The main loop can be done between 47 and 50 km. It is worth noting that this can be divided into a number of shorter cycling or walking loops.
It highlights a number of waterways:
- Howe Sound
- Squamish River
- Maquam River
- Stawanus River
- Maquam Blind Channel
- the Squamish Spit Estuary
The main Centers are:
- The Squamish Town Centre
- Brakendale
Connects a number of trail routes: or greenways
- The Sea-to-SkyTrail/Trans Canada Trail-The Great Trail
- Ocean Front Loop Trail
- The Apron Trail to the Stawmus Chief cliff
- The Stawamus Dike Trail
- The Laughing Turtle Trail
- The Maquam River Trail
- Ray Roberts Trail
- The Discovery Trail
- Estuary Trail
- Smoke Buffs Trail
Interesting Features:
- Shannon Falls Provincial Park
- Stawamus Chief cliffs
- Totem – Squamish Nation – Salish Coast Indigenous People
- Visitor Centre
- Mountain Peaks all around
- Forest and bog experiences
- Alice Lake Provincial Parks
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GPS INFORMATION:
- KML/KMZ files can be opened in Google Earth, and many smartphone apps.
- GPX files can be opened by most GPS software apps when KMZ cannot. Note, GPX files do not contain custom colours and icons that we use on our maps; all tracks and icons will appear the same colours and styles. We recommend using KMZ instead when possible.
- GPX-Garmin are GPX files that we have optimized for older Garmin units that only display tracks that contain 500 points or less (such as Garmin eTrex units).
Visit our GPS & Navigation page for instructions of how to use your smartphone as a GPS device (even when outside of data coverage) or how to import data to your Garmin unit.
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Directions:
Start at the Park and Ride at the Visitor Centre (Note the route from the City Centre bridge to Shanon Falls and back is counterclockwise. The rest is clockwise.)
- Head South on the Sea-to-Sky Trail up to pedestrian bridge taking you to the Squamish FN Centre,
- Continue south on the west edge of Hwy 99.
- Instead of crossing over the next pedestrian bridge continue south on the west side of the Hwy to the Shannon Falls entrance.
- Follow the route north up to the Maquam FSR. You can choose to follow parts of the Highway and skip the normally walking trail to the Sea-to-Sky Gondola and continue north for to the next entrance and take ithe Sea-to-Sky trail to the Maquam FSR.
- Follow the Maquam FSR until it crosses the Stawamus River and immediately head west on the Stawamus dike trail.
- Take either trail routes to eventually get under the Maquam River Channel Hwy bridge heading along the shoreline to pass the City Centre ending the counterclocwise loop routing.
- Start following the Ocean Front Loop Clockwise.
- Just before heading back to the town centre turn left to take the Laughing Turtle Trail and follow it up to the Maquam River crossing. Continue heading north.
- Follow the route north eventually taking in a few streets or roads until you hit the Hwy again.
- Take the trail on the left side of the Hwy fto the Ray Perters Trail and follwow it clockwise as a loop back to its start. Note that there is an option to go to Alice Lake Provincial Park along this route.
- Pick-up the trail on the east side of the Hwy and cross the Hwy after completing the loop and take the Trans Canada Trail/The Great Trail up into the forest.
- Continue on the Seat-to-Sky Trail to a diversion on the Maquam River next to a Golf Course.
- At this point one can continue on the Sea-to-Sky Trail or cross over to use the Discovery Trail and work back to the parking lot from the town centre area. .