distance, time needed, if hiking with dogs is allowed, public transit, and more. If you are unsure what any of the features are, you can press the (i) icon for a short description. Most metrics are explained in details below. If you notice a data point seems incorrect for a hiking trail, or disagree with something, please contact us. 

Each of the Vancouver hikes has a difficulty rating; either easy hikes, moderate hikes, or difficult hikes. Difficult hikes offer big climbs with lots of elevation gain and technical terrain, some requiring a full day’s effort. Generally, difficult hikes should not be undertaken by children or novice hikers. These are rated as ‘hikes’ and not ‘walks’ so even something rated as easy may have a few sections of challenging terrain.

Hike types. Most of the hikes near Vancouver are out-and-back hikes (you return on the same path as you took to the summit). Some hikes are a loop (you start and finish at the same location but with minimal re-tracing of your steps). And few others, like the Howe Sound Crest Trail, are point-to-point hikes (meaning your hike ends at a different location than where you started). For the out-and-back hikes, the distances offered for each hike are measured from the trailhead, to the summit, and then back to the trailhead. Distances, even when provided to a fraction of a kilometer, are only rough estimates.

The listed elevation gain is the simple math of the difference in the starting elevation and the summit, in meters. It is not a cumulative calculation of the total elevation gained during the hike. This means, in most cases, you will actually climb more than the listed net elevation gain. Some hikes have 0 m elevation gain listed, which means the trailhead is actually the highest point, as is the case with some waterfall hikes, for example.

The completion times of the hikes are estimates and will, naturally, vary per individual, ability, and weather conditions. Once you have done a few hikes from these guides, you can use them as a guideline to estimate your personal time to complete a hike. The times offered, however, are meant to be generous. Individuals with a lot of hiking experience and good fitness should be able to finish the hikes more quickly than the estimated times provided.

Each hike has a corresponding season when the trail is most likely to be in good condition. However, as the snowmelt can vary each year, these too, are estimates. It is best to confirm the current trail conditions before heading out. A few of the guides in the list are specifically for snowshoeing, and are indicated as such.

The OV Rating is our subjective rating of how much we liked each of the hiking trails based on four factors: The variety of the terrain, the views, how crowded the trail is, and an overall ‘fun’ factor. This score is debatable, so if you disagree with a rating, please let us know.

Each of these hikes near Vancouver will indicate if dogs are allowed on the trail. If hiking with dogs is allowed, it does not necessarily mean that the trail is ‘dog-friendly’. Even though dogs might be allowed, it may be a bad idea to bring them on certain Vancouver hikes (due to ladders, difficult sections, boulder fields, etc). This is up to each dog owner to research and determine the suitability of the trail for their dog in advance.

Each guide has a downloadable PDF version, so you can load the description onto your phone and take it with you – keeping in mind that it would be ridiculous to rely solely on a text description loaded onto your phone for navigation, and that the PDF would only be a supplement to navigation skills and carrying The Essentials.

While every care has been taken, there may be inaccuracies in these guides. It is your responsibility to hike within your limit and take all necessary safety precautions. Hiking is inherently dangerous. Do not underestimate how quickly you can get into remote and wild terrain. Please read the disclaimer for this site.

If at any point while reading these guides you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me. I can easily be reached on Twitter (@outdoorvan) or on email (karl [at] outdoorvancouver [dot] ca). These guides are constantly being revised. If there’s anything you think that can be done to improve them, please let me know!

Most of the guides are for hiking trails near Vancouver (ie, North Vancouver) and the Sea to Sky area. But we’re constantly expanding this list of hiking guides over time to further reaches. This is a growing database so check back often and subscribe to the free monthly newsletter to be notified of new Vancouver trails!

Happy hiking, Vancouver!