Curated list · 101 trails · Updated October 24, 2026

lake hikes

Lake hikes near Vancouver, BC: 101 trails on this site. Trails that end at or circle a lake. 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
3Lynn Canyon & 30 Foot Pool
North Shore · Easy · 2–3 km · +50–100 m · 45–60 minutes
4Rice Lake Loop
North Shore · Easy · 3 km · +0–30 m · 60 minutes
5Capilano Canyon & Cleveland Dam
North Shore · Easy · 4–7 km · +100–200 m · 1.5–2.5 hours
6Eagle Bluffs
North Shore · Moderate · 8–10 km · +300–350 m · 3–4 hours
7Black Mountain Loop
North Shore · Moderate · 7–8 km · +300 m · 2.5–3.5 hours
8Whyte Lake
North Shore · Moderate · 5–6 km · +250–300 m · 2–2.5 hours
9Lighthouse Park
North Shore · Easy · 2–5 km · +50–100 m · 1–2 hours
10Tunnel Bluffs
North Shore · Challenging · 9–10 km · +600–700 m · 3–4 hours
11Stanley Park Seawall
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 9–10 km · +0–20 m · 2.5–3 hours
12Buntzen Lake Loop
Metro Vancouver · Moderate · 8–10 km · +100–200 m · 3–4 hours
13Sendero Diez Vistas
Metro Vancouver · Challenging · 14–15 km · +450–500 m · 5–6 hours
14Jug Island Beach
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 5–5.5 km · +150–200 m · 1.5–2 hours
15Minnekhada Regional Park
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 4–8 km · +50–150 m · 1.5–3 hours
16Lindeman Lake
Fraser Valley · Moderate · 3.4–3.5 km · +200–250 m · 1.5–2 hours
17Hayward Lake Railway Trail
Fraser Valley · Easy · 10–12 km · +50–100 m · 3–4 hours
18Murrin Park (Browning Lake loop)
Sea-to-Sky · Easy · 1–3 km · +50–200 m · 30 minutes to 1.5 hours
19Four Lakes Trail (Alice Lake)
Sea-to-Sky · Easy · 6–6.5 km · +100–150 m · 2–2.5 hours
20Garibaldi Lake
Sea-to-Sky · Challenging · 18 km · +820–900 m · 5–7 hours
21Panorama Ridge
Sea-to-Sky · Very hard · 28–30 km · +1500–1550 m · 10–12 hours
22Elfin Lakes
Sea-to-Sky · Challenging · 22 km · +600–700 m · 6–8 hours
23Cheakamus Lake
Sea-to-Sky · Moderate · 13–14 km · +100–150 m · 3–4 hours
24Rainbow Lake
Sea-to-Sky · Challenging · 16 km · +850 m · 5–7 hours
25Wedgemount Lake
Sea-to-Sky · Very hard · 14 km · +1200 m · 6–8 hours
26Joffre Lakes (Upper Lake)
Sea-to-Sky · Moderate · 8–10 km · +400 m · 3–5 hours
27Mystery Lake
North Shore · Easy · 3–3.5 km · +150–200 m · 1–1.5 hours
28Killarney Lake (Bowen Island)
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 4–4.5 km · +30–60 m · 1–1.5 hours
29Admiralty Point (Belcarra)
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 5 km · +50–100 m · 1.5–2 hours
30Burnaby Lake loop
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 10–10.5 km · +10–30 m · 2.5–3 hours
31Deer Lake loop
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 4.5–5 km · +10–30 m · 1–1.5 hours
32Smuggler Cove
Sunshine Coast · Easy · 3.5–4 km · +30–60 m · 1–1.5 hours
33Skookumchuck Narrows
Sunshine Coast · Easy · 8–8.5 km · +50–150 m · 2–3 hours
34Petgill Lake
Sea-to-Sky · Challenging · 10–12 km · +600–700 m · 4–5 hours
35Othello Tunnels
Fraser Valley · Easy · 3.5 km · +10–30 m · 1–1.5 hours
36Hicks Lake loop
Fraser Valley · Easy · 4–4.5 km · +30–80 m · 1–1.5 hours
37Mundy Park loop
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 4–5 km · +20–50 m · 1–1.5 hours
38Colony Farm Regional Park
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 4–6 km · +5–20 m · 1–2 hours
39Pitt-Addington Marsh dikes (Grant Narrows)
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 4–10 km · +5–20 m · 1.5–3 hours
40Widgeon Falls (paddle and hike)
Metro Vancouver · Moderate · 5–6 km · +50–100 m · 4–6 hours
41Derby Reach and Edgewater Bar
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 4–6 km · +5–20 m · 1–2 hours
42Campbell Valley: Little River Loop
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 2–3 km · +5–20 m · 30–60 minutes
43Tynehead Regional Park loops
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 3–5 km · +10–40 m · 1–1.5 hours
44Crescent Beach and Blackie Spit
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 2–4 km · +0–10 m · 30 minutes to 1.5 hours
45Boundary Bay dike
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 4–10 km · +0–10 m · 1–3 hours
46Richmond West Dyke Trail
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 5–6 km · +0–10 m · 1.5–2 hours
47Iona Beach jetty
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 8–8.5 km · +0–10 m · 2–3 hours
48Camosun Bog boardwalk
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 1–2 km · +0–10 m · 30–60 minutes
49Wreck Beach Trail 6
Metro Vancouver · Moderate · 1–1.5 km · +60–90 m · 30–60 minutes
50Capilano Pacific Trail
North Shore · Moderate · 7–8 km · +150–200 m · 2–3 hours
51Mosquito Creek trail
North Shore · Moderate · 4–6 km · +150–300 m · 1.5–2.5 hours
52Fisherman's Trail (Seymour River)
North Shore · Easy · 6–10 km · +50–150 m · 2–3 hours
53Maplewood Flats
North Shore · Easy · 2–3 km · +0–10 m · 60 minutes
54Seaview Walk
North Shore · Easy · 2–2.5 km · +10–40 m · 30–60 minutes
55Ambleside to Dundarave Seawalk
North Shore · Easy · 2–2.5 km · +0–10 m · 30–60 minutes
56Sasamat Lake loop
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 2.5–3 km · +10–40 m · 60 minutes
57Port Moody Shoreline Trail
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 3–3.5 km · +0–20 m · 1–1.5 hours
58Barnet Marine Park
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 1–2 km · +0–20 m · 30–60 minutes
59Burnaby Fraser Foreshore Park
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 4–6 km · +0–10 m · 1–2 hours
60Spanish Banks to Jericho Beach
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 3–4 km · +0–10 m · 1–1.5 hours
61False Creek seawall loop
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 9–10 km · +0–20 m · 2.5–3 hours
62Traboulay PoCo Trail
Metro Vancouver · Moderate · 25–26 km · +20–60 m · 6–8 hours
63White Rock Promenade
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 2–2.5 km · +0–10 m · 30–60 minutes
64Delta Nature Reserve (Burns Bog)
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 2–3 km · +0–10 m · 60 minutes
65Deas Island Regional Park
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 3–5 km · +0–10 m · 1–1.5 hours
66Stanley Park: Beaver Lake
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 2–3 km · +10–40 m · 30–60 minutes
67South Dyke Trail (Finn Slough to London Farm)
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 7.2 km · not listed · 2 hours
68Buntzen Ridge (Pipeline Pass)
Metro Vancouver · Moderate · 6 km · +290 m · 2.5 hours
69Burke Mountain Woodland Trail
Metro Vancouver · Moderate · 7 km · not listed · 3.5 hours
70De Boville Slough
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 9.2 km · not listed · 3 hours
71Lower Grouse Circuit
North Shore · Moderate · 8 km · not listed · 4 hours
72Old Lillooet Trail
North Shore · Moderate · 10 km · not listed · 3.5 hours
73Grey Rock (Deep Cove)
North Shore · Moderate · 5 km · +180 m · 2.5 hours
74Forks-Skyline Circuit (Hollyburn Fir)
North Shore · Moderate · 7 km · not listed · 3 hours
75Hollyburn Lakes
North Shore · Moderate · 7 km · +150 m · 3 hours
76Yew Lake and Bowen Lookout
North Shore · Easy · 4 km · not listed · 2.5 hours
77Howe Sound Crest (to Strachan meadows)
North Shore · Moderate · 11 km · not listed · 5 hours
78Eagle Creek Ramble
North Shore · Moderate · 6.5 km · not listed · 3.5 hours
79Skyline-Copperbush Circuit (Evans Lake)
Sea-to-Sky · Moderate · 8 km · not listed · 3.5 hours
80Brohm Lake Interpretive Forest
Sea-to-Sky · Easy · 7 km · +150 m · 3.5 hours
81Cal-Cheak Trail
Sea-to-Sky · Moderate · 8 km · not listed · 3.5 hours
82Pitt River Greenway
Fraser Valley · Easy · 8 km · not listed · 2.5 hours
83UBC Malcolm Knapp Research Forest
Fraser Valley · Moderate · 8 km · +290 m · 3.5 hours
84East Canyon Trail (Golden Ears)
Fraser Valley · Moderate · 9 km · +180 m · 3.5 hours
85Rolley Falls and Lake
Fraser Valley · Easy · 5 km · not listed · 2 hours
86Brunswick Point
Fraser Valley · Easy · 6.5 km · not listed · 2.5 hours
87Semiahmoo Ramble
Metro Vancouver · Easy · not listed · not listed · 3 hours
88Aldergrove Regional Park
Fraser Valley · Easy · 6.5 km · not listed · 2.5 hours
89Fort-to-Fort Trail
Fraser Valley · Easy · 8 km · not listed · 2.5 hours
90Matsqui Trail (western section)
Fraser Valley · Easy · 6 km · not listed · 2 hours
91Cultus Lake Trails
Fraser Valley · Moderate · 11 km · not listed · 4.5 hours
92Vedder River Trail
Fraser Valley · Easy · 9.4 km · not listed · 3 hours
93Bluffs Park (Galiano Island)
Further afield · Easy · 9.6 km · not listed · 4 hours
94Skagit River Trail
Further afield · Moderate · not listed · +100 m · 4.5 hours
95Sea Island Dike (McDonald Beach)
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 7 km · +0–10 m · 0 minutes
96Delta Watershed Park
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 11 km · not listed · 0 minutes
97George C. Reifel Bird Sanctuary dikes
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 6 km · +0–10 m · 0 minutes
98Mud Bay / East Delta Dike Trail
Metro Vancouver · Easy · not listed · +0–10 m · 0 minutes
99Porteau Cove viewpoint trail
Sea-to-Sky · Easy · not listed · not listed · 0 minutes
100Whistler Valley Trail
Further afield · Easy · 35 km · +0–10 m · 0 minutes
101Portside 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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