Trail Running in Squamish, Whistler and the Coast Mountains

Howe Sound Crest

• Mount Harvey to Mount Brunswick Loop (16 km)
• Lost Lake to Deeks Lake Loop (18 km)
• Erin Moore Trail

Murrin Provincial Park

• Jurassic Ridge Loop
• Petgill Lake

Stawamus Chief Provincial Park

• Stawamus Chief 1st Peak
• Stawamus Chief 3 Peaks Loop
• Squamish Skyline Loop
• Slhanay Hanging Valley Viewpoint

Shannon Basin

• Sea-To-Sky Gondola Evac Trail
• Habrich Ridge (11 to 15 km)
• Sky Pilot Basin

Crumpit Woods

• Mount Crumpit Loop
• Farside Loop
• Squamish 50 Finish
• Mountain of Phlegm Loop

Diamondhead Trails

• Legacy Climb Loop
• Fred, Tinder, Your Mom Loop
• Legacy, Somewhere Over There Loop

Alice Lake Provincial Park, Brohm Lake, And Cat Lake

• Four Lakes Loop
• Jack's Trail, Credit Line
• Cheshire Cat, Section 57 Loop
• Brohm Lake Loop
• Cat Lake to Brohm Lake Long Run (25 km)
• Hatchery to Brohm

Valley Trails

• Ray Peters Trail
• Squamish Estuary
• Spawning Channel Trails

Across the river and Tantalus Range

• Echo Lake Trail
• Lake Lovely Water Trail
• Niobe Meadows
• Crooked Falls
• Sigurd Peak
• Ossa-Pelion Basin

Squamish Valley

• High Falls Creek
• Blanca Lakes

Tricouni - Mount Callaghan

• Tricouni Meadows
• Mount Brew
• Brandywine Peak
• Ring Lake
• Hidden Peak / Cirque Lake

Pinecone Burke / Mamquam

• Watersprite Lake
• Seed Peak / Mount Gillespie
• Darling Lake

Garibaldi Park

• Elfin Lakes and Red Heather
• Rubble Creek Traverse
• Mount Price
• Cheakamus Lake
• Musical Bumps
• Wegemount Lake

Whistler

• Blackcomb Ascent Trail
• Sproatt Alpine Trails
• Iceberg Lake - Screaming Cat Lake Loop
• Rainbow Lake

Pemberton and Duffey Lake Road

• Tenquille Lake
• Sugarloaf Mountain
• One Mile Lake Trail Network
• Joffre Lakes / Tszil Mountain
• Marriott Basin
• Rohr Lake / Mount Rohr

Coastal Long Routes and Outliers

• Owl Tenquille Traverse
• Stein Valley Divide Traverse
• Locomotive Mountain / Semaphore Lakes
• Mount Gandalf
• Mount Steele (Tetrahedron Provincial Park)

You can download the GPX files and open them in a GPS app like Gaia GPS or directly on your running watch. 

• Plan that it will take you longer than the same distance on roads or somewhere where the trails are flatter
• Bear Spray: people do  encounter bears on trails from time to time. Carrying bear spray and knowing how to use it is a habit you should have if you are going to run in the mountains. Being loud, avoiding using headphones and running in groups is also a great way of reduce wildlife encounters. More details here

• Water/hydration: From bladders and soft flasks to pocket filters (like a Katadyn BeFree), you will want to bring water on runs longer than 60 to 75 minutes. Light running vests like Nathan or Ultimate Direction allow you to carry you phone, water, some food and extra clothes. Keep in mind that you will need more water if you run in the sun on a very hot Summer day. 
• Phone or Emergency Satellite Device: Some areas around Squamish get cell reception but you can be really quickly our of range just a few kilometres away from town. Telling a friend or a relative where you’re headed and some sort of ETA for return times can make sure someone is looking for you if something goes wrong. In the backcountry, carrying an emergency satellite messenger like an InReach is recommended. 
• Respecting the trails: the trails run through sensitive ecological areas. Please stay on the marked trails and respect trail closures. Practice and educate yourself on "Leave no trace" ethics.

See you on the trails!