Lynn Headwaters Regional Park

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Lynn Headwaters Regional Park

Lynn Headwaters Regional Park is an area of North Vancouver British Columbia, and is the largest of twenty-two regional parks in Metro Vancouver. Lynn Headwaters has a variety of trails for hikers, including easy, intermediate, and challenging. The trails are colour-coded and range from 3.0 kilometers to 21.4 kilometers. Open during summer months, the BC Mills House offers visitors information on the park history, logging practices, and natural history. It is located at the entrance to Lynn Headwaters Regional Park.

Safety

The park makes efforts to ensure hikers are well prepared for the trails and signs on site offer information about current weather conditions, trail conditions, and proper gear. As well, there is a hiker registration box that allows visitors to sign in and out. Back country trails are much more rugged and are suggested only for the most experienced and prepared hikers.

Trails

Lynn Valley Loop Trail

Overview

The Lynn Loop Trail is situated in Lynn Headwaters Park in North Vancouver. It is an estimated 1.5-hour trail, 5.2km walk that guides hikers through the forest and then back down along the beautiful, swift waters of Lynn Creek. This is comparable to a slightly vigorous leisurely walk in which you are also able to enjoy the fresh water, mountains and forest of North Vancouver.

Access

First, to access the Lynn Headwaters Park entrance, you will walk or drive your vehicle to the end of Lynn Valley Road. From the parking lot and walking towards the information board you will find that trail conditions will be posted alongside a map of the trails (along with descriptions). Picnic tables are also in close proximity should you feel the need to have a snack before you reach the bridge and begin your trail. As you walk over the bridge and past the rushing water of Lynn Creek with Mount Fromme in the backdrop, to your left there will be wooden fence where the Lynn Loop trail begins. This path parallels the Lynn Creek waters for roughly two kilometers, transitions deeper into the forest where a brief steeper part of the loop trail is met. Continuing the trail, the incline returns to normal and you will have returned to the bridge area.

Car

Lynn Loop is one of many trails located in Lynn Headwaters Regional Park in North Vancouver. To access the trail, BC Highway 1 to the Lynn Valley exit and then keep on Lynn Valley Road northbound. Drive past the Lynn Valley Centre and past the turnoff to Lynn Canyon Park. Continue going straight until the last parking lot.

Public Transit

From Granville Station,Downtown Vancouver, take the #209 or #210 ‘towards UPPER LYNN VALLEY’ bus located on Granville and West Pender. This requires you to walk down hill from the Granville street main exit until you see a Pharmasave. The buses run from Mon-Sun from 7:30am-12:30am every 30 minutes. Board the bus. The ride takes approximately one hour and thirty minutes. Get off where McNair Dr. intersects Ramsay Dr. Continue onto Hoskins Rd. Turn left toward Baden-Powell trail (go through, don’t make any turns) and turn left onto Lynn Valley Rd. Follow until Lynn Loop has been reached.

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Overview

The Lynn Peak Trail is a rigorous hike in Lynn Headwaters Regional Park in North Vancouver. To get to the Lynn Peak Trail, you must first walk along the Lynn Loop Trail until the trails diverge. It is an estimated 2 hour hike to the summit, which is 4 hours round trip.

Access

Same as above access to Lynn Loop Trail.

Rice Lake

Overview

The estimated 1 hour walk around Rice Lake is deemed an easy hike and is available year round.

Access

Same as above access to Lynn Loop Trail.

See Also

• Metro Vancouver Lynn Headwaters Park Profile
• Lynn Headwaters Regional Park Map and Trail Informaiton
• Lynn Canyon Park Page
• Vancouver Trails (Lynn Loop)
• Vancouver Trails (Lynn Peak)
• Vancouver Trails (Rice Lake)
• Vancouver Trails (Safety)

Lauraje (talk) 22:59, 5 March 2014 (UTC)

Here is the link to my userpage for the draft Lynn Valley Regional Park page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Lauraje/Lynn_Headwaters_Regional_Park