Lochside Regional Trail

A 29-km multi-use trail that runs from the Swartz Bay ferry terminal near Sidney to the Galloping Goose trail in Saanich. It is mostly paved (there are a few gravel sections though) and rolls through suburban Victoria to the farmland of the Saanich Peninsula, passing close to several parks, beaches and wetlands. Designated parking lots to access the trail are at Lochside Dr & Mackenzie, Lochside Park, Cy Hampson Park and Tulista Park.

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Address: Switch Bridge info kiosk between Hwy 1 bridge and Carey Ave bridge
Website: crd.bc.ca (opens in a new tab)

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Listing from Wikivoyage: Victoria (British Columbia), CC BY-SA 4.0.

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