{"id":94,"date":"2020-03-01T11:28:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-01T11:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.themeansar.com\/newsup\/lite\/?p=94"},"modified":"2024-09-20T18:34:49","modified_gmt":"2024-09-20T18:34:49","slug":"the-heart-of-nintendos-new-console-isnt-the-switch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prequena.vccdigitalmedia.ca\/outdoorsexplore\/2020\/03\/01\/the-heart-of-nintendos-new-console-isnt-the-switch\/","title":{"rendered":"Cliff Gilker Park Hike on the Sunshine Coast, BC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><br>Cliff Gilker Park near Roberts Creek on the Sunshine Coast is a great place for a short and easy hike. It has a network of forested trails that lead to lots of waterfalls and cascades. If you love moss, ferns, mushrooms, and tall Douglas firs, this hike is for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I lived in Gibsons for five months in the winter of 2020\/21. The easy trails of Cliff Gilker Park were a short drive away in Roberts Creek. I found myself heading there often for a short nature break. The forest is especially gorgeous on cloudy or drizzly days. (I think it\u2019s one of the most beautiful&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/happiestoutdoors.ca\/best-hikes-on-the-sunshine-coast\/\">hikes on the Sunshine Coast<\/a>.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019ve explored all the trails in the park and each of the waterfall viewpoints. That means that I\u2019m able to give you a local\u2019s insider info on everything you need to know to hike in Cliff Gilker Park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>In this post you\u2019ll find:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/happiestoutdoors.ca\/cliff-gilker-park-hike\/#Cliff_Gilker_Park_Hiking_Map\">hiking map of Cliff Gilker Park<\/a>\u00a0showing all the trails<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/happiestoutdoors.ca\/cliff-gilker-park-hike\/#How_to_Get_to_Cliff_Gilker_Park\">Detailed driving directions<\/a>\u00a0to the trailhead<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/happiestoutdoors.ca\/cliff-gilker-park-hike\/#Cliff_Gilker_Park_Hiking_Directions\">Turn-by-turn hiking directions<\/a>\u00a0for my recommended loop around the park<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Basics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Cliff Gilker Park is a small forested park with a network of trails. Roberts Creek and Clack Creek run through the park and both have some beautiful waterfalls, cascades, and sections of gorgeous mossy canyon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can use the park map (below) to plan your own trip. But I\u2019ve put together a loop hike for you that visits all the best spots. Stats for my recommended loop are below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Distance:<\/strong>&nbsp;3 km<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Elevation Gain:<\/strong>&nbsp;50m<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Time:<\/strong>&nbsp;1 hour<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Difficulty:<\/strong>&nbsp;Easy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Season:&nbsp;<\/strong>Year-Round<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Toilets:<\/strong>&nbsp;Washroom building with toilets at the main parking lot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dogs:<\/strong>&nbsp;Allowed on leash<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cliff Gilker Park Hiking Map<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Navigating the trails in Cliff Gilker Park is easy with frequent colour coded markers to show which trail you are on and mini maps at major junctions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cliff Gilker Park near Roberts Creek on the Sunshine Coast is a great place for a short and easy hike. It has a network of forested trails that lead to lots of waterfalls and cascades. If you love moss, ferns, mushrooms, and tall Douglas firs, this hike is for you. I lived in Gibsons for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":363,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"video","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[34],"class_list":["post-94","post","type-post","status-publish","format-video","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hiking","tag-hiking","post_format-post-format-video"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/prequena.vccdigitalmedia.ca\/outdoorsexplore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/prequena.vccdigitalmedia.ca\/outdoorsexplore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/prequena.vccdigitalmedia.ca\/outdoorsexplore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prequena.vccdigitalmedia.ca\/outdoorsexplore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prequena.vccdigitalmedia.ca\/outdoorsexplore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=94"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/prequena.vccdigitalmedia.ca\/outdoorsexplore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":364,"href":"https:\/\/prequena.vccdigitalmedia.ca\/outdoorsexplore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94\/revisions\/364"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prequena.vccdigitalmedia.ca\/outdoorsexplore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/363"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/prequena.vccdigitalmedia.ca\/outdoorsexplore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=94"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prequena.vccdigitalmedia.ca\/outdoorsexplore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=94"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prequena.vccdigitalmedia.ca\/outdoorsexplore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=94"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}