Jan-01 – Dec-31

SANCTION: PT 162
START POINT: Three start points depending on route. See below

DISTANCES: 6/10K                         RATING: 2B/3B

REGISTRATION: No walk box is available. To register online: click here to download the Registration Form. Save the completed registration form and email,  as an attachment, to: vancouverventurers@gmail.com.  Walk route instructions, maps and payment procedures will be sent to you by email. For labels (book stamping), you will receive inserts by email once payment is received.

CONTACT:  vancouverventurers@gmail.com

SPECIAL WALKING PROGRAMS: Art in Public Places, Famous Canadians, Moving Waters

INFORMATION: There are six routes:

1. Burrard Bridge – Granville Island
        Start Point: The Boathouse Restaurant, 1305 Arbutus St (@ Cornwall), V6J 5N2.
        Description 6k & 10k (rating 2B): We will walk along Kitsilano Beach to Vanier Park and cross Burrard Street Bridge. Following the Seawall to Yaletown Ferry Dock, we take the water taxi to Stamps Landing. Then continue to Granville Island back to Kitsilano Beach. Enjoy spectacular views from the bridge, the Seawall and the water taxi. The 6k will not cross Burrard Bridge but will go to Granville Island.
2. Point Grey & Vanier Park
       Start Point: The Boathouse Restaurant, 1305 Arbutus St (@ Cornwall), V6J 5N2.
       Description 6k & 10k (rating 2B): Enjoy a delightful walk along Kitsilano Beach to Point Grey and residential streets, then to Vanier Park, pass Maritime Museum, Gordon  MacMillan Southam Observatory and Museum of Vancouver. The 6k will not go to Vanier Park and museums.
3. Jericho Beach Park
        Start Point: A & W Restaurant, 2083 Alma St (@ West 4th Ave), V6R 4N6.
        Description 6k & 10k (rating 2B): Walk by Jericho Garrison, Trimble Park and then into Pacific Spirit Regional Park. Continue along Spanish Banks, Locarno Beach and then into Jericho Beach Park. The 6k will only go to Locarno Beach and Jericho Beach Park.
4. Locarno Beach
        Start Point: A & W Restaurant, 2083 Alma St (@ West 4th Ave), V6R 4N6.
        Description 10k (rating 3B)):  Route is in West Point Grey. You will see older homes with varied architecture, including 1940s to 1950s housing in a neighbourhood called “Little Australia”. Then into another area with beautiful mansions; some of the most expensive homes in Vancouver are located here. Return along Spanish Banks, Locarno Beach and Jericho Beach.
5. Spanish Banks & Pacific Spirit Regional Park
        Start Point: 4445 NW Marine Dr (Locarno Beach Concession Building), V6K 1N6
        Description 10k (rating 3B): Explore the northern part of Pacific Spirit Regional Park from NW Marine Dr to University Boulevard, parts of which are not covered in our other walks. Get your answer to “why all the fallen trees?” Enjoy the panoramic views along the Spanish Banks beaches.
6. Spanish Banks & University Endowment Lands
        Start Point: 4445 NW Marine Dr (Locarno Beach Concession Building), V6K 1N6     Description 6k & 10k (rating 2B/3B): Walk along the Spanish Banks beaches and Admiralty Trail in Pacific Spirit Regional Park – from Locarno to Acadia. Then explore parts of the University of BC campus and the University Endowment Lands with historical landmarks & mansions. Throughout the walk, there are beautiful views of Vancouver and the North Shore mountains across English Bay and Burrard Inlet.