Swift Creek #6

Short or long hike, beautiful trail, viewpoint is amazing.

This 9km loop trail has some very nice views along Swift Creek, the Overlook and particularly the old growth cedar woods. The last 3-4km are boring, in places paralleling or becoming part of dusty dirt roads and terminating at a sewage treatment plant ( this was actually the second trail I've been on that ended at a sewage plant- the other was in Mexico). The signage is inconsistent and confusing. Some major intersections aren't marked at all. Some sections are marked only by yellow ribbons and a local joker has also attached ribbons to random trees. The trail is frequently crossed by mountain bike paths, to add to the confusion. If I had to do it again I'd turn around after the suspension bridge and cedar woods and backtrack, avoiding the final leg/loop. Believe me, you're not missing anything important.

So pretty great hike can see the town from top of hike

Super nice easy neat trails for both beginners and professional hikers cuz there are so many different trails when you are really in the mountains, short paths along the Creek, longer paths too, as well as biking trails just follow the signs. A couple maintain the trails very well, they rake the trails usually in April when green grass comes out, which you can tell, because the paths are clear of pinecones, yellow leaves, rocks etc. Not for horseback riding or motorcycles. Pet friendly. Habitats of salmons. 1 km flat trail along the Creek, up the mountain about 1.5 kms to the picnic table(the peak/ lookout) where you see surrounding mountains, the Creek, trees, flowers etc. Picnics underneath the shades. Dogs run around. Birds chirp. Hmmmmmmm relaxing quiet and peaceful time yay cheers~~:)

One of my favourite hikes. A nice trail that loops around for 10 km if you do the whole thing, there's a lookout that has a picnic table so you can sit and take a break there. The thing that i like most is if you live or stay in town you don't have to drive to the beginning of the trail, you can walk from your door to the lookout and back if your not lazy, if you feel like a workout do the whole loop you'll get to cross a suspension bridge into a small ancient forest.

We did this Easter weekend 2022 so there was still quite a bit of snow and ice on the trail and around 3km marker to the bridge there are quite a few trees down on the trail. We were able to do it with 2 kids under 9 walking, carrying the toddler but were all very tired by the road.Beautiful lookout, and the first k along the trail are the best parts, the suspension bridge was a wonderful view.Expect parts of this trail to be muddy, steep in places.

A great break from the highway. Took the dog for a leash free run. Of course she got wet...

Great hike for a sunny day!

Loved this hike ! Trail is marked well up until km6 , some of the signs have fallen down , but I took the gravity exit on the right and made it back down to where I had parked.

Nice woodland hike. Shares part of the trail with a mountain biking circuit so careful for that. Trail is easily marked but also can be easy to go off course, just check for signs and the ribbons left on trees, or refer to your GPS.Lots of mushrooms and some large cedar trees, very lush. Trail head is easy to find too.Enjoy!