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Great Blue Heron Way

Easy Smooth surfaces and gentle climbing.

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Great Blue Heron Way is a short, flat, quiet ride on Tsawwassen First Nation land, 4 km one way and 8 return along the seaside, with wildflowers in season and the namesake herons a common sight on the flats.

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☕Stops worth stopping for2 along this route

Communities along this route#

Tsawwassen 2

Tsawwassen (2)

Big Splash Water Slide ParkInfo· Park / Nature · $$$$

ParkCanada RV ParkInfo· Private Campground

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⛴Getting here, bike and allDelta

Getting to this ride, bike and all#

The transit network doesn’t quite reach this ride. The closest doorway is Delta, about 9 km from the route. Buses, the SkyTrain, and ferries will carry you and your bike that far:

Richmondbest: bus
Vancouverbest: SkyTrain + bus
Nanaimobest: ferry
Victoriabest: bus + ferry

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🪶Traditional territories

This route travels through the traditional territories of the Cayuse, Umatilla and Walla Walla, Hul’qumi’num Treaty Group, Quw’utsun, S’ólh Téméxw (Stó:lō), sc̓əwaθenaɁɬ təməxʷ (Tsawwassen), Semiahmoo, and Stz’uminus.

Territory data from Native Land Digital, for educational purposes only.

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