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Three Bravehearts Cycle Galloping Goose Trail End2End 8/5/26
 

Wednesday morning I cycled old iZip up to Grant's home above Cadboro Bay

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He and Janice and I with two bikes in the back of the pickup drove to Bruce's home on Belleville St.

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Grant drove us to Sooke Potholes 49km Marker parking lot

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From there three cycled up to the end of the Galloping Goose Trail (GGT) at the 57km mark while Janice drove their unit home

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Many of the sites (and sights) were new to Bruce but Grant had binderdundat for the most part

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We had a great ride and made it 65km back to Victoria in time to join out Bravehearts' mates for coffee at Sol Food in Selkirk Landing before 2pm.

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BTW The discrepancy between the posted 57km from the trail signage and what we posted at 65km is due (in part) to the GGT detour at Selkirk Trestle. Another factor is no two GPS tracking devices measure the same distances. 

Our total day ride was 78km

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Labels: bravehearts, ggt, izip, leechtown

Short 5/9/26 Video 

 Saturday, Bravehearts had their usual weekend ride with their band-of-brothers.

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15 restless riders completed the 20+km loop. Some GPS tracks from homes and back, added up to approximately 35km. It was pretty straightforward: out The Goose to Atkins Station at the 10km Marker and inbound on the E&N Rail Trail for coffee break at Shoal Point in downtown Victoria.

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After coffee, Grant, Rick and Bill headed eastbound riding the Victoria Seaside Touring route around to Cadboro Bay area where all live within a kilometre of each other.

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Don't cry because it's overs — smile because it happened

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Labels: bravehearts, e&n, ggt, izip

Bravehearts Thetis Relive Ride
Bravehearts Saturday ride April 4th was lead by Grant and Bruce.

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Ken was ill and couldn't ride. We missed him and hope he's feeling better soon.

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Ten riders left Switch Bridge at 10am and stopped at Nest-by-the-lake (Nest2) about 11:30am

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In between, we passed the 10km Marker along the Galloping Goose Trail )GGT) and turned right.

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This brought us northwest up Watkiss Way to Thetis Lake Park's southernmost trailhead.

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Grant and Bruce led the group through this undulating, wide, gravel trail on this sunny day.

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What a route! Spectacular, lakeside views; but not for the faint-of-heart cyclist. LOL

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This day's ride finished after returning to Victoria via GGT and E&N trails for some

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Others stayed on the GGT and dispersed as need to their homes For most the ride clocked in at some 35km and for Kenny — closer to +50km!

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Thanks to all Bravehearts for participating in a shared passion for cycling.

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Labels: bravehearts, e&n, ggt, thetis

 

Tuesday March 3 2026, I cycled iZip #1 27km loop from home to CanTire then Atkins along E&N inbound to Hereward Green connector and Pine St on Goose at Selkirk Trestle and Finlayson Road Dedicated Bike Lanes to Shelbourne St..
Really cold fingers.
Returned heated gloves to CanTire and got refund. Gloves are discontinued and none are available.

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Labels: e&n, ggt, izip

Saturday morning we had another ride-in-the-rain with Bravehearts Cycling Group.

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I got soaked again in spite of my over $500 in rain gear.

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Our nothernmost loop took us to Violet Ave. at Grange Rd.

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Then south to Mina Ave. and thru Marigold Park to Cardie Crt.

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Then Belgrave Rd. to te Galloping Goose Trail (GGT) northbound.

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We followed the GGt to E&N Rail Trail (E&NRT) and headed back to View Royal.

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After a turn into Portage Park we followed View Royal Ave. to Stewart Ave.

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This put us southbound again on the Island Highway sidewalk back to Portage Park.

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Tracking Hallowell Rd. got us to ur break at Kinder Cup Cafe.

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Around 1pm we headed south to the E&NRT to the Johnson Street Bridge and northward on the GGT

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At Finlayson Rd. GGT detour I bailedto take Victoria's best E/W cycling connector.

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This GGT detour actually come out ont Jutland Rd. which once eastbound over Burnside Rd. becomes Finlayson St.

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Before Finlayson Connector connectss to the Shelbourne St. Dedicated Bike Lanes it changes name again to North Dairy Rd.

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The remaining five members of ourgroup carried on to the SB

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Wow! Quite the 21km loop from the SB and 33km loop for me from home.

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Labels: bravehearts, e&n, ggt, izip

 

The Capital Regional District (CRD) has posted signs at Selkirk Trestle.

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There are no visible indications of any trestle repairs but there is equipment on site.

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Some report the CRD is quick to close the Galloping Goose Trail (GGT) but slow to reopen it.

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The CRD still has the GGT closed beyond Sooke Potholes Campground some eight-months (8mon.) after the Old Man fire was extinguished.

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Perhaps the access to Kapoor Regional Park will remain closed permanently.

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We'll let you know if the GGT beyond the 56km Marker ever reopens.

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Labels: ggt, selkirk, walked

 

Wednesday morning I cycled an 18km loop Henderson/Foul Bay (University/Downtown Cycling Route) outbound and the Galloping Goose Trail/ Lochside Trail inbound to home.

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The impetous for this outing was to pay-by-cheque our monthly homecare bill.

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Vancouver Island Health Authority (VIHA) is one-of-two homecare services we have under contract to care for my wife

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Also, I wanted to stop in at Budget Car Rentals to check on units with 2" trailer hitches — they have several models.

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Right now, our cycling plans for this Saturday to Nanaimo are up-in-air.

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BTW, it's still colder than Hades out there while cycling at 26km/hr.

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Labels: downtown, ggt, izip

 

Friday I cycled my iZip 38km roundtrip along the Galloping Goose Trail to Sooke and back to Luxton Fairgrounds.

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The whole fam damily was at 5209 Hwy14 where our grandson's wedding will be held tomorrow.

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Everyone was busy setting up for the outdoor nuptuals so I just watched and took pix and put my DJImini2 drone up.

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Photo Album Link

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Labels: cycled, ggt, izip

 

 

Sunday our grandson (24yrs) cycled with me on a long, loop bike ride from hi home near Cook Village.

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I cycled 13km from home to his place then we rode a 26km loop out to Atkins Station in View Royal.

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From there I rode another 15km along the Victoria Seaside Route to home through the Uplands District.

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Labels: e&n, ebike, ggt, viewroyal

 

E&N Rail Trail Biking Kimta Railyards 3-minutes #507 Monday morning I cycled a 43km loop from home starting by joining the Galloping Goose Trail at McKenzie Avenue.

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After riding The Goose to downtown Victoria BC it was up Fort St. to the Vancouver Street Bike Lane to Beacon Hill Park.

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Once through the park it was along Dallas Rd., past the cruiseship terminal to downtown again and over the Johnson Street Bridge.

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Using the Esquimalt Rd. overpass we were northwest bound on the E&N Rail Trail to Atkins Station in View Royal.

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That's another 13km back home so on a beautiful morning there's nowhere else to be.

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I video recorded the E&N railway, single-track section by Kimta Rd. with my GoPro and posted the 3-minute video.

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E&N Rail Trail Biking Kimta Railyards 3-minutes #507

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Labels: downtown, e&n, ebike, ggt

 

This morning I took a quick ride over to our accountant's office on Gorge Rd.E

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“Quick” because I allowed 30 minutes for ride that took 32 minutes and left 8 minutes late. Do the math.

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The ride was as cold as anticipated at 5°C.

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Upon my return at 1p.m. I reported the broken door locks to Ding in the office.

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Labels: DelSol, ebike, ggt, lochside

 

Saturday morning I drove 46km to Sooke Potholes.

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From there I cycled 17km roundtrip up to Leechtown and back.

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The Deep Pool at the confluence of the Leech and Sooke Rivers is accessible due to the receding water levels.

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The old, logging winch is still there beside Kapoor Station.

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It was a great ride on a great day. Amen.

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Kapoor Station was completely covered in frost upon my arrival but burned off in the day's sunshine.

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Labels: ebike, ggt, leechtown

 

Not the end of the trail nor the proposed destination but due to icy, frozen snow on the trail.

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Cycling in snow is one thing but cycling along a narrow strip of pavement with frozen edges is something else.

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N.B. Make that: frozen, icy snow.This location is 4300m from parking Lot#2.

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The tire tracks were made by CRD vehicles with staff attending to Kapoor Station facilities or accessing the Victoria Water District's southern gate.

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Galloping Goose Trail in the Snow

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Sooke River at Flood Level VIDEO December 7, 2007

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Labels: cycled, ebike, ggt

Thursday I cycled 26km roundtrip along the Galloping Goose Trail from The Trailer Park parking lot on Sooke Lake Road up to the Deep Pool at the site of the original Leech Town townsite.

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The reconstruction of Todd Creek Trestle was completed over a year ago on October 2020 so I started this day's ride at the Trailer Park parking lot along Sooke River Road.

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Thursday boasted a welcome relief in the torrential downpours British Columbia has experienced since November 12, 2021.

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Under overcast and sometimes-sunny skies I cycled my pedelec up to the Deep Pool and back..

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There was lots of trail-users out this day and many were parked in the Upper #2 parking lot at Sooke Potholes — a good indicator the road in is not flooded.

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Kennedy Flat is so overloaded with flotsam and flood waters one could not even get a view of its overall condition. Next time the drone will be put up to see what is left of it. Before leaving the flooded area of Kennedy Flat, I cleared a bit of the trail leading to the river across from the Grizzly.

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Sooke Lake is reporting 100% capacity so presumably large quantities of water have been released down the Sooke/Deception Reservoir outflow.

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Labels: ebike, ggt, leechtown

 

Saturday morning I cycled 53km loop outbound along E&N Rail Trail and inbound along Galloping Goose Trail. A wonderful three-hour adventure starting at 7:30a.m. under overcast skies.

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Started from home and cycled Lochside Trail/Galloping Goose Trail, 10km to E&N Rail Trail overpass at Esquimalt Rd (Johnson Street Bridge). 

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HIGHLIGHT The new, one-kilometre trail section between Atkins Rd and Savory School is now paved.

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Then another 14km to trail's end at Jacklin Road in Langford. Across Jacklin is Dunford Ave. and down the hill along Henry Eng Plc. This industrial route connects to Fieldview Terrace which is a name-change along Leigh Road.

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Once northwest bound along Langford Parkway, its down the dedicated cycling route beside Westhills Drive, past the YMCA and up to the end of the parking lot.

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Caveat to above: My first-choice-of-route would be the Ed Nixon Trail beside Langford Lake but it's blocked off at the S.E., wooden boardwalk. Who knows when that will be open; no one is working on it.

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There is a single-track connection from here to West Shore Parkway where the E&N Railway crosses. There are various routes through to Humpback Rd. but I chose the Upper Trail which starts underneath The Wall. From here it's one-kilometre through the rough, single-track to Humpback Rd., Great Trail connector.

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Upper Powerline Langford Trail GoPro #460

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Langford Humpback Trail VIDEO

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N.B. 230m diversion at Westwind (from Mapsend, Viewranger GPS track) 51 minutes duration / start at crossover overpass is 10km from home along PaloAlto/Mortimer/Mckenzie/Borden/GGT. Ends Jacklin Rd at Station Rd to Dunford Ave. N.B. Humpback Rd. is 28.4km from Home. (24.6 inbound to home from Humpback Rd trailhead) 9:17a.m. at Humpback gate. 1:47:00 outbound / 1:19:00 direct inbound Humpback/Irwin/Meridian/WestShore past Belmont school/ Hull's Trail/ Kelly to GGT/ Borden/McKenzie/ McClung Library/Mortimer/Palo Alto.

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Labels: cycled, e&n, ebike, ggt, langford

 

Saturday morning I cycled 46km roundtrip from home to Humpback Road and back. I rode the Galloping Goose Trail outbound to Millstream connector then the (All-new section) E&N Rail Trail to Jacklin Rd. at Dunford where the paved trail ends. Once down Dunford Ave. and past Langford Lake, I took the usual, single-track route from the YMCA parking lot to Humpback Rd. The same route back got me home in three-hours total, trip time.

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Of late my main interest in Langford — and specifically its trail network — is to find out what the citu of Langford's plans regarding the latest, cycling additions along Humpback Rd. and its connection to the Great Trail on Vancouver Island, aka, Sooke Wilderness Trail.

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The new Montego Drive connector may be one option in the works. Presumably, this would be accessed from Burlington Crescent near Kettle Creek Station housing development. This connection would inlcude Burlington, Montego and Lakehurst between Humpback Rd. to the west.

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Another option, — and one many support — is to develope the already-established Upper Power Line Trail between West Shore Parkway and Humpback Rd. It is well established and well used already.

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To this end, may I suggest viewing a biking video through the one-kilometre (1km) section of active trail.

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N.B. Trail users could be encoureage to use the single-track trail between the YMCA and the Upper Power Line Trail.

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Disclaimer All-of-the-above becomes redundant once the E&N Rail Trail is completed to Humpback Road.

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Upper Powerline Langford Trail GoPro #460

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Labels: cycled, e&n, ebike, ggt

 

48km Bike Ride single-track 

Sunday morning I took a three hour, 48km bike ride out to Langford and back.

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Cycled the Galloping Goose outbound and the E&N Rail Trail inbound.

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The ride was one of my best ever. We (me and God), observed the new E&N Rail Trail construction between Savory School and Atkins Road.

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What a great job they're doing over this one-kilometre (1km) section. Why, it even sports a concrete tunnel under the tracks!

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The destination for this ride was the E&N railway above Montego Drive in Langford.

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We cycled down the rough path from Kettle Creek Station and came out on Burlington Crescent after traversing the construction area.

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Labels: cycled, e&n, ebike, ggt

 

Friday I cycled 30km roundtrip from home along the Galloping Goose Trail to TC Motors.

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My route inbound (that means back home) was over Selkirk Trestle/ Banfield Park/ Pine St./ Hereward Park/ E&N Rail Trail to Helmcken Rd.

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Down the ramp to the roundabout then into View Royal Park and onto Maclennan Trail at the 8km Marker of the Galloping Goose Trail.

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Silly me lit out with a less-than-fully-charged battery and had to walk the last 2km to home. Some guys never learn.

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Biking Galloping Goose Trail to E&N Rail Trail

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Maclennan Trail connector between E&N Rail Trail and Galloping Goose Trail VIDEO

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Labels: DelSol, e&n, ebike, ggt

 

Sunday morning we walked along the Galloping Goose Trail from Central Spur Rd. to Fantastico Cafe and back.

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We then drove Dallas Rd. to Fairfield then out to the Apple Tree for brunch at 12:30p.m.

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We were home before 2 p.m.

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Labels: ggt, selkirk, walked

 

Wednesday we walked southward along the Galloping Goose Trail from Central Spur Rd.

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We saw up-close-and-personal the United Engineering space once occupied by the stacker-reclaimer.

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Later we went to Dallas Road near the breakwater to view the new sidewalk and bike path.

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We were home by 11;30a.m. to hear Pierre Poilievre (poo-le-vray) expose redacted government documents regarding the WE scandal(yes folks, another Trudeau scandal).

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Labels: ggt, walked