Brothers Creek Loop Hiking Trail, West Vancouver, BC

Kim from Vancouver writes:

Took a stroll up last weekend with the dig. Beautiful! Steep on the front end but nice wide trails. Backend was a bit more rugged, but we like that.

We must've missed the sign to loop back and we ended up on another trail. A bit of a diversion, but we came out onto Millstream Road, maybe 500m from where are car was parked... so we fared well.

Took about 3 hours all in.

Fantastic!

Posted: July 14, 2010 01:50:10 PM PST

Jorge Tabares from Vancouver writes:

We did this hike last weekend and it was great, it is very simple to follow the trail and the day was just gorgeous. However it was very muddy all along the way and it is particularly dangerous going down south after the wooden bridge crossing Brothers Creek (if you are going counter-clockwise) it is very easy to wipe out in certain sections like the old wooden bridges halfway down, the last one was so slippery that I wiped out and fell off the bridge flat on my face on the side of the trail, fortunately it was not that high nor it was rocky.

But definitely recommend it, just be careful and have fun out there.

Posted: June 14, 2010 10:06:36 PM PST

Devin from Surrey writes:

Hiked up there today. There is still a bit of snow up at the very top section and some very muddy parts because of it. On the way down some of the trail is a little rough and there are lots of fallen logs in sections. But besides for that it was a great hike.

Posted: April 28, 2010 04:43:31 PM PST

Morgan from west vancouver writes:

I hiked this trail last week after the wind storm and there are some trees down right on the trail but nothing to serious. After Brother's creek second bridge heading east (the very top of the loop) beware of a large fallen tree that is hung up on a standing tree DIRECTLY above the trail.

Posted: April 19, 2010 09:08:21 AM PST

R from Vancouver writes:

I hiked this trail last week and there was allot of snow and run off water from the snow which developed into many little creeks you need to find your way around and at some points jump over 5-6 feet wide.

Posted: March 26, 2010 08:52:56 AM PST

R from Vancouver writes:

I hiked this last week and there was no snow anywhere to be found on the lower part of the hike. I took the crossover path to the left with no problems. I am not sure what the rest of the loop would have looked like. The paths are clear and in good condition. Be aware that all of the elevation change is on the first half of the hike and is quite steep an incline.

Posted: March 15, 2010 08:28:47 AM PST

Jeffrey Ai from Burnaby writes:

Hiked this trail on Jun 14, 2009. The trail is in a good shape and trail marks are very easy to follow. As to viewpoints, there are 2 bridges, 2 falls and one corner to oversee downtown and Stanley park.

At the top bridge, you could take a 1.6km uphill trail to see 2 lakes -- Lost Lake at Blue Gentian Lake. Then take another downhill back to the bridge. Although part of the trail is still covered with snow, it's not hard to follow and actually a lot of fun to walk. This will make your hiking a even larger 10km trail loop and probably 500 meter elevation gain.

Posted: June 14, 2009 10:19:22 PM PST

Stevan from Vancouver writes:

Just hiked this last weekend. Trail is in great shape and only a tiny bit of snow at the top across the bridge. This trail is definitely open for the season.

Posted: June 12, 2009 08:19:31 PM PST

Colene from Vancouver writes:

Just hiked today. There is far less snow than what others have written about, so if you don't mind scampering around a few sections of hard packed snow I think it's fine. There are some trees that have come down on the trail which were a bit trickier to get around, but still okay.

Posted: June 6, 2009 03:40:11 PM PST

Michael Virly from Squamish writes:

Hiked this trail with a friend on the 23rd. It was a beautiful day for hiking. Start of the trail was bare of snow but once we pass the sign post for the Candelabra Fir trail, the trail is still covered in snow up to the main bridge. The Brothers Creek bridge is clear but the trail down from here to Crossover trail is full of snow. My friend broke through the ice a few times. Once we pass this point, again the trail is free of snow and easy downhill to the gate. We did stop and had a break at the helicopter landing and took our wet shoes and dry our socks.
This is a nice trail with lots of history along the way, but now I know not to take this trail until mid July so to avoid the white stuff.

Posted: May 26, 2009 10:48:55 PM PST

Tamie from Vancouver writes:

Hiked this trail, May 17, 2009 and had the pretty much the same experience as Sean (see May 2008). Considerable snow, sinky spots around trees and water.

Myself, and my two companions fell through the snow hip deep in a few areas. Entertaining, but could be dangerous.

We took a side trail up to Lost Lake, which was entirely covered in snow. Trail was completely covered and we had to keep an eye out for orange markers to find the way.

I enjoyed the varied terrain, a nice woodsy trail, and some interesting fungus growing from trees.

Although I appreciate the snow challenge, most will not.

I consider this an easy hike and without the snow, 4 hours is a generous time allowance. An experienced hiker could likely complete this trail easily under 3 hours.

This trail would best be hiked in Summer, not spring :-)

Posted: May 25, 2009 09:19:02 AM PST

C & B from Vancouver writes:

Hiked this trail in mid April this year. As mentioned above, there is still a lot of snow on the trail, but most of it is hard packed (fell through a few times up to my hips). Very beautiful trail, with lots of side trails to explore.

We ran into trouble at the midway point bridge, across the falls. The bridge is narrow and was packed 6 feet over the railing with snow. We had to crawl across the snow (about 6 inches wide and very slippery) and the drop down would not have been fun. But we made it across, but it was very dangerous !!

After the bridge the trail was hard to keep on due to snow and high cliffs on the side.

Overall a great trail to take, perhaps later in the season...

Posted: April 26, 2009 09:13:17 PM PST

Mike from Burnaby writes:

Hiked the Brothers Creek Loop today and the trail is almost clear of snow. There's still a few patches near the upper bridge but they will be gone in a few days.

The Candelabra is an amazing sight. It's hard to believe that trees were once that large all around.

Posted: June 15, 2008 04:46:34 PM PST

Sean O'Grady from Vancouver, BC writes:

Beautiful trail that starts in an easy to access location. Hiked in third week of May, 2008 and there was a considerable amount of snow still on the trail. Being hard-packed and icy, it provided a relatively stable base to walk upon, but tree wells and water tunnels posed a few dangers (feet slipping through the ice, resulting in scratches and such).

There are not many vista points, but the natural beauty and the high-flow creek offered good sights. Recommend hiking in Summer, not Spring.

Posted: May 26, 2008 04:27:48 PM PST