Vancouver Hiking Trails in South Western British Columbia, Canada

Tyler Ingram from Pitt Meadows writes:

My cousin used to work at Alya Canoe rentals and I was able to get a canoe for a day and paddle up widgeon. It was pretty cool as beavers swam around us in the water.

Once we got to the north side of the creek where you can land the canoe (as do other people) you can hike up to the larger creek were the waterfalls are etc. Most of them you can actually walk on top of and continue after the trail goes back into the forest. It's a great place for lunch, photos etc.

I plan on doing hike to Widgeon Lake (glacier fed) but at 5 hours to the Lake and an overnight sort of trip I don't have the gear for that yet.

One thing you _have_ to remember is that that Pitt River is a tidal river meaning that the tide will affect it and its current. When the tide is going out be prepared to paddle extra hard to get back over to Alya Canoe Rental. My cousin was telling us when he worked there that he was always rescuing people who found that they were being pulled down river by the current.

Posted: June 18, 2008 06:23:04 AM PST

Jason from Burnaby writes:

Great day! Canoing is very relaxed to the campsite area and the a nice short hike to the waterfalls. We walked up the gravel road and then took the trail along the creek. The trail was a bit tricky in areas as mud slides have washed sections out but it was still a lot of fun. With all the melt from the snow this hot long weekend, the falls were very rapid and water very cold.

Posted: May 19, 2008 01:03:01 PM PST

HikerBoy from Vancouver writes:

The great thing about Widgeon Creek is that you can canoe and do a short hike to some beautiful waterfalls all in one day.

The bad thing is the canoes rentals, at $50+ was pretty expensive.

Posted: October 24, 2007 10:51:58 PM PST