Curated list · 118 trails · Updated October 24, 2026

hikes for may

Hikes for May near Vancouver, BC: 118 trails on this site. Trails whose usual season includes May. Check snow and closures first. Figures are approximate.

1Quarry Rock
North Shore · Easy · 3.8–4 km · +100–150 m · 1–1.5 hours
2Lynn Loop
North Shore · Easy · 5–5.5 km · +100–150 m · 1.5–2 hours
3Norvan Falls
North Shore · Moderate · 14 km · +300–400 m · 4–5 hours
4Lynn Canyon & 30 Foot Pool
North Shore · Easy · 2–3 km · +50–100 m · 45–60 minutes
5Rice Lake Loop
North Shore · Easy · 3 km · +0–30 m · 60 minutes
6Capilano Canyon & Cleveland Dam
North Shore · Easy · 4–7 km · +100–200 m · 1.5–2.5 hours
7Dog Mountain
North Shore · Easy · 5 km · +100 m · 1.5–2 hours
8Hollyburn Mountain
North Shore · Moderate · 7–8 km · +400–450 m · 3–4 hours
9Cypress Falls
North Shore · Easy · 3–4 km · +150–200 m · 1–1.5 hours
10Whyte Lake
North Shore · Moderate · 5–6 km · +250–300 m · 2–2.5 hours
11Lighthouse Park
North Shore · Easy · 2–5 km · +50–100 m · 1–2 hours
12Tunnel Bluffs
North Shore · Challenging · 9–10 km · +600–700 m · 3–4 hours
13Stanley Park Seawall
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 9–10 km · +0–20 m · 2.5–3 hours
14Pacific Spirit Regional Park
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 4–10 km · +0–100 m · 1–3 hours
15Burnaby Mountain Trails
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 3–8 km · +100–250 m · 1–2.5 hours
16Coquitlam Crunch
Metro Vancouver · Moderate · 2–2.5 km · +240–250 m · 45–60 minutes
17Buntzen Lake Loop
Metro Vancouver · Moderate · 8–10 km · +100–200 m · 3–4 hours
18Sendero Diez Vistas
Metro Vancouver · Challenging · 14–15 km · +450–500 m · 5–6 hours
19Jug Island Beach
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 5–5.5 km · +150–200 m · 1.5–2 hours
20Minnekhada Regional Park
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 4–8 km · +50–150 m · 1.5–3 hours
21Lower Falls (Golden Ears)
Fraser Valley · Easy · 5–5.5 km · +50–100 m · 1.5–2 hours
22Teapot Hill
Fraser Valley · Moderate · 5 km · +250 m · 2 hours
23Bridal Veil Falls
Fraser Valley · Easy · 1–1.5 km · +50–100 m · 30 minutes
24Hayward Lake Railway Trail
Fraser Valley · Easy · 10–12 km · +50–100 m · 3–4 hours
25Stawamus Chief
Sea-to-Sky · Challenging · 3–3.6 km · +540–630 m · 2–5 hours
26Shannon Falls
Sea-to-Sky · Easy · 1 km · +30–50 m · 15–30 minutes
27Murrin Park (Browning Lake loop)
Sea-to-Sky · Easy · 1–3 km · +50–200 m · 30 minutes to 1.5 hours
28Four Lakes Trail (Alice Lake)
Sea-to-Sky · Easy · 6–6.5 km · +100–150 m · 2–2.5 hours
29Brandywine Falls
Sea-to-Sky · Easy · 1–1.5 km · +20–50 m · 30 minutes
30Brothers Creek and Lost Lake loop
North Shore · Moderate · 6–8 km · +300–450 m · 2.5–3.5 hours
31Mount Gardner (Bowen Island)
Metro Vancouver · Challenging · 10–16 km · +650–750 m · 4–6 hours
32Killarney Lake (Bowen Island)
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 4–4.5 km · +30–60 m · 1–1.5 hours
33Admiralty Point (Belcarra)
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 5 km · +50–100 m · 1.5–2 hours
34Burnaby Lake loop
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 10–10.5 km · +10–30 m · 2.5–3 hours
35Deer Lake loop
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 4.5–5 km · +10–30 m · 1–1.5 hours
36Soames Hill (Gibsons)
Sunshine Coast · Moderate · 2–3 km · +200–250 m · 1–1.5 hours
37Smuggler Cove
Sunshine Coast · Easy · 3.5–4 km · +30–60 m · 1–1.5 hours
38Skookumchuck Narrows
Sunshine Coast · Easy · 8–8.5 km · +50–150 m · 2–3 hours
39Petgill Lake
Sea-to-Sky · Challenging · 10–12 km · +600–700 m · 4–5 hours
40Whistler Train Wreck
Sea-to-Sky · Easy · 3 km · +20–50 m · 1–1.5 hours
41Nairn Falls
Sea-to-Sky · Easy · 3–3.5 km · +30–100 m · 1–1.5 hours
42Othello Tunnels
Fraser Valley · Easy · 3.5 km · +10–30 m · 1–1.5 hours
43Hicks Lake loop
Fraser Valley · Easy · 4–4.5 km · +30–80 m · 1–1.5 hours
44Mundy Park loop
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 4–5 km · +20–50 m · 1–1.5 hours
45Colony Farm Regional Park
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 4–6 km · +5–20 m · 1–2 hours
46Pitt-Addington Marsh dikes (Grant Narrows)
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 4–10 km · +5–20 m · 1.5–3 hours
47Widgeon Falls (paddle and hike)
Metro Vancouver · Moderate · 5–6 km · +50–100 m · 4–6 hours
48Kanaka Creek: Cliff Falls
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 2–3 km · +30–80 m · 1–1.5 hours
49Derby Reach and Edgewater Bar
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 4–6 km · +5–20 m · 1–2 hours
50Campbell Valley: Little River Loop
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 2–3 km · +5–20 m · 30–60 minutes
51Tynehead Regional Park loops
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 3–5 km · +10–40 m · 1–1.5 hours
52Redwood Park
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 2–3 km · +30–60 m · 60 minutes
53Crescent Beach and Blackie Spit
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 2–4 km · +0–10 m · 30 minutes to 1.5 hours
54Boundary Bay dike
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 4–10 km · +0–10 m · 1–3 hours
55Richmond West Dyke Trail
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 5–6 km · +0–10 m · 1.5–2 hours
56Iona Beach jetty
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 8–8.5 km · +0–10 m · 2–3 hours
57Queen Elizabeth Park
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 2–3 km · +30–70 m · 30–60 minutes
58Camosun Bog boardwalk
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 1–2 km · +0–10 m · 30–60 minutes
59Wreck Beach Trail 6
Metro Vancouver · Moderate · 1–1.5 km · +60–90 m · 30–60 minutes
60Capilano Pacific Trail
North Shore · Moderate · 7–8 km · +150–200 m · 2–3 hours
61Mosquito Creek trail
North Shore · Moderate · 4–6 km · +150–300 m · 1.5–2.5 hours
62Fisherman's Trail (Seymour River)
North Shore · Easy · 6–10 km · +50–150 m · 2–3 hours
63Seymour Valley Trailway
North Shore · Moderate · 20–20.5 km · +150–250 m · 4–6 hours
64Maplewood Flats
North Shore · Easy · 2–3 km · +0–10 m · 60 minutes
65Seaview Walk
North Shore · Easy · 2–2.5 km · +10–40 m · 30–60 minutes
66Ambleside to Dundarave Seawalk
North Shore · Easy · 2–2.5 km · +0–10 m · 30–60 minutes
67Sasamat Lake loop
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 2.5–3 km · +10–40 m · 60 minutes
68Port Moody Shoreline Trail
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 3–3.5 km · +0–20 m · 1–1.5 hours
69Barnet Marine Park
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 1–2 km · +0–20 m · 30–60 minutes
70Central Park (Burnaby)
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 3–4 km · +10–30 m · 60 minutes
71Burnaby Fraser Foreshore Park
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 4–6 km · +0–10 m · 1–2 hours
72Spanish Banks to Jericho Beach
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 3–4 km · +0–10 m · 1–1.5 hours
73False Creek seawall loop
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 9–10 km · +0–20 m · 2.5–3 hours
74Traboulay PoCo Trail
Metro Vancouver · Moderate · 25–26 km · +20–60 m · 6–8 hours
75Dorman Point (Bowen Island)
Metro Vancouver · Moderate · 2–3 km · +80–120 m · 60 minutes
76White Rock Promenade
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 2–2.5 km · +0–10 m · 30–60 minutes
77Delta Nature Reserve (Burns Bog)
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 2–3 km · +0–10 m · 60 minutes
78Deas Island Regional Park
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 3–5 km · +0–10 m · 1–1.5 hours
79Stanley Park: Beaver Lake
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 2–3 km · +10–40 m · 30–60 minutes
80South Dyke Trail (Finn Slough to London Farm)
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 7.2 km · not listed · 2 hours
81Buntzen Ridge (Pipeline Pass)
Metro Vancouver · Moderate · 6 km · +290 m · 2.5 hours
82Burke Mountain Woodland Trail
Metro Vancouver · Moderate · 7 km · not listed · 3.5 hours
83De Boville Slough
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 9.2 km · not listed · 3 hours
84Lower Grouse Circuit
North Shore · Moderate · 8 km · not listed · 4 hours
85Old Lillooet Trail
North Shore · Moderate · 10 km · not listed · 3.5 hours
86Vancouver Lookout (Mount Seymour Rd)
North Shore · Moderate · 6 km · not listed · 2.5 hours
87Grey Rock (Deep Cove)
North Shore · Moderate · 5 km · +180 m · 2.5 hours
88Forks-Skyline Circuit (Hollyburn Fir)
North Shore · Moderate · 7 km · not listed · 3 hours
89Hollyburn Lakes
North Shore · Moderate · 7 km · +150 m · 3 hours
90Yew Lake and Bowen Lookout
North Shore · Easy · 4 km · not listed · 2.5 hours
91Howe Sound Crest (to Strachan meadows)
North Shore · Moderate · 11 km · not listed · 5 hours
92Eagle Creek Ramble
North Shore · Moderate · 6.5 km · not listed · 3.5 hours
93Skyline-Copperbush Circuit (Evans Lake)
Sea-to-Sky · Moderate · 8 km · not listed · 3.5 hours
94Brohm Lake Interpretive Forest
Sea-to-Sky · Easy · 7 km · +150 m · 3.5 hours
95Cal-Cheak Trail
Sea-to-Sky · Moderate · 8 km · not listed · 3.5 hours
96Pitt River Greenway
Fraser Valley · Easy · 8 km · not listed · 2.5 hours
97UBC Malcolm Knapp Research Forest
Fraser Valley · Moderate · 8 km · +290 m · 3.5 hours
98East Canyon Trail (Golden Ears)
Fraser Valley · Moderate · 9 km · +180 m · 3.5 hours
99Rolley Falls and Lake
Fraser Valley · Easy · 5 km · not listed · 2 hours
100Brunswick Point
Fraser Valley · Easy · 6.5 km · not listed · 2.5 hours
101Semiahmoo Ramble
Metro Vancouver · Easy · not listed · not listed · 3 hours
102Aldergrove Regional Park
Fraser Valley · Easy · 6.5 km · not listed · 2.5 hours
103Fort-to-Fort Trail
Fraser Valley · Easy · 8 km · not listed · 2.5 hours
104Matsqui Trail (western section)
Fraser Valley · Easy · 6 km · not listed · 2 hours
105Cultus Lake Trails
Fraser Valley · Moderate · 11 km · not listed · 4.5 hours
106Vedder River Trail
Fraser Valley · Easy · 9.4 km · not listed · 3 hours
107Bluffs Park (Galiano Island)
Further afield · Easy · 9.6 km · not listed · 4 hours
108Skagit River Trail
Further afield · Moderate · not listed · +100 m · 4.5 hours
109Hope-Nicola Valley Trail
Further afield · Moderate · 10 km · +190 m · 3.5 hours
110Heather Trail (Manning Park)
Further afield · Easy · not listed · not listed · 3.5 hours
111Sea Island Dike (McDonald Beach)
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 7 km · +0–10 m · 0 minutes
112Peace Arch Park
Metro Vancouver · Easy · not listed · +0–10 m · 0 minutes
113Delta Watershed Park
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 11 km · not listed · 0 minutes
114George C. Reifel Bird Sanctuary dikes
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 6 km · +0–10 m · 0 minutes
115Mud Bay / East Delta Dike Trail
Metro Vancouver · Easy · not listed · +0–10 m · 0 minutes
116Porteau Cove viewpoint trail
Sea-to-Sky · Easy · not listed · not listed · 0 minutes
117Whistler Valley Trail
Further afield · Easy · 35 km · +0–10 m · 0 minutes
118Portside and Burnaby Heights trails
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 2.5 km · not listed · 0 minutes

See also area guides, guides and the passport.

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Hike Vancouver. "Hikes for May." Updated October 24, 2026. https://hikevancouver.ca/lists/hikes-in-may/

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