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Othello Tunnels [closed]
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* Due to devastating storms in November 2021, Othello tunnels trail is closed indefinitely. Quick Facts: AllTrails link: Othello Tunnels, 2.5km with 40m elevation gain Difficulty: very easy, stroller friendly Traffic: heavy Facilities: pit toilets at the trail head, and 1 or 2 picnic tables at the parking lot View: spectacular tunnels and a deep rocky…
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Boundary Bay Regional Park
Quick Facts: AllTrails link: Boundary Bay, 3.7km with 11m elevation Difficulty: very easy, stroller friendly Traffic: heavy on a sunny weekend afternoon Facilities: flush toilet, big playground, accessible path on sandy beach View: sandy beaches of Boundary Bay, flat and exposed sandy dunes Overall score: 7/10 Boundary Bay Regional Park features a sandy Centennial Beach and…
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Derby Reach Regional Park
Quick Facts: AllTrails link: Derby Reach Regional Park, 9.2km with 70m elevation gain Difficulty: easy, doable with a stroller but the Houston Trail has some steep hills Traffic: heavy on Edge Farm Trail, light to moderate on Houston Trail Facilities: pit toilets, sheltered picnic area, picnic tables, grassy field, water access to Fraser River View:…
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Ambleside Centennial Seawalk
Quick Facts: AllTrails link: Ambleside Centennial Seawalk Difficulty: easy, stroller friendly Traffic: quite busy on weekends Facilities: flush toilets at multiple parks along the walk. Great playgrounds at Ambleside and John Lawson Park. Restaurant options. Water access. View: panoramic views of Lions Gate Bridge, Stanley Park, and Burrard Inlet. Overall score: 7/10. (-1 for the…
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Rice Lake Hike
Quick Facts: AllTrails link: Rice Lake via Rice Creek Loop Trail, 3.1km with 26m elevation gain Difficulty: very easy, stroller friendly Traffic: heavy Facilities: flush toilet at parking lot, picnic tables, pit toilet at Rice Lake View: beautiful lake surrounded by lush forest Overall score: 8/10 This is a great little 3.1 km stroller friendly…
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Mundy Park
Mundy Park is a 178 hectare park in Coquitlam, featuring a stroller-accessible gravel walk through a lush forest, with a small tranquil lake in the centre of the park. It also has an epic looking playground, a small pump track, a sheltered picnic area, a disc-golf course, an outdoor pool, and some sport fields. We…
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Fraser Foreshore Park
To map out our Fraser River Series of parks, we headed to Fraser Foreshore Park in Burnaby on a cloudy fall afternoon. We were very confused by Google Maps because when we arrived at where it said the park was, it was just a long narrow road next to an industrial park. We weren’t sure…
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Burnaby Lake Regional Park
Quick Facts: AllTrails link: Burnaby Lake. Difficulty: easy, stroller friendly Traffic: quite busy on weekends Facilities: flush toilets at Nature House at Piper Ave Entrance and Burnaby Sport Complex. View: peek-a-boo views of the lake through out. Overall score: 5/10. Significant highway noise intrudes the South Shore Trail, and railway noise intrudes the Cottonwood Trail to…
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Deas Island Regional Park
Quick Facts: AllTrails link: Deas Island Difficulty: easy, stroller friendly Traffic: moderate Facilities: flush toilet near the northern tip of the island, pit toilet in the center. Picnic tables, water access. View: Fraser River, North Shore Mountains on a clear day Overall score: 3/10 Deas Island is a small island (technically a peninsula) at the…
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Gladstone-Riverside-Riverfront Park
To continue our exploration along the Fraser River after Deering Island Park, and Fraser River Park, we decided to go further east and arrived in Gladstone Park. We came here on 2 separate visits, the first time in late October when it was raining. We walked east from the parking lot at Gladstone-Riverside Park alone…