Last Saturday afternoon, after a couple of years wanting to and not being able to, I finally made the decision to hike up some of the trails on
Hollyburn Mountain in
West Vancouver. This meant a trip by
SkyTrain into
Vancouver and then catching the #250 bus to
Park Royal Mall in
West Vancouver. The route takes you over the
Lions Gate Bridge at the
First Narrows at
Burrard Inlet, passing through
Stanley Park before getting to the bridge. The #254 bus takes you to
British Properties (the locals call it "
the Properties"). I got of at
Eyremount Drive and then walked up to
Ballantree Park from there. The photo above shows a view east-southeast from a section of
Eyremount Drive. You can see
Burnaby Mountain off in the distance. This is just one of many photos I took that day. The best ones are posted here.
I quickly realized after starting the
Ballantree Trail that I was not taking the trail I had originally planned on taking but not before I had taken enough of the trail to see a number of these burnt stumps from a previous forest fire!
Note the trail and the burnt stump. So after this short hike along the trail, I turned around and returned to the street to retrace some of my steps back to
Millstream Road.
Along the way to
Millstream Road, I found this scene looking down at the
Lions Gate Bridge, as pictured above. Below is a photo of the place where
Millstream Road meets
Eyremount Drive and its also where we can start the hike up the
Millstream Trail behind me.
Here is the trail sign at the start of the
Millstream Trail and a close-up below.
Above is a scene along the
Millstream Trail and then three photos of a section of the
Baden Powell Trail running north up the mountain.
Then before coming to the
Skyline Trail, we encounter a break in the forest cover where hydro line are found going west across the face of the mountain. The break can be seen from
Stanley Park. The photo above looks east and the one below is facing in the same direction by taken in the portrait format instead of the landscape above. I just thought the difference between the two might be appreciated.
Above the break there is a sign post as the
Baden Powell Trail continues up
Hollyburn Mountain. There is another photo of the
Baden Powell Trail below.
The
Baden Powell Trail follows
Lawson Creek which is to the west side of the trail. There is a photo of a section of the creek bed above and a signpost below. In some places there is a deep ravene, so be careful where you step as you walk the trail.
I came across an unnamed "lake" before reaching the
Blue Gentian Lake Trail further up. All the lakes, which look like ponds to me, have these yellow waterlilies, as seen in the pic below. There is a view of the break in the forest canopy above in the photo below that.
Then its off on the
Blue Gentian Lake Trail (signpost above and photo of trail below).
The last photos are of
Blue Gentian Lake, including a signpost on the east side of the lake (pond) and the picnic table found on the south side of the same lake. It seems to be an excellent place to take a break in the hike and have a snack before continuing.
Part II will have photos of the
Brothers Creek Trail coming up soon. Meantime, enjoy these!!! - V.
Last Saturday afternoon, after a couple of years wanting to and not being able to, I finally made the decision to hike up some of the trails on Hollyburn Mountain in West Vancouver. This meant a trip by SkyTrain into Vancouver and then catching the #250 bus to Park Royal Mall in West Vancouver. The route takes you over the Lions Gate Bridge at the First Narrows at Burrard Inlet, passing through Stanley Park before getting to the bridge. The #254 bus takes you to British Properties (the locals call it "the Properties"). I got of at Eyremount Drive and then walked up to Ballantree Park from there. The photo above shows a view east-southeast from a section of Eyremount Drive. You can see Burnaby Mountain off in the distance. This is just one of many photos I took that day. The best ones are posted here.
I quickly realized after starting the Ballantree Trail that I was not taking the trail I had originally planned on taking but not before I had taken enough of the trail to see a number of these burnt stumps from a previous forest fire!
Note the trail and the burnt stump. So after this short hike along the trail, I turned around and returned to the street to retrace some of my steps back to Millstream Road.
Along the way to Millstream Road, I found this scene looking down at the Lions Gate Bridge, as pictured above. Below is a photo of the place where Millstream Road meets Eyremount Drive and its also where we can start the hike up the Millstream Trail behind me.
Here is the trail sign at the start of the Millstream Trail and a close-up below.
Above is a scene along the Millstream Trail and then three photos of a section of the Baden Powell Trail running north up the mountain.
Then before coming to the Skyline Trail, we encounter a break in the forest cover where hydro line are found going west across the face of the mountain. The break can be seen from Stanley Park. The photo above looks east and the one below is facing in the same direction by taken in the portrait format instead of the landscape above. I just thought the difference between the two might be appreciated.
Above the break there is a sign post as the Baden Powell Trail continues up Hollyburn Mountain. There is another photo of the Baden Powell Trail below.
The Baden Powell Trail follows Lawson Creek which is to the west side of the trail. There is a photo of a section of the creek bed above and a signpost below. In some places there is a deep ravene, so be careful where you step as you walk the trail.
I came across an unnamed "lake" before reaching the Blue Gentian Lake Trail further up. All the lakes, which look like ponds to me, have these yellow waterlilies, as seen in the pic below. There is a view of the break in the forest canopy above in the photo below that.
Then its off on the Blue Gentian Lake Trail (signpost above and photo of trail below).
The last photos are of Blue Gentian Lake, including a signpost on the east side of the lake (pond) and the picnic table found on the south side of the same lake. It seems to be an excellent place to take a break in the hike and have a snack before continuing. Part II will have photos of the Brothers Creek Trail coming up soon. Meantime, enjoy these!!! - V.
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