Skyline Trail

Name: Skyline Trail
Address: Skyline Trl, North Vancouver, BC V7R 4W5, Canada, R, Canada

4.7/5 ★ based on 8 reviews

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Address :	Skyline Trl, North Vancouver, BC V7R 4W5, Canada
Phone :	📞 +79
Categories :	Hiking area ,
City :	R

Skyline Trl, North Vancouver, BC V7R 4W5, Canada

Best Hiking area in Canada

d	def on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ A straight up trail, not anything really exciting. Not many places to rest and barely any views until you get to the top of The Cut. Trail is rocky, and steep at some parts. Pretty short.
D	David Thomson on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Leaving from near the top of Skyline Road, this is a challenging, but rewarding hike! Lots of small rocks on a narrow steep vertical trail. Dry weather is recommended as there are steep dirt sections with minimal rock footholds. Most of the trail is under the cover of overhead trees. Make sure to wear ankle supporting boots with good treads. This trail is like climbing up a building with 225 floors - not necessarily for casual hikers, unless you are in reasonably good cardio condition. Going up is tough on the quads and glutes. Coming down is challenging on the knees and you need to make good foot holds or end up on your butt. In August you'll find wild salmonberries near the top of the trail, which is the bottom of The Cut ski run. When you come to The Cut, its another few hundred vertical over open, rocky grass fields to the chalet, where a cold beer awaits you. GREAT place to take a picture of Vancouver and on a good day you can see to Vancouver Island. One option at the end is taking the Grouse Mtn. tram down, but be warned it will cost you $15 (2019). By the way NO DOGS ALLOWED on Grouse Mountain but we brought our dog up and they were ok as long as you stay away from the bear enclosure. No dogs are allowed on the tram, so you must hike both up and down if you bring your buddy.
G	Gee on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Good climb! If your looking for a dense forest trail that follows the mountain vertical, this is it! Plain crash spot near the top, following the route up Grouse mountain which leads to the bottom of the cut. Comparable to Grouse Grind without the man made stairs and mass group of people.
R	Ross Erickson on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ This trail is much nicer than the grind. There aren't steps, so your legs get a much more diverse workout, and I've gone twice on a Sunday and see less than five people both times.
J	Jerry Whalley on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ A place of joyous refuge complete with easy -peasy rock climbing, pool dipping, and boulder-dancing
S	Su Lin Chen on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Went on this trail on a sunny weekend. The views on the ski run are gorgeous. At the end of ski run, the trail turns into dense forest, filled with pebbles and rocks, and becomes slippery. I think the scenery on the ski run is quite rewarding, but the forest section is too slippery for my knees.
J	Jamie Learning on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ This rugged trail has free parking and a most interesting history. This is not a groomed trail, wear good shoes, bring snacks and water, be aware of sunset time (it gets dark on this side of the slope sooner).
K	K Kennedy on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ A very direct route to the bottom of "The Cut" ski run on Grouse Mountain. You can see the remnants of the old chairlift that ran up from skyline drive before the Blue & Red Skyrides were built. There is also the remains of a US Airforce F-86 Sabre Jet crash that happened in 1954 just east of the trail approximately ⅔ of the ascent. "The Cut" offers great views of the city, but it can get very hot hiking in direct sunlight, if so, head west into the forest & link up with the Simic or BCMC trails.