Friday, 18 October 2024

Checking out the FREE Lynn Canyon Suspension Bridge in North Vancouver

 by Keith and Heather Nicol

On a recent trip to Vancouver for the Thanksgiving Long Weekend we had perfect fall weather so decided to check out a place we had never been – The Lynn Canyon Suspension Bridge in North Vancouver. A real bonus about the nearby trails and suspension bridge is that they are FREE unlike the nearby suspension bridge over the Capilano River. There was lots of parking when we were there on Friday, Oct 11 but we can imagine that on a sunny summer weekend that this place might get very busy. 

                                                            The Suspension Bridge crosses Lynn Canyon

We opted to do a looped trail that included the Suspension Bridge and Twin Falls. Although the trail is short- just 1 km it has an elevation change of 60 meters (that means lots of stairs) so might not be suited to very young children or people that have trouble with stairs. If this is your situation then a trip across the Suspension Bridge and back might be a good alternative since the Suspension Bridge is close to the main parking areas. There are other walking/hiking trails in this area so for people who want to explore more fully you can check them out on this web site-https://lynncanyon.ca/   . We fully recommend this area but pay attention to the warning signs about trying to scale the slippery rock faces or jumping into the water- many people have evidently been killed in this park by these sorts of activities. We will definitely be back to explore this area in the summer! See you on the trail.


                                                          View dowstream with Twin Falls in the foreground

 

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