Windy Days on the Dyke is like Riding Uphill Traditional Cache

This area was one of the first areas we cached when we started out. It was exciting to adopt the PB series from mcwilli, but we noticed most of the regular cachers had found the caches and the number of finders was dropping. Add to that some of the locations were suffering from overgrowth. So we felt it was time to refresh the series. Some caches have moved slightly and a few have remained in place because the hide was too good to let go.  New waypoints were averaged and we are good to go.

The area is named for the Brunswick Canning Company. They had three, the one located near here at Canoe Pass canned Salmon until 1930. Then it became a fish camp for Imperial Canning.

This last time we biked the trail we ran into one of the Swenson’s who owned land along here until it was appropriated by the government. You might notice the Swenson’s Walk sign by the parking just before the point near 30b. St. This sign comes from the walk in Ladner which was named after the Swenson family. When the sign was to be replaced at Swenson Walk they gave the family the old sign.

This lovely walk is located south of Vancouver.  Brunswick Point is a nice walk along the dykes of the Fraser River and a popular place for bird watchers.

The caches are onlong the Brunswick Trail from the parking lot to north of Delaport Way (no access from the far end). We generally stop at the far end just beyond the big metal gate, before the chain link fence, to sit and enjoy a bite and a drink. We rarely meet people this far along the trail.

If you park at Wellington Point Park Delta you can pick up the whole series plus a few others. From here you will walk or bike 14 km return. You may also park at 30b St at River Road. Notice they have just added a 3-hour parking limit. This part of the trail is 10 km return.

This trail is wide and well maintained and usually not overgrown, but I must say when we road here June 2020 it was really overgrown.

The wind can be fierce through here. We have at times had to walk our bikes as it was like riding up hill the wind was so strong. 

Bring binoculars as the bird life here is amazing. At times the fields are full of Snow Geese.

There are no washrooms! None!