Bowen Lookout & St. Marks Summit
- Maria Scuor
- Sep 10, 2020
- 1 min read
Bowen Lookout and St. Marks Summit is located in Cypress Mountain in West Vancouver British Columbia. It is a 12.2 km hike which is considered moderate. This trail is not open from November to June due to possible avalanches. It has a 600 m incline therefore has some long switchbacks. The hike to Bowen is very well maintained and the scenery once at the lookout is spectacular. Then on to St. Marks Summit which is where it gets tricky. There are a lot of roots and touch terrain. I wouldn't want to do this hike in the rain. Once at the top it is a great place to find a rock and have a picnic lunch and enjoy the beauty of Howe Sound. This is a very well used trail so I would recommend going at 8 am to avoid a lot of hikers. You do need a pass from BC Parks to hike this trail and can find information here https://www.discovercamping.ca/BCCWeb/Memberships/MembershipPasses.aspx
More about this trail and others on Cypress Mountain here is more information http://bcparks.ca/explore/parkpgs/cypress/hikeski.html
Photos of our adventure
Hike map Gian at Lake Bowen Lookout Bowen lookout Bowen lookout with Gianni Wonderful tree Peeking sun Gianni with new poles Rock slide Beautiful Trees Oh oh where will we go Trees everywhere Mighty trees and rocks And the roots begin Down is good.... Reached the summit Beauty of the Howe Sound Howe Sound from St. Marks Summ Gianni and I at the summit Incredible Howe Sound Me and the sound Loving life at the top Can't get better than this Trees come toppling down Beautiful nature Old trees
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