Curated list · 47 trails · Updated October 24, 2026
rainy-day hikes
Rainy-day hikes near Vancouver, BC: 47 trails on this site. Forest trails with modest climbing that stay pleasant in the rain. Creeks rise fast in storms; skip canyon edges in heavy rain. Figures are approximate.
1Lynn Loop
North Shore · Easy · 5–5.5 km · +100–150 m · 1.5–2 hours2Lynn Canyon & 30 Foot Pool
North Shore · Easy · 2–3 km · +50–100 m · 45–60 minutes3Rice Lake Loop
North Shore · Easy · 3 km · +0–30 m · 60 minutes4Capilano Canyon & Cleveland Dam
North Shore · Easy · 4–7 km · +100–200 m · 1.5–2.5 hours5Hollyburn Mountain
North Shore · Moderate · 7–8 km · +400–450 m · 3–4 hours6Cypress Falls
North Shore · Easy · 3–4 km · +150–200 m · 1–1.5 hours7Whyte Lake
North Shore · Moderate · 5–6 km · +250–300 m · 2–2.5 hours8Lighthouse Park
North Shore · Easy · 2–5 km · +50–100 m · 1–2 hours9Stanley Park Seawall
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 9–10 km · +0–20 m · 2.5–3 hours10Pacific Spirit Regional Park
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 4–10 km · +0–100 m · 1–3 hours11Burnaby Mountain Trails
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 3–8 km · +100–250 m · 1–2.5 hours12Buntzen Lake Loop
Metro Vancouver · Moderate · 8–10 km · +100–200 m · 3–4 hours13Jug Island Beach
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 5–5.5 km · +150–200 m · 1.5–2 hours14Lower Falls (Golden Ears)
Fraser Valley · Easy · 5–5.5 km · +50–100 m · 1.5–2 hours15Teapot Hill
Fraser Valley · Moderate · 5 km · +250 m · 2 hours16Hayward Lake Railway Trail
Fraser Valley · Easy · 10–12 km · +50–100 m · 3–4 hours17Killarney Lake (Bowen Island)
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 4–4.5 km · +30–60 m · 1–1.5 hours18Admiralty Point (Belcarra)
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 5 km · +50–100 m · 1.5–2 hours19Burnaby Lake loop
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 10–10.5 km · +10–30 m · 2.5–3 hours20Soames Hill (Gibsons)
Sunshine Coast · Moderate · 2–3 km · +200–250 m · 1–1.5 hours21Smuggler Cove
Sunshine Coast · Easy · 3.5–4 km · +30–60 m · 1–1.5 hours22Skookumchuck Narrows
Sunshine Coast · Easy · 8–8.5 km · +50–150 m · 2–3 hours23Mundy Park loop
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 4–5 km · +20–50 m · 1–1.5 hours24Kanaka Creek: Cliff Falls
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 2–3 km · +30–80 m · 1–1.5 hours25Derby Reach and Edgewater Bar
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 4–6 km · +5–20 m · 1–2 hours26Campbell Valley: Little River Loop
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 2–3 km · +5–20 m · 30–60 minutes27Tynehead Regional Park loops
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 3–5 km · +10–40 m · 1–1.5 hours28Redwood Park
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 2–3 km · +30–60 m · 60 minutes29Queen Elizabeth Park
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 2–3 km · +30–70 m · 30–60 minutes30Camosun Bog boardwalk
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 1–2 km · +0–10 m · 30–60 minutes31Wreck Beach Trail 6
Metro Vancouver · Moderate · 1–1.5 km · +60–90 m · 30–60 minutes32Capilano Pacific Trail
North Shore · Moderate · 7–8 km · +150–200 m · 2–3 hours33Mosquito Creek trail
North Shore · Moderate · 4–6 km · +150–300 m · 1.5–2.5 hours34Fisherman's Trail (Seymour River)
North Shore · Easy · 6–10 km · +50–150 m · 2–3 hours35Seymour Valley Trailway
North Shore · Moderate · 20–20.5 km · +150–250 m · 4–6 hours36Maplewood Flats
North Shore · Easy · 2–3 km · +0–10 m · 60 minutes37Sasamat Lake loop
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 2.5–3 km · +10–40 m · 60 minutes38Port Moody Shoreline Trail
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 3–3.5 km · +0–20 m · 1–1.5 hours39Central Park (Burnaby)
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 3–4 km · +10–30 m · 60 minutes40Traboulay PoCo Trail
Metro Vancouver · Moderate · 25–26 km · +20–60 m · 6–8 hours41Dorman Point (Bowen Island)
Metro Vancouver · Moderate · 2–3 km · +80–120 m · 60 minutes42Delta Nature Reserve (Burns Bog)
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 2–3 km · +0–10 m · 60 minutes43Deas Island Regional Park
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 3–5 km · +0–10 m · 1–1.5 hours44Stanley Park: Beaver Lake
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 2–3 km · +10–40 m · 30–60 minutes45Peace Arch Park
Metro Vancouver · Easy · not listed · +0–10 m · 0 minutes46Delta Watershed Park
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 11 km · not listed · 0 minutes47Porteau Cove viewpoint trail
Sea-to-Sky · Easy · not listed · not listed · 0 minutes
North Shore · Easy · 5–5.5 km · +100–150 m · 1.5–2 hours2Lynn Canyon & 30 Foot Pool
North Shore · Easy · 2–3 km · +50–100 m · 45–60 minutes3Rice Lake Loop
North Shore · Easy · 3 km · +0–30 m · 60 minutes4Capilano Canyon & Cleveland Dam
North Shore · Easy · 4–7 km · +100–200 m · 1.5–2.5 hours5Hollyburn Mountain
North Shore · Moderate · 7–8 km · +400–450 m · 3–4 hours6Cypress Falls
North Shore · Easy · 3–4 km · +150–200 m · 1–1.5 hours7Whyte Lake
North Shore · Moderate · 5–6 km · +250–300 m · 2–2.5 hours8Lighthouse Park
North Shore · Easy · 2–5 km · +50–100 m · 1–2 hours9Stanley Park Seawall
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 9–10 km · +0–20 m · 2.5–3 hours10Pacific Spirit Regional Park
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 4–10 km · +0–100 m · 1–3 hours11Burnaby Mountain Trails
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 3–8 km · +100–250 m · 1–2.5 hours12Buntzen Lake Loop
Metro Vancouver · Moderate · 8–10 km · +100–200 m · 3–4 hours13Jug Island Beach
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 5–5.5 km · +150–200 m · 1.5–2 hours14Lower Falls (Golden Ears)
Fraser Valley · Easy · 5–5.5 km · +50–100 m · 1.5–2 hours15Teapot Hill
Fraser Valley · Moderate · 5 km · +250 m · 2 hours16Hayward Lake Railway Trail
Fraser Valley · Easy · 10–12 km · +50–100 m · 3–4 hours17Killarney Lake (Bowen Island)
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 4–4.5 km · +30–60 m · 1–1.5 hours18Admiralty Point (Belcarra)
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 5 km · +50–100 m · 1.5–2 hours19Burnaby Lake loop
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 10–10.5 km · +10–30 m · 2.5–3 hours20Soames Hill (Gibsons)
Sunshine Coast · Moderate · 2–3 km · +200–250 m · 1–1.5 hours21Smuggler Cove
Sunshine Coast · Easy · 3.5–4 km · +30–60 m · 1–1.5 hours22Skookumchuck Narrows
Sunshine Coast · Easy · 8–8.5 km · +50–150 m · 2–3 hours23Mundy Park loop
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 4–5 km · +20–50 m · 1–1.5 hours24Kanaka Creek: Cliff Falls
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 2–3 km · +30–80 m · 1–1.5 hours25Derby Reach and Edgewater Bar
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 4–6 km · +5–20 m · 1–2 hours26Campbell Valley: Little River Loop
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 2–3 km · +5–20 m · 30–60 minutes27Tynehead Regional Park loops
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 3–5 km · +10–40 m · 1–1.5 hours28Redwood Park
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 2–3 km · +30–60 m · 60 minutes29Queen Elizabeth Park
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 2–3 km · +30–70 m · 30–60 minutes30Camosun Bog boardwalk
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 1–2 km · +0–10 m · 30–60 minutes31Wreck Beach Trail 6
Metro Vancouver · Moderate · 1–1.5 km · +60–90 m · 30–60 minutes32Capilano Pacific Trail
North Shore · Moderate · 7–8 km · +150–200 m · 2–3 hours33Mosquito Creek trail
North Shore · Moderate · 4–6 km · +150–300 m · 1.5–2.5 hours34Fisherman's Trail (Seymour River)
North Shore · Easy · 6–10 km · +50–150 m · 2–3 hours35Seymour Valley Trailway
North Shore · Moderate · 20–20.5 km · +150–250 m · 4–6 hours36Maplewood Flats
North Shore · Easy · 2–3 km · +0–10 m · 60 minutes37Sasamat Lake loop
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 2.5–3 km · +10–40 m · 60 minutes38Port Moody Shoreline Trail
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 3–3.5 km · +0–20 m · 1–1.5 hours39Central Park (Burnaby)
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 3–4 km · +10–30 m · 60 minutes40Traboulay PoCo Trail
Metro Vancouver · Moderate · 25–26 km · +20–60 m · 6–8 hours41Dorman Point (Bowen Island)
Metro Vancouver · Moderate · 2–3 km · +80–120 m · 60 minutes42Delta Nature Reserve (Burns Bog)
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 2–3 km · +0–10 m · 60 minutes43Deas Island Regional Park
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 3–5 km · +0–10 m · 1–1.5 hours44Stanley Park: Beaver Lake
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 2–3 km · +10–40 m · 30–60 minutes45Peace Arch Park
Metro Vancouver · Easy · not listed · +0–10 m · 0 minutes46Delta Watershed Park
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 11 km · not listed · 0 minutes47Porteau Cove viewpoint trail
Sea-to-Sky · Easy · not listed · not listed · 0 minutes
See also area guides, guides and the passport.
sources
- BC Hydro recreation area
- BC Parks
- BC Parks (Cultus Lake Park)
- BC Parks (Cypress Provincial Park)
- BC Parks (Peace Arch)
- BC Parks (Porteau Cove)
- BC Parks (Skookumchuck Narrows Park)
- BC Parks (Smuggler Cove Marine Park)
- City of Burnaby
- City of Coquitlam
- City of Delta
- City of Port Coquitlam
- City of Port Moody
- City of Surrey
- City of Vancouver Parks
- District of North Vancouver
- District of West Vancouver
- Metro Vancouver (Lower Seymour Conservation Reserve)
- Metro Vancouver Regional Parks
- Metro Vancouver Regional Parks (Belcarra Regional Park)
- Metro Vancouver Regional Parks (Belcarra)
- 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 (Crippen Regional Park)
- Metro Vancouver Regional Parks (Deas Island Regional Park)
- Metro Vancouver Regional Parks (Derby Reach Regional Park)
- Metro Vancouver Regional Parks (Kanaka Creek Regional Park)
- Metro Vancouver Regional Parks (Lynn Headwaters)
- Metro Vancouver Regional Parks (Pacific Spirit Regional Park)
- Metro Vancouver Regional Parks (Tynehead Regional Park)
- Sunshine Coast Regional District
- Vancouver Park Board
- Wild Bird Trust of BC (Maplewood Conservation Area)
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Hike Vancouver. "Rainy-day hikes." Updated October 24, 2026. https://hikevancouver.ca/lists/rainy-day-hikes/
