Bowen Lookout – St. Mark's Summit Viewpoint loop from Cypress Mountain

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British Columbia

Electoral Area A

Bowen Lookout – St. Mark's Summit Viewpoint loop from Cypress Mountain

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Bowen Lookout – St. Mark's Summit Viewpoint loop from Cypress Mountain

04:11

11.4km

490m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 7, 2026

Tips

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Cypress Provincial Park

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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359 m

Olympics

Highlight • Monument

For the Olympic Winter Games in 2010, the competitions in freestyle skiing and snowboarding took place here.

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426 m

Cypress Creek Lodge

Highlight • Mountain Hut

This lodge is used mainly as a ski chalet and après-ski bar in winter.

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1.39 km

Howe Sound Crest Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

The Howe Sound Crest Trail runs high above Howe Sound. It follows the ridgeline between Cypress Mountain and Porteau Cove, with plenty of steep climbs and ups and downs along …

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2.38 km

Bowen Lookout

Highlight • Viewpoint

Bowen Lookout offers sweeping views over Howe Sound and Bowen Island. The hike is short — about 4 kilometers round trip. From the lookout, you get classic coastal scenery: ocean, …

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5.34 km

Cypress Provincial Park

Nature Reserve

6.19 km

St. Mark's Summit Viewpoint

Highlight • Viewpoint

Preferably early in the morning. The summit is very popular and the earlier you get there, the less you have to share it. 😉

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11.4 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.35 km

4.35 km

1.59 km

107 m

Surfaces

6.98 km

3.75 km

514 m

107 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

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Comments

August 14, 2022,#136 Cypress Creek Lodge – Bowen Lookout Runde von Sunset Beach

The hike goes through the ski area around Cypress Mountain. Accordingly, it only ever goes up. The first part is very pleasant to walk and offers some great views of the ocean. The last part is very steep and the descent is very strenuous. Nothing for beginners.
The hike takes you through the ski area around Cypress Mountain. It goes …

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