Miles: 9.2 miles RT
Elevation Gain/Highest: 2490ft/2980ft
Map: Caltopo
Favorite Eats After Hike: Pack A Cooler (still researching)
As always, practice Leave No Trace. Pretty please.
Hike details:
Sumas Mountain is a lowland mountain located in southern British Columbia, Canada, east of Vancouver but west of Chilliwack. The official name of the mountain itself is Sumas Mountain, most of which holds a regional park and trail system while the summit is known as Sumas Peak to distinguish it from Sumas Mountain across the Canadian/American border 20 miles away.
Sumas Mountain Regional Park is popular for hiking, walking, bicycling, and horseback riding and other areas of the mountain are known for hang-gliding, para-gliding, and ridge flying. Accessible year-round, it is a great local hike when higher elevation trails are snowbound.
My trip report:
5/17/2019
Sumas Mountain in Canada was a wonderful hike with blogging friends (learn more at What Happens When Three Hiking Bloggers Invade Manning Park, BC, For The Weekend) when I had a chance to meet them just on the other side of the Canadian border from Sumas. Don’t be confused, there is a Sumas Mountain on either side of the border!
The trailhead was a little tricky to find as you don’t see the marker for it until you drive past and there is not an official parking lot. The trail system was similar to local trails found in the Issaquah Alps or Chuckanuts. The junctions were well marked and most of our hike was in the forest.
Our hike started on the western end of the Centennial Trail, taking us across Wades Creek and 3.1 miles to Chadsey Lake where we enjoyed a snack.
We then took a spur from there another 1.5 miles to the Eastern Lookout, a rocky viewpoint at the actual Sumas Peak with views of the Chilliwack Valley and mountains to the east.
Directions: Sumas Mountain in Canada is located just east of Abbotsford. For the western approach, take Highway #1 (Trans Canada Highway) east until you reach the town of Abbotsford. Take the Whatcom Road (Exit #95) turnoff and turn left, crossing over the highway overpass. Just after the overpass, make a right-hand turn onto North Parallel Road as it follows alongside the highway. After 1.2 miles, turn left onto Sumas Mountain Road. Continue along Sumas Mountain Road for 5.6 miles. For the last 0.3 mile, the road becomes gravel. After making a sharp right-hand corner that heads downhill, the road curves to the left. The trailhead is located in the outer part of this left curve where the gravel has been widened to give space for hikers to park their cars. Look closely for a green trail marker as it is easy to miss.
Sumas Mountain Regional Park is open year-round. However, there are specific park hours depending on season. Currently, the gate to the access road (Taggart Road) closes from 9:00 PM – 7:00 AM from May 1 through September 30, and closes from 6:00 PM – 7:00 AM from October 1 through April 30.
For more information, visit Sumas Mountain Regional Park.
For more hikes in the area, check out my Out of The USA page.
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