This post is for the 4 Lakes Trail at Alice Lake Provincial Park, just north of Squamish. This hike is fairly flat and quite easy. The trail meanders through a forest and around 4 lakes. Although the highlight for me was a stop on the Cheekeye River with an amazing view.

Interesting Facts

• Alice Lake Provincial Park was established in November 1956. The lake itself is named after Alice Rose, an early settler in the district (around 1888), said to be the first woman to hike and fish in this area
• Of the park’s four lakes, Edith Lake was named in 1889 after the wife of pioneer Henry Judd, Stump Lake still shows remnants of logging done by the Merrill and Ring Company in the 1920s, and Fawn Lake was named after sightings of young deer — fittingly, since its name in the Squamish language translates to “the place where deer gather”
• This trail sits within the Coastal Western Hemlock (CWH) biogeoclimatic zone, typical of the Squamish lowlands at this elevation

Trail Stats

• Distance: 8.4 km (loop)
• Time: 3 hours (lots of breaks)
• Low point: 192 m
• High point: 317 m
• Elevation gain: 125 m
• Cumulative elevation gain: 280 m
• Trailhead: 49° 47′ 1.3″ N, 123° 7′ 17.1″ W (Google Map)

The Route

The actual GPS track from this walk, 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

Here’s a link to all my photos from the hike.