The ten trails that shape how families actually live in Coquitlam, Port Moody, Anmore, and Belcarra. Distances, elevation, parking reality, dog rules, and where each one fits into a weekly routine — not a tourism brochure.
Quick Answer
Which Tri-Cities trails should you actually use?
Use the trail within ten minutes of home. In Coquitlam that's the Crunch (2.2 km, about 800 ft of climb) or Mundy Park. In Port Moody it's the Shoreline Trail, and in Port Coquitlam the Traboulay PoCo Trail and PoCo Climb. Anmore has Buntzen Lake (summer parking pass required), and Belcarra has its regional park. Pick the trail first, then the neighbourhood.
Every tourism blog puts Buntzen Lake at the top. It's a fine hike. It's also the most photographed, which means summer Saturdays it's a parking problem rather than a trail. The better question is which trails you'll actually use on a Tuesday evening in November — and that depends on which side of the Tri-Cities you live on.
When I'm walking a buyer family through a neighbourhood, the trail conversation comes up early. The pattern is simple: the trails you use are the ones within ten minutes of your front door. Anything farther becomes a "someday" plan. So the Crunch is underrated as a community anchor; Pinecone Burke is the best wilderness hike in the area but a big ask with young kids; Rocky Point is the stroller route I recommend in Port Moody; Diez Vistas earns its reputation but it isn't a first hike. These aren't preferences — they're patterns I've watched play out with a lot of buyers, a lot of times.
The practical takeaway: the right neighbourhood for your family is the one where the trail you'll actually use is ten minutes from the front door. If a listing agent mentions "access to nature" without naming the closest trailhead and how far it is, ask which one they mean. The specific answer is the useful one.
Coquitlam alone promotes over 134 km of maintained trail inside the city boundary. Port Moody, Anmore, Belcarra, and Port Coquitlam add Buntzen, Pinecone Burke, Belcarra Regional, and the Traboulay PoCo Trail on top of that.
Families moving up here aren't just buying a house. They're buying weekly access to this system.
2.2 km one-way · ~800 ft (about 245 m) elevation · Westwood Plateau / Eagle Mountain
The Crunch is the most famous trail in Coquitlam and the one locals actually use most. A reclaimed utility corridor that climbs Eagle Mountain from Lansdowne Drive up to Panorama Drive with roughly 500+ stairs and switchbacks along the way. It's the default workout trail for Westwood Plateau and Burke Mountain families — short enough to fit into a weekday evening, hard enough to feel like you did something.
What makes it different: it's paved/gravel, lit in sections, and has benches every 100m or so. This is not a wilderness trail — it's a hill-workout trail with a city view at the top. That makes it usable year-round and in work clothes — but not with a stroller: the City notes it begins with 300 continuous metres of stairs.
Parking reality: trailhead at 550 Lansdowne Drive has a small lot that fills by 9am on weekends. Street parking on Lansdowne is legal but tight. Midweek mornings and after 7pm are the sweet spot.
Full route info on the City of Coquitlam official page. Dogs on-leash.
~10 km full perimeter loop · 100 m cumulative · 15 minutes from Port Moody
Buntzen is BC Hydro's recreation area at the north end of Anmore — a clear glacial-fed lake with a 10 km perimeter trail, a south beach with a floating swim platform, and the trailhead for Diez Vistas. The full loop is the definitive "day out" trail for Tri-Cities families: forested, mostly flat, and ending with a swim from June through September.
What makes it different: the trail crosses the Buntzen suspension bridge at the north end — one of the most Instagram-recognized moments in Metro Vancouver — and South Beach is the main swimming beach (BC Hydro warns of sudden drop-offs at both beaches). Kids, dogs (on-leash in designated zones), and casual walkers all use it.
Parking reality: the main South Beach lot fills fast on summer weekends. From May 14 to September 7 (2026 season) every vehicle needs a free BC Hydro parking pass, released at 7 a.m. the day before. Arriving by bike or on TransLink route 179 or 182 needs no pass.
Full info on the BC Hydro recreation page.
~15 km loop from Buntzen · ~450 m elevation · 4–6 hours
Diez Vistas ("ten views") is the most demanding hike in this guide's Buntzen section. It branches off the Buntzen perimeter trail on the west side and climbs a ridge that gives successive viewpoints over Indian Arm and out toward the Lions. Roughly 4–6 hours depending on how long you linger.
What makes it different: the viewpoints are genuinely top-tier. Indian Arm from the west ridge is one of the signature Metro Vancouver views. This is a serious hike though — roots, rocks, and steep sections. Not a casual weekend walk for new hikers, and not dog-friendly in practice.
Parking reality: same as Buntzen. Start early. Allow a full half-day.
Often described as the hidden gem of Anmore. Heritage Mountain and Suter Brook families with high-school-aged kids use this as their annual "real hike."
38,000+ hectares · multiple trailheads · Burke Mountain Loop, Munro-Dennett Lakes
Pinecone Burke is the backcountry on Burke Mountain's doorstep. At 38,000+ hectares, it's one of the largest urban-adjacent provincial parks in BC. The southern end is accessed from the top of Harper Road in Burke Mountain neighbourhood — a gated road that leads to the Burke Mountain trails; Munro and Dennett lakes are reached from a separate BC Parks trailhead on Quarry Road.
What makes it different: this is not a groomed city trail system. It is a real provincial park with real elevation, real weather, and limited cell service past the south parking area. Families on Burke Mountain treat the lower loop (first 3-5 km of fire road) as a weekly outing. The summit and alpine routes are genuine day-hikes that require preparation.
For Burke families specifically: the access is ~10 minutes from anywhere on the mountain. This is the single biggest lifestyle advantage Burke holds over Westwood Plateau. Kids grow up hiking it. It's why families stay.
Full info on the BC Parks official page. See also our Burke Mountain parks & trails guide.
3.2 km loop · about 1 hour · easy, rolling forest trail
Sasamat Lake sits inside Belcarra Regional Park and is one of the Tri-Cities' most popular summer swimming lakes. White Pine Beach has no lifeguards on duty (Metro Vancouver: swim at your own risk), and the 3.2 km loop is an easy, rolling forest trail that young kids can manage.
What makes it different: this is the lake you take a five-year-old to. White Pine Beach has no lifeguards, so plan on close supervision, and the loop is short enough for a pre-school kid to complete without complaint.
Parking reality: White Pine lot is notorious on hot weekends. Seasonal pay parking applies, and the lots fill quickly on hot weekends. Arrive by 9am or plan for a weekday.
Full info on the Belcarra Regional Park page.
6 km round trip to Old Orchard Park · Port Moody Inlet · pier and brewery access
Rocky Point is Port Moody's signature waterfront. The park has a pier, a boardwalk, a spray park, and an ice cream shop (Rocky Point Ice Cream, open year-round) that locals will defend against any challenger. The Shoreline Trail runs from Rocky Point Park to Old Orchard Park — six kilometres round trip — with a paved multi-use path for walking, wheeling and cycling and a pedestrian-only gravel-and-boardwalk path.
Why it matters for real estate: this is the single biggest reason Heritage Mountain, Newport Village, and Suter Brook families pay the Port Moody premium. A 5-minute walk to the inlet is an amenity you can't buy on Burke Mountain. It's how PoMo is different.
Pair it with: Brewers Row is right across Murray Street from the park. Suter Brook Village is a short walk east, by Inlet Centre Station. This is the highest-density walkable lifestyle area in the Tri-Cities.
See also our Brewers Row page and the City of Port Moody park page.
25.3 km city-circuit loop · flat · river and dyke system
Traboulay is Port Coquitlam's full-city perimeter trail — a 25.3 km loop on dykes, riverbank, and greenway that circles the city and connects to the Pitt River, Fraser River, and Coquitlam River. Mostly flat, mostly paved or compact gravel, and entirely bike-friendly. Locals use shorter segments daily and cyclists hit the full loop as a training ride.
What makes it different: it's a training-grade cycling loop inside city boundaries, dog-friendly, and flat enough for any age. The Shaughnessy Street and Lions Park access points are the most popular trailheads.
Full info on the City of Port Coquitlam page.
5.5 km perimeter pathway plus interior trails · 178-hectare urban forest · two lakes
Mundy Park is Coquitlam's largest urban park — 178 hectares of mature forest with two lakes (Mundy Lake, Lost Lake), a perimeter trail, and an interior network of softer paths. It's central, it's flat, and it's the default dog-walking and trail-running park for anyone living in central Coquitlam or Burquitlam.
What makes it different: this is a genuine urban forest — tall second-growth Douglas fir and cedar, quiet even on weekends, with multiple access points so you never walk the same route twice. Dog-friendly with designated off-leash zones. Mundy is how central Coquitlam families get their outdoor fix without driving.
Access from Como Lake Avenue or Hillcrest Street. City of Coquitlam park page.
~5 km out-and-back · minimal elevation · Belcarra Picnic Area trailhead
Admiralty Point is the Tri-Cities’ easiest big-view hike. From the Belcarra Picnic Area you follow a mostly flat forest-and-shoreline path west along Burrard Inlet, passing Maple Beach, Cod Rock, and finishing at Admiralty Point itself — an open lookout over the Inlet with bench-friendly picnic spots along the way. Metro Vancouver rates it intermediate, with rocky shoreline sections — allow about 1.5 hours to Admiralty Point.
What makes it different: it’s the rare Tri-Cities hike a six-year-old and a grandparent can both do together and still feel like they’ve done a hike. Year-round, dog-friendly on leash, and the Belcarra Picnic Area at the trailhead has tables and washrooms, so families turn it into a half-day. The light through the arbutus near Cod Rock at golden hour is the most photographed stretch.
Why it matters for real estate: Admiralty Point is the everyday backyard for Belcarra and the eastern side of Anmore. When clients ask why the Belcarra premium is real, this is the trail I walk them down. See our Belcarra neighbourhood guide and the Belcarra Regional Park guide.
Parking can fill on summer weekends — arrive before 10 a.m. Metro Vancouver has charged seasonal pay parking here since 2021. Vancouver Trails route detail.
~5.5 km out-and-back · undulating forest · pebble beach with island view
Jug Island Beach starts at the same Belcarra Picnic Area as Admiralty Point, but heads north up the peninsula through second-growth forest. Metro Vancouver lists it at about 6 km and 2 hours, intermediate, with several steep sections, finishing at a small pebble beach looking across Indian Arm at Jug Island. Allow about two hours at a relaxed pace.
What makes it different: it’s the “earn the view” family hike. The forest section is genuinely quiet, the beach at the end is a destination you can sit on, and the kid payoff — a real beach, with a real island offshore — is unbeatable for a five-kilometre walk. Dog-friendly on leash. Bring water in summer; the trail has no creek crossings.
Why it matters for real estate: Jug Island and Admiralty Point are the two Belcarra trails that get used week-in, week-out by people who live there. If you’re weighing Anmore vs. Belcarra for lifestyle, this is the trail that ends the conversation. See Anmore vs Belcarra for the direct comparison.
Same trailhead as Admiralty Point. Vancouver Trails route detail.
Custom timber-stair fitness loop · Citadel Heights · the city’s answer to the Crunch
The PoCo Climb is Port Coquitlam’s purpose-built fitness-stair trail through the Citadel Heights hillside. Phase 1 was completed in summer 2024 and Phase 2 is also finished. The City describes more than 200 stairs between Shaughnessy Street and Western Drive, with elevation gains from 5 to 75 metres depending on the route, plus a granite-boulder scramble trail. The full loop links λ́éxətəm (tla-hut-um) Regional Park, Skyline Park, Castle Park, and the Traboulay PoCo Trail.
What makes it different: the city built it on purpose — this isn’t a paved trail that got grandfathered in. The timber-crib stair construction is comparable to the Coquitlam Crunch, but you’re working a different hillside, with views east across the Pitt River valley instead of west across Burrard Inlet. Locals already treat it as the city’s second fitness staircase, and it gives PoCo families an equivalent of what Coquitlam Centre has had with the Crunch for years.
Why it matters for real estate: for buyers weighing Port Coquitlam against neighbouring areas, the PoCo Climb is part of a broader story — Traboulay PoCo Trail, dyke network, and now a purpose-built stair loop. Together they make PoCo’s outdoor-fitness offer competitive with Coquitlam’s. See our Coquitlam vs Port Moody vs Port Coquitlam vs Burnaby comparison for how that factors into the decision.
Street parking on Shaughnessy Street, Eastern Drive and Western Drive. City of Port Coquitlam — PoCo Climb page.
| Trail | Community | Distance / size | Dogs | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coquitlam Crunch | Coquitlam (Westwood Plateau) | 2.2 km one way, ~800 ft gain; starts with 300 m of stairs | On leash | City of Coquitlam |
| Mundy Park | Coquitlam | 178 ha; 5.5 km perimeter pathway plus interior trails | Interior trails off-leash dawn–10 a.m.; none on Mundy Lake trails | City of Coquitlam |
| Shoreline Trail | Port Moody | 6 km round trip, Rocky Point Park to Old Orchard Park; paved path plus gravel/boardwalk path | Check posted signs | City of Port Moody |
| Traboulay PoCo Trail | Port Coquitlam | 25 km loop, gravel and paved | Check posted signs | City of Port Coquitlam |
| PoCo Climb | Port Coquitlam | 200+ stairs, 5–75 m gain by route | Check posted signs | City of Port Coquitlam |
| Buntzen Lake | Anmore | Free vehicle parking pass May 14–Sept 7, 2026; gates typically open 8 a.m. | Designated areas only; off-leash area by Buntzen Creek | BC Hydro |
| Sasamat Lake Loop | Belcarra Regional Park | 3.2 km, about 1 hour, easy | On leash; no dogs at White Pine Beach | Metro Vancouver |
| Admiralty Point | Belcarra Regional Park | About 1.5 hours, intermediate, rocky shoreline | On leash | Metro Vancouver |
| Jug Island Beach | Belcarra Regional Park | About 6 km, 2 hours, intermediate with steep sections | On leash | Metro Vancouver |
| Pinecone Burke Provincial Park | North of Coquitlam / Port Coquitlam | About 38,000 ha; trailheads on Harper Road and Quarry Road | On leash; not in beach areas | BC Parks |
Sources: City of Coquitlam trail guide and park pages, City of Port Moody, City of Port Coquitlam, BC Hydro (2026 Buntzen parking release), Metro Vancouver Belcarra Regional Park brochure, BC Parks. Rules change seasonally — check the operator's page before you go.
Each community runs its trails differently — city parks, BC Hydro, Metro Vancouver and BC Parks all set their own rules for parking, gates and dogs. Here's what that means where you'd live.
The City counts over 134 km of trails. The Crunch climbs to Westwood Plateau and Mundy Park anchors central Coquitlam, and Burke Mountain sits beside the Harper Road access to Pinecone Burke. Dogs stay on leash outside signed off-leash areas.
The 25 km Traboulay PoCo Trail circles the city on gravel and paved paths for walking, cycling, skating and even horseback riding. The newer PoCo Climb adds a stair workout between Shaughnessy Street and Western Drive.
Port Moody lists over 60 km of trails and pathways. The Shoreline Trail, six kilometres round trip from Rocky Point Park to Old Orchard Park, is its everyday route and includes a wheelchair-accessible boardwalk completed in 2025.
Buntzen Lake is a BC Hydro recreation area, not a city or provincial park. From May 14 to September 7 (2026 season), drivers need a free parking pass booked the day before, so living close enough to cycle in changes how often you'll use it.
Belcarra Regional Park is run by Metro Vancouver. It has seasonal pay parking, gates that open at 7 a.m., no lifeguards at its beaches and no dogs at White Pine Beach. TransLink route 182 connects the village to Moody Centre Station.
Coquitlam Crunch. Mundy Park loops. Rocky Point Inlet walk. All 30-60 min, all usable in work clothes.
Buntzen perimeter. Sasamat / White Pine. Pinecone Burke lower loop. Traboulay PoCo segments. Half-day outings.
Diez Vistas. Burke Mountain summit. Dennett Lake via Pinecone Burke. 4-6 hours, prep required.
Sasamat perimeter. Rocky Point. Mundy Lake loop. Lower Traboulay segments. Flat, short, something to look at.
The three Tri-Cities neighbourhoods that carry the strongest lifestyle premiums — Burke Mountain, Heritage Mountain, and Anmore/Belcarra — all overlap with specific trail access that doesn't exist elsewhere in Metro Vancouver.
Burke Mountain = Pinecone Burke at your back door. Heritage Mountain = Bert Flinn and Buntzen at the back, Rocky Point at the front. Anmore/Belcarra = everything — Sasamat, Buntzen, Diez Vistas, Belcarra Regional. These are not small preferences. Trail access is one reason buyers pay up for these neighbourhoods — what it's worth on a specific street shows up in comparable sales, not a rule of thumb.
If you're comparing neighbourhoods, the trail read is part of the decision. It's worth weighing alongside square footage, not after it. Families who buy into the trail lifestyle stay long enough to watch their kids grow up on these paths.
Yes, if you're driving in between May 14 and September 7, 2026. BC Hydro requires a free parking pass for every vehicle in that window. Passes are released at 7 a.m. for the following day at bchydro.com/buntzen or in the Yodel app, in morning, afternoon or full-day slots, and each is tied to your licence plate. Cars without a pass can't enter. Visitors arriving by bike or transit don't need one — a real advantage if you live within cycling distance of Anmore.
More than most people expect. TransLink's route 182 runs between Moody Centre Station and Belcarra, and BC Hydro lists both the 182 and the seasonal weekend-and-holiday route 179 from Coquitlam Central Station for getting to Buntzen Lake. In summer TransLink also runs route 150 between Coquitlam Central Station and White Pine Beach at Sasamat Lake; in 2026 it ran from April 20 until the September 7 service change. Seasonal service changes year to year, so check TransLink's schedule before you go. One bonus: BC Hydro's summer parking pass applies only to vehicles, so bus riders skip the reservation entirely.
Only where a sign says so — on leash is the default. Coquitlam requires dogs on leash everywhere except designated off-leash areas; at Mundy Park the interior trails are off-leash from dawn to 10 a.m., but dogs are prohibited on the Mundy Lake trails and must be leashed on the Community Path. Buntzen Lake has a designated off-leash area beside Buntzen Creek. In Belcarra Regional Park dogs must be leashed and are banned from White Pine Beach, the Floatwalk decks and most Sasamat pocket beaches. Pinecone Burke requires leashes and keeps dogs out of beach areas.
Start with Port Moody's Shoreline Trail. Its paved multi-use path suits walking, wheeling and cycling, and the 440-metre boardwalk section completed in September 2025 is wheelchair accessible with a reduced grade at the entry and exit points. In Coquitlam, Mundy Park's 5.5 km community pathway circles the park in about an hour on foot. Port Coquitlam's 25 km Traboulay PoCo Trail mixes gravel and paved sections, so pick a paved stretch. Skip the Coquitlam Crunch with a stroller — the City notes it begins with 300 continuous metres of stairs.
Buntzen Lake's gates typically open at 8 a.m., and BC Hydro varies the closing time by season, from about 4:30 p.m. in winter to 8 p.m. in summer. The parking lots sit about two kilometres past the entrance gate, and the entrance closes temporarily when they fill. Metro Vancouver's Belcarra Regional Park opens at 7 a.m., and its earliest seasonal closing is 5 p.m. Belcarra has charged seasonal pay parking since 2021. Both parks lock their gates, so check the posted closing time before a late-afternoon hike.
It depends on the destination. BC Parks lists two road trailheads. For the Burke Mountain trails, head north on Coast Meridian Road, turn onto Harper Road and park near the District Hunting and Fishing Club. For Munro Lake, take Victoria Drive, which becomes Quarry Road, for about 7 km. BC Parks warns that much of the park's trail infrastructure — especially bridges and boardwalks — is in poor condition and signage is incomplete, so treat both as real backcountry. Off-road vehicles aren't allowed in the park.
Yes — the PoCo Climb. Phase 1 was completed in summer 2024 and Phase 2 is also finished. The City describes more than 200 stairs between Shaughnessy Street and Western Drive, with elevation gains from 5 to 75 metres depending on your route, plus a granite-boulder scramble trail. It links to ƛ̓éxətəm Regional Park and Skyline Park, with street parking on Shaughnessy Street, Eastern Drive and Western Drive. For comparison, the Coquitlam Crunch climbs about 800 feet over 2.2 km, so the Climb suits shorter, repeatable sessions.
The Greater Vancouver REALTORS® detached benchmark for August 2026 was $1,599,100 in Coquitlam, $1,962,100 in Port Moody, $1,243,800 in Port Coquitlam and $2,987,300 in Anmore. Belcarra has no benchmark in that data, so it's priced home by home. Within each city, the difference between a street that walks to a trailhead and one that drives to it shows up in comparable sales rather than averages. If you'd like that read for specific streets, book a strategy call.
Licensed Coquitlam REALTOR® and lifelong Tri-Cities local. I've walked all ten of these trails more times than I've counted, and the parking reality notes come from actually trying to park at each of them on sunny July weekends. This is the page I'd hand a family deciding between Burke, Heritage, and Anmore — because it tells the same story every week for the next twenty years.
Day-pass rules, parking realities, dog policies, bear seasons, and the access-road conditions that decide whether a "5-minute trail" is actually five minutes. Written from 30+ years of walking these routes — and from showing buyers what daily use actually looks like.
BC Hydro requires a free parking pass for every vehicle from May 14 to September 7 (2026 season). Passes release at 7 a.m. for the next day at bchydro.com/buntzen or on the Yodel app, in morning, afternoon or full-day slots. Arriving by bike or transit needs no pass.
Coquitlam Crunch is municipal — open sunrise to sunset. Coquitlam's bylaw requires dogs on leash everywhere except signed off-leash areas. Weekday pre-work is the quietest window.
Black bears move through Burke and upper Anmore spring through fall. Bear spray, noise-making, and no earbud-sole-trail habits are standard operating procedure here.
BC Parks lists two road trailheads: Harper Road on Burke Mountain (park near the District Hunting and Fishing Club) and Quarry Road, reached via Victoria Drive. BC Parks notes much of the park's trail infrastructure is in poor condition and signage is incomplete — check the BC Parks page before you go.
Mundy Park has off-leash zones. Buntzen allows dogs only in designated areas, with an off-leash area beside Buntzen Creek. Rocky Point is leash. Pinecone Burke requires dogs on leash and keeps them out of beach areas.
Buntzen, Sasamat, Belcarra all fill parking by 9:30am on summer weekends. This is why buyers prioritize walk/bike-in access — it's the difference between use and aspiration.
Trail access is easy to promise in a listing and easy to check before you buy. Here's how I check it with you.
Before we look at listings, I ask which trail you'd use on a weeknight and which on a weekend. That narrows the map quickly. Crunch regulars look at Westwood Plateau, Shoreline walkers at Port Moody's inlet side, Pinecone Burke hikers at Burke Mountain, and Belcarra Regional Park regulars at Anmore and Belcarra.
For each shortlisted home, I map the actual walk or drive to the trailhead: the sidewalks, the busy crossings, the hill back up. A trail that's ten minutes away on paper can be twenty with kids. You'll see the route before you decide, not after you move in.
Some streets carry park traffic. I look at how summer affects a home: the Buntzen parking-pass window, Belcarra's pay parking and gate times, and roads that lead to trailheads. If possible, we drive past on a busy weekend so you know what July looks like.
I compare recent sales on trail-adjacent streets with similar homes a few blocks away, using Greater Vancouver REALTORS® data and listing history. That shows you what buyers have actually paid for proximity. Then you decide what it's worth to your family.
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Almost nobody picks a neighbourhood because of a trail alone — but plenty of people rule one out because the trail they use is a 40-minute drive away. This is which Tri-Cities neighbourhood puts each of these trails on your doorstep, and what the housing actually looks like there.
| Neighbourhood | How it meets the trail | What you're buying |
|---|---|---|
| Burke Mountain | Pinecone Burke Provincial Park sits directly above the neighbourhood — trailheads at the top of Coast Meridian and Harper Road. | Newest housing stock in Coquitlam; family-sized detached and townhomes built mostly post-2010.neighbourhood guide · price bands |
| Westwood Plateau | Tops out the Coquitlam Crunch and links into the Plateau trail network from David Avenue and Panorama Drive. | Established executive homes on the largest lots on the hillside, plus golf-course frontage.neighbourhood guide · price bands |
| Heritage Mountain | Minutes from Buntzen Lake, Diez Vistas and the Port Moody shoreline; Heritage Woods trails start at the top of the hill. | View-premium detached on Port Moody's hillside, inside the Heritage Woods school catchment.neighbourhood guide · price bands |
| Anmore | Buntzen Lake, Diez Vistas and Sasamat are effectively local trails — most are a short drive from the village. | Acreage and estate lots, well water and septic on many properties, no SkyTrain.neighbourhood guide · price bands |
| Belcarra | Admiralty Point and Jug Island Beach start inside Belcarra Regional Park, at the end of the road. | The smallest market in the Tri-Cities — waterfront and near-waterfront, very low turnover.neighbourhood guide · price bands |
| Port Moody | Rocky Point and the Shoreline Trail run through the middle of town, connecting the brewery district to the Inlet. | Everything from Inlet-side condos to older detached; the most walkable core in the Tri-Cities.neighbourhood guide |
| Port Coquitlam | The Traboulay PoCo Trail is a 25 km loop around the whole city, plus the PoCo Climb on the Coquitlam River side. | The most affordable detached entry point in the Tri-Cities, with the flattest cycling.neighbourhood guide |
Trail locations from BC Parks, Metro Vancouver Regional Parks and the Cities of Coquitlam, Port Moody and Port Coquitlam. Benchmark prices are published by Greater Vancouver REALTORS® at the city level, not by neighbourhood — the price-band pages above set out how each area splits.
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