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Wednesday Hike – Camosun / Layritz Park / Viaduct Flats – Victoria, BC

Kris — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 06:05:10 +0000

Fired up the headlight for the first time this fall / winter on our Wednesday night hike. A number of us met up to do a hike near the Camosun College Interurban campus. At this point in Greater Victoria’s evolution, the Camosun Interurban campus kind of sits on the northern edge of Victoria proper… further north of this point is somewhat less urban. On the south side of the campus you’ve got baseball diamonds, soccer fields, and a hilltop that appears to have hosted more than a few late night “let’s get sh*tfaced” sessions for the local youth. At the north end things are notably different… bird sanctuary, quiet forest or field, and little or no evidence of bottle and laptop smashing, like on the aforementioned hilltop.

GPS Data: 4.4km – 1h04m – GPS route

A 4km hike at Camosun College, Layritz Park, and Viaduct Flats near Victoria. Click on the map to see GPS data on the Garmin website.

I can see the outside from the outside of the Pac Sport building near the Camosun College Interurban campus.

View from the top of 'Let's get sh*tfaced' hill near Camosun Interurban.

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Wednesday Hike – Viaduct Flats / Layritz Park / Camosun – Victoria, BC

Kris — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 07:22:57 +0000

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.