Lochside Regional Trail

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Legend
km 4 Galloping Goose Swan Lake Nature Sanctuary Trestle McKenzie Avenue Blenkinsop Trestle across Blenkinsop Lake to Mount Douglas Park Royal Oak Drive 10 McMinn Park Cordova Bay Road Sayward Road 15 Martindale Road Island View Road 20 25 Washington Ferries Beacon Avenue Sidney 30 33 Swartz Bay Ferry Terminal km

The Lochside Regional Trail is a 29-kilometre (18-mile) trail^[1] that runs from the Swartz Bay Ferry Terminal to Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. The trail is a popular route both for commuting and recreation. It is frequented by people walking, running, cycling, skateboarding and riding horses.

Trail marker for the Lochside Regional Trail.

The trail was created in 2001 and connects to the longer Galloping Goose Regional Trail. The two trails connect at the Switch Bridge in Saanich.

History[]

At one time the trail originally began as a railway route built by the Canadian Northern Pacific Railway (by 1918 Canadian National). Starting from Victoria it went up the peninsula to Patricia Bay where the Coast Guard ships dock is. It followed what was the lochside trail then crossed the Victoria and Sidney Railway at Bazan. Heading west it would cross the British Columbia Electric Railway to get to the bay.

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External links[]

• "Lochside Regional Trail". Capital Regional District. Retrieved 2016-08-15.
• 5 Explore Vancouver Island
• Lochside Regional Trail

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