Jug Island Beach Trail
Short hike in Belcarra Regional Park to a beach head overlooking Jug Island.
Statistics
| Total Distance: |
5.2 km (return) |
| Estimated Time: |
2 hours |
| Average Grade: |
3.4% |
| Structure: |
Linear - Return |
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Elevation Gain:
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89 m |
| Start Elevation: |
6 m |
| Max Elevation: |
95 m |
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Directions
From Port Moody, take Ioco Road out Belcarra Regional Park. The trail starts across the road from the NE end of the parking lot.
Details
* Starts at the Belcarra picnic area
* Trailhead located on the east side of the picnic area, just past the picnic shelters.
* Leads about 160 meters before crossing Bedwell Bay Road
* Immediately after crossing the road is a signed junction - left goes to Jug Island Beach, right is the Bedwell Bay trail.
* Initially leads along an old road that is starting to become more "trail-ish"
* Becomes rougher and trail-like, with some minor rocks and roots
* Passes a small pond at approximately halfway and leads below a rockface a distance later. Just past the rock face is a series of wooden stairs
* Shortly after climbing the stairs is a viewpoint over Bedwell Bay.
* Continues, eventually making the final steep descent to the gravel beach, overlooking Jug Island.
Photographs
GPS Waypoints
| Trailhead |
N49.31288 W122.92498 |
10U 505453 5462241 |
| Trail crosses road |
N49.31355 W122.92330 |
10U 505575 5462315 |
| Bedwell Bay Trail junction |
N49.31383 W122.92296 |
10U 505599 5462347 |
| Pond |
N49.31936 W122.92025 |
10U 505796 5462962 |
| Rock face |
N49.32285 W122.92003 |
10U 505811 5463350 |
| Viewpoint |
N49.32393 W122.91847 |
10U 505925 5463470 |
| Beach |
N49.32984 W122.91558 |
10U 506134 5464127 |