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The Galloping Goose Regional Trail 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.
This is a route-map template for the Galloping Goose Regional Trail, a trail in Canada.. For a key to symbols, see {{trails legend}}.; For information on using this template, see Template:Routemap.
[3] [4] Some sections of the trail will be available where it is accessible for non-motorized trail users, including bicycles or horse riders. The hiking trail project is being built and maintained by the non-profit Vancouver Island Trail Association (VITA). VITA is a part of 'Hike BC', the British Columbia wing of the National Hiking Trail (NHT).
The former Leechtown, about 1 kilometre (0.6 mi) south of Sooke Lake and about 6 kilometres (4 mi) north of Sooke Potholes Provincial Park was previously accessible by bike or foot along the Galloping Goose Trail. Since 2012, a warning sign and locked gate before the end of the trail have signified access to Leechtown is prohibited. [29]
Rail trail composed of three major segments: the Kissing Bridge Trailway at the far east end, the Perth Harvest Pathway in the middle, and the Lake Huron Route in the west. Ganaraska Hiking Trail: 500 km (310 mi) Victoria Rail Trail at Feir Mill: Waterfront Trail at Port Hope: Port Hope, Omemee
[7] [8] Near the Uptown shopping centre, Highway 1 turns west and becomes a limited-access road that travels alongside the Galloping Goose Regional Trail through residential areas and along the north side of Portage Inlet.
Victoria is also known as the Cycling Capital of Canada, [114] with hundreds of kilometres of bicycle paths, bike lanes and bike routes in the city, including the Galloping Goose Regional Trail. There are mountain biking trails at Mount Work Regional Park in the neghbour community The District of Highlands, [ 115 ] and Victoria is quickly ...
[1] [2] The E&N Rail Trail was also designed to connect with existing popular trail systems such as the Galloping Goose Regional Trail or Lochside Regional Trails. [3] The trail lays alongside a suspended yet active rail line (Southern Railway of Vancouver Island or SVI). [4] [5] The trail is named for SVI's predecessor Esquimalt and Nanaimo ...