Had to post the hiking post this week quite late because I just got home. Better late than never, but I'll try to keep it short so I can catch the rest of the Warriors vs Rockets game.

This week we head to a very popular hike in the city of North Vancouver, Quarry Rock from Deep Cove. This is an out-and-back trail with a total distance of approximately 4km and an elevation gain of about 200m. Due to its ease of access, relatively easy difficulty, and beautiful views at the viewpoint, this trail had been an extremely popular trail for many years. Parking usually fills up if you arrive at the parking lot later than 8am and the trail has a lot of foot traffic. Also due to the heavy use, the trail had been built our with lots of wooden stairs and boardwalks to help prevent soil erosion as well as help improve safety while going up and down slopes. This trail is actually a short section and also the eastern end section of the Baden Powell Trail that traverses the entire north shore mountain range, from the east starting at Deep Cove to the west ending at Horseshoe Bay. The trail does continue well past Quarry Rock, but most hikers taking this trail would end the advance of their hike at the beautiful view point of Quarry Rock and then head back the same way they came.

Sunrise at Deep Cove. It's a good idea to come early, as the parking lot fills up very fast early in the day due to the trail's popularity.

Trailhead.

Wooden stairs.

More wooden stairs and boardwalks.

Even more wooden stairs and boardwalks.

Trail is well maintained and well marked.

View at the Quarry Rock viewpoint.

Sun hiding behind the trees observed at the viewpoint.

Taken from summer 2018 of viewpoint.

Also taken from summer 2018, different angle at the viewpoint.

Check out my previous hikes:

1. The Panoramic Views of Panorama Ridge
2. The Golden Larches of Frosty Mountain
3. The Winter Snow of Pump Peak at Mount Seymour
4. Sapphire Waters and Azure Skies of Battle Bluff
5. It Isn't Always Sunshine and Blue Skies
6. The Frozen River and Waterfalls of Maligne Canyon
7. The Amazing Arches of Arches National Park
8. The Bizarre Hoodoos of Bryce Canyon National Park
9. The Magnificent Stones of Zion National Park
10. The Flowing Walls of Lower Antelope Canyon
11. A Glimpse of Hope at the Hope Lookout Trail
12. Turquoise Waters viewed from Sea to Summit Trail
13. The Three Peaks of Mount Seymour
14. The Serene Winter Scene at Dog Mountain
15. Murrin Loop and Jurassic Ridge
16. Yosemite National Park
17. The Bear's Hump at Waterton National Park
18. Views of Okanagan from Pincushion Mountain Trail
19. The Half Frozen Waterfalls at Franklin Falls
20. Hole in the Wall of Vancouver Island
21. Sometimes You Just Get Lucky
22. Winter Wonderland at Alexander Falls
23. Eagle Bluffs
24. Smuggler Cove Marine Provincial Park
25. Admiralty Point
26. Myra Canyon Trail
27. Garabaldi Lake
28. Botanical Beach Loop
29. Wild Pacific Trail Lighthouse Loop
30. Whistler Train Wreck Trail
31. Grouse Grind
32. Crown Mountain
33. Chance Cove Coastal Trail
34. Big Four Ice Caves
35. Stawamus Chief First Peak
36. Four Lakes Trail at Alice Lake Provincial Park
37. Four Lakes Trail Winter Revisit
38. Lindeman Lake Trail
39. Malcolm Knapp Research Forest
40. Steelhead Falls
41. Cascade Falls
42. Dawson Falls
43. Bridal Veil Falls
44. Kay Falls and Bear Creek Falls
45. Lions Bay Loop and Crystal Falls
46. Overlander Falls
47. Flood Falls
48. Marymere Falls
49. Johnston Canyon Lower Falls
50. Elfin Lakes
51. Gold Creek Lower Falls
52. Nairn Falls
53. Lower and Upper Shannon Falls
54. Brandywine Falls
55. Mamquam Falls
56. Cliff Gilker Park Waterfalls
57. Snoqualmie Falls
58. Norvan Falls
59. Niagara Falls and Trestles at Goldstream Park
60. Niagara Falls
61. Ptarmigan Ridge
62. Chain Lakes Trail
63. Cambie Creek Loop
64. Mushrooms of Norvan Falls Trail
65. Cheakamus Lake Trail
66. Panorama Ridge via Helm Creek Trail
67. Saint Mark's Summit
68. West Lion
69. Elk Mountain