Walkabout
Trips I
-
courtesy
Tourism Vancouver with additional material from GayVancouver.Net
Looking for a great walk? Check out our walkabout trip
suggestions in and around Vancouver that make for a wonderful way to spend a day
outdoors.
Be sure not to miss our other articles in the series:
Walkabout
I - Stanley Park
Walkabout II - False Creek
Walkabout III - Point Grey & UBC
Walkabout IV -
North Shore
Walkabout V
- Deep Cove
Stanley Park
Stanley Park is truly a walker's paradise right in the heart of the city.
It's one of the largest urban parks in North America, with 400 hectares (1000
acres) of woodlands, gardens, flowers, trails, lakes, beaches and wildlife.
Circumnavigate
the park via the seawall (a brisk 2-hour walk) or take the road less traveled
around Lost Lagoon or Beaver Lake to view the resident geese, swans and
raccoons. Stanley Park is home to the
Vancouver Aquarium as well as a children's farmyard, tennis courts, pitch
and putt golf course which makes it a great family outing.
Yaletown
Yaletown previously was known as a warehouse district without much to draw
people in other than business. During the dotcom boom of the late 90s, Yaletown
began to be transformed into the hub of
emerging
high-tech companies. It quickly became the place to work, live and eat, with
restaurants, coffee shops, nightclubs and condos developing at an intense rate!
Now Yaletown is a bustling community with fantastic amenities, activities and
sights.
Start at Mainland or Hamilton and take a moment to grab lunch
or coffee from the many establishments in the area. At the intersection of Davie
and Pacific, sits the
Roundhouse Community Centre. It's worth stopping by and seeing the BC Rail
Steam Engine displayed in the building, or check out the various classes and
activities available at this unique centre.
Continuing down Davie, you soon come across the Seawall.
Originally Stanley Park's Seawall ended at the Burrard Bridge, but now continues
through
Yaletown
to Main Street/Science World. Turning right at the end of Davie, takes you for a
walk along the water to
Science World - or the 'golf ball' as locals call it - and past that all the
way to Granville Island, if you desire a long walk. Or by turning right at the
end of David, you can saunter along False Creek towards Stanley Park. This is a
pretty, easy walk past wonderful parks, waterfront apartments and stores.
