Car free trips

Many VOCers can't afford cars, but that doesn't mean you have to scrounge a ride to get out. This page is dedicated to trips that can be pulled off without a car.

Buses

Translink

Many trips in West and North Vancouver are accessible by city bus, or various shuttle busses. Check the Translink website for bus schedules.

• Colliseum Mountain
• Crown Mountain
• Grouse Grind
• Lighthouse Park
• Lynn Peak
• Lynn-Hanes Trail a loop from Lynn Valley to Grouse Mountain
• Lynn Lake
• Mount Gardner on Bowen Island
• West Lion
• Mount Brunswick
• Mount Harvey

Greyhound

Greyhound runs regular service between Vancouver and Whistler, providing access to many trailheads along the sea to sky corridor. They will drop you off just about anywhere along highway 99, but you can only get picked up at designated stops.

Designated stops in the sea to sky corridor are: Sunset Marina, Lions Bay, Furry Creek, Britannia Beach, Squamish south, Squamish North (Depot), Pinecrest, Function Junction, Whistler Creek, Whistler Village (Depot), Alpine Meadows, Emerald Estates, Pemberton

Designate stops along the Fraser Valley - Manning Park route are: Allison Pass, Manning Park Lodge, Manning Park East Gate

• Garibaldi Lake and Black Tusk 2km extra walk or hitchhike from highway to trailhead. Nearest designated stop is Pinecrest - 2.9km further north along highway 99
• Singing Pass and Russet Lake
• Howe Sound Crest Trail north end
• Brew Hut via Brew Lake Trail. Nearest designated stop is Pinecrest on highway 99. Reach the trailhead by walking along the railway tracks from Pinecrest or Brandywine Falls.
• Spearhead Traverse
• Backside Trail of the Chief
• Squamish rock climbing
• Mount Frosty in Manning Park
• Mount Sproatt walk from Alpine Meadows to trailhead 3.2km along Alta Lake Road
• Rainbow Mountain walk from Alpine Meadows to trailhead 3.2km along Alta Lake Road

Also, the West Coast Trail is serviced by a private bus company - West Coast Trail Express. They provide service to the trailheads from Victoria and Nanaimo

Combination

• Stein Valley by Bus + short hitchhikes along Lillooet Lake Road and to from Lytton to the trailhead
• Diez Vistas by Bus in the summer + walking to Buntzen Lake

Cycling

Biking to the trailhead opens up access to a lot of nearby parks that are hard to get to by bus. For these trips, city busses will generally get you close, but not quite all the way there.

• Golden Ears
• Cypress Bowl Ski Area

Multimodal Self Propelled

a combination of biking, paddling, walking, and climbing.

• Meslilloet Mountain
• Judge Howay Good luck, you'll need it!