Adventure & Outdoors
Summit Mount Gardner on Bowen
Twenty-minute ferry from Horseshoe Bay, a 10-km loop on Bowen Island, and a 719-metre summit with Howe Sound below.
Mount Gardner, Bowen Island (ferry from Horseshoe Bay)
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Twenty-minute ferry from Horseshoe Bay, a 10-km loop on Bowen Island, and a 719-metre summit with Howe Sound below.
Mount Gardner, Bowen Island (ferry from Horseshoe Bay)
More infoMake this the whole day. The ferry from Horseshoe Bay to Snug Cove takes 20 minutes and already feels like the date is going somewhere, then a 10 km loop climbs 570 m to Bowen's 719 m high point, where Howe Sound arranges its islands below you. Reward the effort with post-hike pints in Snug Cove before you sail home. Wear real footwear.
Make it the whole day: a 20-minute ferry from Horseshoe Bay to Snug Cove, then a roughly 10 km loop up Bowen's 719 m high point with a proper 570 m of climbing, paying out over Howe Sound, the Sunshine Coast and the city. Wear real footwear, carry water, and budget around 5 hours on the trail. Time the return around the ferry schedule with margin, then reward yourselves in Snug Cove before sailing home.
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