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When talking about the "level" I will use beginner, intermediate, and advanced. Beginner means that my four-year-old daughter could rock it. Interemediate means that my boys, ages seven and ten, would be able to do it easily and our four-year-old would need some serious help. Advanced means you should have hiking experience and likely just my husband and I would do it (or we would be prepared to really take our time!).
Hope
Othello Tunnels: Beginner, < 2 km's each way, 1 hour total, gorgeous with historic aspect.
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Chilliwack
Lindeman Lake: Intermediate, 2 km's each way, one hour each way, camping available at the lake.
Elk Mountain: Intermediate, 3.5 km's each way, four hours, the last 30 minutes is the most difficult and would be considered advanced.
Bridal Falls: Beginner, 1 km each way, 1 hour total, beautiful waterfall.
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Abby Grind: Intermediate, 2 km's each way, < 1 hour each way, great view from the top.
Chadsey Lake Trail: Intermediate, 2 km's each way, 1 hour each way, take a dip in the lake.
McKee Peak: Beginner, < 2 km each way, 1 hour each way, easy hike to get to.
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Hiker's Beach: Beginner, 4 km's each way, 2-3 hours each way, remote beach you can camp on.
Lower Falls: Beginner, 2.5 km's each way, one hour each way, stop at the beach half way.
Kanaka Creek Cliff Falls: Beginner, 2 km's (variety of trails), 1 hour, a lot of geocaching options.
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Langley
Williams Park: Beginner, variety of trails, playground available too!
Derby Reach: Beginner, 2 km's, 1 hour, along the riverbank.
Brae Island: Beginner, 4.2 km loop, 1 hour, quiet walk in Fort Langley.
Houston Trail: Beginner to Intermediate (some hills), 3.3km, 2 hours, beautiful greenery.
Campbell Valley Park: Beginner, variety of loops most under 1 hour, take some bird seed along.
Surrey
Tynehead Park: Beginner, variety of loops under an hour, paved loop is 4.8 km and good for bikers (172nd and 96th).
Redwood Park: Beginner, very short trail less than 30 minutes, visit the fairy garden and historic treehouse.
Barnston Island: Beginner, 10 km loop, one hour bike ride, take a free ferry over!
Hi-Knoll Park: Beginner, short trails, less than an hour, look for owls.
Surrey Bend Regional Park: Beginner, < 2 km, under an hour for the loop, play area at the park too.
Port Moody
Shoreline Trail: Beginner, 6 km's total, 2 hours, very scenic
Coquitlam
Minnekhada Regional Park (High Knoll Trail): Intermediate, 7km's, 2 hours, beautiful lookout!
Crystal Falls: Beginner, 2 hours, easy and pretty.
North & West Vancouver:
Lighthouse Park: Beginner to Interemediate, variety of trail lengths under an hour each, arrive early for parking as this place is very popular.
Dog Mountain: Interemediate, 2.5 km's each way, 2 hours total, great for snowshoeing in the winter too.
Yew Lake Trail: Beginner, 2 km loop, one hour, wheelchair accessible.
Quarry Rock: Intermediate, 2 km's each way, one hour each way, grab a donut at Honey's afterwards.
Grouse Grind: Intermediate to Advanced, 2.9 km one way (take $ for the gondola down), 1.5 hours, steep (853 km elevation gain).
Lynn Canyon: Beginner, 2-3 km's, 1 hour, cross a free suspension bridge.
Capilano Suspension Bridge: Beginner, 1-2 km's, 1 hour, one admission gets you a year long pass with B.C. proof of residence–very worth it!
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Squamish:
Elfin Lakes: Intermediate to Advanced, 11 km's each way, 3 hours each way, most picturesque.
Sea to Sky Gondola (Panorama Trail, Wonderland Loop Trail, Upper Sea to Summit Trail): Beginner to Advanced, variety of lengths, go on a clear day.
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Bowen Island:
Dorman Point and Killarney Lake: Beginner, 2 hours total for both hikes, be sure to eat at Artisan Eats.
For a full list of all hikes in the Lower Mainland, check out the list of trails here. Happy hiking, friends. Make sure you always go fully prepared, too.
Love,
Louise
A favourite of ours that you haven’t mentioned is Buntzen Lake! (Anmore/Port Moody)
ReplyDeleteGood one! I haven't done that one since Kai was a baby. Must put it on our list for Spring Break. Thanks for the reminder. It's about an hour around, right?
DeleteAnother one for Squamish is Alice Lakes - Beginner level I would say forget how long it takes to go around but its nice.
ReplyDeleteBuntzen is good too, like the Lake Loop. The north end of the lake is good for a swim, but might be too long of a walk/hike for little kids. The cabin at the end of the north lake is cool as it was in a lot of movies. I used to do it a lot when I lived in Coquitlam. The Diez Vista trail is great for views along the Indian Arm and I would say that would be Intermediate.
A nice beginner walk in Pitt Meadows would be the nature loop at Grant Narrows Regional Park starts were the boat launch is at Pitt Lake. Also the walks along the dykes in both Pitt Meadows and Maple Ridge are good also Stroller friendly.
Love Othello Tunnels though it be nicer if it was longer lol. We brought a flash light for our son (we baby wore our daughter).
We do Lighthouse Park a fair amount. We never park at the parking lot though. We have a "secret" place we enter the park at.
So many places in the greater Vancouver area to explore!
I haven’t done Buntzen or Diez Vistas in years. I should have added Pitt Lake, you’re right!
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