69 trails within about 20 km
hikes near north vancouver
Trails on this site with a trailhead within about 20 km of central North Vancouver, closest first. Distances are straight-line, not driving, and trail figures are approximate.
1Mosquito Creek trail
About 2 km away · North Shore · Moderate · 4–6 km · 1.5–2.5 hours · transit2Portside and Burnaby Heights trails
About 4 km away · Metro Vancouver · Easy · 2.5 km · 0 minutes3Old Lillooet Trail
About 5 km away · North Shore · Moderate · 10 km · 3.5 hours4Lynn Canyon & 30 Foot Pool
About 5 km away · North Shore · Easy · 2–3 km · 45–60 minutes · transit5Lynn Valley to Grouse Mountain (Baden Powell)
About 5 km away · North Shore · Moderate · 7.6 km · 3–4 hours6Capilano Pacific Trail
About 5 km away · North Shore · Moderate · 7–8 km · 2–3 hours · transit7Capilano Canyon & Cleveland Dam
About 5 km away · North Shore · Easy · 4–7 km · 1.5–2.5 hours · transit8Stanley Park Seawall
About 5 km away · Metro Vancouver · Easy · 9–10 km · 2.5–3 hours · transit9Stanley Park: Beaver Lake
About 5 km away · Metro Vancouver · Easy · 2–3 km · 30–60 minutes · transit10Rice Lake Loop
About 6 km away · North Shore · Easy · 3 km · 60 minutes11Maplewood Flats
About 6 km away · North Shore · Easy · 2–3 km · 60 minutes · transit12Lynn Loop
About 6 km away · North Shore · Easy · 5–5.5 km · 1.5–2 hours13Lynn Peak
About 6 km away · North Shore · Challenging · 9 km · 3–4 hours14Norvan Falls
About 6 km away · North Shore · Moderate · 14 km · 4–5 hours15Hanes Valley
About 6 km away · North Shore · Very hard · 15–16 km · 7–9 hours16Lower Grouse Circuit
About 6 km away · North Shore · Moderate · 8 km · 4 hours17Grouse Grind
About 6 km away · North Shore · Very hard · 2.5 km · 1–2 hours · transit18BCMC Trail (Grouse Mountain)
About 6 km away · North Shore · Very hard · 2.9 km · 1.5–2.5 hours · transit19Ambleside to Dundarave Seawalk
About 6 km away · North Shore · Easy · 2–2.5 km · 30–60 minutes · transit20False Creek seawall loop
About 6 km away · Metro Vancouver · Easy · 9–10 km · 2.5–3 hours · transit21Forks-Skyline Circuit (Hollyburn Fir)
About 7 km away · North Shore · Moderate · 7 km · 3 hours22Fisherman's Trail (Seymour River)
About 7 km away · North Shore · Easy · 6–10 km · 2–3 hours23Goat Mountain
About 7 km away · North Shore · Moderate · 7.5 km · 3–4 hours24Seymour Valley Trailway
About 8 km away · North Shore · Moderate · 20–20.5 km · 4–6 hours25Brothers Creek and Lost Lake loop
About 8 km away · North Shore · Moderate · 6–8 km · 2.5–3.5 hours26Grey Rock (Deep Cove)
About 9 km away · North Shore · Moderate · 5 km · 2.5 hours27Queen Elizabeth Park
About 9 km away · Metro Vancouver · Easy · 2–3 km · 30–60 minutes · transit28Quarry Rock
About 9 km away · North Shore · Easy · 3.8–4 km · 1–1.5 hours · transit29Deep Cove to Lynn Canyon (Baden Powell)
About 9 km away · North Shore · Moderate · 12 km · 3.5–4.5 hours30Dog Mountain
About 10 km away · North Shore · Easy · 5 km · 1.5–2 hours31Mount Seymour (Pump Peak to Summit)
About 10 km away · North Shore · Challenging · 8–9 km · 4–5 hours32Vancouver Lookout (Mount Seymour Rd)
About 10 km away · North Shore · Moderate · 6 km · 2.5 hours33Spanish Banks to Jericho Beach
About 10 km away · Metro Vancouver · Easy · 3–4 km · 1–1.5 hours · transit34Admiralty Point (Belcarra)
About 11 km away · Metro Vancouver · Easy · 5 km · 1.5–2 hours35Jug Island Beach
About 11 km away · Metro Vancouver · Easy · 5–5.5 km · 1.5–2 hours36Mystery Lake
About 11 km away · North Shore · Easy · 3–3.5 km · 1–1.5 hours37Central Park (Burnaby)
About 11 km away · Metro Vancouver · Easy · 3–4 km · 60 minutes · transit38Hollyburn Lakes
About 11 km away · North Shore · Moderate · 7 km · 3 hours39Hollyburn Mountain
About 11 km away · North Shore · Moderate · 7–8 km · 3–4 hours40Barnet Marine Park
About 11 km away · Metro Vancouver · Easy · 1–2 km · 30–60 minutes · transit41Burnaby Mountain Trails
About 11 km away · Metro Vancouver · Easy · 3–8 km · 1–2.5 hours · transit42Deer Lake loop
About 12 km away · Metro Vancouver · Easy · 4.5–5 km · 1–1.5 hours · transit43Camosun Bog boardwalk
About 12 km away · Metro Vancouver · Easy · 1–2 km · 30–60 minutes · transit44Pacific Spirit Regional Park
About 12 km away · Metro Vancouver · Easy · 4–10 km · 1–3 hours · transit45Eagle Bluffs
About 13 km away · North Shore · Moderate · 8–10 km · 3–4 hours46Black Mountain Loop
About 13 km away · North Shore · Moderate · 7–8 km · 2.5–3.5 hours47St. Mark's Summit
About 13 km away · North Shore · Challenging · 11 km · 4–5 hours48Mount Strachan
About 13 km away · North Shore · Challenging · 9–10 km · 4–5 hours49Cypress Falls
About 13 km away · North Shore · Easy · 3–4 km · 1–1.5 hours50Yew Lake and Bowen Lookout
About 13 km away · North Shore · Easy · 4 km · 2.5 hours51Howe Sound Crest (to Strachan meadows)
About 13 km away · North Shore · Moderate · 11 km · 5 hours52Sea Island Dike (McDonald Beach)
About 13 km away · Metro Vancouver · Easy · 7 km · 0 minutes53Burnaby Lake loop
About 13 km away · Metro Vancouver · Easy · 10–10.5 km · 2.5–3 hours · transit54Buntzen Ridge (Pipeline Pass)
About 14 km away · Metro Vancouver · Moderate · 6 km · 2.5 hours55Eagle Creek Ramble
About 14 km away · North Shore · Moderate · 6.5 km · 3.5 hours56Sasamat Lake loop
About 14 km away · Metro Vancouver · Easy · 2.5–3 km · 60 minutes57Lighthouse Park
About 14 km away · North Shore · Easy · 2–5 km · 1–2 hours · transit58Seaview Walk
About 14 km away · North Shore · Easy · 2–2.5 km · 30–60 minutes · transit59Whyte Lake
About 15 km away · North Shore · Moderate · 5–6 km · 2–2.5 hours60Burnaby Fraser Foreshore Park
About 15 km away · Metro Vancouver · Easy · 4–6 km · 1–2 hours · transit61Wreck Beach Trail 6
About 15 km away · Metro Vancouver · Moderate · 1–1.5 km · 30–60 minutes · transit62Iona Beach jetty
About 15 km away · Metro Vancouver · Easy · 8–8.5 km · 2–3 hours63Buntzen Lake Loop
About 16 km away · Metro Vancouver · Moderate · 8–10 km · 3–4 hours64Sendero Diez Vistas
About 16 km away · Metro Vancouver · Challenging · 14–15 km · 5–6 hours65Port Moody Shoreline Trail
About 17 km away · Metro Vancouver · Easy · 3–3.5 km · 1–1.5 hours · transit66Mundy Park loop
About 19 km away · Metro Vancouver · Easy · 4–5 km · 1–1.5 hours · transit67Dorman Point (Bowen Island)
About 20 km away · Metro Vancouver · Moderate · 2–3 km · 60 minutes · transit68Mount Brunswick
About 20 km away · North Shore · Very hard · 15 km · 7–9 hours69Tunnel Bluffs
About 20 km away · North Shore · Challenging · 9–10 km · 3–4 hours
About 2 km away · North Shore · Moderate · 4–6 km · 1.5–2.5 hours · transit2Portside and Burnaby Heights trails
About 4 km away · Metro Vancouver · Easy · 2.5 km · 0 minutes3Old Lillooet Trail
About 5 km away · North Shore · Moderate · 10 km · 3.5 hours4Lynn Canyon & 30 Foot Pool
About 5 km away · North Shore · Easy · 2–3 km · 45–60 minutes · transit5Lynn Valley to Grouse Mountain (Baden Powell)
About 5 km away · North Shore · Moderate · 7.6 km · 3–4 hours6Capilano Pacific Trail
About 5 km away · North Shore · Moderate · 7–8 km · 2–3 hours · transit7Capilano Canyon & Cleveland Dam
About 5 km away · North Shore · Easy · 4–7 km · 1.5–2.5 hours · transit8Stanley Park Seawall
About 5 km away · Metro Vancouver · Easy · 9–10 km · 2.5–3 hours · transit9Stanley Park: Beaver Lake
About 5 km away · Metro Vancouver · Easy · 2–3 km · 30–60 minutes · transit10Rice Lake Loop
About 6 km away · North Shore · Easy · 3 km · 60 minutes11Maplewood Flats
About 6 km away · North Shore · Easy · 2–3 km · 60 minutes · transit12Lynn Loop
About 6 km away · North Shore · Easy · 5–5.5 km · 1.5–2 hours13Lynn Peak
About 6 km away · North Shore · Challenging · 9 km · 3–4 hours14Norvan Falls
About 6 km away · North Shore · Moderate · 14 km · 4–5 hours15Hanes Valley
About 6 km away · North Shore · Very hard · 15–16 km · 7–9 hours16Lower Grouse Circuit
About 6 km away · North Shore · Moderate · 8 km · 4 hours17Grouse Grind
About 6 km away · North Shore · Very hard · 2.5 km · 1–2 hours · transit18BCMC Trail (Grouse Mountain)
About 6 km away · North Shore · Very hard · 2.9 km · 1.5–2.5 hours · transit19Ambleside to Dundarave Seawalk
About 6 km away · North Shore · Easy · 2–2.5 km · 30–60 minutes · transit20False Creek seawall loop
About 6 km away · Metro Vancouver · Easy · 9–10 km · 2.5–3 hours · transit21Forks-Skyline Circuit (Hollyburn Fir)
About 7 km away · North Shore · Moderate · 7 km · 3 hours22Fisherman's Trail (Seymour River)
About 7 km away · North Shore · Easy · 6–10 km · 2–3 hours23Goat Mountain
About 7 km away · North Shore · Moderate · 7.5 km · 3–4 hours24Seymour Valley Trailway
About 8 km away · North Shore · Moderate · 20–20.5 km · 4–6 hours25Brothers Creek and Lost Lake loop
About 8 km away · North Shore · Moderate · 6–8 km · 2.5–3.5 hours26Grey Rock (Deep Cove)
About 9 km away · North Shore · Moderate · 5 km · 2.5 hours27Queen Elizabeth Park
About 9 km away · Metro Vancouver · Easy · 2–3 km · 30–60 minutes · transit28Quarry Rock
About 9 km away · North Shore · Easy · 3.8–4 km · 1–1.5 hours · transit29Deep Cove to Lynn Canyon (Baden Powell)
About 9 km away · North Shore · Moderate · 12 km · 3.5–4.5 hours30Dog Mountain
About 10 km away · North Shore · Easy · 5 km · 1.5–2 hours31Mount Seymour (Pump Peak to Summit)
About 10 km away · North Shore · Challenging · 8–9 km · 4–5 hours32Vancouver Lookout (Mount Seymour Rd)
About 10 km away · North Shore · Moderate · 6 km · 2.5 hours33Spanish Banks to Jericho Beach
About 10 km away · Metro Vancouver · Easy · 3–4 km · 1–1.5 hours · transit34Admiralty Point (Belcarra)
About 11 km away · Metro Vancouver · Easy · 5 km · 1.5–2 hours35Jug Island Beach
About 11 km away · Metro Vancouver · Easy · 5–5.5 km · 1.5–2 hours36Mystery Lake
About 11 km away · North Shore · Easy · 3–3.5 km · 1–1.5 hours37Central Park (Burnaby)
About 11 km away · Metro Vancouver · Easy · 3–4 km · 60 minutes · transit38Hollyburn Lakes
About 11 km away · North Shore · Moderate · 7 km · 3 hours39Hollyburn Mountain
About 11 km away · North Shore · Moderate · 7–8 km · 3–4 hours40Barnet Marine Park
About 11 km away · Metro Vancouver · Easy · 1–2 km · 30–60 minutes · transit41Burnaby Mountain Trails
About 11 km away · Metro Vancouver · Easy · 3–8 km · 1–2.5 hours · transit42Deer Lake loop
About 12 km away · Metro Vancouver · Easy · 4.5–5 km · 1–1.5 hours · transit43Camosun Bog boardwalk
About 12 km away · Metro Vancouver · Easy · 1–2 km · 30–60 minutes · transit44Pacific Spirit Regional Park
About 12 km away · Metro Vancouver · Easy · 4–10 km · 1–3 hours · transit45Eagle Bluffs
About 13 km away · North Shore · Moderate · 8–10 km · 3–4 hours46Black Mountain Loop
About 13 km away · North Shore · Moderate · 7–8 km · 2.5–3.5 hours47St. Mark's Summit
About 13 km away · North Shore · Challenging · 11 km · 4–5 hours48Mount Strachan
About 13 km away · North Shore · Challenging · 9–10 km · 4–5 hours49Cypress Falls
About 13 km away · North Shore · Easy · 3–4 km · 1–1.5 hours50Yew Lake and Bowen Lookout
About 13 km away · North Shore · Easy · 4 km · 2.5 hours51Howe Sound Crest (to Strachan meadows)
About 13 km away · North Shore · Moderate · 11 km · 5 hours52Sea Island Dike (McDonald Beach)
About 13 km away · Metro Vancouver · Easy · 7 km · 0 minutes53Burnaby Lake loop
About 13 km away · Metro Vancouver · Easy · 10–10.5 km · 2.5–3 hours · transit54Buntzen Ridge (Pipeline Pass)
About 14 km away · Metro Vancouver · Moderate · 6 km · 2.5 hours55Eagle Creek Ramble
About 14 km away · North Shore · Moderate · 6.5 km · 3.5 hours56Sasamat Lake loop
About 14 km away · Metro Vancouver · Easy · 2.5–3 km · 60 minutes57Lighthouse Park
About 14 km away · North Shore · Easy · 2–5 km · 1–2 hours · transit58Seaview Walk
About 14 km away · North Shore · Easy · 2–2.5 km · 30–60 minutes · transit59Whyte Lake
About 15 km away · North Shore · Moderate · 5–6 km · 2–2.5 hours60Burnaby Fraser Foreshore Park
About 15 km away · Metro Vancouver · Easy · 4–6 km · 1–2 hours · transit61Wreck Beach Trail 6
About 15 km away · Metro Vancouver · Moderate · 1–1.5 km · 30–60 minutes · transit62Iona Beach jetty
About 15 km away · Metro Vancouver · Easy · 8–8.5 km · 2–3 hours63Buntzen Lake Loop
About 16 km away · Metro Vancouver · Moderate · 8–10 km · 3–4 hours64Sendero Diez Vistas
About 16 km away · Metro Vancouver · Challenging · 14–15 km · 5–6 hours65Port Moody Shoreline Trail
About 17 km away · Metro Vancouver · Easy · 3–3.5 km · 1–1.5 hours · transit66Mundy Park loop
About 19 km away · Metro Vancouver · Easy · 4–5 km · 1–1.5 hours · transit67Dorman Point (Bowen Island)
About 20 km away · Metro Vancouver · Moderate · 2–3 km · 60 minutes · transit68Mount Brunswick
About 20 km away · North Shore · Very hard · 15 km · 7–9 hours69Tunnel Bluffs
About 20 km away · North Shore · Challenging · 9–10 km · 3–4 hours
questions
What is the closest hike to North Vancouver?
Mosquito Creek trail is the closest trailhead on this site, about 2 km from central North Vancouver in a straight line.
Are there easy hikes near North Vancouver?
Yes. Easy options include Portside and Burnaby Heights trails, Lynn Canyon & 30 Foot Pool, Capilano Canyon & Cleveland Dam. Figures are approximate; check the land manager before you go.
Can I get to hikes near North Vancouver by transit?
28 of these 69 trailheads can be reached by transit. Plan your trip with TransLink.
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