Our Wednesday night hike this week started near the intersection of West Saanich Road and Interurban Road. We headed south through Viaduct Flats (home of Glendale Gardens and a bird sanctuary of sorts), then we made our way through forest and fields while skirting Vancouver Island tech park, Layritz Park, and part of the Camosun College campus. The top of the hill in Layritz Park looks like a bit of a party zone, with some broken glass and a graffitied bench, but the view was really nice. I had actually been out this way on Monday night for a run in rather wet conditions; thankfully things had dried out a bit for tonight’s hike. I suspect this is another one of those hikes in Greater Victoria that not many people know about. Once you give the area a try and figure out how to piece together the best parts, you are in for a pretty good hiking experience.

GPS Data: 6.8km – 1h24m – GPS Route

A hike through the Viaduct Flats, Layritz Park, and Camosun College Interurban campus areas near Victoria, BC. Click on the map image to see detailed GPS data on the Garmin website.