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Abby Grind

Nearest City: Abbotsford

Distance: 4 km

Time Needed: 2 hour(s)

Difficulty: Moderate

Elevation Gain: 405 m

Highest Point: 439 m

Season Time: Jan - Dec

Dogs Allowed: Yes

Regional District: Fraser Valley

OV Rating: 66 %

Trail Type: Out-and-Back

Transit Friendly: No

Scenic Viewpoint: Yes

Waterfall: No

Lake: No

Camping: No

Driving Time: 90 mins

4x4 Needed: No

Ocean Hike: No

Hot Spring: No

Kid-Friendly: No

Trail Traffic: High

Fitness: Yes

Winter: No

Wheelchair: No

Admiralty Point

Nearest City: Belcarra

Distance: 6 km

Time Needed: 2.5 hour(s)

Difficulty: Easy

Elevation Gain: 50 m

Highest Point: 52 m

Season Time: Jan - Dec

Dogs Allowed: Yes

Regional District: Metro Vancouver

OV Rating: 70 %

Trail Type: Out-and-Back

Transit Friendly: Yes

Scenic Viewpoint: No

Waterfall: No

Lake: No

Camping: No

Driving Time: 50 mins

4x4 Needed: No

Ocean Hike: Yes

Hot Spring: No

Kid-Friendly: Yes

Trail Traffic: Moderate

Fitness: No

Winter: No

Wheelchair: No

Al's Habrich Ridge

Nearest City: Squamish

Distance: 7 km

Time Needed: 5 hour(s)

Difficulty: Moderate

Elevation Gain: 350 m

Highest Point: 1220 m

Season Time: Jul - Oct

Dogs Allowed: No

Regional District: Squamish-Lillooet

OV Rating: 83 %

Trail Type: Out-and-Back

Transit Friendly: No

Scenic Viewpoint: Yes

Waterfall: No

Lake: Yes

Camping: No

Driving Time: 60 mins

4x4 Needed: No

Ocean Hike: Yes

Hot Spring: No

Kid-Friendly: No

Trail Traffic: Moderate

Fitness: No

Winter: No

Wheelchair: No

Ammonite Falls

Nearest City: Nanaimo

Distance: 5 km

Time Needed: 2 hour(s)

Difficulty: Moderate

Elevation Gain: 30 m

Highest Point: 265 m

Season Time: Jan - Nov

Dogs Allowed: Yes

Regional District: Nanaimo

OV Rating: 73 %

Trail Type: Out-and-back

Transit Friendly: No

Scenic Viewpoint: No

Waterfall: Yes

Lake: No

Camping: No

Driving Time: 180 mins

4x4 Needed: No

Ocean Hike: No

Hot Spring: No

Kid-Friendly: Yes

Trail Traffic: Low

Fitness: No

Winter: No

Wheelchair: No

BCMC Trail

Nearest City: North Vancouver

Distance: 3 km

Time Needed: 1.5 hour(s)

Difficulty: Difficult

Elevation Gain: 798 m

Highest Point: 1092 m

Season Time: May - Oct

Dogs Allowed: No

Regional District: Metro Vancouver

OV Rating: 69 %

Trail Type: Point-to-Point

Transit Friendly: Yes

Scenic Viewpoint: No

Waterfall: No

Lake: No

Camping: No

Driving Time: 30 mins

4x4 Needed: No

Ocean Hike: No

Hot Spring: No

Kid-Friendly: No

Trail Traffic: Moderate

Fitness: Yes

Winter: No

Wheelchair: No

Black Mountain (Eagle Bluffs)

Nearest City: West Vancouver

Distance: 9 km

Time Needed: 4 hour(s)

Difficulty: Moderate

Elevation Gain: 320 m

Highest Point: 1224 m

Season Time: Jun - Oct

Dogs Allowed: Yes

Regional District: Metro Vancouver

OV Rating: 82.5 %

Trail Type: Out-and-Back

Transit Friendly: No

Scenic Viewpoint: Yes

Waterfall: No

Lake: Yes

Camping: No

Driving Time: 30 mins

4x4 Needed: No

Ocean Hike: Yes

Hot Spring: No

Kid-Friendly: No

Trail Traffic: Moderate

Fitness: No

Winter: No

Wheelchair: No

Black Tusk, The

Nearest City: Whistler

Distance: 28 km

Time Needed: 11 hour(s)

Difficulty: Difficult

Elevation Gain: 1750 m

Highest Point: 2319 m

Season Time: Jul - Oct

Dogs Allowed: No

Regional District: Squamish-Lillooet

OV Rating: 91.3 %

Trail Type: Out-and-Back

Transit Friendly: No

Scenic Viewpoint: Yes

Waterfall: No

Lake: No

Camping: Yes

Driving Time: 90 mins

4x4 Needed: No

Ocean Hike: No

Hot Spring: No

Kid-Friendly: No

Trail Traffic: High

Fitness: No

Winter: No

Wheelchair: No

Brandywine Falls

Nearest City: Whistler

Distance: 1 km

Time Needed: 1 hour(s)

Difficulty: Easy

Elevation Gain: 0 m

Highest Point: 480 m

Season Time: Jan - Dec

Dogs Allowed: Yes

Regional District: Squamish-Lillooet

OV Rating: 67.5 %

Trail Type: Out-and-Back

Transit Friendly: No

Scenic Viewpoint: No

Waterfall: Yes

Lake: No

Camping: No

Driving Time: 90 mins

4x4 Needed: No

Ocean Hike: No

Hot Spring: No

Kid-Friendly: Yes

Trail Traffic: Moderate

Fitness: No

Winter: No

Wheelchair: Yes

Brandywine Meadows

Nearest City: Whistler

Distance: 7 km

Time Needed: 3.5 hour(s)

Difficulty: Difficult

Elevation Gain: 538 m

Highest Point: 1460 m

Season Time: Jul - Oct

Dogs Allowed: Yes

Regional District: Squamish-Lillooet

OV Rating: 89 %

Trail Type: Out-and-Back

Transit Friendly: No

Scenic Viewpoint: Yes

Waterfall: No

Lake: No

Camping: Yes

Driving Time: 120 mins

4x4 Needed: No

Ocean Hike: No

Hot Spring: No

Kid-Friendly: No

Trail Traffic: Low

Fitness: No

Winter: No

Wheelchair: No

Bridal Veil Falls

Nearest City: Chilliwack

Distance: 1 km

Time Needed: 0.5 hour(s)

Difficulty: Easy

Elevation Gain: 80 m

Highest Point: 200 m

Season Time: Jan - Dec

Dogs Allowed: Yes

Regional District: Fraser Valley

OV Rating: 69 %

Trail Type: Out-and-Back

Transit Friendly: No

Scenic Viewpoint: No

Waterfall: Yes

Lake: No

Camping: No

Driving Time: 80 mins

4x4 Needed: No

Ocean Hike: No

Hot Spring: No

Kid-Friendly: Yes

Trail Traffic: High

Fitness: No

Winter: No

Wheelchair: Yes

Brunswick Mountain

Nearest City: Lions Bay

Distance: 15 km

Time Needed: 7 hour(s)

Difficulty: Difficult

Elevation Gain: 1550 m

Highest Point: 1788 m

Season Time: Jun - Oct

Dogs Allowed: Yes

Regional District: Metro Vancouver

OV Rating: 88.8 %

Trail Type: Out-and-Back

Transit Friendly: No

Scenic Viewpoint: Yes

Waterfall: No

Lake: No

Camping: Yes

Driving Time: 40 mins

4x4 Needed: No

Ocean Hike: Yes

Hot Spring: No

Kid-Friendly: No

Trail Traffic: Low

Fitness: No

Winter: No

Wheelchair: No

Capilano River Regional Park

Nearest City: North Vancouver

Distance: 4 km

Time Needed: 1.5 hour(s)

Difficulty: Easy

Elevation Gain: 0 m

Highest Point: 160 m

Season Time: Jan - Nov

Dogs Allowed: Yes

Regional District: Metro Vancouver

OV Rating: 84 %

Trail Type: Loop

Transit Friendly: Yes

Scenic Viewpoint: No

Waterfall: Yes

Lake: No

Camping: No

Driving Time: 30 mins

4x4 Needed: No

Ocean Hike: No

Hot Spring: No

Kid-Friendly: Yes

Trail Traffic: Moderate

Fitness: No

Winter: No

Wheelchair: No

Cascade Falls

Nearest City: Mission

Distance: 1 km

Time Needed: 0.5 hour(s)

Difficulty: Easy

Elevation Gain: 40 m

Highest Point: 180 m

Season Time: Jan - Dec

Dogs Allowed: Yes

Regional District: Fraser Valley

OV Rating: 76 %

Trail Type: Out-and-Back

Transit Friendly: No

Scenic Viewpoint: No

Waterfall: Yes

Lake: No

Camping: No

Driving Time: 120 mins

4x4 Needed: No

Ocean Hike: No

Hot Spring: No

Kid-Friendly: Yes

Trail Traffic: Moderate

Fitness: No

Winter: No

Wheelchair: No

Chief (Stawamus), The

Nearest City: Squamish

Distance: 4 km

Time Needed: 4.5 hour(s)

Difficulty: Moderate

Elevation Gain: 500 m

Highest Point: 702 m

Season Time: Mar - Nov

Dogs Allowed: Yes

Regional District: Squamish-Lillooet

OV Rating: 72.5 %

Trail Type: Partial Loop

Transit Friendly: Yes

Scenic Viewpoint: Yes

Waterfall: No

Lake: No

Camping: Yes

Driving Time: 60 mins

4x4 Needed: No

Ocean Hike: Yes

Hot Spring: No

Kid-Friendly: No

Trail Traffic: High

Fitness: Yes

Winter: No

Wheelchair: No

Cliff Falls (Kanaka Creek)

Nearest City: Maple Ridge

Distance: 4 km

Time Needed: 1.5 hour(s)

Difficulty: Easy

Elevation Gain: 0 m

Highest Point: 120 m

Season Time: Jan - Dec

Dogs Allowed: Yes

Regional District: Fraser Valley

OV Rating: 76 %

Trail Type: Partial Loop

Transit Friendly: Yes

Scenic Viewpoint: No

Waterfall: Yes

Lake: No

Camping: No

Driving Time: 60 mins

4x4 Needed: No

Ocean Hike: No

Hot Spring: No

Kid-Friendly: Yes

Trail Traffic: Moderate

Fitness: No

Winter: No

Wheelchair: Yes

Coliseum Mountain

Nearest City: North Vancouver

Distance: 24 km

Time Needed: 10 hour(s)

Difficulty: Difficult

Elevation Gain: 1245 m

Highest Point: 1446 m

Season Time: Aug - Sep

Dogs Allowed: Yes

Regional District: Metro Vancouver

OV Rating: 86.3 %

Trail Type: Out-and-Back

Transit Friendly: Yes

Scenic Viewpoint: Yes

Waterfall: No

Lake: No

Camping: No

Driving Time: 30 mins

4x4 Needed: No

Ocean Hike: No

Hot Spring: No

Kid-Friendly: No

Trail Traffic: Moderate

Fitness: No

Winter: No

Wheelchair: No

Conflict Lake

Nearest City: Whistler

Distance: 12 km

Time Needed: 0 hour(s)

Difficulty: Moderate

Elevation Gain: 180 m

Highest Point: 1379 m

Season Time: Jun - Sep

Dogs Allowed: Yes

Regional District: Squamish-Lillooet

OV Rating: 85 %

Trail Type: Out-and-Back

Transit Friendly: No

Scenic Viewpoint: No

Waterfall: No

Lake: Yes

Camping: Yes

Driving Time: 150 mins

4x4 Needed: Yes

Ocean Hike: No

Hot Spring: No

Kid-Friendly: No

Trail Traffic: Low

Fitness: No

Winter: No

Wheelchair: No

Coquitlam Crunch

Nearest City: Coquitlam

Distance: 4 km

Time Needed: 1.5 hour(s)

Difficulty: Easy

Elevation Gain: 242 m

Highest Point: 280 m

Season Time: Jan - Dec

Dogs Allowed: Yes

Regional District: Metro Vancouver

OV Rating: 56 %

Trail Type: Out-and-Back

Transit Friendly: Yes

Scenic Viewpoint: No

Waterfall: No

Lake: No

Camping: No

Driving Time: 45 mins

4x4 Needed: No

Ocean Hike: No

Hot Spring: No

Kid-Friendly: Yes

Trail Traffic: High

Fitness: Yes

Winter: No

Wheelchair: No

Crooked Falls

Nearest City: Squamish

Distance: 6 km

Time Needed: 3 hour(s)

Difficulty: Moderate

Elevation Gain: 430 m

Highest Point: 490 m

Season Time: Jan - Dec

Dogs Allowed: Yes

Regional District: Squamish-Lillooet

OV Rating: 88 %

Trail Type: Out-and-Back

Transit Friendly: No

Scenic Viewpoint: Yes

Waterfall: Yes

Lake: No

Camping: Yes

Driving Time: 90 mins

4x4 Needed: No

Ocean Hike: No

Hot Spring: No

Kid-Friendly: No

Trail Traffic: Low

Fitness: No

Winter: No

Wheelchair: No

Crown Mountain

Nearest City: North Vancouver

Distance: 10 km

Time Needed: 7 hour(s)

Difficulty: Difficult

Elevation Gain: 376 m

Highest Point: 1504 m

Season Time: Jul - Sep

Dogs Allowed: No

Regional District: Metro Vancouver

OV Rating: 82.5 %

Trail Type: Out-and-Back

Transit Friendly: Yes

Scenic Viewpoint: Yes

Waterfall: No

Lake: No

Camping: No

Driving Time: 45 mins

4x4 Needed: No

Ocean Hike: Yes

Hot Spring: No

Kid-Friendly: No

Trail Traffic: Moderate

Fitness: No

Winter: No

Wheelchair: No

Crystal Falls

Nearest City: Coquitlam

Distance: 7 km

Time Needed: 2 hour(s)

Difficulty: Easy

Elevation Gain: 75 m

Highest Point: 125 m

Season Time: Jan - Dec

Dogs Allowed: Yes

Regional District: Metro Vancouver

OV Rating: 74 %

Trail Type: Out-and-Back

Transit Friendly: No

Scenic Viewpoint: No

Waterfall: Yes

Lake: No

Camping: No

Driving Time: 40 mins

4x4 Needed: No

Ocean Hike: No

Hot Spring: No

Kid-Friendly: Yes

Trail Traffic: High

Fitness: No

Winter: No

Wheelchair: No

Cypress Falls

Nearest City: North Vancouver

Distance: 3 km

Time Needed: 1.5 hour(s)

Difficulty: Easy

Elevation Gain: 300 m

Highest Point: 300 m

Season Time: Jan - Dec

Dogs Allowed: Yes

Regional District: Metro Vancouver

OV Rating: 72.5 %

Trail Type: Partial Loop

Transit Friendly: No

Scenic Viewpoint: No

Waterfall: Yes

Lake: No

Camping: No

Driving Time: 30 mins

4x4 Needed: No

Ocean Hike: No

Hot Spring: No

Kid-Friendly: Yes

Trail Traffic: Low

Fitness: No

Winter: No

Wheelchair: No

Dam Mountain

Nearest City: North Vancouver

Distance: 5 km

Time Needed: 2 hour(s)

Difficulty: Moderate

Elevation Gain: 264 m

Highest Point: 1349 m

Season Time: Jul - Sep

Dogs Allowed: No

Regional District: Metro Vancouver

OV Rating: 67.5 %

Trail Type: Partial Loop

Transit Friendly: Yes

Scenic Viewpoint: Yes

Waterfall: No

Lake: No

Camping: No

Driving Time: 30 mins

4x4 Needed: No

Ocean Hike: Yes

Hot Spring: No

Kid-Friendly: No

Trail Traffic: Moderate

Fitness: No

Winter: No

Wheelchair: No

Diez Vistas

Nearest City: Anmore

Distance: 15 km

Time Needed: 7 hour(s)

Difficulty: Difficult

Elevation Gain: 440 m

Highest Point: 560 m

Season Time: Mar - Nov

Dogs Allowed: Yes

Regional District: Metro Vancouver

OV Rating: 77.5 %

Trail Type: Loop

Transit Friendly: Yes

Scenic Viewpoint: Yes

Waterfall: No

Lake: No

Camping: No

Driving Time: 50 mins

4x4 Needed: No

Ocean Hike: Yes

Hot Spring: No

Kid-Friendly: No

Trail Traffic: Moderate

Fitness: No

Winter: No

Wheelchair: No

Dog Mountain

Nearest City: North Vancouver

Distance: 5 km

Time Needed: 2 hour(s)

Difficulty: Moderate

Elevation Gain: 34 m

Highest Point: 1054 m

Season Time: May - Oct

Dogs Allowed: Yes

Regional District: Metro Vancouver

OV Rating: 69 %

Trail Type: Out-and-Back

Transit Friendly: No

Scenic Viewpoint: Yes

Waterfall: No

Lake: Yes

Camping: No

Driving Time: 30 mins

4x4 Needed: No

Ocean Hike: Yes

Hot Spring: No

Kid-Friendly: Yes

Trail Traffic: High

Fitness: No

Winter: No

Wheelchair: No

Dog Mountain (Winter)

Nearest City: North Vancouver

Distance: 5 km

Time Needed: 2 hour(s)

Difficulty: Easy

Elevation Gain: 34 m

Highest Point: 1054 m

Season Time: Nov - Apr

Dogs Allowed: Yes

Regional District: Metro Vancouver

OV Rating: 71.3 %

Trail Type: Out-and-Back

Transit Friendly: No

Scenic Viewpoint: Yes

Waterfall: No

Lake: No

Camping: No

Driving Time: 30 mins

4x4 Needed: No

Ocean Hike: Yes

Hot Spring: No

Kid-Friendly: No

Trail Traffic: High

Fitness: No

Winter: Yes

Wheelchair: No

Elfin Lakes

Nearest City: Squamish

Distance: 22 km

Time Needed: 6 hour(s)

Difficulty: Moderate

Elevation Gain: 600 m

Highest Point: 1590 m

Season Time: Jul - Oct

Dogs Allowed: No

Regional District: Squamish-Lillooet

OV Rating: 80 %

Trail Type: Out-and-Back

Transit Friendly: No

Scenic Viewpoint: Yes

Waterfall: No

Lake: Yes

Camping: Yes

Driving Time: 90 mins

4x4 Needed: No

Ocean Hike: No

Hot Spring: No

Kid-Friendly: No

Trail Traffic: Moderate

Fitness: No

Winter: No

Wheelchair: No

Elfin Lakes (Winter)

Nearest City: Squamish

Distance: 22 km

Time Needed: 10 hour(s)

Difficulty: Difficult

Elevation Gain: 700 m

Highest Point: 1660 m

Season Time: Nov - Jul

Dogs Allowed: No

Regional District: Squamish-Lillooet

OV Rating: 75 %

Trail Type: Out-and-Back

Transit Friendly: No

Scenic Viewpoint: Yes

Waterfall: No

Lake: No

Camping: Yes

Driving Time: 90 mins

4x4 Needed: No

Ocean Hike: No

Hot Spring: No

Kid-Friendly: No

Trail Traffic: Moderate

Fitness: No

Winter: Yes

Wheelchair: No

Elk Falls

Nearest City: Campbell River

Distance: 4 km

Time Needed: 1.5 hour(s)

Difficulty: Easy

Elevation Gain: 0 m

Highest Point: 165 m

Season Time: Jan - Dec

Dogs Allowed: Yes

Regional District: Strathcona

OV Rating: 80 %

Trail Type: Partial Loop

Transit Friendly: No

Scenic Viewpoint: No

Waterfall: Yes

Lake: No

Camping: Yes

Driving Time: 300 mins

4x4 Needed: No

Ocean Hike: No

Hot Spring: No

Kid-Friendly: Yes

Trail Traffic: High

Fitness: No

Winter: No

Wheelchair: No

Elk Mountain

Nearest City: Chilliwack

Distance: 8 km

Time Needed: 4 hour(s)

Difficulty: Moderate

Elevation Gain: 770 m

Highest Point: 1410 m

Season Time: Jun - Oct

Dogs Allowed: Yes

Regional District: Fraser Valley

OV Rating: 83 %

Trail Type: Out-and-Back

Transit Friendly: No

Scenic Viewpoint: Yes

Waterfall: No

Lake: No

Camping: No

Driving Time: 95 mins

4x4 Needed: No

Ocean Hike: No

Hot Spring: No

Kid-Friendly: No

Trail Traffic: Moderate

Fitness: Yes

Winter: No

Wheelchair: No

Falls Lake

Nearest City: Hope

Distance: 2 km

Time Needed: 1 hour(s)

Difficulty: Easy

Elevation Gain: 52 m

Highest Point: 1295 m

Season Time: Mar - Oct

Dogs Allowed: Yes

Regional District: Fraser Valley

OV Rating: 80 %

Trail Type: Out-and-Back

Transit Friendly: No

Scenic Viewpoint: No

Waterfall: No

Lake: Yes

Camping: Yes

Driving Time: 180 mins

4x4 Needed: No

Ocean Hike: No

Hot Spring: No

Kid-Friendly: Yes

Trail Traffic: Low

Fitness: No

Winter: No

Wheelchair: No

Flint and Feather

Nearest City: North Vancouver

Distance: 3 km

Time Needed: 1.5 hour(s)

Difficulty: Difficult

Elevation Gain: 798 m

Highest Point: 1092 m

Season Time: May - Oct

Dogs Allowed: No

Regional District: Metro Vancouver

OV Rating: 83 %

Trail Type: Point-to-Point

Transit Friendly: Yes

Scenic Viewpoint: Yes

Waterfall: No

Lake: No

Camping: No

Driving Time: 30 mins

4x4 Needed: No

Ocean Hike: No

Hot Spring: No

Kid-Friendly: No

Trail Traffic: Low

Fitness: Yes

Winter: No

Wheelchair: No

Flood Falls

Nearest City: Hope

Distance: 1 km

Time Needed: 0.5 hour(s)

Difficulty: Easy

Elevation Gain: 80 m

Highest Point: 120 m

Season Time: Jan - Dec

Dogs Allowed: Yes

Regional District: Fraser Valley

OV Rating: 76.25 %

Trail Type: Out-and-Back

Transit Friendly: No

Scenic Viewpoint: No

Waterfall: Yes

Lake: No

Camping: No

Driving Time: 90 mins

4x4 Needed: No

Ocean Hike: No

Hot Spring: No

Kid-Friendly: Yes

Trail Traffic: Low

Fitness: No

Winter: No

Wheelchair: No

Garibaldi Lake

Nearest City: Whistler

Distance: 18 km

Time Needed: 6 hour(s)

Difficulty: Moderate

Elevation Gain: 810 m

Highest Point: 1450 m

Season Time: Jul - Oct

Dogs Allowed: No

Regional District: Squamish-Lillooet

OV Rating: 80 %

Trail Type: Out-and-Back

Transit Friendly: Yes

Scenic Viewpoint: No

Waterfall: No

Lake: Yes

Camping: Yes

Driving Time: 90 mins

4x4 Needed: No

Ocean Hike: No

Hot Spring: No

Kid-Friendly: No

Trail Traffic: High

Fitness: No

Winter: No

Wheelchair: No

Goat Mountain (& Ridge)

Nearest City: North Vancouver

Distance: 11 km

Time Needed: 7 hour(s)

Difficulty: Moderate

Elevation Gain: 275 m

Highest Point: 1401 m

Season Time: Jul - Oct

Dogs Allowed: No

Regional District: Metro Vancouver

OV Rating: 78.8 %

Trail Type: Out-and-Back

Transit Friendly: Yes

Scenic Viewpoint: Yes

Waterfall: No

Lake: No

Camping: No

Driving Time: 30 mins

4x4 Needed: No

Ocean Hike: No

Hot Spring: No

Kid-Friendly: No

Trail Traffic: Moderate

Fitness: No

Winter: No

Wheelchair: No

Gold Creek Falls

Nearest City: Maple Ridge

Distance: 6 km

Time Needed: 2 hour(s)

Difficulty: Easy

Elevation Gain: 80 m

Highest Point: 240 m

Season Time: Jan - Dec

Dogs Allowed: Yes

Regional District: Metro Vancouver

OV Rating: 70 %

Trail Type: Out-and-Back

Transit Friendly: Yes

Scenic Viewpoint: No

Waterfall: Yes

Lake: No

Camping: Yes

Driving Time: 70 mins

4x4 Needed: No

Ocean Hike: No

Hot Spring: No

Kid-Friendly: Yes

Trail Traffic: High

Fitness: No

Winter: No

Wheelchair: Yes

Golden Ears

Nearest City: Maple Ridge

Distance: 24 km

Time Needed: 12 hour(s)

Difficulty: Difficult

Elevation Gain: 1527 m

Highest Point: 1716 m

Season Time: Jul - Sep

Dogs Allowed: Yes

Regional District: Fraser Valley

OV Rating: 90 %

Trail Type: Out-and-Back

Transit Friendly: Yes

Scenic Viewpoint: Yes

Waterfall: No

Lake: No

Camping: Yes

Driving Time: 90 mins

4x4 Needed: No

Ocean Hike: No

Hot Spring: No

Kid-Friendly: No

Trail Traffic: Moderate

Fitness: No

Winter: No

Wheelchair: No

Goldstream Trestle (& Niagara Falls)

Nearest City: Langford

Distance: 4 km

Time Needed: 2 hour(s)

Difficulty: Moderate

Elevation Gain: 90 m

Highest Point: 145 m

Season Time: Jan - Dec

Dogs Allowed: Yes

Regional District: Capital

OV Rating: 76.3 %

Trail Type: Out-and-Back

Transit Friendly: No

Scenic Viewpoint: No

Waterfall: Yes

Lake: No

Camping: Yes

Driving Time: 240 mins

4x4 Needed: No

Ocean Hike: No

Hot Spring: No

Kid-Friendly: Yes

Trail Traffic: High

Fitness: No

Winter: No

Wheelchair: No

Grouse Grind

Nearest City: North Vancouver

Distance: 3 km

Time Needed: 1.5 hour(s)

Difficulty: Difficult

Elevation Gain: 798 m

Highest Point: 1092 m

Season Time: May - Oct

Dogs Allowed: No

Regional District: Metro Vancouver

OV Rating: 57.5 %

Trail Type: Point-to-Point

Transit Friendly: Yes

Scenic Viewpoint: No

Waterfall: No

Lake: No

Camping: No

Driving Time: 30 mins

4x4 Needed: No

Ocean Hike: No

Hot Spring: No

Kid-Friendly: No

Trail Traffic: High

Fitness: Yes

Winter: No

Wheelchair: No

Hanes Valley

Nearest City: North Vancouver

Distance: 18 km

Time Needed: 9 hour(s)

Difficulty: Difficult

Elevation Gain: 1130 m

Highest Point: 1320 m

Season Time: Jul - Sep

Dogs Allowed: No

Regional District: Metro Vancouver

OV Rating: 82.5 %

Trail Type: Loop

Transit Friendly: Yes

Scenic Viewpoint: Yes

Waterfall: No

Lake: No

Camping: No

Driving Time: 30 mins

4x4 Needed: No

Ocean Hike: No

Hot Spring: No

Kid-Friendly: No

Trail Traffic: Moderate

Fitness: No

Winter: No

Wheelchair: No

High Knoll

Nearest City: Coquitlam

Distance: 7 km

Time Needed: 2.5 hour(s)

Difficulty: Easy

Elevation Gain: 140 m

Highest Point: 180 m

Season Time: Jan - Dec

Dogs Allowed: Yes

Regional District: Metro Vancouver

OV Rating: 77.5 %

Trail Type: Out-and-Back

Transit Friendly: No

Scenic Viewpoint: Yes

Waterfall: No

Lake: No

Camping: No

Driving Time: 45 mins

4x4 Needed: No

Ocean Hike: No

Hot Spring: No

Kid-Friendly: Yes

Trail Traffic: Moderate

Fitness: No

Winter: No

Wheelchair: No

Hollyburn Mountain (Winter)

Nearest City: West Vancouver

Distance: 8 km

Time Needed: 3.5 hour(s)

Difficulty: Moderate

Elevation Gain: 440 m

Highest Point: 1326 m

Season Time: Nov - May

Dogs Allowed: Yes

Regional District: Metro Vancouver

OV Rating: 73.8 %

Trail Type: Out-and-Back

Transit Friendly: Yes

Scenic Viewpoint: Yes

Waterfall: No

Lake: No

Camping: No

Driving Time: 30 mins

4x4 Needed: No

Ocean Hike: Yes

Hot Spring: No

Kid-Friendly: No

Trail Traffic: High

Fitness: No

Winter: Yes

Wheelchair: No

Hope Lookout Trail

Nearest City: Hope

Distance: 4 km

Time Needed: 3 hour(s)

Difficulty: Moderate

Elevation Gain: 462 m

Highest Point: 524 m

Season Time: Mar - Nov

Dogs Allowed: Yes

Regional District: Fraser Valley

OV Rating: 71.25 %

Trail Type: Out-and-Back

Transit Friendly: No

Scenic Viewpoint: Yes

Waterfall: No

Lake: No

Camping: No

Driving Time: 120 mins

4x4 Needed: No

Ocean Hike: No

Hot Spring: No

Kid-Friendly: No

Trail Traffic: Moderate

Fitness: Yes

Winter: No

Wheelchair: No

Howe Sound Crest Trail

Nearest City: West Vancouver

Distance: 29 km

Time Needed: 12 hour(s)

Difficulty: Difficult

Elevation Gain: 1830 m

Highest Point: 1542 m

Season Time: Aug - Sep

Dogs Allowed: No

Regional District: Metro Vancouver

OV Rating: 91.3 %

Trail Type: Point-to-Point

Transit Friendly: No

Scenic Viewpoint: Yes

Waterfall: No

Lake: Yes

Camping: Yes

Driving Time: 30 mins

4x4 Needed: No

Ocean Hike: Yes

Hot Spring: No

Kid-Friendly: No

Trail Traffic: Moderate

Fitness: No

Winter: No

Wheelchair: No

Iron Mountain

Nearest City: Merritt

Distance: 8 km

Time Needed: 2.5 hour(s)

Difficulty: Easy

Elevation Gain: 237 m

Highest Point: 933 m

Season Time: Apr - Oct

Dogs Allowed: Yes

Regional District: Thompson-Nicola

OV Rating: 78 %

Trail Type: Out-and-Back

Transit Friendly: No

Scenic Viewpoint: No

Waterfall: No

Lake: No

Camping: No

Driving Time: 195 mins

4x4 Needed: No

Ocean Hike: No

Hot Spring: No

Kid-Friendly: Yes

Trail Traffic: Low

Fitness: No

Winter: No

Wheelchair: No

Joffre Lakes

Nearest City: Pemberton

Distance: 10 km

Time Needed: 4.5 hour(s)

Difficulty: Moderate

Elevation Gain: 400 m

Highest Point: 1600 m

Season Time: Jun - Sep

Dogs Allowed: No

Regional District: Squamish-Lillooet

OV Rating: 78.8 %

Trail Type: Point-to-Point

Transit Friendly: Yes

Scenic Viewpoint: No

Waterfall: Yes

Lake: Yes

Camping: Yes

Driving Time: 180 mins

4x4 Needed: No

Ocean Hike: No

Hot Spring: No

Kid-Friendly: Yes

Trail Traffic: High

Fitness: No

Winter: No

Wheelchair: No

Jug Island Beach

Nearest City: Belcarra

Distance: 6 km

Time Needed: 2 hour(s)

Difficulty: Moderate

Elevation Gain: 85 m

Highest Point: 95 m

Season Time: Jan - Dec

Dogs Allowed: Yes

Regional District: Metro Vancouver

OV Rating: 72.5 %

Trail Type: Out-and-Back

Transit Friendly: Yes

Scenic Viewpoint: No

Waterfall: No

Lake: No

Camping: No

Driving Time: 60 mins

4x4 Needed: No

Ocean Hike: Yes

Hot Spring: No

Kid-Friendly: Yes

Trail Traffic: Moderate

Fitness: No

Winter: No

Wheelchair: No

Kennedy Falls

Nearest City: North Vancouver

Distance: 10 km

Time Needed: 5 hour(s)

Difficulty: Difficult

Elevation Gain: 250 m

Highest Point: 500 m

Season Time: Jan - Nov

Dogs Allowed: Yes

Regional District: Metro Vancouver

OV Rating: 81.3 %

Trail Type: Out-and-Back

Transit Friendly: No

Scenic Viewpoint: Yes

Waterfall: Yes

Lake: No

Camping: No

Driving Time: 30 mins

4x4 Needed: No

Ocean Hike: No

Hot Spring: No

Kid-Friendly: No

Trail Traffic: Moderate

Fitness: No

Winter: No

Wheelchair: No

Kentucky Lake

Nearest City: Merritt

Distance: 4 km

Time Needed: 1.5 hour(s)

Difficulty: Easy

Elevation Gain: 0 m

Highest Point: 1014 m

Season Time: May - Oct

Dogs Allowed: Yes

Regional District: Thompson-Nicola

OV Rating: 81 %

Trail Type: Loop

Transit Friendly: No

Scenic Viewpoint: No

Waterfall: No

Lake: Yes

Camping: Yes

Driving Time: 210 mins

4x4 Needed: No

Ocean Hike: No

Hot Spring: No

Kid-Friendly: Yes

Trail Traffic: Low

Fitness: No

Winter: No

Wheelchair: No

Ladner Creek Trestle

Nearest City: Hope

Distance: 2 km

Time Needed: 1 hour(s)

Difficulty: Moderate

Elevation Gain: 80 m

Highest Point: 520 m

Season Time: May - Oct

Dogs Allowed: Yes

Regional District: Fraser Valley

OV Rating: 81 %

Trail Type: Out-and-Back

Transit Friendly: No

Scenic Viewpoint: No

Waterfall: No

Lake: No

Camping: No

Driving Time: 150 mins

4x4 Needed: No

Ocean Hike: No

Hot Spring: No

Kid-Friendly: Yes

Trail Traffic: Moderate

Fitness: No

Winter: No

Wheelchair: No

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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.

You can use the ‘Filter by Hike Features’ button to filter the hiking trails database by all sorts of 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 (for instance, what is meant by ‘fitness’), you can press the (i) icon for a short description. Most metrics are explained in detail below. If you notice a data point seems incorrect for a trail, or disagree with something, please contact us. 

Each of the Vancouver hikes has a difficulty rating; either easy, moderate or difficult. 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.

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Hike types. Most of the hikes 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 may actually climb more than the listed 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.

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 is score is debatable, so if you disagree with a rating please leave your own star rating and/or comment at the bottom of each guide.

Each hike 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 hikes (due to ladders, difficult sections, boulder fields, etc). This is up to each dog owner to research and determine 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 carrying the 10 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 hikes are currently for the North Shore and Sea to Sky area, but we’re working to expand this list of hiking guides over time. This is a growing database so check back often and subscribe to the free monthly newsletter to be notified of new trails!

Happy hiking!

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