Sunday Walk, March 11 - Knockan Hill
Time: 1400
Location: The start point is near Strawberry Hill Preschool and Elementary School in Saanich, not far from the five-way junction at Wilkinson and Interurban. At that junction, take Hastings Street. Hastings runs between Wilkinson and Interurban and passes up the side of the small shopping mall. Take the third road on the left (Delmar Avenue) - it’s just after the small park associated with the red painted preschool building (that is the original school building) on the left. You’ll find parking (nose in) on the left had side of Delmar. However, it’ll fill up quickly so you can also park on Rosedale Avenue (the road before Delmar) and come over to the meeting point on foot. Here’s a url to help you find the location:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1pPYoTDdEr4eyNMBkQv1r4GTmV2gK1uLZ&usp=sharing
Description: This walk will take us through the school grounds and around Rosedale Park. We’ll make our way to Wilkinson/Helmcken Road and cross it at the traffic lights. After a short stretch up Helmcken we’ll sneak into quiet roads and find our way to Knockan Hill Park. We’ll then wend our way to Marigold Park, going down a long flight of stairs to Wilkinson Road. To get to Marigold Park there’s short, steep uppy bit that makes this a definite two-booter. We then wend our way back to Rosedale Park and the vehicles. It should take us about 1.75 hours - provided nobody gets lost… For those who want a shorter, less challenging, walk we’ll give you easy directions to find the route.
- Mostly flatfish with some slight grades but including a number of short uphill and downhill pitches and some stairs.
Any questions? Don't hesitate to contact me via email at akershaw@telus.net
All the best, Adrian
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