View of The Barrier – Rubble Creek Parking Lot loop from Rubble Creek

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Area D (Elaho/Garibaldi)

View of The Barrier – Rubble Creek Parking Lot loop from Rubble Creek

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View of The Barrier – Rubble Creek Parking Lot loop from Rubble Creek

07:55

23.5km

1,190m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very 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 3, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Garibaldi Provincial Park

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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66 m

View of The Barrier

Highlight • Viewpoint

'The Barrier' was formed by huge lava flows from Clinker Peak on Mount Price's west shoulder during the last Ice Age. In the spring of 1856, approximately 25 million m3 …

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6.27 km

Alpine Meadows in Garibaldi Provincial Park

Highlight (Segment) • Natural

In late July and early August, wildflowers all over the place would be the best gift the mountain can offer.

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11.9 km

View of Garibaldi Provincial Park

Highlight • Viewpoint

23.3 km

Access to the Garibaldi Lake Trail in Garibaldi Provincial Park is at the Rubble Creek parking lot. Side road off the Sea-to-Sky Highway is midway between Whistler and Squamish.
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23.5 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

23.2 km

254 m

113 m

Surfaces

11.9 km

11.2 km

254 m

113 m

Elevation

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Weather

Today

Saturday 10 October

13°C

2°C

19 %

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Comments

July 31, 2024,🇨🇦🍁Whistler, Garibaldi Lake und Panorama Ridge

Coming from Whistler, the journey is very short. The road to the parking lot is paved and easy to reach. The parking lot itself is free, but must be reserved. Details can be found at: reserve.bcparks.ca/dayuse

The hikes here are very popular and accordingly very busy. Dogs and mountain bikes are not allowed. There are two campsites that are often …

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September 26, 2022,Panorama Ridge — hiking in the Squamish & Whistler Area

I'm not joking when I say this is one of my top three walks I’ve done in my 38 years of life so far!

We parked at Rubble Creek, set off at 7am – just after sunrise – and walked up the sandy switchbacks through Taylor Meadows and up Panorama Ridge. The views over Garibaldi Lake with Mount Garibaldi towering …