Time: 10:00AM–12:30PM

The next SFURA walk is on the Stanley Park Seawall on Wednesday, January 20, 2010. We will meet at the Stanley Park Tennis Courts parking lot at the west end of Nelson Street at 10:00 a.m. Bob Horsfall will lead the walk.

Driving directions: Note that pay parking is in effect: $1.00 per hour or $4.00 per day — coins and credit cards accepted.
Route 1 (through the West End): Note that Nelson Street is one-way traveling East, from Thurlow to the Cambie Street bridge. The best way to get onto Nelson is from Thurlow Street, which is one-way traveling South. Approach Thurlow from either Dunsmuir (which becomes Melville at Burrard) or Smythe. Both these streets are one-way traveling West. See route marked in blue on this map.

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Route 2 (via Pacific Blvd. and Beach Avenue): Take Pacific Blvd. towards Burrard Bridge. Pacific Blvd. becomes Beach Avenue at Burrard. Continue along Beach Avenue, past English Bay, past the Sylvia Hotel, and to Entrance to Stanley Park. Turn north (right) at Park Board office to the parking lot. See route marked in red (/orange?) on this map.
By Public transit:
From the Granville Skytrain station walk about 2 blocks southwest on Granville to Robson. Take the #5 Robson bus northwest to Denman and Barclay. Walk 1 block southwest on Denman to Nelson and walk about 3 blocks northwest on Nelson to the parking lot. To return home, board the #5 Robson bus at Denman and Nelson, headed northeast. Get off at Robson and Granville and walk 2 blocks northeast on Granville to the Skytrain station. Especially hardy souls may catch the Skytrain to Burrard Station and walk to the meeting place at Stanley Park – a matter of a half hour or so.
The route we will walk:

The total length of the Seawall is a bit less than 9 km, but we'll probably prefer to shorten our own route, especially if the weather isn't cooperating – easy enough to do! We will go around the park counterclockwise. Burrard Inlet offers some of the best views, including most of the cityscapes, of the seawall circuit. We will have the option of taking the Bridle Path back from Prospect Point (saves around 2 km.) if the weather turns ugly! Good park maps are available (free) at the information booth about a half kilometer along the walk on Coal Harbour.

If you have questions, you can email Bob Horsfall or Ted Cohn.