Big Cedar

Quite a good hiking trail. Not fully maintained, bit still properly marked so you won't really get lost.

I tried this alone during winter and on Monday, so it was all white with snow and there was nobody else at all other than me along the trail. It was so quiet, you can clearly hear everything around you.

Don't expect to see the lynn river from this trail, the view is completely blocked by sea of trees. You will occasionally pass several creeks though.

Around 2 hours one way to the destination if you're going at slow/moderate pace. Only 1 hour if you're going fast (not running).

This is a thicc tree, lol. Seriously, this is one worth hiking for. In low water you can reach it from the Lynn headwaters hike side but the trail is not marked. There is not a lot of elevation on the hike from Mtn Hwy so that would be my suggestion. Also, Kennedy falls is not much farther on the trail from that point. It should be checked out too.

Great hike through beautiful woods right next to Vancouver. The trail is very well-maintained and amazingly well-signed. Definitely doable year-round. We hiked this trail on Christmas Day and while I would definitely recommend good waterproof hiking boots the trail wasn’t too difficult. ~3 hour round trip to Big Cedar, but you can continue on to Kennedy Falls for a longer hike.

Not a tough trail but not a walk in the woods. Big Cedar is really nice to see if you like big trees. Hard to find anything like it so close to Vancouver. Trail is not maintained by the city so as always make sure you are prepared. Definitely worth continuing on to the falls afterward. Thank you volunteers for keeping trails like this available.

Wilderness trail close to civilization. Go the extra half hour up the trail to see the falls. Note: there's a 3 hour time limit at the parking lot above the top of Mountain Highway but the hike is 4 hours round trip. Twice we did not get a ticket on a weekday.