Curated list · 21 trails · Updated October 24, 2026
short view hikes for an evening
Short view hikes for an evening near Vancouver, BC: 21 trails on this site. Easy or moderate trails with a view and a hiking time of about two hours or less. If you stay for sunset, bring a headlamp for the walk out. Figures are approximate.
1Quarry Rock
North Shore · Easy · 3.8–4 km · +100–150 m · 1–1.5 hours2Dog Mountain
North Shore · Easy · 5 km · +100 m · 1.5–2 hours3Lighthouse Park
North Shore · Easy · 2–5 km · +50–100 m · 1–2 hours4Coquitlam Crunch
Metro Vancouver · Moderate · 2–2.5 km · +240–250 m · 45–60 minutes5Teapot Hill
Fraser Valley · Moderate · 5 km · +250 m · 2 hours6Murrin Park (Browning Lake loop)
Sea-to-Sky · Easy · 1–3 km · +50–200 m · 30 minutes to 1.5 hours7Brandywine Falls
Sea-to-Sky · Easy · 1–1.5 km · +20–50 m · 30 minutes8Soames Hill (Gibsons)
Sunshine Coast · Moderate · 2–3 km · +200–250 m · 1–1.5 hours9Crescent Beach and Blackie Spit
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 2–4 km · +0–10 m · 30 minutes to 1.5 hours10Richmond West Dyke Trail
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 5–6 km · +0–10 m · 1.5–2 hours11Queen Elizabeth Park
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 2–3 km · +30–70 m · 30–60 minutes12Wreck Beach Trail 6
Metro Vancouver · Moderate · 1–1.5 km · +60–90 m · 30–60 minutes13Seaview Walk
North Shore · Easy · 2–2.5 km · +10–40 m · 30–60 minutes14Ambleside to Dundarave Seawalk
North Shore · Easy · 2–2.5 km · +0–10 m · 30–60 minutes15Spanish Banks to Jericho Beach
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 3–4 km · +0–10 m · 1–1.5 hours16Dorman Point (Bowen Island)
Metro Vancouver · Moderate · 2–3 km · +80–120 m · 60 minutes17White Rock Promenade
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 2–2.5 km · +0–10 m · 30–60 minutes18Rolley Falls and Lake
Fraser Valley · Easy · 5 km · not listed · 2 hours19Matsqui Trail (western section)
Fraser Valley · Easy · 6 km · not listed · 2 hours20Sea Island Dike (McDonald Beach)
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 7 km · +0–10 m · 0 minutes21Porteau Cove viewpoint trail
Sea-to-Sky · Easy · not listed · not listed · 0 minutes
North Shore · Easy · 3.8–4 km · +100–150 m · 1–1.5 hours2Dog Mountain
North Shore · Easy · 5 km · +100 m · 1.5–2 hours3Lighthouse Park
North Shore · Easy · 2–5 km · +50–100 m · 1–2 hours4Coquitlam Crunch
Metro Vancouver · Moderate · 2–2.5 km · +240–250 m · 45–60 minutes5Teapot Hill
Fraser Valley · Moderate · 5 km · +250 m · 2 hours6Murrin Park (Browning Lake loop)
Sea-to-Sky · Easy · 1–3 km · +50–200 m · 30 minutes to 1.5 hours7Brandywine Falls
Sea-to-Sky · Easy · 1–1.5 km · +20–50 m · 30 minutes8Soames Hill (Gibsons)
Sunshine Coast · Moderate · 2–3 km · +200–250 m · 1–1.5 hours9Crescent Beach and Blackie Spit
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 2–4 km · +0–10 m · 30 minutes to 1.5 hours10Richmond West Dyke Trail
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 5–6 km · +0–10 m · 1.5–2 hours11Queen Elizabeth Park
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 2–3 km · +30–70 m · 30–60 minutes12Wreck Beach Trail 6
Metro Vancouver · Moderate · 1–1.5 km · +60–90 m · 30–60 minutes13Seaview Walk
North Shore · Easy · 2–2.5 km · +10–40 m · 30–60 minutes14Ambleside to Dundarave Seawalk
North Shore · Easy · 2–2.5 km · +0–10 m · 30–60 minutes15Spanish Banks to Jericho Beach
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 3–4 km · +0–10 m · 1–1.5 hours16Dorman Point (Bowen Island)
Metro Vancouver · Moderate · 2–3 km · +80–120 m · 60 minutes17White Rock Promenade
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 2–2.5 km · +0–10 m · 30–60 minutes18Rolley Falls and Lake
Fraser Valley · Easy · 5 km · not listed · 2 hours19Matsqui Trail (western section)
Fraser Valley · Easy · 6 km · not listed · 2 hours20Sea Island Dike (McDonald Beach)
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 7 km · +0–10 m · 0 minutes21Porteau Cove viewpoint trail
Sea-to-Sky · Easy · not listed · not listed · 0 minutes
See also area guides, guides and the passport.
sources
- BC Parks
- BC Parks
- BC Parks
- BC Parks (Cultus Lake Park)
- BC Parks (Porteau Cove)
- BC Parks (Rolley Lake)
- City of Coquitlam
- City of Richmond
- City of Surrey
- City of White Rock
- District of North Vancouver
- District of West Vancouver
- Fraser Valley Regional District
- Metro Vancouver Regional Parks (Crippen Regional Park)
- Metro Vancouver Regional Parks (Pacific Spirit Regional Park)
- Sunshine Coast Regional District
- Vancouver Park Board
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Hike Vancouver. "Short view hikes for an evening." Updated October 24, 2026. https://hikevancouver.ca/lists/evening-view-hikes/
