Howe Sound Crest Trail
The Howe Sound crest Trail is located in Cypress Provincial Park, West Vancouver. The trail is approximately twenty nine kilometers in length and runs from the Cypress Bowl ski area to Porteau Cove. It is recommended that if you are planning to do the whole trail, to do it as a two day over niter.
The trail as far as St Marks Summit has become a very popular day hike and at times can be very busy.
Due to weather,yearly snow melt and increased user traffic over the years, the trail has become increasingly eroded, causing rain and run off to course directly down the trail expediting the erosion process.
Due to erosion, and significantly increased user traffic, B.C. Parks decided to repair and up grade the trail from Yew Lake to the summit of St Marks
The Howe Sound Crest Trail has been a B.C. Parks work in progress since 2009, with much support from” The Friends of Cypress”. Rare Earth began working on the project in 2011, commencing operations at Montazambert Creek and progressing to “The Climb” up St Marks.
Looking up from the first switch back on St Marks
Before & After
Looking up at St Marks first switch back
Before & After
Looking down from St Marks first switch back
Before & After
“The First Pitch” looking down
Before & After
“The First Pitch” looking up
Before & After
Approach to St Marks looking up
Before & After
Strachan Meadows looking down to creek
Strachan Meadows looking up to the bridges
Approaching the “Big Slide Area” looking down
The Big Slide Area
Looking down and looking up
This report only covers the area of the trail upgraded by Rare Earth Recreational Developments. Very rough trail conditions exist beyond the upgraded area of trail.