Coquitlam

Existence of TCT signage usually indicates the official declaration of useable trail:

• Some of the signed trail may not be the final route. 

• Please do not rely only the signs to find the route. 

• To avoid disappointment, plan ahead by using this website and the book, 'Trans Canada Trail - the British Columbia Route'.

Caution is required using these trails as they are being upgraded. Expect detours where there is trail construction in progress..

The Pedestrian/Cycling Trail (West to East)
(Also wheelchairs capable of using unpaved paths )

Guildford Way Trail

From the Port Moody border where there is a Welcome to Port Moody sign, continue on the sidewalk crossing Falcon Drive, Lansdowne Drive, and Johnson Street passing Eagle Ridge Elementary School, Scott Creek Middle School, Eagle Ridge Park, and Gleneagle Secondary School.

Hoy Creek Trail

Turn left along Hoy Creek. At the first choice at the fish hatchery do not cross the bridge. Take the trail on the right side of the creek where there are apartment buildings on the right and quickly becomes a forest trail. Once in the forest watch for a trail to the right going east that leads on the David Lam (Douglas College) and Pinetree Secondary School campus. Here the trail passes a Community Centre (public washrooms and information available) and eventually crosses Pinetree Way to Lafarge Lake in Town Centre Park.

Town Centre Park Trail

This Trail follows the North end of Lafarge Lake and veers to the left and follows the bike path on the outer east edge of the park passing the Trans Canada Trail Pavilion site and the stadium. There are public washrooms at the tennis courts and the stadium. The TCT gets off the trail around the park at the Northeast corner of the park to cross Pipeline Road to a waterline right-of-way that starts as a paved path.

Coquitlam River Trail

Follow the pipeline right-of-way right up to the Coquitlam River and follow this trail south through forest, and fish channels to a pedestrian bridge that crosses the Coquitlam River into Port Coquitlam (actually the last 250 metres of trail was also in Port Coquitlam). The Coquitlam portions of the trail on the east side of the river will be described as part of the PoCo Trail in Port Coquitlam.

Distances: (Note: the TCT km markers start at 0 at the Tri-City TCT Pavilion in Coquitlam Centre Park and goes to 18 km at the TCT Pavilition in Pitt Meadows at the Harris Rd. Parking area on the South Alouette River Dike.  Also, it starts at 0 on at the Burnaby Mt. Pavilion and finishes at 15.6 km at the Tri-City Pavilion)

Burnaby Mt. TCT Pavilion to Tri-City Pavilion = 15.6 km
Tri-City Pavilion to the Pitt Meadows Pavilion = 18 km

Elevation Changes
While the terrain is undulating. There is no significant elevation change (basically flat).

Public Washroom Facilities and Staging areas
There are public washrooms at the Douglas College Campus in the Community Centre, at the tennis courts and the stadium in the Town Centre Park. Parking is mainly available at Eagle Ridge Park and in the Town Centre Park.

Accommodation
Camping
There is no accommodation that is close to the trail. See Port Moody for Camping.
Hotels, Bed and Breakfasts, other
  Green Gables B&B

Public Transportation
TransLink
Westcoast Express (train)

Shops and Restaurants
Shops and restaurants are available at the Eagle Ridge Centre, and at the Coquitlam Centre areas.

For More Information
Coquitlam Parks
The Maillardville Community (A French Community with its Festival du Bois)
A brief history

Edited by Léon Lebrun, Southwest Region Council Chair, Trails BC.
Copyright © 2000 The Trails Society of British Columbia.