Mundy Park this fall: choose an open trail around the lake closure

Use the park notice before an old route description

Mundy Park is a forest outing, but an old favourite route is not always an open route. Start with the current Lakeside Loop work notice, then choose an open walk that fits the group.

Older autumn recommendations can lead you to a good park, but they cannot tell you whether a path is open today. The City now lists work on the west side of the Lakeside Loop around Mundy Lake. It says the work addresses flooding during heavy rain.

The detour is part of the visit. Do not use an old downloaded map to step around a closure fence. Check the current signs before committing to a route, especially if someone needs a particular surface or shorter distance.

A forest walk can feel like a proper break even when it stays close to home. Mundy’s scale gives you that choice, but it also makes “we will just walk around” a vague plan. In the May 2026 preschooler discussion, readers liked its generally gentle trails and the possibility of a picnic after the walk. That is a more useful starting point than choosing the longest route simply because it is marked on a map.

Source: City of Coquitlam: Mundy Park and current trail closure

Source: Coquitlam Reddit: leaf-peeping places, September 27, 2025

Source: Coquitlam Reddit: easy trails with a preschooler, May 11, 2026

Source: Coquitlam Reddit: Mundy drainage after heavy rain, 2021

Pick the length before entering the forest

The City describes a 5.5-kilometre multi-use community pathway around the park, plus shorter interior walks. Its one-hour estimate is a general guide, not a pace every visitor must keep. Allow extra time for children, rests and finding the detour.

Mundy Park covers 178 hectares. Take the current map and decide a turn-back point. The park setting is forest, not a promise of a sheltered indoor activity when the weather worsens.

An older rain discussion praised the perimeter trail for staying usable after heavy weather. The sole visible reply agreed about drainage but recalled a temporary problem around a blocked drain. The current west-side Lakeside Loop work is specifically meant to address annual heavy-rain flooding. These accounts can all be true: a well-liked park can still have a vulnerable section that needs repair.

Dogs and lake trails need a separate check

The community path requires dogs on leash at all times. Trails leading to Mundy Lake prohibit dogs. Elsewhere, morning and signed off-leash permissions differ. Do not read the general early-morning rule as permission for every path.

Stay on open trails and give wildlife space. The turtle nesting beach at Lost Lake is closed to public access. A longer path is a good way to spend time outdoors, but a short open route is a better choice than forcing a loop through a closed or unsuitable section.

Choose between the 5.5-kilometre community pathway and a shorter interior walk before setting out. Someone hoping for an hour of fresh air need not turn it into a distance target. With a child, a visiting relative or a dog, leave time for stops and use a return point you can recognize. Taking a picture of the entrance map makes it easier to discuss the same route with everyone in the group.

Dog rules can change the choice of path more than the walking distance does. A lake-side route that suits a person may not be a permitted dog route. Keep the dog on leash on the community path, respect the prohibition on paths leading to Mundy Lake and leave the closed turtle nesting beach alone. If your main goal is simply a relaxed woodland walk, an open, permitted route is worth more than reaching a particular photo spot.