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…
Rice Lake in North Vancouver is one of my favorite places to go for a rainy day hike or a short trail run at any time of year. The lake itself is beautiful and the forest goes on and on and is full of trails for you to explore. The area surrounding Rice Lake –…
Lynn Peak is a hike near Vancouver that I don’t hear many people mention. You’ve got the big hitter hikes near Vancouver like St Mark’s Summit, Dog Mountain, and Mount Seymour, but Lynn Peak isn’t often talked about. It may not have the views of nearby trails but it is one of the Vancouver hikes…
The Bowen Lookout hike is my go-to when I just need a short, easy hike near Vancouver with a great view. I’ve done this hike so many times that I’ve lost count and it’s where I take friends who are visiting the city, or the place I suggest when friends and I just want to…
Hiking Mount Strachan in Cypress Provincial Park is one of the best hikes in Vancouver, British Columbia. Mt Strachan is the highest peak of the Cypress Bowl Ski Area and one of the least well-known hikes too. Having done this hike twice (one in a whiteout and another in the summer with some incredible views),…
The Eagle Bluffs hike in the Cypress Mountain ski resort area is one of the best hikes in Vancouver BC and one that I’ve now done many a time. I’ve even ski toured out this way though on that occasion I stopped at Black Mountain since navigating the forest on skis is tricky! Cypress Mountain…
With so many hikes in Vancouver knowing which are the best hikes in Vancouver can be difficult. You want to make sure it has the views you’re after and isn’t too far out of your comfort zone while being just enough to push you. In case you hadn’t realised by now, one of my favourite…
My favourite summer activity in Vancouver is to go hiking and one summer I tackled some more of the peaks along the sea-to-sky highway that look out on to the Howe Sound in Vancouver. I had previously hiked the famous Vancouver lions with friends and then it became time to take on the Mount Harvey…
One of the best overnight backpacking trips I did during my 6 years of living in Vancouver was a backcountry camping trip up to Wedgemount Lake just north of Whistler. The lake is still part of Garibaldi Provincial Park, the beautiful park where you’ll find hikes such as Garibaldi Lake and Elfin Lakes, but this…
If you’ve ever visited Vancouver and looked towards the north from downtown the chances are that you’ve seen The Lions. The two mounds that rise up are landmarks of the city of Vancouver. Lions Gate Bridge gets its name from them as does the town of Lions Bay. It’s fair to say they’re Vancouver (and…