British Columbia trails · Mount Gardner Trails
Mount Gardner Trails
A 12.9-mile network in British Columbia, with 1,934 ft of climbing. Reaches Mount Gardner. Managed by Recreation Sites & Trails BC.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the middle third: 46% of the ascent falls between mile 4.3 and mile 8.6. It gives back about 5,822 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
NRCAN MRDEM ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Mount Gardner (summit)
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Getting there
Mount Gardner — parking nearby. 49.38165, -123.38912 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:00 a.m., the sun rises at 7:32 a.m. and sets at 6:25 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:57 p.m. (PDT) — 10 h 52 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 12.9-mile route takes roughly 5 h 45 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 1:17 p.m. — 5 h 08 min before sunset.
Loop options
- The Flowatio with a Swallow + Mount Gardner Trails + Mt. Gardner Connector Trail — 3.7 mi loop, 913 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Howe Sound Crest Trail — 8.6 mi
- Ski Trails — 16.3 mi
- Utopia Lake Trail — 20.5 mi
- Sky Pilot Trail Network — 22.7 mi