The Lochside Regional Trail is a 29-kilometre (18-mile) trail 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.
6-641: 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 . 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
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
30-609: 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
36-786: 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. This article about a location on the Coast of British Columbia , Canada is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Canadian trail or long-distance path-related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Galloping Goose Regional Trail 48°25′42″N 123°22′20″W / 48.42836°N 123.372324°W / 48.42836; -123.372324 The Galloping Goose Regional Trail
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