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Discover Top Bridge Regional Trail On Vancouver Island
One of the great things about living on Vancouver Island in British Columbia 🍁 Canada, is the amount of beautiful 🏞 National, Provincial and Regional Parks we have to explore. Vancouver Island offers adventure and outdoor enthusiasts some of best, including …
🌲 Top Bridge Regional Trail 🌲
in Parksville, BC.
Parksville is a small, very popular oceanfront resort community, located just minutes north of the City of Nanaimo. 🛳 BC Ferries offers convenient vehicle and passenger ferry travel to and from;
Vancouver on the Mainland and Nanaimo, on Vancouver Island.
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for more detailed information on their service.
A new and very convenient passenger fast ferry, is also now running from downtown Vancouver, to downtown Nanaimo.
Top Bridge Regional Trail – A Multi Purpose Park
Situated right in downtown {Parksville} and which connects with the very popular 🏞 Rathtrevor Beach Provincial Park, this multi purpose trail is very popular year round.
It’s a very easy 5 kilometer 🥾 hiking trail, which makes its way around the very scenic; Englishman River. There’s also easy access along the route for those riding 🚴 bicycles from the 🏕 campground and around the city limits.
Enjoy a leisurely hike all season long, with fishing as well at specific times of the year. In summer months, the park comes alive with; 🏊 swimming, picnicking, mountain biking and more!
Englishman River definitely becomes one of Parksville’s most popular destinations that’s away from all the beautiful beaches in the area. For those wishing to explore nature and take a cool refreshing dip in the river and its natural swimming pools, it’s ideal.
Very refreshing on a hot summer day!
Top Bridge Regional Trail – Top Bridge
One other added attraction this regional park offers, is the 🌉 Top Bridge Crossing. This is a great pedestrian and cyclist suspension bridge, which crosses over the Englishman River. It’s located right next to the popular swimming holes located in the park.
This is an excellent spot to relax along the river on the rocks and enjoy the beauty of the park. A superb destination to take a dip, or just sit back and soak in the scenery!
This is an 81 meter suspension bridge which will connect you with the different trails in the park, great for easy hiking and biking. The bridge is also a great location for 📸 picture taking!
Top Bridge Regional Trail – Getting There
Getting to park is very easy and within close proximity to the {Tourist Information Center} and to 🍃 Rathtrevor Beach Provincial Park. From Parksville, you can easily reach the park by way of the; Top Bridge Trail and Top Bridge Crossing.
Above, is a 🗺 map showing the Park and Englishman River.
🗺 Be sure to check out the {Google Map} box at the bottom of this post for the exact location. 🗺
For those 🚗 driving and wish to visit the Park, there is limited parking right next to the {Suspension Bridge} as well. Most anyone living in the city will be able to direct you to the park.
There’s so much to see and do in and around Parksville, which makes it a major tourist attraction on Vancouver Island, particularly during the summer months. If you haven’t visited this part of 🍁 Canada, then I highly recommend you add it to your “Must Travel To Next” list.
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I’ve added a website to the Official Parksville/Qualicum Beach tourism page. You can access much more detailed information for planning your visit, to this beautiful part of Vancouver Island.
I’ve also included the Official Nanaimo Regional District website. Find more information on this park and all the other parks and trails, within the district.
🥾 Regional District of Nanaimo 🥾
😎 Safe and Healthy Travels! 😎
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