Trip 071 - September 5, 2014 (Friday)

Mount Seymour Trail Hike

Mount Seymour Provincial Park

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Distance From Vancouver (South End of Lions Gate Bridge): Approximately 27 kilometers. Cross the Lions Gate Bridge and take the North Vancouver exit. North Vancouver has the most confusing road network in the entire Metro Vancouver, so forgive us for not giving detailed driving instructions - use a map or a GPS to get to Mount Seymour Provincial Park.

Liked: Great natural views - this is one of the most spectacular trails in Southwestern British Columbia. Panoramic views of Metro Vancouver.

Of note: The trail is very popular - expect substantial crowds on weekends and holidays. Hiking boots and poles are recommended to the first pump (peak), and are highly recommended to the second and the third (main) peak. The trail beyond the first peak is NOT recommended for hiking in wet and, especially, icy conditions. Tree cover is minimal - sun protection required. Ran into several nudists at Mystery Lake.

Vancouver, Coast & Mountains Backroad Mapbook (2010 edition) Coordinates: Page 11 (North Vancouver) G6.

103 Hikes in Southwestern British Columbia (2008 edition): hike #43.

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17. Here, around the first peak, would be a good place to finish your hike if you do not have hiking boots and poles. The trail gets substantially tougher after that.

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18. The promised substantially tougher trail.

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19. A bit further on.

Hiking in North Vancouver Area - Photo of Mt. Seymour Trail BC Canada

20. We are close to the second pump (peak) now, with Cathedral Mountain lurking far in the background.

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21. About 25 minutes after hiking by the first peak, we are approaching the second. There is another warning to unprepared hikers.

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22. How steep? Something like this.

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23. And like that.

Picture of Mount Seymour Trail - British Columbia Hiking

24. The most dangerous part of the trail is when you are walking for about a hundred feet on a path barely wide enough for one person to walk on, with a wall of rock on your right side, and a very steep drop-off on the left. There is no barrier or guard rail at all. One slip, and things would go South in a hurry. We have no photo of that dangerous stretch, as all our attention was devoted to safely getting to the other side. Instead, here is a photo of the path very close to the third (true) peak of Mount Seymour.

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25. Here it is, the third peak of Mount Seymour. And it was busy. There were five or six people on the peak, and hikers were coming and going quite steadily. It took us about two and a half hours from the start of the trail to reach the third peak.