by Keith and Heather Nicol
April’s sunny
skies and warm temperatures have brought spring out in force in the Comox
Valley and so we decided to check out some short hiking trails in the Comox
area. We like walking looped trails and a nice one at this time of year is the
Macdonald Wood Park -Mack Laing Park area of the city of Comox. We did this
walk on the April 9 and parked at the end of Croteau Road where there is a
small parking lot. From there we walked toward the ocean and along a very
pleasant board walk with nice benches that look out to Comox Harbour. The board
walk is sheltered by trees and this spot is worth knowing about even if you
just come down to sit on the benches and look out at the water.
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| The boardwalk at end of Macdonald Wood Park is a perfect place to rest and lookout over the harbour |
From the end of
the board walk the “trail” follows the coastline and after 100-200 meters heads
back into the forest at Mack Laing’s old house. There are large signs that
interpret various aspects of Mack Laing Park and the trail follows scenic Brooklyn
Creek. When we were there various spring wild flowers were in bloom including
trilliums and fawn lilies and you could hear
wood peckers and songs of other birds filling the forest with sound. The
trail winds toward Balmoral Ave where a set of stairs brings you to the road.
From there we walked back to Macdonald Wood Park and took a trail back down to
our car. The total loop is about 2.5 km and suited to a wide range of walkers.
This makes a good short walk and we recommend it for its variety of habitats.
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| There are several interpretative signs along Brooklyn Creek |
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| Spring flowers like the trillium are in bloom |
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