Meeting Point: Canadian Tire North Saanich Meeting Point Map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/is56LrUn7N3Pccwz8 Route Map: https://onthegomap.com/s/pc31g963 Join us for a relaxed walk in North Saanich, featuring a familiar Camino-style stop along the way at a favorite coffee shop. We will meet at the Canadian Tire in North Saanich, easily accessible from Highway 17 via McDonald Park Road. Our route will take […]
Meeting Point: Horth Hill Regional Park Meeting Point Map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/RSLk1iMNwMmCUpgq8 Route Map: https://onthegomap.com/s/rladfhfc Our walk this week takes us through the trails of Sumac Park, Green Park and Horth Hill Park in North Saanich. There is some elevation in parts and a little technical under foot in parts but nothing too unmanageable. This is a […]
Meeting Point: Durrance Lake parking lot Meeting Point Map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/dQp62sYxpaCYvfTS8 Route Map: https://onthegomap.com/s/occ7cp3v The walk starts east bound along the Durrance Lake, then will turn south bound to cross Willis Point Road and walk along Regional Trail which leads us to the parking area of Mt. Work. We cross the road and walk down to the shoreline via McKenzie […]
Meeting Point: Beckwith Park Meeting Point Map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/CZnm7FwB4wMig5i86 Route Map: https://onthegomap.com/s/gcnd4r7l The walk begins at Beckwith Park, just off Quadra Street, where there is ample parking. From the park, the route follows a series of quiet residential streets and connector trails leading to the Rogers Street pedestrian overpass across the Pat Bay Highway, then continues on to the Colquitz River […]
Meeting Point: Layritz Park, Saanich Meeting Point Map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/7xhhs5beKPMdUiRT6 Route Map: https://onthegomap.com/s/tabqb7v1 This is a nice gentle walk through some of the rural sections of Saanich. We will follow the Glendale Trail walking on both trails and along country roads. After passing Camosun College we will walk near the Horticulture Centre of the Pacific and take the historic Interurban […]
Meeting Point: Colwood Park and Ride Meeting Point Map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/HeuT5cvZcnYkabgq6 Route Map: https://onthegomap.com/s/v3e13qjm The walk starts on the Galloping Goose trail and leads into Royal Roads University (RRU). The trail continues downhill past several waterfalls, giant cedars, firs and a forest of ferns to the end of Charlie’s Trail. This trail is very narrow, up and down and […]
Meeting Point: Hardy Park, Corner of Moody Street and Wallace Road Meeting Point Map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/bsRWda9YyntBG44LA Route Map: https://onthegomap.com/s/bo0pvet1 This walk starts at Hardy Park in Brentwood Bay, offering distant ocean views. We ascend to Gore Park, with slab rocks, moss and perhaps, flowers. Continuing to Oak Haven Park, then climbing a hill to a summit with Saltspring Island […]
Meeting Point: Langford Lanes - 1097 Langford Pkwy (Park in the lot in front of Boulder Climbing) Trail Head: Sooke Lake Road and Shawnigan Forestry Service Road Route Map: https://onthegomap.com/s/udgjjavg New Map Following Goldstream Heights Drive and Trail Way https://onthegomap.com/s/7qpd0tc5 The first stage will follow the Cowichan Valley Trail and join with the Trans-Canada Trail. […]
Meeting Point: Langford Lanes Langford Meeting Point Map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/rHeGUwixt42EEqaa9 Route Map: New Map and GPX file added https://onthegomap.com/s/gqhllffb Today’s walk will be more urban with a chance for more coffee stops and mostly flat terrain. Much like many parts of the Camino, we will be on the Galloping Goose and the E&N Rail Trail which […]
Meeting Point: Bean Around the World - 533 Fisgard Street Meeting Point Map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/uJmCHiagjDYEgGbQ8 Route Map: https://onthegomap.com/s/afba3b31 Today we will start with coffee at Bean Around the World in Canada’s oldest Chinatown. We start our day with a quick detour to St Andrew’s Cathedral where pilgrims can get a stamp towards their Victoria Camino. Two […]
Meeting Point: Oak Bay Marina Meeting Point Map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/z7S7xCMDLkaqUvr76 Route Map: https://onthegomap.com/s/b98vdppt New Map: https://onthegomap.com/s/ugnr4v1v This map corrects the route through Mystic Vale Oak Bay Marina to Uptown walk starts by the seaside in Oak Bay where you can get a coffee and prepare for the day at the Marina. We will walk along the […]
Meeting Point: Tim Hortons - Saanich Plaza Meeting Point Map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/XzSfyDji9cVpmvCh9 Route Map: https://onthegomap.com/s/b0e38m3a Like a true Camino, today will be a day with mixed emotions as people are both happy to finish their journey and sad to see it end. To help with this transition we will start the day with a Canadian favourite, […]