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Bigger Badder British Columbia Hikes

Posted: August 28, 2017

Sarah Loehndorf talks about some of the Bigger and Badder hikes, including Frosty Mountain, Needle Peak, Vicuna & Guanaco Peaks, and Sky Pilot.

10 Best Beginner Hikes around Vancouver

Posted: August 4, 2017

If you’re new to hiking or looking for some easier trails, here’s a list of the 10 Best Beginner Hikes around Vancouver to explore.

What Goes into Building and Maintaining a Hiking Trail?

Posted: June 9, 2017

Chris Ludwig from the BC Mountaineering Club discusses what goes into building and maintaining a hiking trail using the Watersprite Lake trail as an example.

The Best Trail Running Clubs and Races around Vancouver

Posted: June 5, 2017

This is the third and final post in a series on trail running for beginners around Vancouver. You read post one and I suckered you into trying out trail running. You read post two and discovered some great trails to train on. Now you’re ready to put all that training to the test and line up at the start line of a race with a whole group of ~~nutters~~ trail runners.

Top Ten Trails for Running near Vancouver

Posted: May 30, 2017

In part 2 of his Trail Running series, Karl Woll of Outdoor Vancouver highlights some of the best trail running routes and breaks each route down by skill level as easy, intermediate, or pro.

May Long Weekend Hikes

Posted: May 16, 2017

Recommendations for hiking trails to do near Vancouver on the May Long Weekend that are snow-free, including the Sea To Summit Trail, Mount Gardner, Elk Mountain, and more.

Mountain Views of Howe Sound

Posted: May 10, 2017

These hiking trails provide some of the most scenic mountain views of Howe Sound between West Vancouver and Squamish. How many of these views have you seen?

Transit-Friendly Hikes from the Evergreen Skytrain Line

Posted: April 3, 2017

The Evergreen Skytrain Line to the Tri-Cities area makes accessing some of the popular hiking trails via public transportation in the Port Moody, Coquitlam, and Port Coquitlam areas much easier.