COLLIERY DAM PARK IS INCLUDED IN SEVERAL OF OUR WALKS INCLUDING ONE OF OUR MORRELL NATURE SANCTUARY WALKS AND OUR BUTTERTUBS-AQUATIC CENTRE-COLLIERY WALK
LYNLEY VALLEY IS INCLUDED IN SEVERAL OF OUR WALKS INCLUDING A WALK FROM COUNTRY CLUB MALL, A WALK FROM ALTA VISTA AND ITS OWN LYNLEY VALLEY ROAD WALK
BUTTERTUBS MARSH IS INCLUDED IN SEVERAL OF OUR WALKS INCLUDING WATERFRONT-BOWEN-BUTTERTUBS AND BUTTERTUBS -AQUATIC CENTRE-COLLIERY DAM PARK
WESTWOOD LAKE PARK
WESTWOOD LAKE IS A CITY OF NANAIMO PUBLIC PARK, LIKE ALL LAKES (SAVE LONG LAKE) IN NANAIMO, MOTORIZED BOATS ARE BANNED ALTHOUGH YOU WILL SEE THE OCCASIONAL CANOE/KAYAK. THE LAKE IS REGULARLY STOCKED WITH RAINBOW TROUT. THIS LAKE IS PART OF OUR WESTWOOD/MORRELL WILDERNESS WALK.
MORRELL NATURE SANCTUARY
MORRELL NATURE SANCTUARY IS A PRIVATE SANCTUARY RUN BY VOLUNTEERS DEDICATED TO ITS PRESERVATION AND USE AS AN ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION FACILITY. MORRELL IS INCLUDED IN SEVERAL OF OUR WALKS INCLUDING COLLIERY DAM, WESTWOOD AND OF COURSE ITS OWN FEATURED WALK..
THIS IS OUR ETHEL HANSEN MEMORIAL WALK THAT INCLUDES RATHTREVOR PROVINCIAL PARK AND THE FRENCH CREEK ESTUARY NATURE PRESERVE
THIS WALK INCLUDES CABLE BAY TRAIL AND JOAN POINT PARK WHERE WE VIEW THE CHANGING TIDES AT DODD NARROWS
A GREAT WALK AMONGST THE BEAUTIFUL FOREST AT HEMER PROVINCAL PARK WHICH IS LOCATED ON HOLDEN LAKE.
OUR WALK INCLUDES THE “YELLOW POINT BOG ECOGOGICAL RESERVE” AND SEVERAL RURAL ROADS. THE BOG INCLUDES SEVERAL ECOSYSTEM TYPES INCLUDING AQUATIC, PEAT BOD AND FOREST TO DRY-SITE ECOSYSTEMS.
A GREAT WALK STARTING FROM THE TOP BRIDGE SUSPENSION BRIDGE TAKING SEVERAL TRAILS ALONG THE RIVER TO THE FISH HATCHERY AND BACK..
THE HASLAM TRAIL IS PART OF THE TRANS-CANADA TRAIL NETWORK AND INCLUDES CROSSING HASLAM CREEK VIA A SUSPENSION BRIDGE. OUR WALK INCLUDES A STOP AT TIMBERLANDS LAKE.
OUR WALK’S DESTINATION INCLUDES THE FALLS ALSO KNOWN AS BENSON CREEK FALLS, IT IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUAL FALLS WITHIN THE CITY OF NANAIMO.
AMMONITE FALLS
EXTENSION RIDGE AND ABYSS TRAILS
OUR EXTENSION WALKS ARE CURRENTLY OFF LINE DUE TO FORESTRY AND LOGGING ACTIVITIES. WE HOPE TO BE BACK THERE SOMEDAY.
ENOS LAKE - NANOOSE
OUR HIKE SKIRTS ENOS LAKE, THROUGH FOREST AND GARRY OAK GROVES.
NEWCASTLE ISLAND MARINE PROVINCIAL PARK. ACCESSABLE BY FERRY, OUR HIKE HUGS A SHORELINE TRAIL AROUND THE ISLAND OFFERING WONDERFUL VIEWS. THE ISLAND IS NO LONGER INHABITED.
NEWCASTLE ISLAND - SAYSUTSHUN
CHRISTIE FALLS - LADYSMITH
A WONDERFUL, WALK TO VIEW CHRISTIE FALLS.
HOLLAND CREEK - LADYSMITH
A BEAUTIFUL, SOMETIMES CHALLENGING WALK ON BOTH SIDES OF HOLLAND CREEK, WELL WORTH THE EFFORT.
ELK FALLS - CAMPBELL RIVER
ONE OF OUR FEW, OUT OF TOWN HIKES TAKES US UP ISLAND TO CAMPBELL RIVER TO ELKS FALLS AND ITS SUSPENSION BRIDGE, WELL WORTH THE JOURNEY.
NECK POINT - PIPER’S LAGOON
A COASTAL WALK JOINING TWO CITY NATURE AREAS/PARKS - SEA MAMMALS, BIRDS AND TIDAL POOLS.
NILE CREEK
NILE CREEK IS OUR NEWEST EXPLORATORY WALK AND IS ONE OF OUR OUT OF TOWN WALKS NEAR THE VILLAGE OF BOWSER.
A PHOTOGRAPHIC DIARYOF OUR WALKS ONVANCOUVER ISLAND
TIGH NA MARA -
RATHTREVOR
LYNLEY VALLEY
CABLE BAY AND
DODD NARROWS
HEMER PROVINCIAL
PARK
TOP BRIDGE -
ENGLISHMAN RIVER
STAY TUNED FOR
MORE TRAILS
YELLOW POINT
ECOLOGICAL
RESERVE
BUTTERTUBS
MARSH PARK
COLLIERY DAM
PARK
HASLAM TRAIL
COLLIERY DAM PARK IS INCLUDED IN SEVERAL OF OUR WALKS INCLUDING ONE OF OUR MORRELL NATURE SANCTUARY WALKS AND OUR BUTTERTUBS-AQUATIC CENTRE-COLLIERY WALK
LYNLEY VALLEY IS INCLUDED IN SEVERAL OF OUR WALKS INCLUDING A WALK FROM COUNTRY CLUB MALL, A WALK FROM ALTA VISTA AND ITS OWN LYNLEY VALLEY ROAD WALK
BUTTERTUBS MARSH IS INCLUDED IN SEVERAL OF OUR WALKS INCLUDING WATERFRONT-BOWEN-BUTTERTUBS AND BUTTERTUBS -AQUATIC CENTRE-COLLIERY DAM PARK
WESTWOOD LAKE
PARK
WESTWOOD LAKE IS A CITY OF NANAIMO PUBLIC PARK, LIKE ALL LAKES (SAVE LONG LAKE) IN NANAIMO, MOTORIZED BOATS ARE BANNED ALTHOUGH YOU WILL SEE THE OCCASIONAL CANOE/KAYAK. THE LAKE IS REGULARLY STOCKED WITH RAINBOW TROUT. THIS LAKE IS PART OF OUR WESTWOOD/MORRELL WILDERNESS WALK.
MORRELL NATURE
SANCTUARY
MORRELL NATURE SANCTUARY IS A PRIVATE SANCTUARY RUN BY VOLUNTEERS DEDICATED TO ITS PRESERVATION AND USE AS AN ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION FACILITY. MORRELL IS INCLUDED IN SEVERAL OF OUR WALKS INCLUDING COLLIERY DAM, WESTWOOD AND OF COURSE ITS OWN FEATURED WALK..
THIS IS OUR ETHEL HANSEN MEMORIAL WALK THAT INCLUDES RATHTREVOR PROVINCIAL PARK AND THE FRENCH CREEK ESTUARY NATURE PRESERVE
THIS WALK INCLUDES CABLE BAY TRAIL AND JOAN POINT PARK WHERE WE VIEW THE CHANGING TIDES AT DODD NARROWS
A GREAT WALK AMONGST THE BEAUTIFUL FOREST AT HEMER PROVINCAL PARK WHICH IS LOCATED ON HOLDEN LAKE.
OUR WALK INCLUDES THE “YELLOW POINT BOG ECOGOGICAL RESERVE” AND SEVERAL RURAL ROADS. THE BOG INCLUDES SEVERAL ECOSYSTEM TYPES INCLUDING AQUATIC, PEAT BOD AND FOREST TO DRY-SITE ECOSYSTEMS.
A GREAT WALK STARTING FROM THE TOP BRIDGE SUSPENSION BRIDGE TAKING SEVERAL TRAILS ALONG THE RIVER TO THE FISH HATCHERY AND BACK..
THE HASLAM TRAIL IS PART OF THE TRANS-CANADA TRAIL NETWORK AND INCLUDES CROSSING HASLAM CREEK VIA A SUSPENSION BRIDGE. OUR WALK INCLUDES A STOP AT TIMBERLANDS LAKE.
OUR WALK’S DESTINATION INCLUDES THE FALLS ALSO KNOWN AS BENSON CREEK FALLS, IT IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUAL FALLS WITHIN THE CITY OF NANAIMO.
AMMONITE FALLS
EXTENSION RIDGE
AND ABYSS TRAILS
OUR EXTENSION WALKS ARE CURRENTLY OFF LINE DUE TO FORESTRY AND LOGGING ACTIVITIES. WE HOPE TO BE BACK THERE SOMEDAY.
ENOS LAKE -
NANOOSE
OUR HIKE SKIRTS ENOS LAKE, THROUGH FOREST AND GARRY OAK GROVES.
NEWCASTLE ISLAND MARINE PROVINCIAL PARK. ACCESSABLE BY FERRY, OUR HIKE HUGS A SHORELINE TRAIL AROUND THE ISLAND OFFERING WONDERFUL VIEWS. THE ISLAND IS NO LONGER INHABITED.
NEWCASTLE ISLAND
- SAYSUTSHUN
CHRISTIE FALLS -
LADYSMITH
A WONDERFUL, WALK TO VIEW CHRISTIE FALLS.
HOLLAND CREEK -
LADYSMITH
A BEAUTIFUL, SOMETIMES CHALLENGING WALK ON BOTH SIDES OF HOLLAND CREEK, WELL WORTH THE EFFORT.
ELK FALLS -
CAMPBELL RIVER
ONE OF OUR FEW, OUT OF TOWN HIKES TAKES US UP ISLAND TO CAMPBELL RIVER TO ELKS FALLS AND ITS SUSPENSION BRIDGE, WELL WORTH THE JOURNEY.
NECK POINT -
PIPER’S LAGOON
A COASTAL WALK JOINING TWO CITY NATURE AREAS/PARKS - SEA MAMMALS, BIRDS AND TIDAL POOLS.
NILE CREEK
NILE CREEK IS OUR NEWEST EXPLORATORY WALK AND IS ONE OF OUR OUT OF TOWN WALKS NEAR THE VILLAGE OF BOWSER.
