by Keith and Heather Nicol
On Thanksgiving
Sunday while on a visit to Vancouver we decided to take advantage of a break in
the wet weather to head up to Mt Seymour Provincial Park and check out the Dog
Mountain hike. We were joined by our daughter Kristie and her cousins, Ryan and
Gillian Nicol as well Maya the dog. On Saturday, October 10 it had rained heavily at times but
Sunday dawned with broken cloud so we decided to do a morning hike. Dog Mountain
is a short hike of about 2.3 km in length (1 way) and it has little elevation
gain so is a popular hike for those wanting an ½ day trip. There were certainly lots of
people hiking this trail on this day and true to its name there were lots of
dogs. But keep your dog on a leash since this is a Provincial Park.
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| The clouds swirled around the adjacent mountains |
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To access
the start of this trail drive to the top parking lot of Mt Seymour and walk
toward the northwest end of the parking lot where the trailhead is located. The
trail is well marked and although it starts off looking like it might be an
easy walk in the park, it quickly becomes rocky and full of roots with lots of
small dips and rises so it is much more of a work out than you might expect.
The trail winds through a lush forest and
First Pond before it gets to an impressive lookout which provides views of
Vancouver and the adjacent mountains. We enjoyed a snack at the lookout before
returning via the same trail. Allow about 2 – 2 ½ hours for the entire hike
depending on how long you linger at the lookout. We saw small kids as well as people
in their 70’s completing this hike so it will appeal to a wide range of hikers. For
more information see
http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/explore/parkpgs/mt_seymour/
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| Gillian, Ryan, Maya the dog and Kristie at the lookout |
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