Adventure & Outdoors
Lose Yourselves in Pacific Spirit Park
Seventy-five kilometres of free rainforest next to UBC where cell signal fades, time dissolves and a short walk quietly doubles in length.
Pacific Spirit Regional Park, around UBC
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Seventy-five kilometres of free rainforest next to UBC where cell signal fades, time dissolves and a short walk quietly doubles in length.
Pacific Spirit Regional Park, around UBC
More infoPacific Spirit is 75 kilometres of free trail under fir, hemlock and cedar on Vancouver's western edge, making a strong case against driving an hour to find trees. Pick a trailhead near UBC and take the soft, shaded paths toward the bluffs. Light drizzle only improves it, the dense canopy turning grey into atmosphere. Fair warning: cell signal thins in the trees, which may be the whole point.
Pick a trailhead on UBC's edge and disappear into 75 km of free rainforest, hike the soft, shaded paths toward the bluffs, or bring gravel bikes for the multi-use loops near the well-loved Salish and Admiralty trails. The dense canopy makes it one of the few outings actually nicer in a light drizzle; budget about 2 hours, but accept you'll go longer. Bring water (cell signal gets thin in the trees), then surface back into Point Grey for a coffee.
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