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Mainland / Southwest

Bowen Island Hiking Trails & Backcountry Routes

Explore the best hiking trails, mountain summits, and scenic nature paths in Bowen Island, Metro Vancouver, British Columbia.

Regions: All BC (19) Mainland / Southwest 1254 Vancouver Island & Gulf Islands 1 Thompson Okanagan Kootenay Rockies Cariboo Chilcotin Coast Northern British Columbia

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1. Mainland / Southwest

2. Vancouver Island & Gulf Islands

3. Thompson Okanagan

4. Kootenay Rockies

5. Cariboo Chilcotin Coast

6. Northern British Columbia

Mainland / Southwest

Vancouver, Coast & Mountains

Sub-areas & Districts:

Metro Vancouver →

Vancouver • Surrey • Burnaby • Richmond

Fraser Valley →

Abbotsford • Chilliwack • Agassiz • Harrison Hot Springs

Squamish-Lillooet →

Squamish • Whistler • Pemberton • Lillooet

Sunshine Coast (qathet) →

Gibsons • Sechelt • Powell River • Lund

Vancouver Island & Gulf Islands

Vancouver Island & Coastal Islands

Sub-areas & Districts:

South Island (Capital Region) →

Victoria • Saanich • Sidney • Sooke

Cowichan Valley →

Duncan • Chemainus • Ladysmith • Lake Cowichan

Central Island →

Nanaimo • Parksville • Qualicum Beach

Pacific Rim / West Coast (Alberni-Clayoquot) →

Tofino • Ucluelet • Port Alberni • Bamfield

North Central Island →

Courtenay • Comox • Comox Valley • Campbell River

North Island (Mount Waddington) →

Port Hardy • Port McNeill • Alert Bay

Thompson Okanagan

Interior Mountains, Valleys & Lakes

Sub-areas & Districts:

Central Okanagan →

Kelowna • West Kelowna • Lake Country • Peachland

North Okanagan →

Vernon • Armstrong • Enderby • Lumby

South Okanagan & Similkameen →

Penticton • Osoyoos • Oliver • Summerland

Thompson-Nicola →

Kamloops • Merritt • Sun Peaks • Logan Lake

Shuswap (Columbia-Shuswap) →

Salmon Arm • Sicamous • Sorrento • Chase

Kootenay Rockies

Rocky Mountains & Purcells

Sub-areas & Districts:

East Kootenay →

Cranbrook • Fernie • Invermere • Golden

Central Kootenay →

Nelson • Castlegar • Creston • Kaslo

Kootenay Boundary →

Trail • Rossland • Grand Forks • Greenwood

Columbia Valley →

Revelstoke • Radium Hot Springs

Cariboo Chilcotin Coast

Great Bear Rainforest & Gold Rush Country

Sub-areas & Districts:

Williams Lake • Quesnel • 100 Mile House • Wells

Anahim Lake • Tatla Lake • Nimpo Lake • Alexis Creek

Central Coast (Great Bear Rainforest) →

Bella Coola • Bella Bella • Hagensborg • Ocean Falls

Northern British Columbia

Wilderness Frontier & Northern Rockies

Sub-areas & Districts:

Fraser-Fort George →

Prince George • Mackenzie • Valemount • McBride

Peace River / Northeast →

Fort St. John • Dawson Creek • Chetwynd • Tumbler Ridge

Bulkley-Nechako →

Smithers • Vanderhoof • Houston • Burns Lake

Kitimat-Stikine →

Terrace • Kitimat • Stewart • Hazelton

North Coast (Haida Gwaii) →

Prince Rupert • Port Edward • Haida Gwaii • Masset

Northern Rockies & Stikine →

Fort Nelson • Dease Lake • Atlin

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West Knob via Nelson Creek Trail trail photo

West Knob via Nelson Creek Trail

Discover this 9.8-km out-and-back trail near Bowen Island, British Columbia. Generally considered a challenging route, it takes an average of 3 h 58 min to complete. This is a popular trail for hiking and running, but you can still enjoy some solitude during quieter times of day. The best times to visit this trail are May through September.

Distance

9.8 km

Elevation

+639m

Time

3 h 58 min

Forest Lake Views Wildlife Historic site

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