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North Vancouver and West Vancouver Hiking Trails
Welcome to the North Shore region of the Lower Mainland!
Communities include Lonsdale and Horseshoe Bay, Deep Cove, Lions Bay, Ambleside and Dundarave.
Spanning from the Howe Sound near Horseshoe Bay all the way to Deep Cove on the West side of the Indian Arm, this area is divided into the cities of West Vancouver, North Vancouver and the District of North Vancouver. Popular trails include the Seymour Valley Trailway, the BCMC trail, and the historic Baden Powell trail. Almost anywhere will offer awesome views of the Downtown core, the Burrard Inlet and Stanley Park as well as South West across English Bay towards Nanaimo.
Listing 51 Trails
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- BCMC Trail
Grouse Mountain, North VancouverExtreme, 3.00 km, 795 m gain
- Baden Powell Trail Deep Cove to Grouse Mountain
Panorama Park, Deep Cove, North VancouverExtreme, 20.20 km, 1410 m gain
- Baden Powell Trail East to West
Panorama Park, Deep Cove, North VancouverExtreme, 42.50 km, 2684 m gain
- Baden Powell Trail Grouse Mountain to Horseshoe Bay
Grouse Mountain, North VancouverExtreme, 21.00 km, 1316 m gain - Baden Powell Trail West to East
Horseshoe Bay, West VancouverExtreme, 42.50 km, 2684 m gain - Beacon Lane Trail
Lighthouse Park, West VancouverEasy, 1.00 km, 20 m gain
- Black Mountain Loop
Cypress Provincial Park, West VancouverModerate, 2.50 km, 20 m gain
- Black Mountain Winter Trail
Cypress Provincial Park, West VancouverIntermediate, 2.50 km, 260 m gain
- Bowen Lookout Winter Trail
Cypress Provincial Park, West VancouverModerate, 1.50 km, 100 m gain - Bridal Path Trail
Mountain Forest (CMHC), North VancouverModerate, 4.20 km, 180 m gain
- Brothers Creek Loop Trail
Hollyburn Mountain, West VancouverModerate, 6.00 km, 379 m gain - Cabin Lake Trail
Cypress Provincial Park, West VancouverModerate, 1.00 km, 379 m gain - Capilano Pacific Trail
Ambleside Park, West VancouverIntermediate, 5.30 km, 280 m gain - Cypress Falls
Cypress Falls Park, West VancouverEasy, 2.90 km, 130 m gain
- Dog Mountain Trail
Mount Seymour Provincial Park, North VancouverModerate, 4.70 km, 80 m gain
- Elsay Lake Trail
Mount Seymour Provincial Park, North VancouverExtreme, 8.24 km, 1300 m gain - First Lake Loop
Mount Seymour Provincial Park, North VancouverModerate, 2.50 km, 80 m gain - Flint and Feather Trail
Grouse Mountain, North VancouverExtreme, 1.75 km, 818 m gain - Four Lakes Loop
Cypress Provincial Park, West VancouverIntermediate, 7.20 km, 818 m gain - Grouse Grind
Grouse Mountain, North VancouverExtreme, 2.90 km, 800 m gain - Hollyburn Peak Trail
Cypress Provincial Park, West VancouverHard, 5.80 km, 432 m gain - Horse Trail Loop
Mount Seymour Provincial Park, North VancouverModerate, 2.50 km, 432 m gain - Hyannis Trail
Mountain Forest (CMHC), North VancouverEasy, 1.35 km, 97 m gain - Juniper Loop
Lighthouse Park, West VancouverEasy, 0.60 km, 53 m gain - Juniper Point Trail North
Lighthouse Park, West VancouverModerate, 0.80 km, 100 m gain - Juniper Point Trail South
Lighthouse Park, West VancouverModerate, 0.50 km, 100 m gain - Lynn Loop Trail
Lynn Headwaters Regional Park, North VancouverModerate, 4.00 km, 275 m gain - Lynn Peak Trail
Lynn Headwaters Regional Park, North VancouverHard, 4.30 km, 660 m gain - Lynn Valley Link Trail
Inter River Park, North VancouverIntermediate, 14.50 km, 627 m gain - Mount Seymour Trail
Mount Seymour Provincial Park, North VancouverHard, 7.40 km, 552 m gain - Mushroom Parking Lot
Mount Seymour Provincial Park, North VancouverEasy, 0.75 km, 552 m gain - Mystery Lake
Mount Seymour Provincial Park, North VancouverIntermediate, 1.50 km, 552 m gain - Norvan Falls Trail
Lynn Headwaters Regional Park, North VancouverIntermediate, 7.20 km, 275 m gain - Old Buck Trailhead
Mount Seymour Provincial Park, North VancouverIntermediate, 4.70 km, 400 m gain - Old Cabin Trail
Mount Seymour Provincial Park, North VancouverEasy, 0.50 km, 400 m gain - Perimeter Trail
Mount Seymour Provincial Park, North VancouverIntermediate, 3.30 km, 1000 m gain - Powerline Trail
Mountain Forest (CMHC), North VancouverModerate, 3.30 km, 372 m gain - Quarry Rock Trail
Panorama Park, North VancouverIntermediate, 1.50 km, 80 m gain - Rice Lake Loop
Lower Seymour Conservation Res, North VancouverEasy, 2.45 km, 80 m gain - Seymour Valley Trailway
Lower Seymour Conservation Res, North VancouverIntermediate, 11.50 km, 250 m gain - Shore Pine Trail
Lighthouse Park, West VancouverModerate, 0.70 km, 100 m gain - Skyline Trail
Cypress Provincial Park, West VancouverHard, 7.80 km, 100 m gain - Snowshoe Grind
Grouse Mountain Lodge, North VancouverIntermediate, 6.00 km, 440 m gain - Spirit Trail Phase One
North VancouverEasy, 2.66 km, 1 m gain - Trans Canada Trail North Vancouver
Cleveland Dam, North VancouverIntermediate, 7.75 km, 100 m gain - Trans Canada Trail West Vancouver
Horseshoe Bay, West VancouverExtreme, 24.70 km, 800 m gain - Valley Trail
Lighthouse Park, West VancouverEasy, 1.00 km, 20 m gain - Varley Trail
Lynn Valley, North VancouverEasy, 1.35 km, 10 m gain - West Vancouver Seawall
Dundarave, West VancouverEasy, 1.75 km, 1 m gain - Whyte Lake Trail
Horseshoe Bay, West VancouverModerate, 1.45 km, 100 m gain - Yew Lake Loop
Cypress Provincial Park, West VancouverModerate, 1.80 km, 100 m gain
Interesting Facts
- The North Shore contains many mountains including Cypress, Black, Grouse and Seymour mountains.
- Because of the higher elevation, the North Shore receives a higher amount of precipation than much of the Lower Mainland.
- The top elevation is on Cypress Mountain at 1,440 metres (4720 feet)
- Grouse Mountain is home to the Grouse Grind Mountain Run; a competition held every summer.
- In 2009, work began on the North Shore Spirit Trail Greenway to connect Deep Cove in North Vancouver with Horseshoe Bay in West Vancouver. The trail provides a continuous and accessible connection to cyclists, walkers and hikers
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