Curated list · 138 trails · Updated October 24, 2026

hikes for october

Hikes for October near Vancouver, BC: 138 trails on this site. Trails whose usual season includes October. Check snow and closures first. Figures are approximate.

1Grouse Grind
North Shore · Very hard · 2.5 km · +800 m · 1–2 hours
2Quarry Rock
North Shore · Easy · 3.8–4 km · +100–150 m · 1–1.5 hours
3Lynn Loop
North Shore · Easy · 5–5.5 km · +100–150 m · 1.5–2 hours
4Lynn Peak
North Shore · Challenging · 9 km · +700–720 m · 3–4 hours
5Norvan Falls
North Shore · Moderate · 14 km · +300–400 m · 4–5 hours
6Lynn Canyon & 30 Foot Pool
North Shore · Easy · 2–3 km · +50–100 m · 45–60 minutes
7Rice Lake Loop
North Shore · Easy · 3 km · +0–30 m · 60 minutes
8Capilano Canyon & Cleveland Dam
North Shore · Easy · 4–7 km · +100–200 m · 1.5–2.5 hours
9Dog Mountain
North Shore · Easy · 5 km · +100 m · 1.5–2 hours
10Mount Seymour (Pump Peak to Summit)
North Shore · Challenging · 8–9 km · +450 m · 4–5 hours
11Eagle Bluffs
North Shore · Moderate · 8–10 km · +300–350 m · 3–4 hours
12Black Mountain Loop
North Shore · Moderate · 7–8 km · +300 m · 2.5–3.5 hours
13Hollyburn Mountain
North Shore · Moderate · 7–8 km · +400–450 m · 3–4 hours
14St. Mark's Summit
North Shore · Challenging · 11 km · +450–550 m · 4–5 hours
15Mount Strachan
North Shore · Challenging · 9–10 km · +500–600 m · 4–5 hours
16Cypress Falls
North Shore · Easy · 3–4 km · +150–200 m · 1–1.5 hours
17Whyte Lake
North Shore · Moderate · 5–6 km · +250–300 m · 2–2.5 hours
18Lighthouse Park
North Shore · Easy · 2–5 km · +50–100 m · 1–2 hours
19Tunnel Bluffs
North Shore · Challenging · 9–10 km · +600–700 m · 3–4 hours
20Stanley Park Seawall
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 9–10 km · +0–20 m · 2.5–3 hours
21Pacific Spirit Regional Park
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 4–10 km · +0–100 m · 1–3 hours
22Burnaby Mountain Trails
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 3–8 km · +100–250 m · 1–2.5 hours
23Coquitlam Crunch
Metro Vancouver · Moderate · 2–2.5 km · +240–250 m · 45–60 minutes
24Buntzen Lake Loop
Metro Vancouver · Moderate · 8–10 km · +100–200 m · 3–4 hours
25Sendero Diez Vistas
Metro Vancouver · Challenging · 14–15 km · +450–500 m · 5–6 hours
26Jug Island Beach
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 5–5.5 km · +150–200 m · 1.5–2 hours
27Minnekhada Regional Park
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 4–8 km · +50–150 m · 1.5–3 hours
28Lower Falls (Golden Ears)
Fraser Valley · Easy · 5–5.5 km · +50–100 m · 1.5–2 hours
29Alouette Mountain
Fraser Valley · Very hard · 22 km · +1100–1200 m · 9–10 hours
30Lindeman Lake
Fraser Valley · Moderate · 3.4–3.5 km · +200–250 m · 1.5–2 hours
31Teapot Hill
Fraser Valley · Moderate · 5 km · +250 m · 2 hours
32Bridal Veil Falls
Fraser Valley · Easy · 1–1.5 km · +50–100 m · 30 minutes
33Elk Mountain
Fraser Valley · Challenging · 7–8 km · +800–850 m · 3.5–5 hours
34Hayward Lake Railway Trail
Fraser Valley · Easy · 10–12 km · +50–100 m · 3–4 hours
35Stawamus Chief
Sea-to-Sky · Challenging · 3–3.6 km · +540–630 m · 2–5 hours
36Shannon Falls
Sea-to-Sky · Easy · 1 km · +30–50 m · 15–30 minutes
37Sea to Summit Trail
Sea-to-Sky · Very hard · 7.5 km · +900–920 m · 3–5 hours
38Murrin Park (Browning Lake loop)
Sea-to-Sky · Easy · 1–3 km · +50–200 m · 30 minutes to 1.5 hours
39Four Lakes Trail (Alice Lake)
Sea-to-Sky · Easy · 6–6.5 km · +100–150 m · 2–2.5 hours
40Brandywine Falls
Sea-to-Sky · Easy · 1–1.5 km · +20–50 m · 30 minutes
41Elfin Lakes
Sea-to-Sky · Challenging · 22 km · +600–700 m · 6–8 hours
42Cheakamus Lake
Sea-to-Sky · Moderate · 13–14 km · +100–150 m · 3–4 hours
43Rainbow Lake
Sea-to-Sky · Challenging · 16 km · +850 m · 5–7 hours
44BCMC Trail (Grouse Mountain)
North Shore · Very hard · 2.9 km · +750 m · 1.5–2.5 hours
45Mystery Lake
North Shore · Easy · 3–3.5 km · +150–200 m · 1–1.5 hours
46Brothers Creek and Lost Lake loop
North Shore · Moderate · 6–8 km · +300–450 m · 2.5–3.5 hours
47Mount Gardner (Bowen Island)
Metro Vancouver · Challenging · 10–16 km · +650–750 m · 4–6 hours
48Killarney Lake (Bowen Island)
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 4–4.5 km · +30–60 m · 1–1.5 hours
49Admiralty Point (Belcarra)
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 5 km · +50–100 m · 1.5–2 hours
50Burnaby Lake loop
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 10–10.5 km · +10–30 m · 2.5–3 hours
51Deer Lake loop
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 4.5–5 km · +10–30 m · 1–1.5 hours
52Soames Hill (Gibsons)
Sunshine Coast · Moderate · 2–3 km · +200–250 m · 1–1.5 hours
53Smuggler Cove
Sunshine Coast · Easy · 3.5–4 km · +30–60 m · 1–1.5 hours
54Skookumchuck Narrows
Sunshine Coast · Easy · 8–8.5 km · +50–150 m · 2–3 hours
55Petgill Lake
Sea-to-Sky · Challenging · 10–12 km · +600–700 m · 4–5 hours
56Whistler Train Wreck
Sea-to-Sky · Easy · 3 km · +20–50 m · 1–1.5 hours
57Nairn Falls
Sea-to-Sky · Easy · 3–3.5 km · +30–100 m · 1–1.5 hours
58Othello Tunnels
Fraser Valley · Easy · 3.5 km · +10–30 m · 1–1.5 hours
59Hicks Lake loop
Fraser Valley · Easy · 4–4.5 km · +30–80 m · 1–1.5 hours
60Mundy Park loop
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 4–5 km · +20–50 m · 1–1.5 hours
61Colony Farm Regional Park
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 4–6 km · +5–20 m · 1–2 hours
62Pitt-Addington Marsh dikes (Grant Narrows)
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 4–10 km · +5–20 m · 1.5–3 hours
63Widgeon Falls (paddle and hike)
Metro Vancouver · Moderate · 5–6 km · +50–100 m · 4–6 hours
64Kanaka Creek: Cliff Falls
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 2–3 km · +30–80 m · 1–1.5 hours
65Derby Reach and Edgewater Bar
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 4–6 km · +5–20 m · 1–2 hours
66Campbell Valley: Little River Loop
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 2–3 km · +5–20 m · 30–60 minutes
67Tynehead Regional Park loops
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 3–5 km · +10–40 m · 1–1.5 hours
68Redwood Park
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 2–3 km · +30–60 m · 60 minutes
69Crescent Beach and Blackie Spit
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 2–4 km · +0–10 m · 30 minutes to 1.5 hours
70Boundary Bay dike
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 4–10 km · +0–10 m · 1–3 hours
71Richmond West Dyke Trail
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 5–6 km · +0–10 m · 1.5–2 hours
72Iona Beach jetty
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 8–8.5 km · +0–10 m · 2–3 hours
73Queen Elizabeth Park
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 2–3 km · +30–70 m · 30–60 minutes
74Camosun Bog boardwalk
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 1–2 km · +0–10 m · 30–60 minutes
75Wreck Beach Trail 6
Metro Vancouver · Moderate · 1–1.5 km · +60–90 m · 30–60 minutes
76Capilano Pacific Trail
North Shore · Moderate · 7–8 km · +150–200 m · 2–3 hours
77Mosquito Creek trail
North Shore · Moderate · 4–6 km · +150–300 m · 1.5–2.5 hours
78Fisherman's Trail (Seymour River)
North Shore · Easy · 6–10 km · +50–150 m · 2–3 hours
79Seymour Valley Trailway
North Shore · Moderate · 20–20.5 km · +150–250 m · 4–6 hours
80Maplewood Flats
North Shore · Easy · 2–3 km · +0–10 m · 60 minutes
81Seaview Walk
North Shore · Easy · 2–2.5 km · +10–40 m · 30–60 minutes
82Ambleside to Dundarave Seawalk
North Shore · Easy · 2–2.5 km · +0–10 m · 30–60 minutes
83Sasamat Lake loop
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 2.5–3 km · +10–40 m · 60 minutes
84Port Moody Shoreline Trail
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 3–3.5 km · +0–20 m · 1–1.5 hours
85Barnet Marine Park
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 1–2 km · +0–20 m · 30–60 minutes
86Central Park (Burnaby)
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 3–4 km · +10–30 m · 60 minutes
87Burnaby Fraser Foreshore Park
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 4–6 km · +0–10 m · 1–2 hours
88Spanish Banks to Jericho Beach
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 3–4 km · +0–10 m · 1–1.5 hours
89False Creek seawall loop
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 9–10 km · +0–20 m · 2.5–3 hours
90Traboulay PoCo Trail
Metro Vancouver · Moderate · 25–26 km · +20–60 m · 6–8 hours
91Dorman Point (Bowen Island)
Metro Vancouver · Moderate · 2–3 km · +80–120 m · 60 minutes
92White Rock Promenade
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 2–2.5 km · +0–10 m · 30–60 minutes
93Delta Nature Reserve (Burns Bog)
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 2–3 km · +0–10 m · 60 minutes
94Deas Island Regional Park
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 3–5 km · +0–10 m · 1–1.5 hours
95Stanley Park: Beaver Lake
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 2–3 km · +10–40 m · 30–60 minutes
96South Dyke Trail (Finn Slough to London Farm)
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 7.2 km · not listed · 2 hours
97Buntzen Ridge (Pipeline Pass)
Metro Vancouver · Moderate · 6 km · +290 m · 2.5 hours
98Burke Mountain Woodland Trail
Metro Vancouver · Moderate · 7 km · not listed · 3.5 hours
99De Boville Slough
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 9.2 km · not listed · 3 hours
100Lower Grouse Circuit
North Shore · Moderate · 8 km · not listed · 4 hours
101Old Lillooet Trail
North Shore · Moderate · 10 km · not listed · 3.5 hours
102Vancouver Lookout (Mount Seymour Rd)
North Shore · Moderate · 6 km · not listed · 2.5 hours
103Grey Rock (Deep Cove)
North Shore · Moderate · 5 km · +180 m · 2.5 hours
104Forks-Skyline Circuit (Hollyburn Fir)
North Shore · Moderate · 7 km · not listed · 3 hours
105Hollyburn Lakes
North Shore · Moderate · 7 km · +150 m · 3 hours
106Yew Lake and Bowen Lookout
North Shore · Easy · 4 km · not listed · 2.5 hours
107Howe Sound Crest (to Strachan meadows)
North Shore · Moderate · 11 km · not listed · 5 hours
108Eagle Creek Ramble
North Shore · Moderate · 6.5 km · not listed · 3.5 hours
109Skyline-Copperbush Circuit (Evans Lake)
Sea-to-Sky · Moderate · 8 km · not listed · 3.5 hours
110Brohm Lake Interpretive Forest
Sea-to-Sky · Easy · 7 km · +150 m · 3.5 hours
111Cal-Cheak Trail
Sea-to-Sky · Moderate · 8 km · not listed · 3.5 hours
112Pitt River Greenway
Fraser Valley · Easy · 8 km · not listed · 2.5 hours
113UBC Malcolm Knapp Research Forest
Fraser Valley · Moderate · 8 km · +290 m · 3.5 hours
114East Canyon Trail (Golden Ears)
Fraser Valley · Moderate · 9 km · +180 m · 3.5 hours
115Rolley Falls and Lake
Fraser Valley · Easy · 5 km · not listed · 2 hours
116Brunswick Point
Fraser Valley · Easy · 6.5 km · not listed · 2.5 hours
117Semiahmoo Ramble
Metro Vancouver · Easy · not listed · not listed · 3 hours
118Aldergrove Regional Park
Fraser Valley · Easy · 6.5 km · not listed · 2.5 hours
119Fort-to-Fort Trail
Fraser Valley · Easy · 8 km · not listed · 2.5 hours
120Matsqui Trail (western section)
Fraser Valley · Easy · 6 km · not listed · 2 hours
121Cultus Lake Trails
Fraser Valley · Moderate · 11 km · not listed · 4.5 hours
122Vedder River Trail
Fraser Valley · Easy · 9.4 km · not listed · 3 hours
123Bluffs Park (Galiano Island)
Further afield · Easy · 9.6 km · not listed · 4 hours
124Skagit River Trail
Further afield · Moderate · not listed · +100 m · 4.5 hours
125Hope-Nicola Valley Trail
Further afield · Moderate · 10 km · +190 m · 3.5 hours
126Heather Trail (Manning Park)
Further afield · Easy · not listed · not listed · 3.5 hours
127Sea Island Dike (McDonald Beach)
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 7 km · +0–10 m · 0 minutes
128Peace Arch Park
Metro Vancouver · Easy · not listed · +0–10 m · 0 minutes
129Delta Watershed Park
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 11 km · not listed · 0 minutes
130George C. Reifel Bird Sanctuary dikes
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 6 km · +0–10 m · 0 minutes
131Mud Bay / East Delta Dike Trail
Metro Vancouver · Easy · not listed · +0–10 m · 0 minutes
132Porteau Cove viewpoint trail
Sea-to-Sky · Easy · not listed · not listed · 0 minutes
133Whistler Valley Trail
Further afield · Easy · 35 km · +0–10 m · 0 minutes
134Portside and Burnaby Heights trails
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 2.5 km · not listed · 0 minutes
135Goat Mountain
North Shore · Moderate · 7.5 km · +307 m · 3–4 hours
136Lynn Valley to Grouse Mountain (Baden Powell)
North Shore · Moderate · 7.6 km · +319 m · 3–4 hours
137Deep Cove to Lynn Canyon (Baden Powell)
North Shore · Moderate · 12 km · +408 m · 3.5–4.5 hours
138The Lions (Binkert Trail)
Sea-to-Sky · Challenging · 14.2 km · +1341 m · 7–8 hours

See also area guides, guides and the passport.

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