What is the Grouse Grind?
The Grouse Grind is a hiking trail in Vancouver, Canada. It is roughly 2.9km (1.8mi) in length and gains approximately 850m (2800ft) in elevation over that short distance. The trail begins at the base of Grouse Mountain – Vancouver’s most popular attraction with over 1.1M visitors annually – and ends at the mountaintop chalet, some 1,100m (3,700ft) above the West Coast’s largest harbour: the Burrard Inlet. The Grouse Grind is gruelling, but it is quite suited to Vancouver’s active, outdoorsy lifestyle. No matter how many people have to be plucked off the trail each year by North Shore Rescue, visitors to the area continue to be enticed by the thrill of this “must-do” Vancouver experience.
