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Otterridge Drive Park

April 22, 2020April 22, 2020 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Otterridge Drive Park is in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia and is part of the Juan De Fuca Electoral District Parkland. The gravel walking trail from the end of Otterridge Drive leads down to the West Coast Road. The pathway is bordered … Continue reading Otterridge Drive Park

Gatewood Green Space

October 4, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Gatewood Green Space is in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. This gravel pedestrian pathway connects the West Coast Road to Gatewood Road and Grant Road. The pathway meanders through blackberry and broom bushes over six hundred and seventy five meters.  The pathway … Continue reading Gatewood Green Space

Galloping Goose Trail – Sooke

May 14, 2019July 4, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

The Galloping Goose Regional Trail is a multi-use trail that connects Victoria to Sooke, approximately fifty five kilometers distance. This old rail bed was built during the nineteen twenties for a passenger train. Although it is never far from busy streets, walking, hiking and cycling, as well as sections that include use by equestrians, along … Continue reading Galloping Goose Trail – Sooke

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Urban parks and green spaces

Let’s go for a walk

  • Parker Park (Sayward Beach)
  • Fenn Road Beach
  • Cordova Bay Elementary School Green Space
  • Beckton Park
  • Sayward Hill Park
  • Lochside Park
  • Fowler Park
  • Glendale Trail and Green Space
  • Camosun College Interurban Campus Green Spaces
  • Layritz Park
  • Saanich Commonwealth Place Park
  • Normandy Park
  • Royal Oak Middle School Green Space
  • Quick’s Bottom Park Arboretum
  • Thomas Francis/ Freeman King Regional Park

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