Pacific Spirit Regional Park Trails

Pacific Spirit Regional Park is a large forested Metro Vancouver park near the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with an extensive trail network and off-leash areas for dogs. The park's address is 4915 West 16th Ave, and visitors can reach it by TransLink bus 25 or the 99 B-Line to UBC, followed by a walk. Several trailheads have free parking, and entry to the park is free. Loops range from about 2 to 10 km, with elevation gains of 20 to 60 m depending on the route, so most walks fall under easy and take one to three hours. Trails are wide gravel paths, packed dirt and some narrower forest tracks beneath tall Douglas fir, western red cedar and bigleaf maple, which keeps most routes shaded. The park lies on the Point Grey peninsula next to the Fraser River and Burrard Inlet, and forest cover is dense enough that visitors can lose their sense of direction, so a trail map from the Metro Vancouver website or a phone with offline navigation is useful. Landmarks include the Camosun Bog, with a boardwalk through a restored peat bog, the Spanish Banks end of the park, and the network of main trails such as Trail 4 and the Imperial Trail. Water and washrooms are limited, so hikers should carry their own supplies, and the park has no huts or shelters. The trails are shared with cyclists and horse riders on some routes, and the off-leash areas can be busy. Turning around is straightforward, as trails intersect frequently, and buses run along the park's edges. After rain, parts of the network become muddy.