Garibaldi Lake from Panorama Ridge, Garibaldi Park

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Greater (greatest) Vancouver · British Columbia

Garibaldi Lake from Panorama Ridge, Garibaldi Park. Photo: The Cosmonaut, CC BY-SA 2.5 ca · credits

Three North Shore favourites

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Forest in Lynn Headwaters Regional Park, North Vancouver
Photo: GoToVan · CC BY 2.0
Beneath the canopy · North Shore

lynn loop

A gentle loop through second-growth forest above Lynn Creek. Cool on hot days, calm on busy ones.

5–5.5 km · 1.5–2 hours · Easy

cedar shade + creek noise

See the trail
Quarry Rock above Deep Cove, North Vancouver
Photo: Guilhem Vellut from Annecy, France · CC BY 2.0
Above the cove · North Shore

quarry rock

A short forest climb on the Baden-Powell Trail to granite slabs over Deep Cove and Indian Arm.

3.8–4 km · 1–1.5 hours · Easy

go early, it gets busy

See the trail
View from Dog Mountain, Mount Seymour Park
Photo: David Abercrombie · CC BY-SA 2.0
Into the open · North Shore

dog mountain

An easy forest walk from Mount Seymour to a rocky viewpoint over the whole city.

5 km · 1.5–2 hours · Easy

snowshoe it in winter

See the trail
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how do you want to feel out there?

Forest trail in Pacific Spirit Regional Park, Vancouver01Into the forestBig trees, soft light, quiet.Dawn view from Panorama Ridge over Garibaldi Lake02Above the cloudsClimb for the long view.Middle Joffre Lake, Joffre Lakes Park03Along the waterLakes, creeks and shoreline.

Photos: Los Paseos, Luis Dias, Nicolas May via Wikimedia Commons · credits

Metro Vancouver · North Shore · Sea-to-Sky · Fraser Valley · Sunshine Coast

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Stylized topographic map of 142 trails around Vancouver. Each peak marker links to a trail.

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142 trails in view

  1. Admiralty Point (Belcarra)Metro Vancouver · 5 km · 1.5–2 hours
  2. Aldergrove Regional ParkFraser Valley · 6.5 km · 2.5 hours
  3. Alouette MountainFraser Valley · 22 km · 9–10 hours
  4. Ambleside to Dundarave SeawalkNorth Shore · 2–2.5 km · 30–60 minutes
  5. BCMC Trail (Grouse Mountain)North Shore · 2.9 km · 1.5–2.5 hours
  6. Barnet Marine ParkMetro Vancouver · 1–2 km · 30–60 minutes
  7. Black Mountain LoopNorth Shore · 7–8 km · 2.5–3.5 hours
  8. Bluffs Park (Galiano Island)Further afield · 9.6 km · 4 hours
  9. Boundary Bay dikeMetro Vancouver · 4–10 km · 1–3 hours
  10. Brandywine FallsSea-to-Sky · 1–1.5 km · 30 minutes
  11. Bridal Veil FallsFraser Valley · 1–1.5 km · 30 minutes
  12. Brohm Lake Interpretive ForestSea-to-Sky · 7 km · 3.5 hours
  13. Brothers Creek and Lost Lake loopNorth Shore · 6–8 km · 2.5–3.5 hours
  14. Brunswick PointFraser Valley · 6.5 km · 2.5 hours
  15. Buntzen Lake LoopMetro Vancouver · 8–10 km · 3–4 hours
  16. Buntzen Ridge (Pipeline Pass)Metro Vancouver · 6 km · 2.5 hours
  17. Burke Mountain Woodland TrailMetro Vancouver · 7 km · 3.5 hours
  18. Burnaby Fraser Foreshore ParkMetro Vancouver · 4–6 km · 1–2 hours
  19. Burnaby Lake loopMetro Vancouver · 10–10.5 km · 2.5–3 hours
  20. Burnaby Mountain TrailsMetro Vancouver · 3–8 km · 1–2.5 hours
  21. Cal-Cheak TrailSea-to-Sky · 8 km · 3.5 hours
  22. Camosun Bog boardwalkMetro Vancouver · 1–2 km · 30–60 minutes
  23. Campbell Valley: Little River LoopMetro Vancouver · 2–3 km · 30–60 minutes
  24. Capilano Canyon & Cleveland DamNorth Shore · 4–7 km · 1.5–2.5 hours
  25. Capilano Pacific TrailNorth Shore · 7–8 km · 2–3 hours
  26. Central Park (Burnaby)Metro Vancouver · 3–4 km · 60 minutes
  27. Cheakamus LakeSea-to-Sky · 13–14 km · 3–4 hours
  28. Cheam PeakFraser Valley · 9–10 km · 4–5 hours
  29. Colony Farm Regional ParkMetro Vancouver · 4–6 km · 1–2 hours
  30. Coquitlam CrunchMetro Vancouver · 2–2.5 km · 45–60 minutes
  31. Crescent Beach and Blackie SpitMetro Vancouver · 2–4 km · 30 minutes to 1.5 hours
  32. Cultus Lake TrailsFraser Valley · 11 km · 4.5 hours
  33. Cypress FallsNorth Shore · 3–4 km · 1–1.5 hours
  34. De Boville SloughMetro Vancouver · 9.2 km · 3 hours
  35. Deas Island Regional ParkMetro Vancouver · 3–5 km · 1–1.5 hours
  36. Deer Lake loopMetro Vancouver · 4.5–5 km · 1–1.5 hours
  37. Delta Nature Reserve (Burns Bog)Metro Vancouver · 2–3 km · 60 minutes
  38. Delta Watershed ParkMetro Vancouver · 11 km · 0 minutes
  39. Derby Reach and Edgewater BarMetro Vancouver · 4–6 km · 1–2 hours
  40. Dog MountainNorth Shore · 5 km · 1.5–2 hours
  41. Dorman Point (Bowen Island)Metro Vancouver · 2–3 km · 60 minutes
  42. Eagle BluffsNorth Shore · 8–10 km · 3–4 hours
  43. Eagle Creek RambleNorth Shore · 6.5 km · 3.5 hours
  44. East Canyon Trail (Golden Ears)Fraser Valley · 9 km · 3.5 hours
  45. Elfin LakesSea-to-Sky · 22 km · 6–8 hours
  46. Elk MountainFraser Valley · 7–8 km · 3.5–5 hours
  47. False Creek seawall loopMetro Vancouver · 9–10 km · 2.5–3 hours
  48. Fisherman's Trail (Seymour River)North Shore · 6–10 km · 2–3 hours
  49. Forks-Skyline Circuit (Hollyburn Fir)North Shore · 7 km · 3 hours
  50. Fort-to-Fort TrailFraser Valley · 8 km · 2.5 hours
  51. Four Lakes Trail (Alice Lake)Sea-to-Sky · 6–6.5 km · 2–2.5 hours
  52. Garibaldi LakeSea-to-Sky · 18 km · 5–7 hours
  53. George C. Reifel Bird Sanctuary dikesMetro Vancouver · 6 km · 0 minutes
  54. Golden Ears SummitFraser Valley · 24 km · 12–14 hours
  55. Grey Rock (Deep Cove)North Shore · 5 km · 2.5 hours
  56. Grouse GrindNorth Shore · 2.5 km · 1–2 hours
  57. Hanes ValleyNorth Shore · 15–16 km · 7–9 hours
  58. Hayward Lake Railway TrailFraser Valley · 10–12 km · 3–4 hours
  59. Heather Trail (Manning Park)Further afield · not listed · 3.5 hours
  60. Hicks Lake loopFraser Valley · 4–4.5 km · 1–1.5 hours
  61. Hollyburn LakesNorth Shore · 7 km · 3 hours
  62. Hollyburn MountainNorth Shore · 7–8 km · 3–4 hours
  63. Hope-Nicola Valley TrailFurther afield · 10 km · 3.5 hours
  64. Howe Sound Crest (to Strachan meadows)North Shore · 11 km · 5 hours
  65. Iona Beach jettyMetro Vancouver · 8–8.5 km · 2–3 hours
  66. Joffre Lakes (Upper Lake)Sea-to-Sky · 8–10 km · 3–5 hours
  67. Jug Island BeachMetro Vancouver · 5–5.5 km · 1.5–2 hours
  68. Kanaka Creek: Cliff FallsMetro Vancouver · 2–3 km · 1–1.5 hours
  69. Killarney Lake (Bowen Island)Metro Vancouver · 4–4.5 km · 1–1.5 hours
  70. Lighthouse ParkNorth Shore · 2–5 km · 1–2 hours
  71. Lindeman LakeFraser Valley · 3.4–3.5 km · 1.5–2 hours
  72. Lower Falls (Golden Ears)Fraser Valley · 5–5.5 km · 1.5–2 hours
  73. Lower Grouse CircuitNorth Shore · 8 km · 4 hours
  74. Lynn Canyon & 30 Foot PoolNorth Shore · 2–3 km · 45–60 minutes
  75. Lynn LoopNorth Shore · 5–5.5 km · 1.5–2 hours
  76. Lynn PeakNorth Shore · 9 km · 3–4 hours
  77. Maplewood FlatsNorth Shore · 2–3 km · 60 minutes
  78. Matsqui Trail (western section)Fraser Valley · 6 km · 2 hours
  79. Minnekhada Regional ParkMetro Vancouver · 4–8 km · 1.5–3 hours
  80. Mosquito Creek trailNorth Shore · 4–6 km · 1.5–2.5 hours
  81. Mount BrunswickNorth Shore · 15 km · 7–9 hours
  82. Mount Gardner (Bowen Island)Metro Vancouver · 10–16 km · 4–6 hours
  83. Mount Seymour (Pump Peak to Summit)North Shore · 8–9 km · 4–5 hours
  84. Mount StrachanNorth Shore · 9–10 km · 4–5 hours
  85. Mud Bay / East Delta Dike TrailMetro Vancouver · not listed · 0 minutes
  86. Mundy Park loopMetro Vancouver · 4–5 km · 1–1.5 hours
  87. Murrin Park (Browning Lake loop)Sea-to-Sky · 1–3 km · 30 minutes to 1.5 hours
  88. Mystery LakeNorth Shore · 3–3.5 km · 1–1.5 hours
  89. Nairn FallsSea-to-Sky · 3–3.5 km · 1–1.5 hours
  90. Norvan FallsNorth Shore · 14 km · 4–5 hours
  91. Old Lillooet TrailNorth Shore · 10 km · 3.5 hours
  92. Othello TunnelsFraser Valley · 3.5 km · 1–1.5 hours
  93. Pacific Spirit Regional ParkMetro Vancouver · 4–10 km · 1–3 hours
  94. Panorama RidgeSea-to-Sky · 28–30 km · 10–12 hours
  95. Peace Arch ParkMetro Vancouver · not listed · 0 minutes
  96. Petgill LakeSea-to-Sky · 10–12 km · 4–5 hours
  97. Pitt River GreenwayFraser Valley · 8 km · 2.5 hours
  98. Pitt-Addington Marsh dikes (Grant Narrows)Metro Vancouver · 4–10 km · 1.5–3 hours
  99. Port Moody Shoreline TrailMetro Vancouver · 3–3.5 km · 1–1.5 hours
  100. Porteau Cove viewpoint trailSea-to-Sky · not listed · 0 minutes
  101. Portside and Burnaby Heights trailsMetro Vancouver · 2.5 km · 0 minutes
  102. Quarry RockNorth Shore · 3.8–4 km · 1–1.5 hours
  103. Queen Elizabeth ParkMetro Vancouver · 2–3 km · 30–60 minutes
  104. Rainbow LakeSea-to-Sky · 16 km · 5–7 hours
  105. Redwood ParkMetro Vancouver · 2–3 km · 60 minutes
  106. Rice Lake LoopNorth Shore · 3 km · 60 minutes
  107. Richmond West Dyke TrailMetro Vancouver · 5–6 km · 1.5–2 hours
  108. Rolley Falls and LakeFraser Valley · 5 km · 2 hours
  109. Sasamat Lake loopMetro Vancouver · 2.5–3 km · 60 minutes
  110. Sea Island Dike (McDonald Beach)Metro Vancouver · 7 km · 0 minutes
  111. Sea to Summit TrailSea-to-Sky · 7.5 km · 3–5 hours
  112. Seaview WalkNorth Shore · 2–2.5 km · 30–60 minutes
  113. Semiahmoo RambleMetro Vancouver · not listed · 3 hours
  114. Sendero Diez VistasMetro Vancouver · 14–15 km · 5–6 hours
  115. Seymour Valley TrailwayNorth Shore · 20–20.5 km · 4–6 hours
  116. Shannon FallsSea-to-Sky · 1 km · 15–30 minutes
  117. Skagit River TrailFurther afield · not listed · 4.5 hours
  118. Skookumchuck NarrowsSunshine Coast · 8–8.5 km · 2–3 hours
  119. Skyline-Copperbush Circuit (Evans Lake)Sea-to-Sky · 8 km · 3.5 hours
  120. Smuggler CoveSunshine Coast · 3.5–4 km · 1–1.5 hours
  121. Soames Hill (Gibsons)Sunshine Coast · 2–3 km · 1–1.5 hours
  122. South Dyke Trail (Finn Slough to London Farm)Metro Vancouver · 7.2 km · 2 hours
  123. Spanish Banks to Jericho BeachMetro Vancouver · 3–4 km · 1–1.5 hours
  124. St. Mark's SummitNorth Shore · 11 km · 4–5 hours
  125. Stanley Park SeawallMetro Vancouver · 9–10 km · 2.5–3 hours
  126. Stanley Park: Beaver LakeMetro Vancouver · 2–3 km · 30–60 minutes
  127. Stawamus ChiefSea-to-Sky · 3–3.6 km · 2–5 hours
  128. Teapot HillFraser Valley · 5 km · 2 hours
  129. Traboulay PoCo TrailMetro Vancouver · 25–26 km · 6–8 hours
  130. Tunnel BluffsNorth Shore · 9–10 km · 3–4 hours
  131. Tynehead Regional Park loopsMetro Vancouver · 3–5 km · 1–1.5 hours
  132. UBC Malcolm Knapp Research ForestFraser Valley · 8 km · 3.5 hours
  133. Vancouver Lookout (Mount Seymour Rd)North Shore · 6 km · 2.5 hours
  134. Vedder River TrailFraser Valley · 9.4 km · 3 hours
  135. Wedgemount LakeSea-to-Sky · 14 km · 6–8 hours
  136. Whistler Train WreckSea-to-Sky · 3 km · 1–1.5 hours
  137. Whistler Valley TrailFurther afield · 35 km · 0 minutes
  138. White Rock PromenadeMetro Vancouver · 2–2.5 km · 30–60 minutes
  139. Whyte LakeNorth Shore · 5–6 km · 2–2.5 hours
  140. Widgeon Falls (paddle and hike)Metro Vancouver · 5–6 km · 4–6 hours
  141. Wreck Beach Trail 6Metro Vancouver · 1–1.5 km · 30–60 minutes
  142. Yew Lake and Bowen LookoutNorth Shore · 4 km · 2.5 hours
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