This Loop on the historic Fort-to-Fort Trail and in the Derby Reach GVRD Park in the Township of Langley is also a designated Equestrian Trail called the Houston Trail.  It borders on a huge peat marsh part of which is a very large cranberry farm.  The park itself feels like a forested island surrounded by mainly farmland.  Heritage farm buildings are also on display  It allows for an easy and pleasant walk than can be done within 2 hours.
These tranquil greenway experiences take the walker along the south and north arm of the Alouette River at the edge of Pitt Polder. Â The berry farmlands and the spectacular viewscapes looking up the mountains peaks including the Golden Ears are a must for camera buffs. Â Great Blue Herons also abound in these waterways. Â This hike is on mostly flat ground and should take about 3 to 4 hours to complete the loop. Â There are opportunities to make the hike shorter.
This North East section of the PoCo Traboulay Trail features several great greenways along Hyde Creek, Deboville Slough, the Pitt River, and Cedar Creek. It is the hometown of Terry Fox and the suggested parking at the Community Centre has a flagpole with a plaque that denotes the start of the hometown Terry Fox Runs that began in 1980. Â This a leisurely walk of about 3 to 4 hours.
This rewarding walk that takes in several greenways heading up Eagle Mountain and Westwood Plateau in Coquitlam is quite challenging and might be best done in two sections, 11k and 8k, while others may prefer the challenge of doing the up to 20k in one day. Â The highlights are the Coquitlam Crunch (440 well constructed stairway steps), Eagle Mountain, a couple of probably the largest Sitka Spruce in the Fraser Valley along Hoy Creek, spectacular views of the valley and again an appreciation of our natural forests in an urban setting such as Coquitlam. Â Allow 6 hours or more to do the whole hike in one day.
This loop features Coquitlam Town Centre Park with its picturesque Lafarge Lake and the Coquitlam River grand forest trail bordering the continuous soothing sound of the river.  Remarkably the beautiful Coquitlam Centre Park grew out of a gravel quarry.  A walk to be remembered and can now be easily accessed with the Evergreen Line ending on the corner of this park making it that much more accessible.  Allow about 3 to 5 hours for this walk.  People in wheelchairs should go fully around Town Centre Park and not go along the Coquitlam River where the trail is a gravel surface and has a couple of short hills. The Coquitlam River features a mature forest and fish channels. One gets the impression of being completely away from the urban area around this magnificent greenway. Add 3.4 km taking in the Westwood Trail and an opportunity to eat on the edge of Port Coquitlam Center near Lions Park. This is a one hour cycle.
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