DifficultWest Coast Trail
Bamfield · Vancouver Island & Gulf Islands
- km
- 75
- gain m
- 230
- hours
- 5d
- drive
- 12h
133 trail guides for Vancouver and southwestern BC, every one hiked, photographed and written up by us.
Based on each guide's usual season. Trails that usually close this month come first. Snow comes early or late some years, so check current conditions before you go.
DifficultBamfield · Vancouver Island & Gulf Islands
DifficultChilliwack · Fraser Valley
DifficultWhistler · Sea to Sky
DifficultWest Vancouver · North Shore
DifficultMaple Ridge · Vancouver & Tri-Cities
ModerateWest Vancouver · North Shore
EasyWhistler · Sea to Sky
EasyWest Vancouver · North Shore
ModerateNorth Vancouver · North Shore
DifficultSquamish · Sea to Sky
ModerateWest Vancouver · North Shore
ModerateSquamish · Sea to Sky
ModerateLions Bay · North Shore
EasyHope · Fraser Valley
DifficultNorth Vancouver · North Shore
EasyMerritt · Interior
ModerateHope · Fraser Valley
DifficultCoquitlam · Vancouver & Tri-Cities
Squamish · Sea to Sky
DifficultLions Bay · North Shore
ModerateWhistler · Sea to Sky
DifficultWhistler · Sea to Sky
EasyWhitecroft · Interior
DifficultAnmore · Vancouver & Tri-Cities
ModerateSquamish · Sea to Sky
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