by Keith and Heather Nicol
On Easter Sunday
(April 5) we decided to take advantage of the sunny, warm weather and head to
Lighthouse Park which is located on a scenic point of land at the northwest
entrance to Burrard Inlet. There are numerous hiking trails which wind through
the 65 hectare park and we sampled some near the Point Atkinson Lighthouse. We were joined by our daughter Kristie and her boyfriend Eric who had been to the park last summer but we hadn't visited for many years. The
park is easy to get to either from Marine Drive or the Upper Levels highway if
you are traveling from Vancouver but note that the parking area is small and we
were lucky to get a place on this Sunday morning. We picked up a copy of a
handy trail map which identifies the hiking trails, picnic sites, washrooms and
viewpoints. We walked directly down to the Lighthouse area on the main Beacon
Lane trail which is in good shape and suited to walkers of all ages. This trail
is about 2 km long and from there we walked to Arbutus Knoll where we had lunch
on a sunny picnic table overlooking Burrard Inlet.
We enjoyed lunch over looking Burrard Inlet |
After lunch we
headed to the lighthouse viewpoint and then on to the West Beach Trail.
This
trail is well worth doing since it brings you down to the ocean. There
is not really
much of a beach but the surrounding wave washed granite shoreline is
ideal for
scrambling around on. From this vantage point we could see back to the
Point
Atkinson Lighthouse as well as into Howe Sound. On our next visit we
want to check
out some of the other shoreline trails like the East Beach Trail and the
Starboat Cove Trail. For more information on this gem of a park see: http://westvancouver.ca/parks-recreation/parks/lighthouse-park
Take the West Beach Trail and explore the wave washed granite shore |
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