By Keith and Heather Nicol
On a recent trip to Whistler we first of all checked out many trails in the Cheakamus Creek area and these are covered in this blog post- https://keithnicol.blogspot.com/2025/09/whistlers-cheakamus-creek-trails-are.html . On our last day at Whistler we decided to hike and bike some of the trails at Lost Lake which is another extensive area of trails that double as cross country ski routes in the winter. On our outing we saw many walkers and cyclists and it looked like this might be one of Whistler's more popular destinations since it is close to the village. We parked in lot 5 and from there is was just abit over 1 km to Lost Lake along the popular Lost Lake Trail South. While some of our group walked this trail others checked out the blue and green mountain bike trails in this area. First it was a climb up Upper Panorama which was not that easy given some steep sections and loose rock. But then the fun begins and we started with Pinocchio's Furniture which has lots of wooden features like bridges and banked corners (see pic below). If you like this type of trail then this one is certainly well made. From there it was on to Dwarf Nebula and then to Zoot Allures. My fav of these 3 was the last one since it was abit flowy and fast. Since these trails were all blue trails, we wanted to try some green trails and so it was back up hill on Centennial which also features loose rock and steep sections to Donkey Puncher and then to Molly Hogan which are both fast enjoyable green runs. This brought us back down to Lost Lake and then it was back on Lost Lake South to Vimy Ridge and a nice section of Tin Pants, another green trail. Whether you are hiking or biking the app Trailforks will guide you around these trails. Check it out at: https://www.trailforks.com/ The Lost Lake trail system has lots to offer and we only touched the surface of trails in this area. And for beginner bikes looking for easy single track this area seems to have the most offerings in the Whistler area. Check it out on your next visit.
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