Hike to Sawblade Falls

To reach the trailhead, follow Harper Road until you reach the Port Coquitlam Gun Club, then park along the side of the road. Walk past the yellow gate and take the first trail to your left. About 10 minutes down the trail, you will reach a gravel logging road. Take an immediate left down the path, Woodland Walk Trail.

Continue into the forest until you reach a clearing where new power lines are being installed. Turn left and walk under the power lines. You will cross Prichett Creek (the site of another nice waterfall), then walk for 5 minutes and look for a trail marker to your right labeled Woodland Walk. This part of the trail is very well-marked with blue trail markers. You will eventually reach a fork in the trail: left heads to Woodland Falls, right heads to Sawblade Falls.

The hike up to Sawblade is steep with lots of switchbacks, but the trail is well-marked. Follow the trail as it winds up a creek until you reach another old logging road, with signs straight ahead labeled Sawblade Falls. Continue for two minutes and you will see a goat trail that leads you to an area where you can climb down to the falls.

You can either descend the same way you came, or take the logging road down. After you've left the falls, take the logging road you just crossed (labeled Coquitlam Loop to Harper Road). This route is less scenic but more direct, and requires a few stream and creek crossings, so it isn't recommended during a wet season.