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HIKE MISSION Bring a snack Wear appropriate Dogs are welcome
and must be on leash.
clothes and footwear.
and water.
Join our staff for these supervised hikes.

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RED MOUNTAIN LOOP INTERPRETATION TRAIL
Sun Sep 22 • 10:00am • 2 hours • Moderate Sun Mar 16 • 10:00am • 1 hours • Easy/Moderate
This moderate hike is a popular trail for hiking and running. We The Stave Dam Forest Interpretation trail is a 1.6km loop trail that
will travel along beautiful forest trails and logging roads to a is managed by the City of Mission. The route climbs uphill to a
viewpoint. Bring a snack and water. Dogs are welcome but must couple of viewpoints overlooking the Stave Lake area and offers
be on a leash. a look at the beautiful forest in the region. Dogs are welcome but
Meet in parking lot at Mill Pond. must be on a leash.
Meet in parking lot of the Hayward Lake Reservoir Trail on
BEAR MOUNTAIN Dewdney Trunk Road.
Sun Oct 6 • 10:00am • 2-3 hours • Intermediate
This trail will start off with a gradual climb through a beautiful BEAR MOUNTAIN MOON ROCK
forest with one brief steep section on a trail and on a logging Sun Apr 13 • 10:00am • 2-3 hours • Moderate/Intermediate
road. We will hike to a viewpoint offering views out towards the Embark on a captivating hike through Mission Forest to reach
Fraser Valley. Bring a lunch and plenty of water as we will break the awe-inspiring Moon Rock at Bear Mountain. The trail offers a
for a snack while enjoying a valley view. Dogs are welcome but scenic ascent with varying elevations and picturesque plateaus.
must be on a leash. Enjoying a fabulous view (weather permitting) and a snack. This
Meet at the Saunders parking lot off Richards Street. adventure promises both physical rejuvenation and a profound
connection with nature.
DEVILS LAKE Meet at the Saunders parking lot off Richards Street.
Sun Nov 3 • 10:00am • 1.5-2 hours • Easy/Moderate
The NEW Devils Lake Loop is a 3.1km long loop around the FRASER RIVER HERITAGE PARK
lake and features some flat, or rocky challenging sections and Sun May 11 • 10:00am • 2 hours • Moderate
a floating bridge at the south end of the lake. Interpretation Get to know this 4.7 km loop trail in Fraser River Heritage Park.
signage is currently being installed. As the trail is new, expect This is a popular trail for birding, hiking and mountain biking.
some muddy sections. Starts along Burma Road (Florence The view from the ridge is spectacular! We will also visit the
Lake Forest Service Road) approximately 5km north from mysterious wreckage of a single seater plane wedged into the
Stave Dam at Dewdney Trunk Road. branches of a tree. Dogs are welcome but must be on leash.
Park at the outhouses on the right of Burma Road. Meet at Fraser River Heritage Park gazebo.
.

Tree Farm License
26, Mission's
working forest
lands managed
since 1958,
encompasses many
of the trails we
hike on including
Campbell, Bear
Mountain, Reservoir
Trail and Stave Dam
Interpretation Trail.
Tree huggers on Bear Mountain Trail in Mission, February 26, 1997.

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