Tri-Cities Trails
The Traboulay PoCo Trail is a 25.3 km flat loop encircling Port Coquitlam. Conceived in 1967 as a Centennial project for Canada's 100th birthday, built starting in the early 1970s by volunteer 'PoCo Trail Blazers,' renamed in 2001 in honour of late Mayor Len Traboulay. The foundation of Port Coquitlam's trail infrastructure.
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The Traboulay PoCo Trail is a 25.3 km flat loop encircling Port Coquitlam. Conceived in 1967 as a Centennial project for Canada's 100th birthday, built… Craig Johnston, Top 1% Team Member — Greater Vancouver REALTORS® and 47+ year Tri-Cities resident, can walk you through the local context. Free Strategy Call ends with a written one-page plan in 24 hours.
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Distance
25.3 km (15.7 mi) loop
Difficulty
Easy (flat)
Surface
Multi-use — walking and cycling
Location
Encircles Port Coquitlam
Managed by
City of Port Coquitlam
Conceived
1967, as Canada Centennial project
Volunteer-built
Early 1970s by 'PoCo Trail Blazers'
Renamed
2001 — in honour of late Mayor Len Traboulay
Tri-Cities Trails · Real estate connection
Coquitlam buyers in Burke Mountain (lower East side) and South Coquitlam (Maillardville-adjacent) reach the trail in minutes. Port Coquitlam properties along the loop have direct trail access. One of the strongest cycling commutes in the Tri-Cities.
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The Traboulay PoCo Trail loops around Port Coquitlam, linking rivers, parks and neighbourhoods into one of the Tri-Cities’ best everyday recreational assets. Here is how to use it well.
Route
The trail forms a long loop around Port Coquitlam, following the Coquitlam and Pitt Rivers and connecting a string of parks — a continuous route rather than a single path.
Access
Because it rings the city, you can join the trail at many points and do as much or as little as you like. That flexibility is much of what makes it so usable day to day.
Uses
Its length and mostly gentle grade suit walking, running and cycling alike. It is as good for a quick after-work loop as for a longer weekend outing.
Scenery
The riverside stretches and connected parks give the trail a varied, green character, with water views and natural areas that change along the route.
Connections
The trail links to parks and other paths, so it works as a spine for exploring Port Coquitlam on foot or by bike rather than a standalone attraction.
Tips
Given its length, it helps to pick a segment and a start point that match your time and energy rather than trying to take on the whole loop at once.
For anyone considering a Port Coquitlam home, a continuous recreational loop like the Traboulay is a genuine lifestyle asset — the kind of everyday access to rivers, parks and safe walking-and-cycling routes that quietly raises quality of life and supports the desirability of the neighbourhoods it passes through.
As with any trail-adjacent home, it is worth walking the nearest stretch at a couple of different times before you buy, to see how busy it gets and how it fits the specific street. The trail is a shared community space, so a home backing onto it trades a little privacy for direct access — a trade many buyers happily make, but one worth understanding for a particular property rather than in the abstract.
The Traboulay PoCo Trail is a 25.3 km (about 15.7 mile) loop encircling Port Coquitlam, following rivers, sloughs and dikes. It's largely flat and popular for walking, running and cycling.
Yes — its flat, mostly off-road route makes it accessible for families, cyclists and runners, and you can join it at many points around Port Coquitlam.
The loop links much of Port Coquitlam, passing parks and river frontage. Proximity to the trail is a genuine lifestyle draw for PoCo buyers who value the outdoors.
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