{"id":3926,"date":"2024-07-24T14:31:50","date_gmt":"2024-07-24T21:31:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vancouvertrails.com\/blog\/?p=3926"},"modified":"2024-07-24T14:45:25","modified_gmt":"2024-07-24T21:45:25","slug":"poco-climb-trail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vancouvertrails.com\/blog\/poco-climb-trail\/","title":{"rendered":"PoCo Climb Trail"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The PoCo Climb has been in the news lately as a new trail in Port Coquitlam, and with the increase in population and demand for outdoor recreation across the region, it&#8217;s great to see local cities recognize the need for additional urban trails. Vancouver Trails wanted to know what the PoCo Climb was all about so we went to explore the new route.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We parked along the busy <a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/xFc4gQYNUKRXLyJB9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Shaughnessy Street near the trailhead<\/a> and quickly made our way up the new timber stairs. Although hyped up by the city of Port Coquitlam, Phase I of the PoCo Climb trail is short and the climb was finished within minutes. The current route is a mere <strong>175 metres each way<\/strong> and <strong>30 meters of elevation gain<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69e73d0106a7e&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69e73d0106a7e\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"660\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vancouvertrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/poco-climb-trail-map-1024x660.jpg\" alt=\"PoCo Climb Trail Map\" class=\"wp-image-3934\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vancouvertrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/poco-climb-trail-map-1024x660.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.vancouvertrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/poco-climb-trail-map-600x387.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.vancouvertrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/poco-climb-trail-map-1536x990.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.vancouvertrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/poco-climb-trail-map.jpg 1798w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The red line is the PoCo Climb Trail. The yellow line is the trail through Skyline Park.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Looking for more, we crossed Eastern Drive and continued up the trail under the power lines through Skyline Park and then on into Settlers Park and just beyond. There wasn&#8217;t a clear route through the area, so we turned around and headed back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"3939\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vancouvertrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/poco-climb-trailhead-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"PoCo Climb Trailhead\" class=\"wp-image-3939\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vancouvertrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/poco-climb-trailhead-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vancouvertrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/poco-climb-trailhead-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.vancouvertrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/poco-climb-trailhead-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.vancouvertrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/poco-climb-trailhead.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"3937\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vancouvertrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/poco-climb-stairs-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"PoCo Climb Stairs\" class=\"wp-image-3937\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vancouvertrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/poco-climb-stairs-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vancouvertrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/poco-climb-stairs-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.vancouvertrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/poco-climb-stairs-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.vancouvertrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/poco-climb-stairs.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"3938\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vancouvertrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/poco-climb-steps-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"PoCo Climb Trail Stairs\" class=\"wp-image-3938\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vancouvertrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/poco-climb-steps-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.vancouvertrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/poco-climb-steps-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.vancouvertrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/poco-climb-steps-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.vancouvertrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/poco-climb-steps.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The City of Port Coquitlam says that Phase 2 &#8220;will be an even bigger adventure&#8221; and the trail will be &#8220;6.5 kilometres long&#8221;. We could not find a timeline for Phase 2 but there could be some potential for this trail as it does connect to \u019b\u0313\u00e9x\u0259t\u0259m (tla-hut-um) Regional Park (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vancouvertrails.com\/trails\/colony-farm-regional-park\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Colony Farm Regional Park<\/a>) and Port Coquitlam has done a wonderful job of connecting various neighbours through via the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.portcoquitlam.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Traboulay-PoCo-Trail-Brochure-Revised-2012-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Traboulay PoCo Trail<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, for now, the PoCo Climb is a great trail for locals living in the neighbourhood but don&#8217;t go out of your way for this hike until the route further evolves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JMABsAnV774?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Poco Climb Trail is a 200 meter community trail near Shaughnessy Street in Port Coquitlam that offers a short workout and is in its first phase of development.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3933,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[728],"tags":[1262,1263,1264,925],"class_list":["post-3926","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-info","tag-poco-climb","tag-poco-climb-trail","tag-poco-hike","tag-port-coquitlam"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.vancouvertrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/poco-climb-trail.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4652t-11k","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vancouvertrails.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3926","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vancouvertrails.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vancouvertrails.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vancouvertrails.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vancouvertrails.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3926"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.vancouvertrails.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3926\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3941,"href":"https:\/\/www.vancouvertrails.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3926\/revisions\/3941"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vancouvertrails.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3933"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vancouvertrails.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3926"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vancouvertrails.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3926"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vancouvertrails.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3926"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}