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Point Roberts/Boundary Bay Regional Park C57

Point Roberts/Boundary Bay Regional Park C57

Touring Point Roberts in a loop (at most 25 kms including the loop around Boundary Bay Regional Park).
First, reach Point Roberts from Boundary Regional Park (see map – 3.6 km)
From the USA/Canada Border go west by reaching Roosevelt Way to follow the 49th Parallel Border. Because you cannot get on Roosevelt Way right at the border crossing, first go west on Mckenzie Way then north along Delano Way.
Features (note historical signage along the way)
* Canadian residences are right along the border on Roosevelt Way (do not cross over).
* Border Monuments along the way
* Monument Park at the west end marking the west end of the 49th Parallel Boundary.
* Head south on Marine Drive overlooking the west coast.
* At Gulf Road view Kiniki’s Reef and do check out Saltwater Café to take advantage of the best and often the only place to eat.
* Continue south to reach and tour Lighthouse Marine Park.
* Along the south route to Boundary Bay, go around the Marina to South Beach Up to Lily Point Marine Reserve where there were once major fish canaries and the fishing grounds of the Coast Salish First Nations.
* Continuing along the west sea shore there are view opportunities up to Maple Beach and back to Roosevelt Way taking you back to the border crossing.

Before doing this tour, we highly recommend that you view on YouTube the Backstory Tales, Trails and Trivia of Point Roberts by Mark Svenson, a talk from his book of the same title.

Combine this adventure with the Boundary Bay Regional Park and Centennial Beach as a 3.6 km Loop for these extraordinary features at this link:

Boundary Bay Regional Park, Delta, B.C.


The following link to this document gives great insights about the Boundary Bay Regional Park:
https://metrovancouver.org/services/regional-parks/Documents/boundary-bay-regional-park-plan-1996-10-01.pdf

BC Parkway-Central Valley Greenways Loop c36a

BC Parkway-Central Valley Greenways Loop c36a

This Loop takes advantage of the two major Lower Mainland Greenways taking in streams, lakes, and parks.  It can be extended into even more urban settings adding numerous features by including the pink loop heading for False Creek and taking in Chinatown and/or the Italian Quarter along Commercial St.  Hence it takes in the City of Vancouver, Burnaby, and New Westminster.in a single journey.

Best done clockwise.

North Van City and Eastwards to Deep Cove c30a

North Van City and Eastwards to Deep Cove c30a

One should think of this tour being two smaller loops – one to the west of Lynn Creek (14k) and the other to the east towards Deep Cove (22k) in rewarding but quite challenging hilly terrain. The attempt is to connect as many greenway sections as possible via the shoulder of a number of roads. It is hopeful that one day this will become completely connected as a greenway.

• Main Features east of Lynn Creek
Seymour Creek
Seymour Parkway
Deep Cove Heritage village
Burrard Inlet and the start of Indian Arm
Murtle Park and paths
Cates Park
Tseil Watuth cemetery and reserve
Maplewood Flats (In the 1940s, Maplewood Flats was inhabited by a community of squatters living in dilapidated cabins along the area’s inter-tidal zone. One of the more prominent residents of the flats was English born poet and novelist Malcolm Lowry. Lowry was living in the flats while he wrote his novel Under the Volcano.)

• Main Features, City of North Vancouver
Seylynn Park (Lynn Creek)
Brigman Park (Lynn Creek)
Park Tilford
Spirit Trail
Moodyville
Lonsdale Quay Waterfront
The Green Necklace Greenway
Kings Mill Walk
Etc.

North Abbotsford CYCLING TRAIL LOOP c46

North Abbotsford CYCLING TRAIL LOOP c46

This Loop combines the popular Discovery Trail and Matsqui Trails to form a loop via the Clayburn Creek Park Trail creating a 47 to 50 km journey.  Shorter loops within this loop are also indicated on the map.  Of note, the Matsqui Trail and the eastern part of the Discovery Trail are on the main route of the Trans Canada Trail.

Here is an animation of the loop link