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6-526: Galloping Goose may refer to: Galloping Goose Regional Trail , bicycling and pedestrian trail in British Columbia, Canada Galloping Goose Motorcycle Club , America's first backpatch motorcycle club Galloping Goose (railcar) , a railcar, or "motor", as officially designated by Rio Grande Southern Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
12-791: Is a 55-kilometre (34 mi) rail trail between Victoria , British Columbia , Canada , and the ghost town of Leechtown , north of Sooke , where it meets the old Sooke Flowline . Maintained by the Capital Regional District (CRD), the trail forms part of the Trans-Canada Trail , and intersects the Lochside Regional Trail . The section from Harbour Road in Esquimalt to the Veterans Memorial Parkway in Langford
18-486: Is also part of the Vancouver Island Trail . The trail is a popular route both for commuting and recreation, including within urban areas of Victoria (Vic West and Burnside-Gorge). It is frequented by people walking, running, cycling, rollerblading, skateboarding and (in places) riding horses. It connects up with many other trails and parks in the area. The trail was created in 1987 on the former right-of-way of
24-527: The Canadian National Railway , and runs through the communities of Sooke , Metchosin , Colwood , Langford , View Royal , Saanich , and Victoria as well as the unincorporated community of East Sooke . The trail surface is paved between the west terminus ( Johnson Street Bridge ) to Wale Road in Colwood, approximately 13 km, or one quarter of its total length. It connects to a multi-use path across
30-665: The bridge and bike lanes along Pandora Avenue. In 1996 two important connecting links were opened: the rebuilt Selkirk Trestle (across the Selkirk Water ). and the Switch Bridge over the Trans-Canada Highway. The trail was named after the local gas-powered passenger car (No. 15813) that ran on the line from 1922 to 1931. However, the name is disputed by the Sooke Region Museum and longtime Sooke residents who say that
36-515: The title Galloping Goose . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Galloping_Goose&oldid=1152561881 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Galloping Goose Regional Trail The Galloping Goose Regional Trail
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