![]() Continue driving along Lougheed Hwy for about 6km until you reach a set of lights with Dewdney Trunk Rd. Follow the Mary Hill Bypass to Lougheed Hwy and head eastbound towards Pitt Meadows and Maple Ridge. Take exit #44 and merge onto the Mary Hill Bypass. To reach the Cliff Falls area of Kanaka Creek from Vancouver, drive towards the highway and head eastbound on Highway #1, the Trans Canada Highway. How to get to Kanaka Creek Cliff Falls Estimated Driving Time from Vancouver 1 hour To return to the picnic area, go left and to return to the parking lot, go right up the hill and past the sport field. Continue following the path until you reach a 4-way trail junction. Walk along this trail, through the calming forest until you reach a wooden bridge wide enough to ride horses across. To return to the parking lot or to take a longer route back to the picnic area, look for the trail on the other side of the wide gravel road (it's marked as straight ahead but is actually about 10 meters to the right). To return to the picnic area, go left down the gravel road and within a short distance, the familiar picnic tables become visible. Continue your hike up the steep slope on the other side of the canyon and along the dirt trail until you reach a wide gravel road. Go right, taking a new route, as it descends into the canyon and crossing Kanaka Creek over a metal bridge. Walk up the steep incline and along the path until you reach a junction with a trail on your right. To return to where you started your hike, walk back towards the gravel parking lot and cross the road, following the Canyon Trail. The hatchery is generally open on weekends from 1pm - 3pm and provides educational information on the preservation of the salmon population in Kanaka Creek. The Bell-Irving Hatchery has salmon on site 12 months of the year, including Coho, Chum, and Pink Salmon at different times of the year. Carefully cross the road and walk through the gravel parking area and follow the trail on the far end to the hatchery. The trail eventually descends and continues right next to a much calmer creek before reaching a road. The trail meanders through the forest with the sound of Kanaka Creek below.Īt a junction with a trail on your left, continue straight along the Canyon Trail as this will be the route we return to loop back to the starting point. Follow the gravel trail up a short hill until you reach a junction and go left along the Canyon Trail. The trail widens into the Cliff Falls picnic area, with access to lots of picnic tables and a view of Cliff Falls to the right.Ĭontinue your hike by pass through the picnic area and crossing another bridge with views of the rapids below. Walk straight through the 4-way trail intersection and continue, crossing a wooden bridge at the bottom. ![]() The park is a great location for families to spend a day in the outdoors during the summer.įrom the sports field, walk along next to the fence and follow the trail as it descends into the forest. ![]() The Cliff Falls area of Kanaka Creek in Maple Ridge offers an easy set of hiking trails, from the picnic area near the waterfalls to the Bell-Irving Hatchery. ![]()
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