Mount Ash Park is in the District of Metchosin, a coastal community in the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. This small park provides a wonderful view over the western region of Metchosin from an elevation of two hundred and twenty meters. Nestled along the rocky slopes of Mount Ash, the trail is a … Continue reading Mount Ash Park
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Wayne Rock Park
Wayne Road Park is in the District of Metchosin, a coastal community in the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. This small park is composed of narrow strip of land with a rough trail that leads down to the Galloping Goose Trail and toward Matheson Lake Regional Park. The rock that forms … Continue reading Wayne Rock Park
Eleanor Mann Park
Eleanor Mann Park is in the District of Metchosin, a coastal community in the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. This forested area was selectively logged in the mid nineteen hundreds and continues to support cedar, Douglas fir and arbutus trees. Salal, ferns, mosses and lichen form part of the understory. The Mann family business, … Continue reading Eleanor Mann Park
Buckbrush Swamp Park
Buckbrush Swamp Park is in the District of Metchosin, a coastal community in the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. The rough well-trodden footpath circles around a small wetlands area and is about five hundred meters long. Sections of the pathway double as a bridle trail while no deer were spotted during my reconnaissance … Continue reading Buckbrush Swamp Park
Bob Mountain Park
Bob Mountain Park is in the District of Metchosin, a coastal community in the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. This park is a long narrow area that includes a steep sloped section that leads down toward the Matheson Lake Regional Park and the Galloping Goose Trail. Selectively logged in the early nine hundreds, the … Continue reading Bob Mountain Park
Blinkhorn Park
Blinkhorn Park is in the District of Metchosin, a coastal community in the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. Blinkhorn Lake forms the center of this parkland while the Mount Blinkhorn lies to the east. Mount Blinkhorn is surrounded by private property thus is not available to the public. These features recognizes the English man … Continue reading Blinkhorn Park
Humpback Sooke Flowline Green Space – Metchosin
The Humpback Sooke Flowline Green Space – Metchosin is in the Sooke Road neighborhood of Metchosin, B.C. This green space is a thirty meter wide right of way with a trail along the top of the one and half meter diameter pipe. The water pipe, which was forty four kilometers long, was disconnected in nineteen … Continue reading Humpback Sooke Flowline Green Space – Metchosin
Pearson College Green Space
Pearson College Green Space is in the District of Metchosin, a coastal community in the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. This green space is on the property of the Lester Bowles Pearson College of the Pacific. It is named after a fourteenth Prime Minister of Canada (1963 to 1968). L.B. Pearson was recipient … Continue reading Pearson College Green Space
Ron Weir Green Space
Ron Weir Green Space is in the District of Metchosin, a coastal community in the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. Mr. Wier grew up in the Metchosin area since his great grandparents arrived in the mid eight-teen hundreds on the third voyage from Britain of the barque rigged Norman Morison. This trail celebrates his … Continue reading Ron Weir Green Space
Sandgate Green Space
Sandgate Green Space is in the District of Metchosin, a coastal community in the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. Located on the edge of the Strait of Juan de Fuca, Sandgate Green Space leads to a long sandy beach with various names such as Weir Beach, Taylor Beach or Parry Beach. The green space … Continue reading Sandgate Green Space
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