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Trail Name
East Canyon and West Canyon Loop
Trail Short Description
Nice flatter trail in Golden Ears Park
Detailed Description
From the Gold Creek Parking lot, head north at marked start of East Canyon trail. The trail travels on the east side of Gold Creek to a bridge or to Viewpoint Beach where you can cross the creek if the water is low. The East Canyon trail is also open to horses and mountain bikes. Another option is taking the Lower Falls and Upper Falls trail and then connecting back to the East Canyon trail.
Once you cross over the creek you have to hike up a bit – almost to Alder Flats on the map and then head down the West Canyon trail. Or you can do the loop in the other direction if you want to do most of the uphill a bit more gradually. The West Canyon trail is for hikers only with sections that are more rocky and rugged compared to the East Canyon trail. It is in pretty in good condition, it just has a steeper, rockier more rugged section as you approach the Alder Flats junction.
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
Medium
Trail Distance (round trip in km)
10.5
Elevation gain/loss (m)
400
Trail status
Good condition
Link to AllTrails, GaiaGPS or other mapping application
Access details
The Gold Creek parking lot is almost at the far north end of the road heading up Alouette Lake, just before the North Beach campground. Parking for the West Canyon trail is about 500 m south just before the Gold Creek campground.
You need a parking reservation for most of the summer to avoid parking chaos. Check the BC Parks website.
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
A bit probably
Trail type or width
Type 2 – 1.25-1.5m
Trail usage (users/month)
Busy
Motorized?
Non-Motorized
Other users if multi-use
Mountain bikes, Horses
Date
30 September, 2022
Link to add trail condition report
Under construction…
Link to add trail comment
Under construction.
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