Best Trails of British Columbia

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#1. Iceline Trail / Little Yoho / Yoho Valley Loop

This hike offers some of the most fantastic scenery in Yoho National Park, including close-up views of the Emerald Glacier. From close-up views of glaciers to crystal-clear mountain lakes and rivers,…

From the guidebook "Hiking Yoho, Kootenay, Glacier, and Mt. Revelstoke National Parks"
Golden , BC - Hiking - 12.9 miles

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#2. Icefields Parkway: Lake Louise to Jasper, Alberta

The Icefields Parkway, stretching 230 kilometers (138 miles) between Lake Louise and Jasper through the heart of two world-famous Rocky Mountain national parks, is one of the premier mountain drives o…

From the guidebook "Scenic Driving British Columbia"
Lake Louise , AB - Scenic Drives - 138 miles

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#3. Great Divide Trail: Maligne Lake to Jasper

Strenuous climbing on excellent hiking trail. The Skyline Trail takes advantage of as much of the alpine terrain as possible between Maligne Lake and Jasper. The strenuous climbs over high passes will…

From the guidebook "Hiking Canada's Great Divide Trail"
Jasper , AB - Hiking - 34.3 miles

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#4. Meager Creek Hot Springs

Includes: Singing Pass via the "Musical Bumps." A Shangri-La of soaking pools, near a remote road in the Coast Mountains. Swimwear seems the norm. Although the threat of landslides will always plague…

From the guidebook "Hiking Hot Springs in the Pacific Northwest"
Pemberton , BC - Hot Springs - 13 miles

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#5. West Coast Trail

This trail is considered one of the most satisfying ways to experience the temperate rain forest climate of the west coast. The rugged 77-kilometer journey offers hikers a feast of smooth, sandy beach…

From the guidebook "Hiking Vancouver Island"
Bamfield , BC - Hiking - 47 miles

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#6. Sloquet Creek Hot Springs

A day hike or mountain bike ride to remote creekside hot pools in the Coast Mountains. Swimwear advised if others present. The main spring, one of the hottest in British Columbia at 154 degrees F/68 d…

From the guidebook "Hiking Hot Springs in the Pacific Northwest"
Pemberton , BC - Hot Springs - 4 miles

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#7. The Rockwall

This premier hike passes one of the highest waterfalls in the country before you reach a 30-kilometer trail that traverses beneath the Rockwall’s extraordinary 53-kilometer-long limestone cliffs and h…

From the guidebook "Hiking Yoho, Kootenay, Glacier, and Mt. Revelstoke National Parks"
Radium Hot Springs , BC - Hiking - 33.6 miles

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#8. Burnaby Mountain - Cardiac Hill / Joe's Trail

This trail is located at Simon Fraser University. The rides around Burnaby Mountain, adjacent to Simon Fraser University, provide an ideal proving ground for novices seeking to hone their singletrack…

From the guidebook "Mountain Bike! Southwestern British Columbia"
Burnaby , BC - Mountain Biking - 4.2 miles

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#9. Baden-Powell Trail (Grouse Mountain)

The basic walk on this circuit linking the Grouse Mountain Skyride with Skyline Drive uses the current Baden-Powell Trail one-way with a return trip on B.C. Hydro’s power line right-of-way for a round…

From the guidebook "109 Walks in British Columbia's Lower Mainland"
North Vancouver , BC - Hiking - 3.1 miles

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#10. The West Coast Trail

For more than one hundred years there has been at least some semblance of a trail along the west coast of Vancouver Island between Pachena Point and Port Renfrew. The trail was first hacked out of the…

From the guidebook "Hiking the West Coast of Vancouver Island"
Bamfield , BC - Hiking - 47 miles

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#11. St. Agnes Well (Skookumchuck)

Includes: Joffre Lakes. Roadside hot tanks by the Lillooet River, seasonally frequented by locals and man-eating mosquitoes. Keep swimwear handy. Users have cut a fiberglass septic tank in half to cre…

From the guidebook "Hiking Hot Springs in the Pacific Northwest"
Pemberton , BC - Hot Springs - 0 mile

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#12. Clear Creek Hot Springs

A day hike or mountain bike ride to hot tubs on the east side of Harrison Lake. Swimwear is anyone’s guess. Clear Creek has two principal soaking tubs. One, made of tongue-and-groove cedar boards, is…

From the guidebook "Hiking Hot Springs in the Pacific Northwest"
Kent , BC - Hot Springs - 6 miles

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#13. Buhl Creek (Skookumchuck) Hot Springs

Warm pools in a remote and scenic valley near a dirt road. Swimwear superfluous. Buhl Creek has a cluster of small, shallow pools plus one much larger one, actually a warm pond. At the time tested, no…

From the guidebook "Hiking Hot Springs in the Pacific Northwest"
Canal Flats , BC - Hot Springs - 0 mile

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#14. Black Tusk

Black Tusk is such a visible and identifiable summit from so many locations in southwestern British Columbia that it is on the tick list of a large percentage of the area’s hikers. The view from the t…

From the guidebook "103 Hikes in Southwestern British Columbia"
Whistler , BC - Hiking - 6.8 miles

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#15. Forbidden Plateau

Access to the alpine has never been easier. This moderate hike starting from Mount Washington Alpine Resort moves through subalpine forests and meadows to a series of lakes and scenic viewpoints. Two…

From the guidebook "Hiking Vancouver Island"
Nanaimo , BC - Hiking - 26 miles

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#16. Hot Springs Cove

A popular boardwalk stroll to tidal hot pools in a marine park. Swimwear advised. Water issues from bedrock at 124 degrees F/51 degrees C, and eventually drains into a chain of tidal pools the size of…

From the guidebook "Hiking Hot Springs in the Pacific Northwest"
Tofino , BC - Hot Springs - 2.5 miles

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#17. Dewar Creek Hot Springs

A remote day hike or overnighter to geothermal wonders and a dicey dip in the Purcell Wilderness. Extremely skinnydippable. The geothermal display at Dewar Creek is guaranteed to take your breath away…

From the guidebook "Hiking Hot Springs in the Pacific Northwest"
Kimberly , BC - Hot Springs - 12 miles

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#18. Alpine Loop

This high-elevation trail offers bird’s-eye views of Lake O’Hara, Lake Oesa, the Opabin Plateau, Schaffer Lake, and the many mountains surrounding Lake O’Hara. Looking up from Lake O’Hara, this hike a…

From the guidebook "Hiking Yoho, Kootenay, Glacier, and Mt. Revelstoke National Parks"
Golden , BC - Hiking - 3.3 miles

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#19. Hamilton Falls and Hamilton Lake

This short but incredibly steep climb passes Hamilton Falls and offers superb views of Mount Vaux and Mount Goodsir. You may feel a bit like a mountain goat on this seemingly never-ending climb—one of…

From the guidebook "Hiking Yoho, Kootenay, Glacier, and Mt. Revelstoke National Parks"
Golden , BC - Hiking - 7.6 miles

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#20. Burnaby Mountain - Naheeno Park / Mel's Trail

This trail is located at Burnaby Mountain adjacent to Simon Fraser University. This 5.1-km (6.1 miles) out-and-back singletrack is a perfect place for intermediate riders looking to hone their single…

From the guidebook "Mountain Bike! Southwestern British Columbia"
Burnaby , BC - Mountain Biking - 6.1 miles

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