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Happy trails: get out and about
this year on some of these paths

1§ SPRING weather entic-
ing you to explore the great
outdoors?

By June Campbell
Contributing Writer

If trudging mechanically up and
down the seawalk has become
monotonous, you may want {o
consider these short, safe, and ac-
cessible walking trails for a pleas-
ant family outing.

@ Whytecliff Trail: After explor-
ing Whytecliff Park, reached from
Marine Drive near Horseshoe Bay,
locate the traii head situated in the
overflow parking lot. After climb-
ing a Night of stairs, follow this
oft-branching trail until it
deposits you on Hycroft Road.
For variety, return by a different
branch. Allow one hour.

® Point Atkinson: From Marine
Drive, turn south on Beacon
Lane, and continue to the carpark
at Lighthouse Park. There, you
may select your trail from the
map display near the trail head.
The easiest, but feast scenic, route
to Point Atkinson is the park ac-
cess road. Allow at least two
hours to enjoy this walk.

@ Ambleside Trail: Park at
Ambleside Beach, then walk cast
along the beach and trail. Pass
Park Royal South before walking
under’ the two Marine Drive
bridges. Follow the. riverbank,
detouring Woodcroft | residential
complex, to pick up the Capilano
Pacific Trail behind this complex.
When the trail emerges on Keith
Road, you may retrace your steps,

or find your way back through ci-
ty streets. Return trip Cakes about
an hour.

@ Capilano Pacitie Trail From
Taylor Way, turn left onto Keith
Road, which you follow until
dead-ends at the Capilano River,
Waik afong the gravel roadway
until you reach the head of the
trail, After about an hour, the
Shinglebolt Trail branches to the
right. The Shinglebolt will take
you to the salmon hatchery, while
following the Capilano Pacifie will
bring you out at the Cleveland
Dam with its picnic areas, maps,
and pamphicts. Retrace your
steps, allowing about three hours
for this outing.

@ Bowser Trail: This 20-minute
trail begins behind Pemberton
Plaza, off Marine Drive, and
emerges on Capilano Road. It
may be extended on its eastern
end by walking along !7th Street
to connect with the trails running
through Heywood Park.

@ Mosquito Creek Trail: Begin-
ning in-a small playground at the
intersection of Fell Avenue and
Larson Road, this trail follows the
west side of Mosquito Creek.
runs under Upper Levels Highway
(if not too wet to navigate), final-
ly emerging in William Griffin
Park. To access the northern ex-
tension, cross West Queens Road,
then follow Del Rio Drive, picking
up the trail at its dead end. This
section of the trail emerges on
Montroyal Boulevard. Retrace
your steps for a journey of about
2% hours.

e@ Rice Lake: Drive north on
Lillooet Road until reaching the
parking area of the Greater Van-

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Denionstration Forest. A map
display outlines the trails accessi-
dle from this point. The three-km
(1.9-mile} Rice Lake Guided
Nature Trail is flat, seenic, and
offers picnic tables as well as a
pier for fishing or sunning.

© Hastings Creek Trail: Park at
Bridgman Park off East Keith
Road, east of Mountain Highway.
Walk under the two bridges, and
corth along the west bank of
Lynn Creek. At a powerline, the
track tums left and ascends a
steep Might of stairs, bringing you
out on Arborlynn Drive. Walk
right along Arborlynn until you
reach the head of the Hastings
Creek Trail just past the intersec-
tion of Hoskins Road. Follow this
trail for about 45 minutes, until it
emerges behind a school on
Bushnell Place. Enjoy a pit stop
at the nearby Lynn Valley Centre
before retracing your steps back
to your car.

o Lynn Cseek Nature Access
Trail: Park at Bridgman Park, as
above, then cross Keith Bridge to
the east side of the creek. Descend
to the trail running under the Up-
per Levels, passing the Fire Hall
and entering the paved access
trail. Follow the pavement, then
the gravel path, until you reach
the Lillooet
For a pleasant stroll of
about an hour, you could turn
back here. If you are wearing
boots and want a more strenuous
outing, follow the Lillooet Trail
along the banks of the creek,
emerging after an hour at the
Lynn Canyon Suspension Bridge.
@ Baden-Powell Trail: This trail

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THE THREE-Kilometre (1.9-mile) Rice Lake guided nature trail is
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and sunning.

runs through the mountains from
Horseshoe Bay to Deep Cove.
Designed to be completed in short
segments taking about two hours
each, it offers several access
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