Brandywine Falls is located in Brandywine Falls Provincial Park, a small provincial park located next to the Sea to Sky Highway, north of Garabaldi but south of Whistler, BC. The trail is a short 1km out and back walk with minimal elevation gain. It can be accessed year round, but the parking lot usually close during winter due to snow, which is exactly what happened when we visited a few winters ago. We ended up parking just outside the closed gates that blocks the parking lot entrance, where there is a small turn around area, so parking is quite limited. The good thing is this walk is very short, so it can be done within a short time. The trail is mostly, if not completely, flat throughout. But due to the accumulated snow, micro spikes and trekking poles are recommended. The trail passes through a short covered bridge and continues until it passes through a railway track. After crossing the railway track, the trail quickly reaches an observation deck where the waterfall can be seen. Continuing on the trail past the observation deck brings you into the forest and eventually reaches the Brandywine Falls Valley Viewpoint, where the beautiful nearby valley can be viewed.
Sign of the provincial park near the parking lot.
Info boards with maps and notices posted at the trailhead.
Short covered bridge near the trailhead.
Snow covered stones to the side of the trail.
Sign post. Also coming up onto the railway crossing.
Looking down the railway. I believe this railway is still actively in use, although I might be wrong.
Brandywine Falls seen at the observation deck.
Continuing on trail into the forest towards the valley viewpoint.
Small creek running next to the trail.
View of the valley.
Check out my previous hikes:
- The Panoramic Views of Panorama Ridge
- The Golden Larches of Frosty Mountain
- The Winter Snow of Pump Peak at Mount Seymour
- Sapphire Waters and Azure Skies of Battle Bluff
- It Isn't Always Sunshine and Blue Skies
- The Frozen River and Waterfalls of Maligne Canyon
- The Amazing Arches of Arches National Park
- The Bizarre Hoodoos of Bryce Canyon National Park
- The Magnificent Stones of Zion National Park
- The Flowing Walls of Lower Antelope Canyon
- A Glimpse of Hope at the Hope Lookout Trail
- Turquoise Waters viewed from Sea to Summit Trail
- The Three Peaks of Mount Seymour
- The Serene Winter Scene at Dog Mountain
- Murrin Loop and Jurassic Ridge
- Yosemite National Park
- The Bear's Hump at Waterton National Park
- Views of Okanagan from Pincushion Mountain Trail
- The Half Frozen Waterfalls at Franklin Falls
- Hole in the Wall of Vancouver Island
- Sometimes You Just Get Lucky
- Winter Wonderland at Alexander Falls
- Eagle Bluffs
- Smuggler Cove Marine Provincial Park
- Admiralty Point
- Myra Canyon Trail
- Garabaldi Lake
- Botanical Beach Loop
- Wild Pacific Trail Lighthouse Loop
- Whistler Train Wreck Trail
- Grouse Grind
- Crown Mountain
- Chance Cove Coastal Trail
- Big Four Ice Caves
- Stawamus Chief First Peak
- Four Lakes Trail at Alice Lake Provincial Park
- Four Lakes Trail Winter Revisit
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- Malcolm Knapp Research Forest
- Steelhead Falls
- Cascade Falls
- Dawson Falls
- Bridal Veil Falls
- Kay Falls and Bear Creek Falls
- Lions Bay Loop and Crystal Falls
- Overlander Falls
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- Johnston Canyon Lower Falls
- Elfin Lakes
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- Lower and Upper Shannon Falls