This trail has a large variety of terrain. It is probably the closest trail to Vancouver with such a variety. It starts with a gravel trail, then a dirt trail, a creek crossing, a nearly overgrown trail in the woods, a boulder field, a section that is so steep that there are chains to help pull yourself up and finally a section that has snow for most of the year. The variety alone makes this a really fun trail. On top of that you get a couple waterfalls, some nice mountain views and finally a city and ocean view.

The trail as we have it displayed and the stats we have marked will take you from the Lynn Headwaters parking lot to the Grouse parking lot. You will need to bus or drive a second car to get back to your starting point. You can hike via the Baden Powell trail back to your car, but expect to add about 7km if you do that. You will also need to pay to take the Grouse gondola down. You could hike down the BCMC but that would be quite steep and hard on the knees. It would also add 3km to your trail.

The first 7km of this trail is the Norvan Falls trail. From there you cross the metal bridge and continue down the easy to follow path. You will eventually have to cross lynn creek. This can be dangerous as the water level can get quite high. The trail after the creek crossing is pretty overgrown. We actually went off trail by accident at one point. Once you get to the heart of the valley, there is a helicopter landing pad. From this pad you can see the climb up the rear of Grouse Mountain that you will be doing next. You can also see Goat Mountain, Crown Moutain and Coliseum and Burwell.

You have to go up the boulderfield now. There are markers, but not always easily seen. Just head straight up the boulderfield towards the Crown Goat col. Once in the col, there will be a sign telling you to turn left to get to the Grouse gondola (going right would take you to Crown). You will get to a few steep sections with chains to help you up.

There will be occasional views of Kennedy Lake on your left. This flows down to Kennedy Falls.

This trail is closed during the winter and early spring and some of the fall. Please obey this closure as the boulder field is quite dangerous in snowy conditions.