UBC Malcolm Knapp Research Forest near Maple Ridge, BC

JC from Vancouver writes:

My husband and I went to the forest today, intending to hike the blue trail. Just ten minutes along, we wound up at a fork in the trail with no markers in sight. One way was well cleared, but appeared to loop back in the direction from which we came. We tried it anyway, but turned back after walking a few minutes and not seeing any blue markers. Back at the fork, the other way was severely overgrown. Perhaps that's why we couldn't see any trail markers. We tried to plow through the branches and spikey vines anyway, but turned back again when the trail showed no signs of improvement and we were getting swarmed with clouds of bugs.

We ended up doubling back until the last yellow trail marker we saw, and taking the yellow trail instead. We ran into a couple of guys who told us they had spent three hours looking for the blue trail yesterday, and tried again today but ended up taking one of the other trails as the blue trail remained elusive. That made us feel a bit better about not being able to find it either.

If you go at this time of year, make sure you bring bugspray. If not, it won't be a very leisurely hike. Any time we stopped or slowed down to try to look at the map or take a picture, we got swarmed by mosquitoes and other insects. So we hurried through the entire hike, slapping at our arms and necks. Not exactly the experience we were hoping for.

Posted: August 13, 2011 03:56:15 PM PST

Ben from coquitlam writes:

I go here at least once a week to enjoy peaceful mind without interuption. Not that popular trail. Clean and easy hike. Here, there's only description about blue trail but there are more shorter trails around this park. In winter, it is dangerous on snow and some slippery areas. Please don't litter, don't smoke and don't feed wild animals.

Posted: January 14, 2011 09:34:55 AM PST

Jana Kaderabek from Maple Ridge writes:

All trails is exelent and I loved go there :o). There is peace full and you filling Mother nature all around !

Posted: October 13, 2010 07:28:37 PM PST