Curated list · 40 trails · Updated October 24, 2026
north shore hikes
North Shore hikes near Vancouver, BC: 40 trails on this site. Every North Shore trail on this site, easiest first. Figures are approximate.
1Yew Lake and Bowen Lookout
North Shore · Easy · 4 km · not listed · 2.5 hours2Maplewood Flats
North Shore · Easy · 2–3 km · +0–10 m · 60 minutes3Ambleside to Dundarave Seawalk
North Shore · Easy · 2–2.5 km · +0–10 m · 30–60 minutes4Rice Lake Loop
North Shore · Easy · 3 km · +0–30 m · 60 minutes5Seaview Walk
North Shore · Easy · 2–2.5 km · +10–40 m · 30–60 minutes6Lynn Canyon & 30 Foot Pool
North Shore · Easy · 2–3 km · +50–100 m · 45–60 minutes7Dog Mountain
North Shore · Easy · 5 km · +100 m · 1.5–2 hours8Lighthouse Park
North Shore · Easy · 2–5 km · +50–100 m · 1–2 hours9Quarry Rock
North Shore · Easy · 3.8–4 km · +100–150 m · 1–1.5 hours10Lynn Loop
North Shore · Easy · 5–5.5 km · +100–150 m · 1.5–2 hours11Fisherman's Trail (Seymour River)
North Shore · Easy · 6–10 km · +50–150 m · 2–3 hours12Capilano Canyon & Cleveland Dam
North Shore · Easy · 4–7 km · +100–200 m · 1.5–2.5 hours13Cypress Falls
North Shore · Easy · 3–4 km · +150–200 m · 1–1.5 hours14Mystery Lake
North Shore · Easy · 3–3.5 km · +150–200 m · 1–1.5 hours15Lower Grouse Circuit
North Shore · Moderate · 8 km · not listed · 4 hours16Old Lillooet Trail
North Shore · Moderate · 10 km · not listed · 3.5 hours17Vancouver Lookout (Mount Seymour Rd)
North Shore · Moderate · 6 km · not listed · 2.5 hours18Forks-Skyline Circuit (Hollyburn Fir)
North Shore · Moderate · 7 km · not listed · 3 hours19Howe Sound Crest (to Strachan meadows)
North Shore · Moderate · 11 km · not listed · 5 hours20Eagle Creek Ramble
North Shore · Moderate · 6.5 km · not listed · 3.5 hours21Hollyburn Lakes
North Shore · Moderate · 7 km · +150 m · 3 hours22Grey Rock (Deep Cove)
North Shore · Moderate · 5 km · +180 m · 2.5 hours23Capilano Pacific Trail
North Shore · Moderate · 7–8 km · +150–200 m · 2–3 hours24Seymour Valley Trailway
North Shore · Moderate · 20–20.5 km · +150–250 m · 4–6 hours25Black Mountain Loop
North Shore · Moderate · 7–8 km · +300 m · 2.5–3.5 hours26Whyte Lake
North Shore · Moderate · 5–6 km · +250–300 m · 2–2.5 hours27Mosquito Creek trail
North Shore · Moderate · 4–6 km · +150–300 m · 1.5–2.5 hours28Eagle Bluffs
North Shore · Moderate · 8–10 km · +300–350 m · 3–4 hours29Norvan Falls
North Shore · Moderate · 14 km · +300–400 m · 4–5 hours30Hollyburn Mountain
North Shore · Moderate · 7–8 km · +400–450 m · 3–4 hours31Brothers Creek and Lost Lake loop
North Shore · Moderate · 6–8 km · +300–450 m · 2.5–3.5 hours32Mount Seymour (Pump Peak to Summit)
North Shore · Challenging · 8–9 km · +450 m · 4–5 hours33St. Mark's Summit
North Shore · Challenging · 11 km · +450–550 m · 4–5 hours34Mount Strachan
North Shore · Challenging · 9–10 km · +500–600 m · 4–5 hours35Tunnel Bluffs
North Shore · Challenging · 9–10 km · +600–700 m · 3–4 hours36Lynn Peak
North Shore · Challenging · 9 km · +700–720 m · 3–4 hours37BCMC Trail (Grouse Mountain)
North Shore · Very hard · 2.9 km · +750 m · 1.5–2.5 hours38Grouse Grind
North Shore · Very hard · 2.5 km · +800 m · 1–2 hours39Hanes Valley
North Shore · Very hard · 15–16 km · +1000–1100 m · 7–9 hours40Mount Brunswick
North Shore · Very hard · 15 km · +1550–1600 m · 7–9 hours
North Shore · Easy · 4 km · not listed · 2.5 hours2Maplewood Flats
North Shore · Easy · 2–3 km · +0–10 m · 60 minutes3Ambleside to Dundarave Seawalk
North Shore · Easy · 2–2.5 km · +0–10 m · 30–60 minutes4Rice Lake Loop
North Shore · Easy · 3 km · +0–30 m · 60 minutes5Seaview Walk
North Shore · Easy · 2–2.5 km · +10–40 m · 30–60 minutes6Lynn Canyon & 30 Foot Pool
North Shore · Easy · 2–3 km · +50–100 m · 45–60 minutes7Dog Mountain
North Shore · Easy · 5 km · +100 m · 1.5–2 hours8Lighthouse Park
North Shore · Easy · 2–5 km · +50–100 m · 1–2 hours9Quarry Rock
North Shore · Easy · 3.8–4 km · +100–150 m · 1–1.5 hours10Lynn Loop
North Shore · Easy · 5–5.5 km · +100–150 m · 1.5–2 hours11Fisherman's Trail (Seymour River)
North Shore · Easy · 6–10 km · +50–150 m · 2–3 hours12Capilano Canyon & Cleveland Dam
North Shore · Easy · 4–7 km · +100–200 m · 1.5–2.5 hours13Cypress Falls
North Shore · Easy · 3–4 km · +150–200 m · 1–1.5 hours14Mystery Lake
North Shore · Easy · 3–3.5 km · +150–200 m · 1–1.5 hours15Lower Grouse Circuit
North Shore · Moderate · 8 km · not listed · 4 hours16Old Lillooet Trail
North Shore · Moderate · 10 km · not listed · 3.5 hours17Vancouver Lookout (Mount Seymour Rd)
North Shore · Moderate · 6 km · not listed · 2.5 hours18Forks-Skyline Circuit (Hollyburn Fir)
North Shore · Moderate · 7 km · not listed · 3 hours19Howe Sound Crest (to Strachan meadows)
North Shore · Moderate · 11 km · not listed · 5 hours20Eagle Creek Ramble
North Shore · Moderate · 6.5 km · not listed · 3.5 hours21Hollyburn Lakes
North Shore · Moderate · 7 km · +150 m · 3 hours22Grey Rock (Deep Cove)
North Shore · Moderate · 5 km · +180 m · 2.5 hours23Capilano Pacific Trail
North Shore · Moderate · 7–8 km · +150–200 m · 2–3 hours24Seymour Valley Trailway
North Shore · Moderate · 20–20.5 km · +150–250 m · 4–6 hours25Black Mountain Loop
North Shore · Moderate · 7–8 km · +300 m · 2.5–3.5 hours26Whyte Lake
North Shore · Moderate · 5–6 km · +250–300 m · 2–2.5 hours27Mosquito Creek trail
North Shore · Moderate · 4–6 km · +150–300 m · 1.5–2.5 hours28Eagle Bluffs
North Shore · Moderate · 8–10 km · +300–350 m · 3–4 hours29Norvan Falls
North Shore · Moderate · 14 km · +300–400 m · 4–5 hours30Hollyburn Mountain
North Shore · Moderate · 7–8 km · +400–450 m · 3–4 hours31Brothers Creek and Lost Lake loop
North Shore · Moderate · 6–8 km · +300–450 m · 2.5–3.5 hours32Mount Seymour (Pump Peak to Summit)
North Shore · Challenging · 8–9 km · +450 m · 4–5 hours33St. Mark's Summit
North Shore · Challenging · 11 km · +450–550 m · 4–5 hours34Mount Strachan
North Shore · Challenging · 9–10 km · +500–600 m · 4–5 hours35Tunnel Bluffs
North Shore · Challenging · 9–10 km · +600–700 m · 3–4 hours36Lynn Peak
North Shore · Challenging · 9 km · +700–720 m · 3–4 hours37BCMC Trail (Grouse Mountain)
North Shore · Very hard · 2.9 km · +750 m · 1.5–2.5 hours38Grouse Grind
North Shore · Very hard · 2.5 km · +800 m · 1–2 hours39Hanes Valley
North Shore · Very hard · 15–16 km · +1000–1100 m · 7–9 hours40Mount Brunswick
North Shore · Very hard · 15 km · +1550–1600 m · 7–9 hours
See also area guides, guides and the passport.
sources
- BC Parks
- BC Parks (Cypress Provincial Park)
- BC Parks (Cypress)
- BC Parks (Mount Seymour Park)
- BC Parks (Mount Seymour)
- BC Parks / Lions Bay
- District of North Vancouver
- District of West Vancouver
- District of West Vancouver and BC Parks (Cypress Park)
- Metro Vancouver (Lower Seymour Conservation Reserve)
- Metro Vancouver Regional Parks
- Metro Vancouver Regional Parks (Capilano River Regional Park) and District of West Vancouver
- Metro Vancouver Regional Parks (Capilano River)
- Metro Vancouver Regional Parks (Grouse Mountain Regional Park)
- Metro Vancouver Regional Parks (Grouse Mountain)
- Metro Vancouver Regional Parks (Lynn Headwaters)
- Village of Lions Bay / Crown land
- Wild Bird Trust of BC (Maplewood Conservation Area)
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Hike Vancouver. "North Shore hikes." Updated October 24, 2026. https://hikevancouver.ca/lists/north-shore-hikes/
