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Derby Reach Regional Park
Quick Facts: AllTrails link: Derby Reach Regional Park, 9.2km with 70m elevation gain Difficulty: easy, doable with a stroller but the Houston Trail has some steep hills Traffic: heavy on Edge Farm Trail, light to moderate on Houston Trail Facilities: pit toilets, sheltered picnic area, picnic tables, grassy field, water access to Fraser River View:…
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Rice Lake Hike
Quick Facts: AllTrails link: Rice Lake via Rice Creek Loop Trail, 3.1km with 26m elevation gain Difficulty: very easy, stroller friendly Traffic: heavy Facilities: flush toilet at parking lot, picnic tables, pit toilet at Rice Lake View: beautiful lake surrounded by lush forest Overall score: 8/10 This is a great little 3.1 km stroller friendly…
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Admiralty Point Trail – Belcarra Regional Park
Quick Facts: AllTrails link: Admiralty Point Trail Difficulty: easy Traffic: heavy Facilities: flush toilet, picnic tables, fire ring, water access, playground, basketball court, grassy field at Belcarra Picnic Area. Pit toilet at Maple Beach (about 1.5 km into the hike) View: Burrard Inlet, Indian Arm (peak-a-boo view of the water throughout hike, and more expansive…
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Norvan Falls Trail – Lynn Headwaters Regional Park
Quick Facts: AllTrails link: Norvan Falls, 13.8km with 345m elevation Difficulty: moderate to challenging, 5 hour hike Traffic: moderate Facilities: pit toilet at the parking lot View: Lynn Creek, Norvan Falls Overall score: 8/10 This is Hike #5 on Stephen Hui’s 105 Hikes in and Around Southwestern British Columbia, which he rated as ‘easy’ with a…
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Minnekhada Regional Park
Quick Facts: AllTrails link: Addington Lookout and Mid-March-Lodge-Fern Loop. Difficulty: moderate (some muddy and mildly hazardous sections) Traffic: quite busy on weekends Facilities: pit toilet, picnic tables View: interesting marsh views. The view at the Addington Lookout was partially obstructed by trees. Overall score: 6/10 Trip Report: February 2021 On this bright February weekend, we visited…
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Burnaby Lake Regional Park
Quick Facts: AllTrails link: Burnaby Lake. Difficulty: easy, stroller friendly Traffic: quite busy on weekends Facilities: flush toilets at Nature House at Piper Ave Entrance and Burnaby Sport Complex. View: peek-a-boo views of the lake through out. Overall score: 5/10. Significant highway noise intrudes the South Shore Trail, and railway noise intrudes the Cottonwood Trail to…
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Colony Farm Regional Park
Quick Facts: AllTrails link: Sheep Paddocks Loop Difficulty: easy, but due to a flight of stairs, not stroller friendly Traffic: light on a weekday Facilities: flush toilet, picnic tables at the community garden View: turns out the best view of the distant mountains was right at the community farm. Views on the dyke trail was…
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Deas Island Regional Park
Quick Facts: AllTrails link: Deas Island Difficulty: easy, stroller friendly Traffic: moderate Facilities: flush toilet near the northern tip of the island, pit toilet in the center. Picnic tables, water access. View: Fraser River, North Shore Mountains on a clear day Overall score: 3/10 Deas Island is a small island (technically a peninsula) at the…
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Jug Island Beach Trail (in Belcarra Regional Park)
Even though summer has ended a few weeks ago, we agreed to continue enjoying the outdoors even if the famously wet Vancouver weather inevitably set in. But we were blessed with a streak of good weather, like a return of summer! When the sun came out on this beautiful weekday morning, I know we have…
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Camosun Bog Trail – Pacific Spirit Regional Park
After a great experience in Burns Bog, Billy remembered that there’s another one right in Pacific Spirit Park: Camosun Bog. We’ve been to Pacific Spirit Park many times in the past, but we never explored this corner of the large park. We soon found that walking around the Camosun Bog is truly a fun and…