Mt. Daniel is on the beautiful Sunshine Coast. After the 400 m elevation gain hike to the summit, you are treated with stunning views of Pender Harbour and the surrounding hills and mountains. The hike traverses through a forest canopy all the way to the top, so it’s great on a hot day.
After this hike, I highly suggest you do another nearby hike, at Pender Hill. The Pender Hill trailhead is only 6 km from the Mt. Daniel trailhead.
To get to Mt. Daniel from Vancouver, you need to take the 1-hour BC Ferry trip from Horseshoe Bay in West Vancouver to Langdale. From Langdale, there is a 67 km trip to the trailhead on Garden Bay Road.
Interesting Facts
- Like Pender Hill, Mt. Daniel is named after Daniel Pender, the Royal Navy hydrographer who surveyed this coast in the 1800s. Its Sechelt First Nation name is Shélkém
- The arbutus trees you’ll see along this trail are Canada’s only native broadleaf evergreen tree, found almost exclusively near the coast of southern BC and on Vancouver Island. Their bark peels away every year in papery red-brown flakes, revealing fresh green bark underneath that can actually photosynthesize on its own
- Arbutus wood is typically twisted and gnarled, so it’s rarely used for lumber, but its berries are an important food source for birds, and its flowers attract bees and hummingbirds
Trail Stats
- Distance: 4.8 km (linear return)
- Time: 2 to 4 hours
- Low point: 77 m
- High point: 435 m
- Elevation gain: 358 m
- Trailhead: 49° 38′ 51.6″ N, 124° 00′ 15.7″ W (Google Map)
The Route
The actual GPS track from this hike, drawn on the map below. Green marks the start/end point. Use the layer control in the top right to switch to a satellite view.
Photos
While You’re in the Area
If you have time, stop in Gibsons. It’s a quaint little town, and worth a stop at Molly’s Reach (of Beachcombers fame) for fish and chips!
Before You Hike
Before heading out on your hike, make sure you are well prepared. This means having the TEN ESSENTIALS. It is also important to leave a trip plan (route details and estimated return time) with someone you trust.
Bring your smartphone, fully charged, and put it in airplane mode while hiking. I always bring backup battery packs for extra peace of mind. It is highly recommended that you bring a GPS device. I use my smartphone with a GPS app (Backcountry Navigator). The GPS will work in airplane mode. Learn how to use it before your hike.
For anyone new to hiking, there is a rule that hikers follow called “Leave No Trace” or LNT. The concept is generally to pack out what you pack in and respect nature, so all future visitors can enjoy what you have enjoyed. To learn more about LNT, please check out this blog by a certified LNT Trainer.
I just couldn’t leave your website prior to suggesting that I extremely enjoyed the usual info a person supply to your guests? Is going to be back steadily in order to check up on new posts.
I like the valuable info you provide in your articles. I will bookmark your weblog and check again here frequently. I am quite certain I will learn many new stuff right here! Good luck for the next!
I truly appreciate this post. I?¦ve been looking all over for this! Thank goodness I found it on Bing. You have made my day! Thanks again
I was just searching for this info for some time. After 6 hours of continuous Googleing, finally I got it in your website. I wonder what’s the lack of Google strategy that don’t rank this kind of informative sites in top of the list. Normally the top websites are full of garbage.
I haven’t checked in here for a while because I thought it was getting boring, but the last several posts are good quality so I guess I’ll add you back to my everyday bloglist. You deserve it my friend 🙂
Some really interesting points you have written.Helped me a lot, just what I was looking for : D.
Thanks for a marvelous posting! I truly enjoyed reading it, you may be a great author.
I will ensure that I bookmark your blog and will come back later on. I want to encourage you to continue your great posts, have
a nice morning!
Hey I know this is off topic but I was wondering if you knew of any widgets
I could add to my blog that automatically tweet my newest twitter updates.
I’ve been looking for a plug-in like this for quite some time
and was hoping maybe you would have some experience with something
like this. Please let me know if you run into anything. I truly enjoy reading your blog and I look forward to your new updates.
Howdy! I could have sworn I’ve been to this website before
but after checking through some of the post I
realized it’s new to me. Anyhow, I’m definitely delighted I found it and I’ll be bookmarking and checking back often!
my web page – http://alphaboostr.org/
And I am thinking contacting the health department to share
what I learned in this epidemic from restaurants
Also visit my site; Skip The Dishes Promo Code
An impressive share! I have just forwarded this onto a colleague who
had been conducting a little research on this.
And he in fact ordered me dinner due to the fact that I discovered it for him…
lol. So allow me to reword this…. Thank YOU for the meal!!
But yeah, thanx for spending time to discuss this issue here on your web site.
Here is my blog post :: Brain Hackr Pills
Write more, thats all I have to say. Literally, it seems as though you relied on the video to make your point.
You obviously know what youre talking about, why waste your intelligence on just posting videos to your site when you
could be giving us something informative to read?
Also visit my page – http://abdurahmancoffee.com/index.php/component/k2/itemlist/user/984589
Hello, i think that i saw you visited my web site so i came to “return the favor”.I’m trying to find things to improve my site!I suppose its ok to use some of your ideas!!
I was very pleased to find this web-site.I wanted to thanks for your time for this wonderful read!! I definitely enjoying every little bit of it and I have you bookmarked to check out new stuff you blog post.
fantastic post.Ne’er knew this, regards for letting me know.
It is the best time to make some plans for the future and it’s time to be happy. I have read this post and if I could I desire to suggest you few interesting things or tips. Perhaps you can write next articles referring to this article. I wish to read even more things about it!
As a Newbie, I am permanently exploring online for articles that can help me. Thank you
I love reading an article that will make people think. Also,
thank you for permitting me to comment!