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Trail Name
Iago Peak
Trail Short Description
Used more in the winter for backcountry skiing.
Detailed Description
We need someone to check out the summer trail which is mostly within the Recreation Area.
Closest town or city
Hope
Trail Rating – Easy is <5 km and <100 m elevation, Medium is 5-15 km and <500 m elevation, Difficult is > 15 km and > 500 m
Difficult
Trail Distance (round trip in km)
12.1
Elevation gain/loss (m)
700
Trail status
Needs Work
Link to AllTrails, GaiaGPS or other mapping application
Access details
The Coquihalla Summit Recreation Area is 48 km east of Hope. Parking is at the Zopkios Rest Area. (parking is limited for day-users). Get here early in the day.
Park name (if applicable)
Coquihalla Summit Recreation Area
Land Manager
multiple
Section 56/57 if RSTBC
tbd
Trail adopted by club or individual
Trail work required
Yes
Trail type or width
Type 4 – 0.5m
Trail usage (users/month)
tbd
Motorized?
Non-Motorized
Other users if multi-use
Date
21 June, 2022
Link to add trail condition report
Under construction…
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Under construction.
Trail Name
Mount Outram
Trail Short Description
This trail to the peak (2461m) starts at the west end of E.C. Manning Park.
Detailed Description
Very steep climb up to this major summit. Begin on the Eighteen Mile Creek trail to Ghost Pass which starts at the picnic site on the north side of the highway just near the park boundary. After a few hundred metres the Mt. Outran trail forks up to a small lake at 1890 m. The broad south ridge to the summit is pleasant from here. The higher north summit is a scramble for experienced climbers.
Closest town or city
Hope
Trail Rating – Easy is <5 km and <100 m elevation, Medium is 5-15 km and <500 m elevation, Difficult is > 15 km and > 500 m
Difficult
Trail Distance (round trip in km)
18.5
Elevation gain/loss (m)
1820/1820
Trail status
Good condition
Link to AllTrails, GaiaGPS or other mapping application
Access details
Park on the north side of Highway 3 just inside the E.C. Manning Park boundary. There is fairly large parking lot and picnic area here.
Park name (if applicable)
E.C. Manning Provincial Park
Land Manager
multiple
Section 56/57 if RSTBC
tbd
Trail adopted by club or individual
Trail work required
A bit probably
Trail type or width
Type 4 – 0.5m
Trail usage (users/month)
tbd
Motorized?
Non-Motorized
Other users if multi-use
Date
21 June, 2022
Link to add trail condition report
Under construction…
Link to add trail comment
Under construction.
Trail Name
Pierce Lake
Trail Short Description
Steep trail on south side of Chilliwack River
Detailed Description
I remember this as a steep trail especially for the first couple of km. Pierce Lake is surrounded by trees (1,425 m). The upper lake (1770m) is in a really pretty alpine bowl. It is another steep 2 km from the lower lake. We saw a ptarmigan near the upper lake. Mount MacFarlane (2,099m) is supposed to be a climb with no technical difficulty on the NW ridge.
Closest town or city
Chilliwack
Trail Rating – Easy is <5 km and <100 m elevation, Medium is 5-15 km and <500 m elevation, Difficult is > 15 km and > 500 m
Difficult
Trail Distance (round trip in km)
11.4
Elevation gain/loss (m)
1125/1125
Trail status
Good condition
Link to AllTrails, GaiaGPS or other mapping application
Access details
Take Vedder Road south to Chilliwack River Road roundabout. Take second exit and go east on Chilliwack River Road about 22 km just past the General Vokes Rifle Range. The parking lot used to be marked well here.
Park name (if applicable)
Land Manager
Recreation Sites and Trails BC
Section 56/57 if RSTBC
Trail adopted by club or individual
Chilliwack Outdoor Club
Trail work required
A bit probably
Trail type or width
Type 4 – 0.5m
Trail usage (users/month)
1000
Motorized?
Non-Motorized
Other users if multi-use
Date
27 June, 2022
Link to add trail condition report
Under construction…
Link to add trail comment
Under construction.
Trail Name
Vedder Mountain
Trail Short Description
Popular trail just west of Cultus Lake
Detailed Description
The logging road is in good condition to within 1 km of trailhead. See Access Details below for more information. Vedder Mountain is at the top of a short ridge just west of Cultus Lake. The trail is pretty easy and provides great views of the peaks in the Chilliwack valley if you go on a good day. It is still a nice early season low-elevation trail that can be done almost year round.
Closest town or city
Chilliwack
Trail Rating – Easy is <5 km and <100 m elevation, Medium is 5-15 km and <500 m elevation, Difficult is > 15 km and > 500 m
Medium
Trail Distance (round trip in km)
9.0
Elevation gain/loss (m)
400/400
Trail status
Good condition
Link to AllTrails, GaiaGPS or other mapping application
Access details
Head south on Vedder Mountain Road 11 km to the first roundabout, take the exit for Cultus Lake (Vedder Mountain Road). After travelling 750 m west, take there is a second roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Columbia Valley Hwy/Cultus Lake Rd. Just before you get to Cultus Lake, there is a FSR that forks off to the right. This gravel road switchbacks and climbs up to the trail head.
Park name (if applicable)
Land Manager
Recreation Sites and Trails BC
Section 56/57 if RSTBC
Section 56 designation
Trail adopted by club or individual
Chilliwack Outdoor Club
Trail work required
A bit probably
Trail type or width
Type 4 – 0.5m
Trail usage (users/month)
2000
Motorized?
Non-Motorized
Other users if multi-use
Date
28 June, 2022
Link to add trail condition report
Under construction…
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Under construction.
Trail Name
Little Douglas Lake
Trail Short Description
Trail only 1.7km but in horrible shape. Bridge out over creek.
Detailed Description
Trail very short however in horrible shape. Alders taking over the trail in first 300m. Lots of trees and branches over trail over whole length. Bridge out over creek and not advisable to cross until much later in year. Road up in bad shape with 2 particular washout sections that even with a 4×4 were hard to make it past. Not advisable to head up at this time until road and trail both improved.
Description with more pictures
Closest town or city
Hope and Merritt.
Trail Rating – Easy is <5 km and <100 m elevation, Medium is 5-15 km and <500 m elevation, Difficult is > 15 km and > 500 m
Easy
Trail Distance (round trip in km)
1.7km
Elevation gain/loss (m)
89m gain.
Trail status
Needs Work
Access details
Road up in bad shape with 2 particular washout sections that even with a 4×4 were hard to make it past. Not advisable to head up at this time until road and trail both improved.
Park name (if applicable)
Little Douglas Lake Recreation Site
Land Manager
Section 56/57 if RSTBC
Trail adopted by club or individual
Trail work required
Yes
Trail type or width
Type 5 – marked route
Trail usage (users/month)
Low.
Motorized?
Non-Motorized
Other users if multi-use
Date
29 June, 2022
Link to add trail condition report
Under construction…
Link to add trail comment
Under construction.
Trail Name
Eagle Bluffs and Black Mountain via Baden-Powell
Trail Short Description
Steep trail with fantastic views
Detailed Description
You can start from the Whyte Lake parking lot or from Horseshoe Bay. See the Access description for more information.
The classic Baden-Powell (BP) start is from Horseshoe Bay but the parking is trickier. The trail was fixed by the Boy Scouts in the 60s, but we are sure that it was built long before that. This is the first hike in the 1973 edition of 103 Hikes: Black Mountain.
See the Whyte Lake trail description if you want to park and start on that trail. When you reach Whyte Lake continue to west end and take right fork to start hiking up the BP towards Eagle Bluffs. This branch meets up with the actual BP after about a km.
From Horseshoe Bay the trail starts close to a pull-out up the hill on Highway 99. There is a tunnel under the highway so you can get there directly from Horseshoe Bay where the parking is terrible but the bus service is good. The trail starts out in second-growth timber and alder and slowly climbs up to a steep part at about 2 km past Whyte Lake. After the steep bit, there is fork where you can take the left fork to the West Knob or the right fork to Eagle Bluffs. The steeper route to the West Knob is recommended for going up if you are doing the loop trip back to Horseshoe Bay. The trail is so steep that you might have to use your hands in a few places. The West Knob and Do-Nut Rock have the best views of Howe Sound. Just past Don-Nut Rock is a junction that takes you to the nice summit plateau of Black Mountain with the numerous small tarns to enjoy and the top of Black Mountain to wander up beside Cabin Lake. Take the Eagle Bluff trail back down to complete the loop trip back to Horseshoe Bay. Or you might continue on the BP to Cypress Bowl or further on other sections of the BP trail.
Closest town or city
West Vancouver
Trail Rating – Easy is <5 km and <100 m elevation, Medium is 5-15 km and <500 m elevation, Difficult is > 15 km and > 500 m
Difficult
Trail Distance (round trip in km)
11
Elevation gain/loss (m)
1000/1000
Trail status
Needs Work
Access details
For Whyte Laike access route see that trail.
For Horseshoe Bay the parking is very limited and expensive but the bus service is good.
I’m going to have to figure out the best route from the bus stop
Park name (if applicable)
Cypress Provincial Park
Land Manager
multiple
Section 56/57 if RSTBC
Trail adopted by club or individual
Boy Scouts?
Trail work required
A bit probably
Trail type or width
Type 4 – 0.5m
Trail usage (users/month)
1000
Motorized?
Non-Motorized
Other users if multi-use
Date
1 July, 2022
Link to add trail condition report
Under construction…
Link to add trail comment
Under construction.
Trail Name
Whyte Lake
Trail Short Description
Short trail to a pretty lake. Nice forest.
Detailed Description
This trail starts very close to Highway 99 and crosses under the freeway before heading up Nelson Creek to Whyte Lake.
Closest town or city
West Vancouver
Trail Rating – Easy is <5 km and <100 m elevation, Medium is 5-15 km and <500 m elevation, Difficult is > 15 km and > 500 m
Medium
Trail Distance (round trip in km)
5
Elevation gain/loss (m)
200
Trail status
Good condition
Access details
The trailhead and small parking lot are just beside Highway 99 but you have to access from Westport Road. Take Exit 4 on Highway 1 (Caulfield) and turn left if coming from the east. Go straight through the four-way stop to reach Westport and follow that until you go under the freeway. The first right goes to the small parking lot which maybe is a pay lot this summer.
For transit the West Vancouver 250 goes along Marine Drive to Horseshoe Bay. Get off at Westport and work up the steep hill to the trailhead.
Park name (if applicable)
Land Manager
Municipal
Section 56/57 if RSTBC
Trail adopted by club or individual
Trail work required
A bit probably
Trail type or width
Type 3 – 0.75 -1m
Trail usage (users/month)
3000
Motorized?
Non-Motorized
Other users if multi-use
Date
1 July, 2022
Link to add trail condition report
Under construction…
Link to add trail comment
Under construction.
Trail Name
Sunshine Coast Trail
Trail Short Description
180km hut-to-hut hiking trail.
Detailed Description
The Sunshine Coast Trail is a 180-kilometre back country hiking experience that stretches from Sarah Point in Desolation Sound to Saltery Bay. It began in 1992 when a small group of people founded the Powell River Parks and Wilderness Society (PAWS) and started building hiking trails that linked the remaining stands of old growth forests in the region’s front country.
The route traverses a wide variety of landscapes, from coastal shorelines, along creeks and lakes, through old growth forests to panoramic mountaintops. This provides hikers with the opportunity to experience Powell River’s breathtaking back country with its rich fauna and flora.
Attracting hikers from around the world, this epic hiking trail now boasts 14 huts with one more planned next year. That makes it Canada’s Longest Hut-To-Hut Hiking Trail – and the only free one. This is the best outdoor adventure vacation value in North America!
Description with more pictures
Closest town or city
Powell River
Trail Rating – Easy is <5 km and <100 m elevation, Medium is 5-15 km and <500 m elevation, Difficult is > 15 km and > 500 m
Difficult
Trail Distance (round trip in km)
180
Elevation gain/loss (m)
6096/6096
Trail status
Good condition
Link to AllTrails, GaiaGPS or other mapping application
Access details
SCT KM 0@Sarah Point access via water, or land via Malaspina Br.01 FSR, and is radio controlled. High clearance 4×4 vehicles needed after Malaspina Br.01 FSR KM 7-8.
Park name (if applicable)
Desolation Sound Marine Park, Inland Lake Provincial Park
Land Manager
Recreation Sites and Trails BC
Section 56/57 if RSTBC
Trail adopted by club or individual
Powell River Parks & Wilderness Society
Trail work required
No
Trail type or width
Type 3 – 0.75 -1m
Trail usage (users/month)
5000+
Motorized?
Non-Motorized
Other users if multi-use
Date
4 July, 2022
Link to add trail condition report
Under construction…
Link to add trail comment
Under construction.
Trail Name
Ogilvie Peak / Goat Bluffs Trail
Trail Short Description
Steep trail just east of Hope
Detailed Description
This trail heads to Ogilvie Peak or the ridge just below the peak. It starts, just east of Hope.
We need someone to create a description.
From AllTrails: Trail is overgrown in spots, there is some bushwhacking required to reach the peak.
Closest town or city
Hope
Trail Rating – Easy is <5 km and <100 m elevation, Medium is 5-15 km and <500 m elevation, Difficult is > 15 km and > 500 m
Difficult
Trail Distance (round trip in km)
9.3
Elevation gain/loss (m)
1,275/1,275
Trail status
Good condition
Link to AllTrails, GaiaGPS or other mapping application
Access details
Take Highway 3 about 6 km east of Hope to intersection with Highway 5. Take the Coquihalla exit and head north 6.5 km to Othello Road Exit 183, Take exit 183 and about 200 m turn right onto a fork that goes under Highway 5 and goes to Othello Road. The trailhead is just north of here somewhere.
Park name (if applicable)
Land Manager
Recreation Sites and Trails BC
Section 56/57 if RSTBC
Designated Section 56 trail
Trail adopted by club or individual
Trail work required
A bit probably
Trail type or width
Type 4 – 0.5m
Trail usage (users/month)
100?
Motorized?
Non-Motorized
Other users if multi-use
Date
4 July, 2022
Link to add trail condition report
Under construction…
Link to add trail comment
Under construction.
Trail Name
Garibaldi Lake
Trail Short Description
Classic hike in Garibaldi Park
Detailed Description
To be added.
Closest town or city
Whistler
Trail Rating – Easy is <5 km and <100 m elevation, Medium is 5-15 km and <500 m elevation, Difficult is > 15 km and > 500 m
Difficult
Trail Distance (round trip in km)
18
Elevation gain/loss (m)
1000//1000
Trail status
Good condition
Link to AllTrails, GaiaGPS or other mapping application
Access details
Garibaldi Lake trailhead parking lot is just off Highway 99 before the Daisy Lake dam. The parking lot is sometimes called the Rubble Creek parking lot.
Park name (if applicable)
Garibaldi Provincial Park
Land Manager
BC Parks
Section 56/57 if RSTBC
Trail adopted by club or individual
Friends of Garibaldi Park
Trail work required
A bit probably
Trail type or width
Type 3 – 0.75 -1m
Trail usage (users/month)
5000
Motorized?
Non-Motorized
Other users if multi-use
Date
7 July, 2022
Link to add trail condition report
Under construction…
Link to add trail comment
Under construction.
Trail Name
Red Rock Trail/ Lillooet Grind
Trail Short Description
Short, steep, 3.6km local hike that takes about 3hours. Bring water.
Detailed Description
This popular route takes hikers to the famous Red Rock outcropping 500 metres above town, offering an astounding panorama of the Fraser River valley. Local flora and fauna abound. Take water with you.
Description with more pictures
Closest town or city
Lillooet
Trail Rating – Easy is <5 km and <100 m elevation, Medium is 5-15 km and <500 m elevation, Difficult is > 15 km and > 500 m
Difficult
Trail Distance (round trip in km)
3.6km
Elevation gain/loss (m)
500
Trail status
Good condition
Access details
Parking: N50° 41’ 52.9’’ W121° 56’ 65.9’’
Park in gravel cul-de-sac at west end of Victoria Street.
Park name (if applicable)
Land Manager
Section 56/57 if RSTBC
Trail adopted by club or individual
Trail work required
Trail type or width
Type 2 – 1.25-1.5m
Trail usage (users/month)
Motorized?
Other users if multi-use
Mountain bikes
Date
7 July, 2022
Link to add trail condition report
Under construction…
Link to add trail comment
Under construction.
Trail Name
Singing Pass
Trail Short Description
Long trail to beautiful meadows
Detailed Description
The trailhead is near a bus stop called the Gondola Transit Exchange in Whistler Village just off Blackcomb Way close to the Pan Pacific Mountainside hotel and the Blackcomb Excalibur Gondola base. See the Access description for more details.
There is a BC Parks kiosk at the east end of the bus loop with a poor trail description and some bad maps showing the route. From the kiosk you have to go through a gate and follow the Whistler Mountain access road (gravel) with a few markers for the Singing Pass trail for about a km. At that point there should be a marked left fork that follows another old logging road towards a water plant. At the water plant, you take another marked left and follow the old logging road in second growth forest. This logging road crosses a Whistler Bike Park trail at one point – watch out for mountain bikers. After about 4 km, you have to cross an eroded moraine where RSTBC have tried to fix the old slumped road into a useable trail. Watch here for loose rocks. After about another km you will come to the original trailhead where we used to drive to. There is an old pit-toilet there. From the old trailhead the trail is pretty well marked following a wide path uphill to the east towards the Garibaldi Park Boundary. Just east of the park boundary, Harmony Creek can be tricky to cross sometimes. When there is still snow melting above the trail the crossing can be treacherous and not recommended. Also if there is a major rainstorm, this route is not passible. Once you cross the creek the trail become a bit gentler, you enter Garibaldi Park and goes through a really nice pristine forest for about 5 km passing by Flute and Oboe Creeks. Both creeks have pretty clean water, but pumping your water with a filter is recommended. (Giardia is not fun).
After Oboe Creek, you go around a corner and the forest starts to open up into sub-alpine meadows. Another km further are spectacular alpine meadows in late July or early August depending on when the snow melts. Just before Singing Pass itself is a trail junction that goes to the top of Whistler Mountain (Musical Bumps or High Note trail). If you are really fast you can hike another 10 km and take the Whistler Gondola ($ expensive) back to the village. For most people it will take them about four hours to hike to Singing Pass, from the village, so unless you are a mountain runner taking the gondola down is not an option. Most people take the left fork that continues to Singing Pass itself and Russet Lake.
There is another trail description for the continuation to Russet Lake from this marker.
Closest town or city
Whistler
Trail Rating – Easy is <5 km and <100 m elevation, Medium is 5-15 km and <500 m elevation, Difficult is > 15 km and > 500 m
Difficult
Trail Distance (round trip in km)
24
Elevation gain/loss (m)
1,200/1,200
Trail status
Good condition
Link to AllTrails, GaiaGPS or other mapping application
Access details
The best place to park for this trail is in Lot 2,3 or 4 and 5 in Whistler Village currently. There is pay parking which is cheapest and furthest away in Lot 4/5. It is about a km to walk from Lot 4/5 to the actual trailhead. The parking regulations are are availalble from the Whistler website. For overnight parking there is a special code you have to use – see the information at this: Whistler – Singing Pass parking link.
The trailhead is near a bus stop called the Gondola Transit Exchange in Whistler Village just off Blackcomb Way close to the Pan Pacific Mountainside hotel and the Blackcomb Excalibur Gondola base. See the Access description for more details.
There is a BC Parks kiosk at the east end of the buss loop with a poor trail description and some bad maps showing the route.
Park name (if applicable)
Garibaldi Provincial Park
Land Manager
multiple
Section 56/57 if RSTBC
Section 56 designation to park boundary
Trail adopted by club or individual
Alpine Club of Canada – Whistler Section
Trail work required
A bit probably
Trail type or width
Type 3 – 0.75 -1m
Trail usage (users/month)
1000
Motorized?
Non-Motorized
Other users if multi-use
Date
12 July, 2022
Link to add trail condition report
Under construction…
Link to add trail comment
Under construction.
Trail Name
Russet Lake from Singing Pass
Trail Short Description
Gorgeous alpine lake above Singing Pass
Detailed Description
A short but steep hike from Singing Pass up to the Kees and Claire Hut and then down to Russet Lake. Kees is pronounced in Dutch like “case”. The Alpine Club – Vancouver and Whistler Sections with help help has built a beautiful “cabin” at the top of the pass above Russet Lake. See the Spearheadhuts.org website for hut booking information. Some maps still show the Himmelsbach hut but that was removed in 2020. BC Parks has some backcountry campsites that are reservable via BCParks.ca.
Closest town or city
Whistler
Trail Rating – Easy is <5 km and <100 m elevation, Medium is 5-15 km and <500 m elevation, Difficult is > 15 km and > 500 m
Medium
Trail Distance (round trip in km)
6
Elevation gain/loss (m)
360/360
Trail status
Good condition
Link to AllTrails, GaiaGPS or other mapping application
Access details
You have to hike 12 km to get to Singing Pass first. See the Singing Pass trail description.
Park name (if applicable)
Garibaldi Provincial Park
Land Manager
BC Parks
Section 56/57 if RSTBC
Trail adopted by club or individual
Alpine Club of Canada – Whistler Section
Trail work required
A bit probably
Trail type or width
Type 4 – 0.5m
Trail usage (users/month)
500
Motorized?
Non-Motorized
Other users if multi-use
Date
12 July, 2022
Link to add trail condition report
Under construction…
Link to add trail comment
Under construction.
Trail Name
Rainbow Lake
Trail Short Description
A classic Whistler hike
Detailed Description
The trail heads up 21 mile creek from near Alta Lake to a pretty alpine Lake below Rainbow Mountain.
The Whistler Parks department has taken over management of the trail: https://www.whistler.ca/culture-recreation/trails/alpine-trail-program/alpine-trail-network
Closest town or city
Whistler
Trail Rating – Easy is <5 km and <100 m elevation, Medium is 5-15 km and <500 m elevation, Difficult is > 15 km and > 500 m
Difficult
Trail Distance (round trip in km)
15.3
Elevation gain/loss (m)
850/850
Trail status
Good condition
Link to AllTrails, GaiaGPS or other mapping application
Access details
If you search for Rainbow Falls Trailhead on Google Maps, it shows one parking lot on the west side of Alta Lake road just north of Alta Lake and the Whistler Cemetery. I have also parked in the Cemetery parking lot when the trailhead lot was full. See the Whistler Parks information about the trail at: https://www.whistler.ca/culture-recreation/trails/alpine-trail-program/alpine-trail-network
Park name (if applicable)
Land Manager
Municipal
Section 56/57 if RSTBC
Designated Section 56 trail
Trail adopted by club or individual
Trail work required
A bit probably
Trail type or width
Type 4 – 0.5m
Trail usage (users/month)
2000
Motorized?
Non-Motorized
Other users if multi-use
Date
12 July, 2022
Link to add trail condition report
Under construction…
Link to add trail comment
Under construction.
Trail Name
Kees and Claire Hut above Russet Lake
Trail Short Description
Gorgeous alpine hut above Singing Pass
Detailed Description
The Kees and Claire Hut is just above Russet Lake. Kees is pronounced in Dutch like “case”. The Alpine Club – Vancouver and Whistler Sections with help help has built a beautiful “cabin” at the top of the pass above Russet Lake. See the Spearheadhuts.org website for hut booking information.
The summer trail starts in Whistler Village just off Blackcomb Way close to the Pan Pacific Mountainside hotel and the Blackcomb Excalibur Gondola base. See the Access description for more details.
There is a BC Parks kiosk at the east end of the bus loop with a poor trail description and some bad maps showing the route. From the kiosk you have to go through a gate and follow the Whistler Mountain access road (gravel) with a few markers for the Singing Pass trail for about a km. At that point there should be a marked left fork that follows another old logging road towards a water plant. At the water plant, you take another marked left and follow the old logging road in second growth forest. This logging road crosses a Whistler Bike Park trail at one point – watch out for mountain bikers. After about 4 km, you have to cross an eroded moraine where RSTBC have tried to fix the old slumped road into a useable trail. Watch here for loose rocks. After about another km you will come to the original trailhead where we used to drive to. There is an old pit-toilet there. From the old trailhead the trail is pretty well marked following a wide path uphill to the east towards the Garibaldi Park Boundary. Just east of the park boundary, Harmony Creek can be tricky to cross sometimes. When there is still snow melting above the trail the crossing can be treacherous and not recommended. Also if there is a major rainstorm, this route is not passible. Once you cross the creek, the trail become a bit gentler, you enter Garibaldi Park and goes through a really nice pristine forest for about 5 km passing by Flute and Oboe Creeks. Both creeks have pretty clean water, but pumping your water with a filter is recommended. (Giardia is not fun).
After Oboe Creek, you go around a corner and the forest starts to open up into sub-alpine meadows. Another km further are spectacular alpine meadows in late July or early August depending on when the snow melts. Just before Singing Pass itself is a trail junction that goes to the top of Whistler Mountain (Musical Bumps or High Note trail). Most people take the left fork that continues to Singing Pass itself, the Kees and Claire Hut and Russet Lake. The hut is about 2 km past Singing Pass with about 300 m of elevation gain from there.
Closest town or city
Whistler
Trail Rating – Easy is <5 km and <100 m elevation, Medium is 5-15 km and <500 m elevation, Difficult is > 15 km and > 500 m
Difficult
Trail Distance (round trip in km)
14 km to hut
Elevation gain/loss (m)
1,500 m of gain
Trail status
Good condition
Link to AllTrails, GaiaGPS or other mapping application
Access details
The best place to park for this trail is in 4/5 in Whistler Village currently. There is pay parking which is cheapest and furthest away in Lot 4. It is about a km to walk from Lot 4 to the actual trailhead. The parking regulations are availalble from the Whistler website. For overnight parking only lot 4 is allowed and there is a special code you have to use – see the information at this: Whistler – Singing Pass parking link.
The trailhead is near a bus stop called the Gondola Transit Exchange in Whistler Village just off Blackcomb Way close to the Pan Pacific Mountainside hotel and the Blackcomb Excalibur Gondola base. See the Access description for more details.
There is a BC Parks kiosk at the east end of the buss loop with a poor trail description and some bad maps showing the route.
Park name (if applicable)
Garibaldi Provincial Park
Land Manager
BC Parks
Section 56/57 if RSTBC
Trail adopted by club or individual
Alpine Club of Canada – Whistler Section
Trail work required
A bit probably
Trail type or width
Type 4 – 0.5m
Trail usage (users/month)
500
Motorized?
Non-Motorized
Other users if multi-use
Date
12 July, 2022
Link to add trail condition report
Under construction…
Link to add trail comment
Under construction.
Trail Name
Russet Lake from Whistler Village
Trail Short Description
Great destination for overnight backcountry camping
Detailed Description
The trailhead is near a bus stop called the Gondola Transit Exchange in Whistler Village just off Blackcomb Way close to the Pan Pacific Mountainside hotel and the Blackcomb Excalibur Gondola base. See the Access description for more details.
There is a BC Parks kiosk at the east end of the bus loop with a poor trail description and some bad maps showing the route. From the kiosk you have to go through a gate and follow the Whistler Mountain access road (gravel) with a few markers for the Singing Pass trail for about a km. At that point there should be a marked left fork that follows another old logging road towards a water plant. At the water plant, you take another marked left and follow the old logging road in second growth forest. This logging road crosses a Whistler Bike Park trail at one point – watch out for mountain bikers. After about 4 km, you have to cross an eroded moraine where RSTBC have tried to fix the old slumped road into a useable trail. Watch here for loose rocks. After about another km you will come to the original trailhead where we used to drive to. There is an old pit-toilet there. From the old trailhead the trail is pretty well marked following a wide path uphill to the east towards the Garibaldi Park Boundary. Just east of the park boundary, Harmony Creek can be tricky to cross sometimes. When there is still snow melting above the trail the crossing can be treacherous and not recommended. Also if there is a major rainstorm, this route is not passible. Once you cross the creek the trail become a bit gentler, you enter Garibaldi Park and goes through a really nice pristine forest for about 5 km passing by Flute and Oboe Creeks. Both creeks have pretty clean water, but pumping your water with a filter is recommended. (Giardia is not fun).
After Oboe Creek, you go around a corner and the forest starts to open up into sub-alpine meadows. Another km further are spectacular alpine meadows in late July or early August depending on when the snow melts. Just before Singing Pass itself is a trail junction that goes to the top of Whistler Mountain (Musical Bumps or High Note trail). If you are really fast you can hike another 10 km and take the Whistler Gondola ($ expensive) back to the village. For most people it will take them about four hours to hike to Singing Pass, from the village, so unless you are a mountain runner taking the gondola down is not an option. Most people take the left fork that continues to Singing Pass itself and Russet Lake.
There is another trail description for the continuation to Russet Lake from this marker. It takes about an hour or so to hike the last 2 km up over a small pass (site of the Kees and Claire Hut) and then to hike down about a km to Russet Lake.
There are a few nice campgrounds around the east side of Russet Lake. You need to make a backcountry campground reservation at the BC Parks website. Please remember to follow Leave No Trace camping rules. No campfires allowed here – there is no wood!
Closest town or city
Whistler
Trail Rating – Easy is <5 km and <100 m elevation, Medium is 5-15 km and <500 m elevation, Difficult is > 15 km and > 500 m
Difficult
Trail Distance (round trip in km)
15 km one way
Elevation gain/loss (m)
1,400/200 to lake
Trail status
Good condition
Link to AllTrails, GaiaGPS or other mapping application
Access details
The best place to park for this trail is in Lot 4 in Whistler Village currently. It is about a km to walk from Lot 4 to the actual trailhead. The parking regulations are are availalble from the Whistler website. For overnight parking there is a special code you have to use – see the information at this: Whistler – Singing Pass parking link.
The trailhead is near a bus stop called the Gondola Transit Exchange in Whistler Village just off Blackcomb Way close to the Pan Pacific Mountainside hotel and the Blackcomb Excalibur Gondola base. There is a BC Parks kiosk at the east end of the buss loop with a poor trail description and some bad maps showing the route.
Park name (if applicable)
Garibaldi Provincial Park
Land Manager
multiple
Section 56/57 if RSTBC
Section 56 designation to park boundary
Trail adopted by club or individual
Alpine Club of Canada – Whistler Section
Trail work required
A bit probably
Trail type or width
Type 3 – 0.75 -1m
Trail usage (users/month)
1000
Motorized?
Non-Motorized
Other users if multi-use
Date
12 July, 2022
Link to add trail condition report
Under construction…
Link to add trail comment
Under construction.
Trail Name
Black Mountain and Cabin Lake from Cypress Bowl
Trail Short Description
Short hike but a bit steep
Detailed Description
From the Cypress Mountain Resorts Cypress Creek Lodge, head west towards the Eagle Express Chair. There is a BC Parks trail kiosk on the right side of the access route. The trail heads past the right side of the Eagle chair and then takes a left fork up towards Black Mountain. This section is part of the Baden-Powell trail that was rebuilt around some ski-run changes for the 2010 Olympics. The new trail was built a bit too steep with no water-bars and most of the gravel has eroded off the trail over the past few years. The switchbacks are a bit relentless for two km up the hill. Once you get closer to the top, it becomes a bit less steep. You first reach Cabin Lake which get warm enough for swimming in August. The top of Black Mountain can also be easily be reached for great views. The AllTrails map shows one option to hike a loop from Cabin Lake around Theogiil Lake. Since the trail is so eroded, some people find it easier to hike down the ski run.
Closest town or city
West Vancouver
Trail Rating – Easy is <5 km and <100 m elevation, Medium is 5-15 km and <500 m elevation, Difficult is > 15 km and > 500 m
Medium
Trail Distance (round trip in km)
6 km
Elevation gain/loss (m)
350/350
Trail status
Needs Work
Link to AllTrails, GaiaGPS or other mapping application
Access details
Take the access highway to Cypress Provincial Park. Take the left fork and park as close to the Cypress Creek Lodge as you can.
Park name (if applicable)
Cypress Provincial Park
Land Manager
BC Parks
Section 56/57 if RSTBC
Trail adopted by club or individual
Friends of Cypress
Trail work required
Yes
Trail type or width
Type 3 – 0.75 -1m
Trail usage (users/month)
5000
Motorized?
Non-Motorized
Other users if multi-use
Date
14 July, 2022
Link to add trail condition report
Under construction…
Link to add trail comment
Under construction.
Trail Name
Evans Peak
Trail Short Description
Middle distance steep hike in Golden Ears Park
Detailed Description
There is a really good description for this trail in AllTrails under the Description tab.
Evans Peak trail is a very difficult trail lots of slippery sections and a steep incline. Slippery is usually a codeword for eroded down to roots. Make sure you bring appropriate footwear and gear.
It sounds as if someone has added some ropes tied to trees to make it easer to pull up and lower if the trail is wet and slippery. Make sure that your group feels comfortable with that. I would recommend good hiking poles.
The views at the top are rewarding and worth the hard climb up.
Closest town or city
Maple Ridge
Trail Rating – Easy is <5 km and <100 m elevation, Medium is 5-15 km and <500 m elevation, Difficult is > 15 km and > 500 m
Difficult
Trail Distance (round trip in km)
9
Elevation gain/loss (m)
1000/1000
Trail status
Needs Work
Link to AllTrails, GaiaGPS or other mapping application
Access details
In the summer you need a parking reservation for the West Canyon Parking lot. See the BC Parks website for information about that.
Park name (if applicable)
Golden Ears Provincial Park
Land Manager
BC Parks
Section 56/57 if RSTBC
Trail adopted by club or individual
Ridge Meadows Outdoor Club?
Trail work required
Yes
Trail type or width
Type 4 – 0.5m
Trail usage (users/month)
1000
Motorized?
Other users if multi-use
Date
14 July, 2022
Link to add trail condition report
Under construction…
Link to add trail comment
Under construction.
Trail Name
Brandywine Meadows
Trail Short Description
Pretty meadows near Whistler
Detailed Description
Unless you have a four wheel drive, this hike is a bit long but still worth it. The map in AllTrails shows the start at the lower parking lot. I started a bit higher since my friend had a 4WD. The trail is easy to follow up to a gravel moraine (from an old glacier). There are lots of grassy slopes and alpine flowers in August. At the head of the valley the trail kind of ends and there is a route that goes to Brandywine Peak for experienced hikers.
This is a non-motorized hike in the summer, but lots of snowmobiles in the winter.
Closest town or city
Whistler
Trail Rating – Easy is <5 km and <100 m elevation, Medium is 5-15 km and <500 m elevation, Difficult is > 15 km and > 500 m
Difficult
Trail Distance (round trip in km)
11
Elevation gain/loss (m)
800/800
Trail status
Good condition
Link to AllTrails, GaiaGPS or other mapping application
Access details
Take the Whistler Olympic Park turn-off from Highway 99, about 15 km south of Whistler.
On the Callaghan Road head north, after about 900m take the first left towards and past the Whistler Recycling Centre.
This is the beginning of the Brandywine Forest Service road. You will pass by a large parking lot used by snowmobiles in the winter. The road gets worse but you should be able to make it to the trailhead shown in AllTrails. The map in GaiaGPS doesn’t really show the correct route.
Park name (if applicable)
Land Manager
Recreation Sites and Trails BC
Section 56/57 if RSTBC
Section 56 designation?
Trail adopted by club or individual
Trail work required
A bit probably
Trail type or width
Type 4 – 0.5m
Trail usage (users/month)
2000
Motorized?
Non-Motorized
Other users if multi-use
Date
15 July, 2022
Link to add trail condition report
Under construction…
Link to add trail comment
Under construction.
Trail Name
Rohr Lake
Trail Short Description
Short but steep hike in Duffey Lake area
Detailed Description
This trail leads to a beautiful alpine lake, where people are making a mess by camping in too many places. Since Joffre Lakes was closed during the pandemic, many more people have been camping here. The FMCBC is looking for a Trail Champion to help fix up the trail and manage the camping in the area.
In the summer, most vehicles can drive about 1 km up the road to a small parking area. From there you hike up the Marriott Basin trail for about two km to a marked junction for Rohr Lake. The trail is usually muddy just past the junction – we need a trail champion to fix. After about 500 m more of gentle climbing you get to a marshy area. The trail heads steeply up a rocky talus slope to the right. This section also needs some work to stop the erosion. It is only 100-200 m up this steep section and you will be at Rohr Lake. Continue on the trail (on north side of lake) to the east side of the lake and follow the route towards Mount Rohr for the best views of the area.
This is another fragile alpine zone. People have been camping too close to the lake and killing all the vegetation. Tourism Pemberton hopes to install a backcountry toilet in 2022.
In the past people haven’t been the best about cleaning up after they camp. Please remember: If you pack it in – you pack it out. Please remember to follow Leave No Trace camping rules. Please read the principles and agree to not build campfires if you plan to come here.
Closest town or city
Pemberton
Trail Rating – Easy is <5 km and <100 m elevation, Medium is 5-15 km and <500 m elevation, Difficult is > 15 km and > 500 m
Difficult
Trail Distance (round trip in km)
11
Elevation gain/loss (m)
500/500
Trail status
Needs Work
Link to AllTrails, GaiaGPS or other mapping application
Access details
The access road for the trail leaves Highway 99 (Duffey Lake Road) just beside the snowshed at the highpoint. If coming from Pemberton, it is about 3 km past the Joffre Lakes parking lot.
In the summer, most vehicles can drive about 1 km up the road to a small parking area. The upper parking area will be full by about 10 am on weekends so you might have to park closer to the highway.
Please don’t leave valuables in your vehicle. Get a CrimeStoppers sign – no valuables and follow the guidelines.
Park name (if applicable)
Land Manager
Recreation Sites and Trails BC
Section 56/57 if RSTBC
not yet
Trail adopted by club or individual
Looking for Trail Champion
Trail work required
Yes
Trail type or width
Type 4 – 0.5m
Trail usage (users/month)
2000
Motorized?
Non-Motorized
Other users if multi-use
Date
16 July, 2022
Link to add trail condition report
Under construction…
Link to add trail comment
Under construction.
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