Curated list · 63 trails · Updated October 24, 2026
dog-friendly hikes
Dog-friendly hikes near Vancouver, BC: 63 trails on this site. Trails where leashed dogs are allowed. Figures are approximate.
1Lynn Loop
North Shore · Easy · 5–5.5 km · +100–150 m · 1.5–2 hours2Lynn Peak
North Shore · Challenging · 9 km · +700–720 m · 3–4 hours3Norvan Falls
North Shore · Moderate · 14 km · +300–400 m · 4–5 hours4Lynn Canyon & 30 Foot Pool
North Shore · Easy · 2–3 km · +50–100 m · 45–60 minutes5Capilano Canyon & Cleveland Dam
North Shore · Easy · 4–7 km · +100–200 m · 1.5–2.5 hours6Dog Mountain
North Shore · Easy · 5 km · +100 m · 1.5–2 hours7Mount Seymour (Pump Peak to Summit)
North Shore · Challenging · 8–9 km · +450 m · 4–5 hours8Eagle Bluffs
North Shore · Moderate · 8–10 km · +300–350 m · 3–4 hours9Black Mountain Loop
North Shore · Moderate · 7–8 km · +300 m · 2.5–3.5 hours10Hollyburn Mountain
North Shore · Moderate · 7–8 km · +400–450 m · 3–4 hours11St. Mark's Summit
North Shore · Challenging · 11 km · +450–550 m · 4–5 hours12Mount Strachan
North Shore · Challenging · 9–10 km · +500–600 m · 4–5 hours13Cypress Falls
North Shore · Easy · 3–4 km · +150–200 m · 1–1.5 hours14Whyte Lake
North Shore · Moderate · 5–6 km · +250–300 m · 2–2.5 hours15Lighthouse Park
North Shore · Easy · 2–5 km · +50–100 m · 1–2 hours16Mount Brunswick
North Shore · Very hard · 15 km · +1550–1600 m · 7–9 hours17Tunnel Bluffs
North Shore · Challenging · 9–10 km · +600–700 m · 3–4 hours18Stanley Park Seawall
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 9–10 km · +0–20 m · 2.5–3 hours19Pacific Spirit Regional Park
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 4–10 km · +0–100 m · 1–3 hours20Burnaby Mountain Trails
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 3–8 km · +100–250 m · 1–2.5 hours21Coquitlam Crunch
Metro Vancouver · Moderate · 2–2.5 km · +240–250 m · 45–60 minutes22Buntzen Lake Loop
Metro Vancouver · Moderate · 8–10 km · +100–200 m · 3–4 hours23Sendero Diez Vistas
Metro Vancouver · Challenging · 14–15 km · +450–500 m · 5–6 hours24Minnekhada Regional Park
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 4–8 km · +50–150 m · 1.5–3 hours25Lindeman Lake
Fraser Valley · Moderate · 3.4–3.5 km · +200–250 m · 1.5–2 hours26Teapot Hill
Fraser Valley · Moderate · 5 km · +250 m · 2 hours27Bridal Veil Falls
Fraser Valley · Easy · 1–1.5 km · +50–100 m · 30 minutes28Cheam Peak
Fraser Valley · Challenging · 9–10 km · +650–700 m · 4–5 hours29Elk Mountain
Fraser Valley · Challenging · 7–8 km · +800–850 m · 3.5–5 hours30Hayward Lake Railway Trail
Fraser Valley · Easy · 10–12 km · +50–100 m · 3–4 hours31Shannon Falls
Sea-to-Sky · Easy · 1 km · +30–50 m · 15–30 minutes32Sea to Summit Trail
Sea-to-Sky · Very hard · 7.5 km · +900–920 m · 3–5 hours33Murrin Park (Browning Lake loop)
Sea-to-Sky · Easy · 1–3 km · +50–200 m · 30 minutes to 1.5 hours34Four Lakes Trail (Alice Lake)
Sea-to-Sky · Easy · 6–6.5 km · +100–150 m · 2–2.5 hours35Brandywine Falls
Sea-to-Sky · Easy · 1–1.5 km · +20–50 m · 30 minutes36Killarney Lake (Bowen Island)
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 4–4.5 km · +30–60 m · 1–1.5 hours37Admiralty Point (Belcarra)
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 5 km · +50–100 m · 1.5–2 hours38Burnaby Lake loop
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 10–10.5 km · +10–30 m · 2.5–3 hours39Deer Lake loop
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 4.5–5 km · +10–30 m · 1–1.5 hours40Whistler Train Wreck
Sea-to-Sky · Easy · 3 km · +20–50 m · 1–1.5 hours41Mundy Park loop
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 4–5 km · +20–50 m · 1–1.5 hours42Colony Farm Regional Park
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 4–6 km · +5–20 m · 1–2 hours43Pitt-Addington Marsh dikes (Grant Narrows)
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 4–10 km · +5–20 m · 1.5–3 hours44Kanaka Creek: Cliff Falls
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 2–3 km · +30–80 m · 1–1.5 hours45Derby Reach and Edgewater Bar
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 4–6 km · +5–20 m · 1–2 hours46Campbell Valley: Little River Loop
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 2–3 km · +5–20 m · 30–60 minutes47Tynehead Regional Park loops
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 3–5 km · +10–40 m · 1–1.5 hours48Redwood Park
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 2–3 km · +30–60 m · 60 minutes49Richmond West Dyke Trail
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 5–6 km · +0–10 m · 1.5–2 hours50Queen Elizabeth Park
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 2–3 km · +30–70 m · 30–60 minutes51Capilano Pacific Trail
North Shore · Moderate · 7–8 km · +150–200 m · 2–3 hours52Seaview Walk
North Shore · Easy · 2–2.5 km · +10–40 m · 30–60 minutes53Ambleside to Dundarave Seawalk
North Shore · Easy · 2–2.5 km · +0–10 m · 30–60 minutes54Sasamat Lake loop
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 2.5–3 km · +10–40 m · 60 minutes55Port Moody Shoreline Trail
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 3–3.5 km · +0–20 m · 1–1.5 hours56Barnet Marine Park
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 1–2 km · +0–20 m · 30–60 minutes57Central Park (Burnaby)
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 3–4 km · +10–30 m · 60 minutes58Burnaby Fraser Foreshore Park
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 4–6 km · +0–10 m · 1–2 hours59False Creek seawall loop
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 9–10 km · +0–20 m · 2.5–3 hours60Traboulay PoCo Trail
Metro Vancouver · Moderate · 25–26 km · +20–60 m · 6–8 hours61Dorman Point (Bowen Island)
Metro Vancouver · Moderate · 2–3 km · +80–120 m · 60 minutes62Deas Island Regional Park
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 3–5 km · +0–10 m · 1–1.5 hours63Stanley Park: Beaver Lake
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 2–3 km · +10–40 m · 30–60 minutes
North Shore · Easy · 5–5.5 km · +100–150 m · 1.5–2 hours2Lynn Peak
North Shore · Challenging · 9 km · +700–720 m · 3–4 hours3Norvan Falls
North Shore · Moderate · 14 km · +300–400 m · 4–5 hours4Lynn Canyon & 30 Foot Pool
North Shore · Easy · 2–3 km · +50–100 m · 45–60 minutes5Capilano Canyon & Cleveland Dam
North Shore · Easy · 4–7 km · +100–200 m · 1.5–2.5 hours6Dog Mountain
North Shore · Easy · 5 km · +100 m · 1.5–2 hours7Mount Seymour (Pump Peak to Summit)
North Shore · Challenging · 8–9 km · +450 m · 4–5 hours8Eagle Bluffs
North Shore · Moderate · 8–10 km · +300–350 m · 3–4 hours9Black Mountain Loop
North Shore · Moderate · 7–8 km · +300 m · 2.5–3.5 hours10Hollyburn Mountain
North Shore · Moderate · 7–8 km · +400–450 m · 3–4 hours11St. Mark's Summit
North Shore · Challenging · 11 km · +450–550 m · 4–5 hours12Mount Strachan
North Shore · Challenging · 9–10 km · +500–600 m · 4–5 hours13Cypress Falls
North Shore · Easy · 3–4 km · +150–200 m · 1–1.5 hours14Whyte Lake
North Shore · Moderate · 5–6 km · +250–300 m · 2–2.5 hours15Lighthouse Park
North Shore · Easy · 2–5 km · +50–100 m · 1–2 hours16Mount Brunswick
North Shore · Very hard · 15 km · +1550–1600 m · 7–9 hours17Tunnel Bluffs
North Shore · Challenging · 9–10 km · +600–700 m · 3–4 hours18Stanley Park Seawall
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 9–10 km · +0–20 m · 2.5–3 hours19Pacific Spirit Regional Park
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 4–10 km · +0–100 m · 1–3 hours20Burnaby Mountain Trails
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 3–8 km · +100–250 m · 1–2.5 hours21Coquitlam Crunch
Metro Vancouver · Moderate · 2–2.5 km · +240–250 m · 45–60 minutes22Buntzen Lake Loop
Metro Vancouver · Moderate · 8–10 km · +100–200 m · 3–4 hours23Sendero Diez Vistas
Metro Vancouver · Challenging · 14–15 km · +450–500 m · 5–6 hours24Minnekhada Regional Park
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 4–8 km · +50–150 m · 1.5–3 hours25Lindeman Lake
Fraser Valley · Moderate · 3.4–3.5 km · +200–250 m · 1.5–2 hours26Teapot Hill
Fraser Valley · Moderate · 5 km · +250 m · 2 hours27Bridal Veil Falls
Fraser Valley · Easy · 1–1.5 km · +50–100 m · 30 minutes28Cheam Peak
Fraser Valley · Challenging · 9–10 km · +650–700 m · 4–5 hours29Elk Mountain
Fraser Valley · Challenging · 7–8 km · +800–850 m · 3.5–5 hours30Hayward Lake Railway Trail
Fraser Valley · Easy · 10–12 km · +50–100 m · 3–4 hours31Shannon Falls
Sea-to-Sky · Easy · 1 km · +30–50 m · 15–30 minutes32Sea to Summit Trail
Sea-to-Sky · Very hard · 7.5 km · +900–920 m · 3–5 hours33Murrin Park (Browning Lake loop)
Sea-to-Sky · Easy · 1–3 km · +50–200 m · 30 minutes to 1.5 hours34Four Lakes Trail (Alice Lake)
Sea-to-Sky · Easy · 6–6.5 km · +100–150 m · 2–2.5 hours35Brandywine Falls
Sea-to-Sky · Easy · 1–1.5 km · +20–50 m · 30 minutes36Killarney Lake (Bowen Island)
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 4–4.5 km · +30–60 m · 1–1.5 hours37Admiralty Point (Belcarra)
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 5 km · +50–100 m · 1.5–2 hours38Burnaby Lake loop
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 10–10.5 km · +10–30 m · 2.5–3 hours39Deer Lake loop
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 4.5–5 km · +10–30 m · 1–1.5 hours40Whistler Train Wreck
Sea-to-Sky · Easy · 3 km · +20–50 m · 1–1.5 hours41Mundy Park loop
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 4–5 km · +20–50 m · 1–1.5 hours42Colony Farm Regional Park
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 4–6 km · +5–20 m · 1–2 hours43Pitt-Addington Marsh dikes (Grant Narrows)
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 4–10 km · +5–20 m · 1.5–3 hours44Kanaka Creek: Cliff Falls
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 2–3 km · +30–80 m · 1–1.5 hours45Derby Reach and Edgewater Bar
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 4–6 km · +5–20 m · 1–2 hours46Campbell Valley: Little River Loop
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 2–3 km · +5–20 m · 30–60 minutes47Tynehead Regional Park loops
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 3–5 km · +10–40 m · 1–1.5 hours48Redwood Park
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 2–3 km · +30–60 m · 60 minutes49Richmond West Dyke Trail
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 5–6 km · +0–10 m · 1.5–2 hours50Queen Elizabeth Park
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 2–3 km · +30–70 m · 30–60 minutes51Capilano Pacific Trail
North Shore · Moderate · 7–8 km · +150–200 m · 2–3 hours52Seaview Walk
North Shore · Easy · 2–2.5 km · +10–40 m · 30–60 minutes53Ambleside to Dundarave Seawalk
North Shore · Easy · 2–2.5 km · +0–10 m · 30–60 minutes54Sasamat Lake loop
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 2.5–3 km · +10–40 m · 60 minutes55Port Moody Shoreline Trail
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 3–3.5 km · +0–20 m · 1–1.5 hours56Barnet Marine Park
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 1–2 km · +0–20 m · 30–60 minutes57Central Park (Burnaby)
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 3–4 km · +10–30 m · 60 minutes58Burnaby Fraser Foreshore Park
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 4–6 km · +0–10 m · 1–2 hours59False Creek seawall loop
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 9–10 km · +0–20 m · 2.5–3 hours60Traboulay PoCo Trail
Metro Vancouver · Moderate · 25–26 km · +20–60 m · 6–8 hours61Dorman Point (Bowen Island)
Metro Vancouver · Moderate · 2–3 km · +80–120 m · 60 minutes62Deas Island Regional Park
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 3–5 km · +0–10 m · 1–1.5 hours63Stanley Park: Beaver Lake
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 2–3 km · +10–40 m · 30–60 minutes
See also area guides, guides and the passport.
sources
- BC Hydro / Belcarra
- BC Hydro recreation area
- BC Parks
- BC Parks
- BC Parks
- BC Parks
- BC Parks
- BC Parks
- BC Parks (Cheam Range)
- BC Parks (Chilliwack Lake Park)
- BC Parks (Cultus Lake Park)
- BC Parks (Cypress Provincial Park)
- BC Parks / Lions Bay
- City of Burnaby
- City of Coquitlam
- City of Port Coquitlam
- City of Port Moody
- City of Richmond
- City of Surrey
- City of Vancouver Parks
- District of North Vancouver
- District of West Vancouver
- Fraser Valley Regional District / Crown land
- Metro Vancouver Regional Parks
- Metro Vancouver Regional Parks (Belcarra Regional Park)
- Metro Vancouver Regional Parks (Burnaby Lake Regional Park)
- Metro Vancouver Regional Parks (Campbell Valley Regional Park)
- Metro Vancouver Regional Parks (Capilano River Regional Park) and District of West Vancouver
- Metro Vancouver Regional Parks (Capilano River)
- Metro Vancouver Regional Parks (Colony Farm Regional Park)
- Metro Vancouver Regional Parks (Crippen Regional Park)
- Metro Vancouver Regional Parks (Deas Island Regional Park)
- Metro Vancouver Regional Parks (Derby Reach Regional Park)
- Metro Vancouver Regional Parks (Grant Narrows) and Province of BC (Pitt-Addington Marsh Wildlife Management Area)
- Metro Vancouver Regional Parks (Kanaka Creek Regional Park)
- Metro Vancouver Regional Parks (Lynn Headwaters)
- Metro Vancouver Regional Parks (Tynehead Regional Park)
- Private operator land and BC Parks
- Resort Municipality of Whistler
- Vancouver Park Board
- Village of Lions Bay / Crown land
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