The Baden Powell Path runs all through the North Shore mountains for about 50km from Horseshoe Bay inside the west, to Deep Cove inside the east.

Alongside the best way by which you climb up the mountains making up Mt Cypress ski resort, cross the toes of Grouse Mountain, Mt Fromme and Mt Seymour sooner than descending into the quaint little village of Deep Cove.

It’s one of many well-known trails on the North Shore and is utilized by many day-to-day for hikes, runs and mountain biking.

Once more in 2020, I achieved the Baden Powell hike from Grouse to Deep Cove and have been looking for to do the alternative half for a while now.

The remaining half is from Horseshoe Bay to Grouse Mountaineering as a lot as the best of Black Mountain and Eagle Bluffs after which all through the x-country ski house alongside the underside of Hollyburn Mountain sooner than an prolonged descent in path of Capilano Dam and a short climb once more as a lot as rejoin the trail at Grouse Mountain.

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Climbing Baden Powell Path, North Vancouver: Horseshoe Bay to Grouse Mountain

The Baden Powell path is usually broken down into 4 sections. From west to East that’s Horseshoe Bay to Cypress, Cypress to Grouse Mountain, Grouse Mountain to Lynn Valley and Lynn Valley to Deep Cove.

Starting from Horseshoe Bay there’s an prolonged ascent as a lot as the best of Eagle Bluffs nevertheless from there to Grouse it’s nearly all downhill.

The Baden Powell is properly marked do you have to’re acquainted with the tree tags from hikes spherical Vancouver. Other than the boulder self-discipline on the best way by which as a lot as Eagle Bluffs, lots of the terrain is fairly easy to hike up.

I personally need the alternative half of the Baden Powell, nevertheless this side has its pluses too! Proper right here’s all of the items it is important find out about climbing this a part of the Baden Powell Path.

Horseshoe Bay to Grouse Mountain:

Distance: 22km
Size: 3-5 hours principally climbing given that first half is steep and an extreme quantity of snow to run on the excessive
Downside: Common
Elevation Obtain: 1337m

Logistics: Strategies to hike the Baden Powell Path

We solely have one automotive (our trusty Elvis the Van) and with the prices of gasoline, we opted to utilize public transit. You’ll catch the bus from downtown Vancouver to Horseshoe Bay, after which select up a bus down from Grouse Mountain or lease an EVO.

There are always loads of EVOs inside the Grouse Mountain car parking zone!

Counting on the time of yr you’re climbing (ie. spring or in fall) you’ll seemingly hike earlier various streams. Using a Sawyer Squeeze (or associated) filter means you might replenish your water on the go.

Alternatively, Cypress Bowl has a water fountain inside the cafe and the backcountry registration/washroom hut in path of the once more of the car parking zone.

Can you camp on the Baden Powell Path?

There is no tenting accessible on the Baden Powell Path. For that motive, it’s uncommon to complete all of the Baden Powell path in in some unspecified time in the future do you have to’re climbing (besides you plan an excellent prolonged day!).

Climbing Data to Baden Powell Path

Proper right here’s the route I adopted when working/climbing the Baden Powell path.

Baden Powell: Horseshoe Bay to Cypress Bowl

[Baden Powell Hike Trail map]

Starting from the village of Horseshoe Bay we began our climb by working once more out of the village and to the start stage marked on the Baden Powell path map above.

Whenever you cross beneath the freeway, you’ll run on the freeway for a very transient half sooner than making a left the place there’s a small car parking zone and the start of the Baden Powell Path.

The trail begins off with an affordable climb on gravel inside the forest with some transient steep sections.

You’ll rapidly come to a junction with a sign pointing you correct in path of Whyte Lake. Take the left to maneuver in path of Eagle Bluffs and the Baden Powell Path.

You’ll begin to climb as soon as extra and shortly you’ll come out to a BC Parks sign marking the boundary of Cypress Provincial Park. Stick with the Baden Powell Path as a result of it is going to get rocky.

There’s a creek to cross over after which the trail climbs steeply up by way of the forest lastly rising at a boulder self-discipline.

Take your time navigating the boulder self-discipline as various accidents happen proper right here with sprained ankles requiring rescue from SAR.

Stick with the becoming hand side and seek for orange markers or spray paint on the rocks as you go up.

After the boulder self-discipline, you’ve carried out the hardest part of the Baden Powell hike nevertheless there’s nonetheless a little bit little bit of a climb to go!

Observe the route up by way of the timber and the rocks and never distant to reach Eagle Bluffs. This is usually a good time to take a break and profit from the view sooner than you profit from the descent!

After taking inside the views at Eagle Bluffs, stroll away from the perspective and seek for the markers taking you into the forest to proceed your Baden Powell hike.

Observe the trail up a small ascent until you come out at Cabin Lake.

The trail can get a bit sophisticated proper right here each sending you as a lot as Black Mountain or straight once more down in path of Cypress Bowl and the parking heaps. I’d counsel sustaining a tally of the GPS for this half, notably if nonetheless snow-covered as a result of it was as soon as we went as a result of the trail isn’t large obvious at this stage.

As soon as you start descending you’ll observe the trail alongside the ski run correct once more all the best way all the way down to the parking heaps and the Cypress Bowl house.

Baden Powell: Cypress Bowl to Grouse Mountain

From Cypress Bowl, there are a number of restrooms and areas to fill your water bottle up sooner than you head off to the next a part of the Baden Powell hike.

The Baden Powell picks up as soon as extra by way of the forest on the bottom of the Easy Rider Quad Chair. It’s pretty flat by way of the forest as you go parallel to the freeway in path of the x-country ski house.

Whenever you meet the x-country house, you’ll observe the massive trails and Baden Powell indicators. You’ll make your effectively previous the fourth lake and First Lake, with just some rolling hills, nevertheless nothing too steep.

As you cross First Lake, you’ll start making the prolonged descent down leaving Cypress Provincial Park behind. The trail is a near-continuous descent with just some boardwalks and bridges as you be a part of up with a number of of the Brothers Creek Loop.

On the end of the descent, you’ll make a left and have a choice to each persist with the trail by way of the forest, or go alongside a wider gravel path which runs parallel to the forest.