Levette Lake Loop Hiking Trail, Squamish, BC

Ken from Vancouver writes:

Check out this site for cougar reports

www.cougarreport.com

Posted: September 1, 2011 03:01:11 PM PST

Jill from Vancouver writes:

We were up there today, mid-week, and had a delightful hike and swim. There was minimal garbage at the campsite. There were also no cougars, and the chap at the adventure centre said there had been no reports of cougars in the vicinity of Levette Lake, only on the other side of the highway.

Posted: August 30, 2011 08:21:10 PM PST

valleycliffe cougar from Squamish writes:

Any cougar sitings in past week? We will check out this trail next week if it is a go! Is it a swimming lake?

Posted: August 24, 2011 12:21:16 PM PST

b from n van writes:

I heard this place was closed due to cougars. I have a camping trip planned there in 2 weeks. Any info would be great.

Posted: August 9, 2011 03:43:10 PM PST

graeme and nancy from vancouver writes:

hiked the loop august 1st 2011, trail was well marked and easy to follow, views of mountains (tantalus range) were awesome, nice quiet sections of mossy forest and some quite steep sections and challenging rocky patches, trail to lake is a logging road as some has said and it is a party place with lost of free range camping but still worth the hike to see the lake and switzerland like views....great trail for active dogs!

Posted: August 1, 2011 05:03:33 PM PST

Aryn from North Vancouver writes:

My friend and I just hiked this trail on June 26th, 2011 with our dogs. The trail up to Levette Lake was amazing. It was beautiful and not difficult. Perfect for a lazy Sunday afternoon hike. The lake itself was really beautiful except there were some rowdy campers that were floating on the lake and yelling/screaming. They were having a good time but it did make it a bit difficult to truly enjoy the beauty of the lake and it's surroundings.

We ran out of time so we took the logging road back down instead of the trail. It took about 2 hours to get to the lake and about 45 minutes to go down the road. The dogs loved it!

Posted: June 27, 2011 08:42:58 PM PST

Sylvan from Vancouver writes:

Just did this on June 4. The woods are quite nice, and the hike is good exercise: lots of ups and downs as you go over rocky outcroppings. It looks like it hasn't been visited frequently this season so far, it's somewhat overgrown. A large portion of the hike as listed (the walk up to Levette Lake) consists of a logging road however, which isn't quite so nice. There's an outhouse up by the lake if needed.

Posted: June 6, 2011 09:57:09 AM PST

Laura from New Westminster writes:

We did the Levette Lake loop on Easter long weekend. We cheated and took the road back after the lake. We didn't see any of the trash mentioned previously, and found the hike to be a good first-of-the season hike - not too difficult, but long enough with some nice views and scenery.

Posted: April 28, 2011 07:19:50 PM PST

Dawn from Squamish writes:

As a new hiking group in town, we chose this hike as our inaugural hike as it was a good distance (11 km) and we all raved about it afterward. I believe the track has improved since 2008, as it was easy to find the way and only the occasional log to climb over. There was one creek where the bridge needs to be repaired and we were forced to climb on a log, but it was worth the effort.

Levette Lake was sparkling in the sunshine and the views of the mountains along the way were superb. Being November it was cold but we could see evidence of parties by the lake. A new outhouse has been installed which will help a bit with the issues there. But overall, we all agreed it was a fantastic 4 hr hike with some climbs but not too challenging.

Posted: November 23, 2010 06:45:26 AM PST

Deena from Squamish writes:

Did this hike yesterday (Sunday, July 11, 2010). It was blistering hot and I was really looking forward to reaching Levette Lake and going for a dip to cool down before continuing up to Hut Lakes.

While the hiking trails are passable (not so overgrown that navigation is tricky; very well marked)the scene at the lake was not worth the hike. Garbage everywhere, dozens of piles of toilet paper dotting the landscape in every direction. I went down to the lake to try for a dip, but was confronted with what must have been the designated bathroom area from the weekend party crew. It was horrible, really disappointing, and totally disrespectful.

How many times do we have to say it? Pack it in, pack it out! Or, go to Cultus Lake to party....

Posted: July 12, 2010 08:16:54 AM PST

Shannon from Abbotsford writes:

Hiked this trail May 22 and found it took around 3.5 hours at a resonable pace. A sign indicated that the first part of the loop is closed due to a washed out bridge, but a makeshift bridge was set up and the creek was still passable.

Posted: May 22, 2010 09:11:41 PM PST

Luc Benac from Burnaby writes:

April 2010.
Great loop thank you for including it as I had missed it in my hiking book.
Not that many people around - and specially not a group of twenty - just a lot of variety and some great view points. Not too hard, not too easy. I will come back for sure but not during the summer.

Cheers,

Luc

Posted: April 11, 2010 07:46:19 PM PST

Leslie from Vancouver writes:

I have also had this experience. I don't know why this trail is always mentioned. It is so overgrown, it is just a horrible trail through a bunch of overgrown new growth. Absolutely not a trail anyone should do. I particularly like the hiking books that mention for people to stop at the cabin. This cabin fell down years ago, and is nothing more than a heap of rotten 2 x 4's.
Trust me, do something else.
Leslie

Posted: November 11, 2008 04:58:20 PM PST

Brenda from North Vancouver writes:

This hike should be removed permanently. The trailhead is impassable about 1 km. in from the parking lot. Many others have tried in the past and for at least the past few years, this trail has not been hiked. It is over-grown, not kept up at all, and a waste of time. Was just there on Sunday with a group of 20 and we hiked to the top of the first rocky section and that was as far as we were able to go.

Thanks
Brenda

Posted: October 20, 2008 08:26:18 AM PST