2026 July 5: Campbell Valley Regional Park
A lucky thirteen Loopers met up at the north parking lot of Campbell Valley Regional Park, for an 11 km (or so) walk along the Shaggy Mane Trail (a PDF version of the park’s trails is here). This month’s walk was planned and led by Joette, Fred, and Diane. We had walked a version of…
2026 Jun 7: North Van Trails & Maplewood Flats
Twelve Loopers, plus Finn, arrived at today’s designated starting point at the corner of Old Dollarton Road and Forester Street in North Vancouver in the midst of a bit of a downpour. Two other Loopers, who shall remain nameless, took one look at the conditions and beat a hasty retreat. As this month’s leader, Angela…
2026 May 3: Stoney Creek and Brunette River Loop
Eighteen Loopers plus a wonder dog met up in a residential section of Burquitlam, for a repeat of last May’s walk along Stoney Creek and the Brunette River. As noted in the blog post for the 2025 walk, we’ve walked parts of this route as far back as 2022 (see the post for that walk…
2026 April 5: Deer Lake Easter Bunny Trail
Seventeen Loopers gathered on Sussex Avenue in Burnaby at the west end of Deer Lake Park on a beautiful sunny morning. This month’s leaders were Annie and Jan. Once assembled and with the obligatory starting selfie taken, the group headed eastward into the park along a meandering forest trail. Upon reaching Royal Oak we crossed…
2026 March 1: Stanley Park trails
Adrienne, our leader this month, had us assemble at the corner of Denman and Alberni. I think we all went with her recommendation to take public transit, as parking is notoriously difficult in the West End. It was a perfectly scenic spring day — a bit cold at first but the sun promised warmth for…
2025 February 1: Steveston West Dyke Loop
Our second Looper walk of 2026 was organized and led by Brian and Sheng Li, and took place in and around Steveston, the farthest southwest corner of the lower mainland. The walking group this time consisted of nineteen humans, supplemented by Finn, the wonder dog, on his first-ever Looper outing. In recognition of Finn’s bravery…
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