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Montreal, QC
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Posted - 05/28/2008 : 10:12 PM
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A nice easy stroll across the side of the mountain to a waterfall, with very little elevation gain. But first you have to get past the construction. (I walked up from the bus stop at David and Oxford, past road crews on Coast Meridian and many dump trucks trucking dirt up to something or other on Harper Road. Very tiring and noisy to get past.) And then you need to get across Pritchett Creek (water is high). But the rest is easy, and worth it.
Beginning of Woodland Walk proper (go left):
Pritchett Creek: the crossing from the north side; the mountain bike crossing from the south side; photo taken from mid stream while perched on rock
  
The trail follows an old road across the mountain side. The upper loop, which I did not take, leaves the lower loop past Pritchett Creek and rejoins it shortly before the end of the trail. It's a trail not a road (did it last time I was out).
The trail; the spot where the upper and lower loops separate; an old stump near the end of the trail:
  
The trail ends at a creek with steep sides. The road used to continue on the other side but the bridge is out. Although I'm sure someone's tried to get across on what's left. 
remains of bridge (two views); big tree next to bridge:
  
The falls; zoom of creek further up:
 
Last time I did this trail, it was mid-August. Water levels were much lower on both creeks. As a result it was quite easy getting across Pritchett Creek but the falls on the far creek were a little boring. This time it was a bit tricky getting across Pritchett but well worth seeing the falls with so much water pouring down them. Last summer, I sat for a while on the rocks to the right in the first picture of the falls - at that time they were well away from the water pouring down.
There are lots of smaller creeks but there's no problem getting across any of them. Round trip 2.5-3 hours. And if you want to help out, I see that Burke Mountain Naturalists are having a trail maintenance day on the trail Saturday May 31 in preparation for a guided tour Sunday June 8. From what I could see, the trail doesn't need much work, but perhaps the upper loop has stuff down?
Oh, and going back to the bus, I took a short (5 min) trail south from Harper Road (midway across the east-west bit) and came out on Argyll Street, which took me to Highland Drive and back to Coast Meridian south of the road work. If they're still working on it next time I go in, I'm going in that way as well to avoid the worst of it. |
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Posted - 05/29/2008 : 07:57 AM
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| haven't hiked there for a while....cool to see the water that high ;) |
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Smurf Village, BC
Canada
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Posted - 05/29/2008 : 09:33 AM
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Cool old stump. It almost looks like a little forest house. |
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West Coast, B.C.
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Posted - 05/29/2008 : 09:51 AM
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| It's been about 10 years since I've done that walk. Thaks for the update. |
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Vancouver, BC
Canada
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Posted - 05/29/2008 : 11:43 AM
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Very  - I had no idea you could get to Pinecone Burke by bus. How many km of road walking is it?
Edit - looks like ~6 km from Oxford @ David to parking lot according to map - does that sound about right? |
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Abbotsford, Beautiful B.C
Canada
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Posted - 05/29/2008 : 12:22 PM
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I couldnt see this in the trail wiki? how do you get here/ what is it called??
Obviously theres a bunch of names in title and post but which one do I use to find outhow to get there? |
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Port Coquitlam, BC
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Hope, BC
Canada
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Posted - 05/29/2008 : 2:55 PM
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Nice report Anemone, keep em pourin in!
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Posted - 05/29/2008 : 3:49 PM
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| also there are a few spots to gold pan in there as well if that sort of thing interests you...pan the gravel at the base of those falls (during low water) and u will find color ;) |
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Montreal, QC
Canada
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Posted - 05/29/2008 : 9:36 PM
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Originally posted by hike_in_van
Very - I had no idea you could get to Pinecone Burke by bus. How many km of road walking is it?
Edit - looks like ~6 km from Oxford @ David to parking lot according to map - does that sound about right?
My guess is it's about 4 km from Oxford/David. It usually takes me 50 minutes. And to bypass the construction on Coast Meridian, you can go right on Highland (off CM), left on Argyll (=second left) and up the path at the end of Argyll to Harper Road.
The City of Coquitlam website tells me they will eventually add a trail from Oxford up the river and into the park, to bypass the new suburbs that are going in. But not yet, alas. Although I think there is an unofficial trail, but I have not yet investigated this. Lots of unmarked trails in Burke. |
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Montreal, QC
Canada
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Posted - 05/29/2008 : 9:41 PM
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Originally posted by fmalmberg
I think it's this one
http://www.clubtread.com/routes/Route.aspx?Route=892
sorry looks, .. this is in the wiki as Woodland now
http://www.clubtread.com/routes/Route.aspx?Route=893
Are these the same trail?
[sorry, .. I should have thought a bit more before I spoke]
They are sorta the same trail, . common start, but but two different branches.
Second one. I updated it the same day I posted this. The first one will still be under snow up top (it goes above 800 m). They do share the first 15 minutes and follow old roads. The first one ends in a view point.
Anyone know the elevation gain for this route? The map says 80m or less, but the Burke Mtn Naturalists say 200m, and the map is definitely wrong in other respects. They (BMN) also estimate length of 7km return, but I estimate from the map 9km return (from the park entrance). The other map (posted at the park entrance but not on the website last time I checked) may have better info, but I did not think to look. |
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Vancouver, BC
Canada
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Posted - 05/30/2008 : 11:00 AM
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Thanks! |
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Peak bagging, bushwhacking, zamboni driving, snowshoeing, self portrait artist, and speed demon who loves to hang out on Mt. Seymour
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Posted - 05/30/2008 : 9:02 PM
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| If you take the Coquitlam River trail from the end of Shaughnessy and follow it a little past Crystal Falls, there is a trail that heads up to join the Woodland Walk near a powerline. Many years back we used to bike down it. |
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Woodland Walk, Burke Mtn, May 28, 2008
