Elfin Lakes in Garibaldi Provincial Park. Photo: Pranav Prashar/Unsplash
On a hot summer day take a hike that ends with a splash. These trails take you to creeks, lakes, and ocean beaches where you can cool off.
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October’s Vancouver Hike of the Month: Norvan Falls
Norvan Falls in Lynn Headwaters Regional Park in North Vancouver. Photo credit: Taryn Eyton, happiestoutdoors.ca
The hike to Norvan Falls in North Vancouver is a great choice for October. The entire trail is in the Lynn Creek Valley, making it an ideal trip for cloudy days. Your objective is 30-metre-tall Norvan Falls, which is often gushing at this time of year thanks to fall rains. While this hike is not short, it’s fairly flat so it is only moderately difficult.
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October’s Vancouver Hike of the Month: Norvan Falls
Epic Hikes Around Vancouver
The view of Garibaldi Lake from Panorama Ridge. Photo credit: Tourism Whistler/Mike Crane
To get the best views, sometimes you have to sweat a little. (Or a lot!) These Vancouver-area trails are tough with super steep climbs and long distances. But they all have breath-taking views at the top that will make you forget all the effort it took to get there. Here are our picks for the most epic hikes around Vancouver.
March’s Vancouver Hike of the Month: Seymour River and Lynn Creek Loop
The new suspension bridge at Twin Bridges in the Lower Seymour Conservation Reserve. Photo via happiestoutdoors.ca
The lower slopes of the North Shore mountains have an incredible network of interconnected trails that are perfect for exploring. The forested paths and rushing rivers are a great destination for the rainy and misty spring days of March. There are so many options that it can be hard to choose. See some of the highlights on this hike that uses several trails to make a loop that includes the deep canyons of the Seymour River and Lynn Creek.
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March’s Vancouver Hike of the Month: Seymour River and Lynn Creek Loop
February’s Vancouver Hike of the Month: Jug Island Beach
The view of Jug Island from Jug Island Beach. Photo: HappiestOutdoors.ca
This short and easy hike in the Belcarra neighbourhood follows a peninsula before emerging at a remote beach. The trail stays in the beautiful and mossy temperate rainforest the entire way, making it a great destination for a rainy or cloudy February day. A viewpoint in the middle and the beach at the end give you a close-up look at the coastline, a rarity on Vancouver’s mountain-dominated hikes.
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February’s Vancouver Hike of the Month: Jug Island Beach
January’s Vancouver Hike of the Month: Lighthouse Park
A view of the lighthouse from West Beach. Photo credit: Djordje Cicovic on the Inside Vancouver Flickr pool
Does your New Year’s resolution involve more outdoor time? Kick-off 2020 with a hike. The low elevation trail network at West Vancouver’s Lighthouse Park is usually snow-free all year so it’s a great hiking destination for January. Plus the views of the ocean and downtown Vancouver are incredible.
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January’s Vancouver Hike of the Month: Lighthouse Park
December’s Vancouver Hike of the Month: Buntzen Lake
The easy trail around Buntzen Lake is a great December hike since it sits a low elevation that avoids ice and snow. It’s close enough to the city to make a great nature getaway when the hustle and bustle of the holidays gets overwhelming. The trail weaves through a gorgeous rainforest with lots of ferns, moss, and mini-waterfalls. Hikers of all ages will also enjoy the novelty of crossing both a floating bridge and a suspension bridge on the same trail. And no matter what time of year you hike, the views from the lakeshore are spectacular.
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December’s Vancouver Hike of the Month: Buntzen Lake
