The Norvan Falls trail in Lynn Headwaters Regional Park, North Vancouver, is a great hike for a rainy day since you’re in the forest, chasing a waterfall viewpoint! The Norvan Falls hike is long, though mostly flat, so it’s a great option if you’re looking for an easy-intermediate hike in North Vancouver. You can also…
The Sea to Summit trail, sometimes called the Sea to Sky trail, is a rewarding hike in Squamish BC that offers a gondola ride down. Honestly, it doesn’t get much better than skipping the (sometimes boring) return hiking journey and resting your legs by getting a gondola down the mountain. The Sea to Summit uses…
Brohm Lake is an awesome area for hiking just north of downtown Squamish. If you’ve driven between Squamish or Vancouver and Whistler then the chances are you’ve seen the signs for Brohm Lake and even part of the lake itself. I had driven past Brohm Lake many a time before I finally decided to take…
One of the best hikes in North Vancouver is the Dog Mountain trail in Mount Seymour Provincial Park. This hike offers great ‘bang for your buck’, with amazing views for limited effort. It’s a great trail for a sunrise or sunset hike near Vancouver and is dog-friendly so your 4-legged best friend can come too!…
The Lions Bay loop trail might just be the perfect hike for you if you’re looking for an easy Vancouver hike with great views, We first did this loop trail a few years ago when we couldn’t travel far from home. This was a new trail to me at the time and it was much…
The Tunnel Bluffs trail is a popular hike near Vancouver. Previously you used to be able to access it from the highway at Tunnel Point pullout but this is now no longer the case. If you park here you’re very likely to be towed as you can only park there for 30 minutes now. The…
If you’re thinking about doing the Berg Lake trail in Mount Robson Provincial Park as an overnight, or multi-day hike, you might be wondering: “what to pack for the Berg Lake trail?”. I know I had lots of questions about what to pack, what with this being the longest multi-day hike I’d done since I…
Snowbird Pass in Mount Robson Provincial Park is without a doubt one of the best Mt Robson hikes to add to your trip if you’re planning on doing the Berg Lake trail in Mount Robson Provincial Park. If you’re looking to spend a bit more time exploring the area after you’ve seen Berg Lake, save…
Hiking the Berg Lake trail is one of the best multi-day backpacking trips I’ve ever done. When our friends managed to reserve campsites on BC’s Berg Lake trail in Mount Robson Provincial Park, I jumped at the chance to join them. The trail, on the far side of BC near Jasper National Park, was one…
The Stawamus Chief trail is perhaps the most popular hike in Squamish and for good reason. This epic hike gives you amazing views of the Howe Sound and downtown Squamish, the Tantalus Range, and is also quite fun to hike! Sure, it’s pretty strenuous since you start with a long series of steps, but after…