Walkabout
Trips III
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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
Point Grey
Imagine a place where parks and green spaces are plenty, where
picturesque streets of "fairy tale" homes are lined with Oak and Fir, where
yacht clubs, breathtaking views and quaint shops are commonplace. Arguably the
loveliest in the city, the Point Grey community is certainly quintessential
Vancouver.
Start
at the Camosun Bog at 19th and Camosun (the edge of Pacific Spirit Park). Follow
the boardwalk until you come to Courtenay. At Courtenay and 14th stop to look
past the screen of bamboo at the home of renowned architect Arthur Erickson. The
house isn't much to look at but the garden is stunning.
Keep heading north, passing through the West 10th shopping
district and Trimble Park before coming to Jericho Beach. Springtime is magical
here, alive with birdsong and fluffy ducklings. Head east and you'll come across
Hastings Mill Store, the oldest building in Vancouver. Barged here from its
original location on Burrard Inlet, it is now a museum.
Head along Cameron and soon you will come to steep stairs that
lead down to the Point Grey foreshore. Marvel at the bluff-clinging houses as
you stroll along the beach. If the tide is out you can wend your way through the
logs and rocks, or head back up to Point Grey Road to view the million-dollar
homes with million-dollar views.
University of British Columbia
UBC
can seem like a city unto itself. The campus stretches 402 hectares, flanked by
the picturesque University Endowment Lands community and the Pacific Spirit
Regional Park forested parklands. The campus itself offers much to see and do
with amazing views of the ocean, mountains and city, and wonderful attractions
such as the renowned Museum of Anthropology and UBC Botanical Gardens. Wandering
the campus grounds can take a full day, but it's the various trails and walkways
that attract the avid walkers.
Paths throughout the campus parks and greenery make for
pleasant strolls, while the Endowment Lands offer enjoyable walks for all ages.
The views along these walks range from impressive homes and fantastic ocean and
mountain views, to flourishing gardens, natural flora and of course spectacular
forests throughout the parklands. Many trails are marked with walking directions
and distance.
Next Month: the North Shore.
