Curated list · 64 trails · Updated October 24, 2026
hikes under 2 hours
Hikes under 2 hours near Vancouver, BC: 64 trails on this site. Typical round trip of two hours or less. Figures are approximate.
1Grouse Grind
North Shore · Very hard · 2.5 km · +800 m · 1–2 hours2Quarry Rock
North Shore · Easy · 3.8–4 km · +100–150 m · 1–1.5 hours3Lynn Loop
North Shore · Easy · 5–5.5 km · +100–150 m · 1.5–2 hours4Lynn Canyon & 30 Foot Pool
North Shore · Easy · 2–3 km · +50–100 m · 45–60 minutes5Rice Lake Loop
North Shore · Easy · 3 km · +0–30 m · 60 minutes6Dog Mountain
North Shore · Easy · 5 km · +100 m · 1.5–2 hours7Cypress Falls
North Shore · Easy · 3–4 km · +150–200 m · 1–1.5 hours8Lighthouse Park
North Shore · Easy · 2–5 km · +50–100 m · 1–2 hours9Coquitlam Crunch
Metro Vancouver · Moderate · 2–2.5 km · +240–250 m · 45–60 minutes10Jug Island Beach
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 5–5.5 km · +150–200 m · 1.5–2 hours11Lower Falls (Golden Ears)
Fraser Valley · Easy · 5–5.5 km · +50–100 m · 1.5–2 hours12Lindeman Lake
Fraser Valley · Moderate · 3.4–3.5 km · +200–250 m · 1.5–2 hours13Teapot Hill
Fraser Valley · Moderate · 5 km · +250 m · 2 hours14Bridal Veil Falls
Fraser Valley · Easy · 1–1.5 km · +50–100 m · 30 minutes15Shannon Falls
Sea-to-Sky · Easy · 1 km · +30–50 m · 15–30 minutes16Murrin Park (Browning Lake loop)
Sea-to-Sky · Easy · 1–3 km · +50–200 m · 30 minutes to 1.5 hours17Brandywine Falls
Sea-to-Sky · Easy · 1–1.5 km · +20–50 m · 30 minutes18Mystery Lake
North Shore · Easy · 3–3.5 km · +150–200 m · 1–1.5 hours19Killarney Lake (Bowen Island)
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 4–4.5 km · +30–60 m · 1–1.5 hours20Admiralty Point (Belcarra)
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 5 km · +50–100 m · 1.5–2 hours21Deer Lake loop
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 4.5–5 km · +10–30 m · 1–1.5 hours22Soames Hill (Gibsons)
Sunshine Coast · Moderate · 2–3 km · +200–250 m · 1–1.5 hours23Smuggler Cove
Sunshine Coast · Easy · 3.5–4 km · +30–60 m · 1–1.5 hours24Whistler Train Wreck
Sea-to-Sky · Easy · 3 km · +20–50 m · 1–1.5 hours25Nairn Falls
Sea-to-Sky · Easy · 3–3.5 km · +30–100 m · 1–1.5 hours26Othello Tunnels
Fraser Valley · Easy · 3.5 km · +10–30 m · 1–1.5 hours27Hicks Lake loop
Fraser Valley · Easy · 4–4.5 km · +30–80 m · 1–1.5 hours28Mundy Park loop
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 4–5 km · +20–50 m · 1–1.5 hours29Colony Farm Regional Park
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 4–6 km · +5–20 m · 1–2 hours30Kanaka Creek: Cliff Falls
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 2–3 km · +30–80 m · 1–1.5 hours31Derby Reach and Edgewater Bar
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 4–6 km · +5–20 m · 1–2 hours32Campbell Valley: Little River Loop
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 2–3 km · +5–20 m · 30–60 minutes33Tynehead Regional Park loops
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 3–5 km · +10–40 m · 1–1.5 hours34Redwood Park
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 2–3 km · +30–60 m · 60 minutes35Crescent Beach and Blackie Spit
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 2–4 km · +0–10 m · 30 minutes to 1.5 hours36Richmond West Dyke Trail
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 5–6 km · +0–10 m · 1.5–2 hours37Queen Elizabeth Park
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 2–3 km · +30–70 m · 30–60 minutes38Camosun Bog boardwalk
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 1–2 km · +0–10 m · 30–60 minutes39Wreck Beach Trail 6
Metro Vancouver · Moderate · 1–1.5 km · +60–90 m · 30–60 minutes40Maplewood Flats
North Shore · Easy · 2–3 km · +0–10 m · 60 minutes41Seaview Walk
North Shore · Easy · 2–2.5 km · +10–40 m · 30–60 minutes42Ambleside to Dundarave Seawalk
North Shore · Easy · 2–2.5 km · +0–10 m · 30–60 minutes43Sasamat Lake loop
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 2.5–3 km · +10–40 m · 60 minutes44Port Moody Shoreline Trail
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 3–3.5 km · +0–20 m · 1–1.5 hours45Barnet Marine Park
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 1–2 km · +0–20 m · 30–60 minutes46Central Park (Burnaby)
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 3–4 km · +10–30 m · 60 minutes47Burnaby Fraser Foreshore Park
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 4–6 km · +0–10 m · 1–2 hours48Spanish Banks to Jericho Beach
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 3–4 km · +0–10 m · 1–1.5 hours49Dorman Point (Bowen Island)
Metro Vancouver · Moderate · 2–3 km · +80–120 m · 60 minutes50White Rock Promenade
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 2–2.5 km · +0–10 m · 30–60 minutes51Delta Nature Reserve (Burns Bog)
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 2–3 km · +0–10 m · 60 minutes52Deas Island Regional Park
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 3–5 km · +0–10 m · 1–1.5 hours53Stanley Park: Beaver Lake
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 2–3 km · +10–40 m · 30–60 minutes54South Dyke Trail (Finn Slough to London Farm)
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 7.2 km · not listed · 2 hours55Rolley Falls and Lake
Fraser Valley · Easy · 5 km · not listed · 2 hours56Matsqui Trail (western section)
Fraser Valley · Easy · 6 km · not listed · 2 hours57Sea Island Dike (McDonald Beach)
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 7 km · +0–10 m · 0 minutes58Peace Arch Park
Metro Vancouver · Easy · not listed · +0–10 m · 0 minutes59Delta Watershed Park
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 11 km · not listed · 0 minutes60George C. Reifel Bird Sanctuary dikes
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 6 km · +0–10 m · 0 minutes61Mud Bay / East Delta Dike Trail
Metro Vancouver · Easy · not listed · +0–10 m · 0 minutes62Porteau Cove viewpoint trail
Sea-to-Sky · Easy · not listed · not listed · 0 minutes63Whistler Valley Trail
Further afield · Easy · 35 km · +0–10 m · 0 minutes64Portside and Burnaby Heights trails
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 2.5 km · not listed · 0 minutes
North Shore · Very hard · 2.5 km · +800 m · 1–2 hours2Quarry Rock
North Shore · Easy · 3.8–4 km · +100–150 m · 1–1.5 hours3Lynn Loop
North Shore · Easy · 5–5.5 km · +100–150 m · 1.5–2 hours4Lynn Canyon & 30 Foot Pool
North Shore · Easy · 2–3 km · +50–100 m · 45–60 minutes5Rice Lake Loop
North Shore · Easy · 3 km · +0–30 m · 60 minutes6Dog Mountain
North Shore · Easy · 5 km · +100 m · 1.5–2 hours7Cypress Falls
North Shore · Easy · 3–4 km · +150–200 m · 1–1.5 hours8Lighthouse Park
North Shore · Easy · 2–5 km · +50–100 m · 1–2 hours9Coquitlam Crunch
Metro Vancouver · Moderate · 2–2.5 km · +240–250 m · 45–60 minutes10Jug Island Beach
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 5–5.5 km · +150–200 m · 1.5–2 hours11Lower Falls (Golden Ears)
Fraser Valley · Easy · 5–5.5 km · +50–100 m · 1.5–2 hours12Lindeman Lake
Fraser Valley · Moderate · 3.4–3.5 km · +200–250 m · 1.5–2 hours13Teapot Hill
Fraser Valley · Moderate · 5 km · +250 m · 2 hours14Bridal Veil Falls
Fraser Valley · Easy · 1–1.5 km · +50–100 m · 30 minutes15Shannon Falls
Sea-to-Sky · Easy · 1 km · +30–50 m · 15–30 minutes16Murrin Park (Browning Lake loop)
Sea-to-Sky · Easy · 1–3 km · +50–200 m · 30 minutes to 1.5 hours17Brandywine Falls
Sea-to-Sky · Easy · 1–1.5 km · +20–50 m · 30 minutes18Mystery Lake
North Shore · Easy · 3–3.5 km · +150–200 m · 1–1.5 hours19Killarney Lake (Bowen Island)
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 4–4.5 km · +30–60 m · 1–1.5 hours20Admiralty Point (Belcarra)
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 5 km · +50–100 m · 1.5–2 hours21Deer Lake loop
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 4.5–5 km · +10–30 m · 1–1.5 hours22Soames Hill (Gibsons)
Sunshine Coast · Moderate · 2–3 km · +200–250 m · 1–1.5 hours23Smuggler Cove
Sunshine Coast · Easy · 3.5–4 km · +30–60 m · 1–1.5 hours24Whistler Train Wreck
Sea-to-Sky · Easy · 3 km · +20–50 m · 1–1.5 hours25Nairn Falls
Sea-to-Sky · Easy · 3–3.5 km · +30–100 m · 1–1.5 hours26Othello Tunnels
Fraser Valley · Easy · 3.5 km · +10–30 m · 1–1.5 hours27Hicks Lake loop
Fraser Valley · Easy · 4–4.5 km · +30–80 m · 1–1.5 hours28Mundy Park loop
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 4–5 km · +20–50 m · 1–1.5 hours29Colony Farm Regional Park
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 4–6 km · +5–20 m · 1–2 hours30Kanaka Creek: Cliff Falls
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 2–3 km · +30–80 m · 1–1.5 hours31Derby Reach and Edgewater Bar
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 4–6 km · +5–20 m · 1–2 hours32Campbell Valley: Little River Loop
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 2–3 km · +5–20 m · 30–60 minutes33Tynehead Regional Park loops
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 3–5 km · +10–40 m · 1–1.5 hours34Redwood Park
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 2–3 km · +30–60 m · 60 minutes35Crescent Beach and Blackie Spit
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 2–4 km · +0–10 m · 30 minutes to 1.5 hours36Richmond West Dyke Trail
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 5–6 km · +0–10 m · 1.5–2 hours37Queen Elizabeth Park
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 2–3 km · +30–70 m · 30–60 minutes38Camosun Bog boardwalk
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 1–2 km · +0–10 m · 30–60 minutes39Wreck Beach Trail 6
Metro Vancouver · Moderate · 1–1.5 km · +60–90 m · 30–60 minutes40Maplewood Flats
North Shore · Easy · 2–3 km · +0–10 m · 60 minutes41Seaview Walk
North Shore · Easy · 2–2.5 km · +10–40 m · 30–60 minutes42Ambleside to Dundarave Seawalk
North Shore · Easy · 2–2.5 km · +0–10 m · 30–60 minutes43Sasamat Lake loop
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 2.5–3 km · +10–40 m · 60 minutes44Port Moody Shoreline Trail
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 3–3.5 km · +0–20 m · 1–1.5 hours45Barnet Marine Park
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 1–2 km · +0–20 m · 30–60 minutes46Central Park (Burnaby)
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 3–4 km · +10–30 m · 60 minutes47Burnaby Fraser Foreshore Park
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 4–6 km · +0–10 m · 1–2 hours48Spanish Banks to Jericho Beach
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 3–4 km · +0–10 m · 1–1.5 hours49Dorman Point (Bowen Island)
Metro Vancouver · Moderate · 2–3 km · +80–120 m · 60 minutes50White Rock Promenade
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 2–2.5 km · +0–10 m · 30–60 minutes51Delta Nature Reserve (Burns Bog)
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 2–3 km · +0–10 m · 60 minutes52Deas Island Regional Park
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 3–5 km · +0–10 m · 1–1.5 hours53Stanley Park: Beaver Lake
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 2–3 km · +10–40 m · 30–60 minutes54South Dyke Trail (Finn Slough to London Farm)
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 7.2 km · not listed · 2 hours55Rolley Falls and Lake
Fraser Valley · Easy · 5 km · not listed · 2 hours56Matsqui Trail (western section)
Fraser Valley · Easy · 6 km · not listed · 2 hours57Sea Island Dike (McDonald Beach)
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 7 km · +0–10 m · 0 minutes58Peace Arch Park
Metro Vancouver · Easy · not listed · +0–10 m · 0 minutes59Delta Watershed Park
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 11 km · not listed · 0 minutes60George C. Reifel Bird Sanctuary dikes
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 6 km · +0–10 m · 0 minutes61Mud Bay / East Delta Dike Trail
Metro Vancouver · Easy · not listed · +0–10 m · 0 minutes62Porteau Cove viewpoint trail
Sea-to-Sky · Easy · not listed · not listed · 0 minutes63Whistler Valley Trail
Further afield · Easy · 35 km · +0–10 m · 0 minutes64Portside and Burnaby Heights trails
Metro Vancouver · Easy · 2.5 km · not listed · 0 minutes
See also area guides, guides and the passport.
sources
- BC Parks
- BC Parks
- BC Parks
- BC Parks
- BC Parks
- BC Parks
- BC Parks (Chilliwack Lake Park)
- BC Parks (Coquihalla Canyon Park)
- BC Parks (Cultus Lake Park)
- BC Parks (Mount Seymour Park)
- BC Parks (Nairn Falls Park)
- BC Parks (Peace Arch)
- BC Parks (Porteau Cove)
- BC Parks (Rolley Lake)
- BC Parks (Sasquatch Park)
- BC Parks (Smuggler Cove Marine Park)
- BC Waterfowl Society
- City of Burnaby
- City of Coquitlam
- City of Delta
- City of Port Moody
- City of Richmond
- City of Surrey
- City of White Rock
- District of North Vancouver
- District of West Vancouver
- Fraser Valley Regional District
- Metro Vancouver (Lower Seymour Conservation Reserve)
- Metro Vancouver Regional Parks (Belcarra Regional Park)
- Metro Vancouver Regional Parks (Belcarra)
- Metro Vancouver Regional Parks (Boundary Bay)
- Metro Vancouver Regional Parks (Campbell Valley Regional Park)
- Metro Vancouver Regional Parks (Colony Farm Regional Park)
- Metro Vancouver Regional Parks (Crippen Regional Park)
- Metro Vancouver Regional Parks (Deas Island Regional Park)
- Metro Vancouver Regional Parks (Derby Reach Regional Park)
- Metro Vancouver Regional Parks (Grouse Mountain Regional Park)
- Metro Vancouver Regional Parks (Kanaka Creek Regional Park)
- Metro Vancouver Regional Parks (Lynn Headwaters)
- Metro Vancouver Regional Parks (Pacific Spirit Regional Park)
- Metro Vancouver Regional Parks (Tynehead Regional Park)
- Resort Municipality of Whistler
- Sunshine Coast Regional District
- Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation / City of Burnaby
- Vancouver Park Board
- Wild Bird Trust of BC (Maplewood Conservation Area)
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Hike Vancouver. "Hikes under 2 hours." Updated October 24, 2026. https://hikevancouver.ca/lists/under-2-hours/
