Scenic & Romantic
Big-Sky Sunset on Richmond's West Dyke
Six flat kilometres of Richmond dyke where the sun actually falls into the sea, not behind a mountain.
West Dyke Trail / Terra Nova
More infoScenic & Romantic
Six flat kilometres of Richmond dyke where the sun actually falls into the sea, not behind a mountain.
West Dyke Trail / Terra Nova
More infoMost Vancouver sunsets are technically a mountain event; the West Dyke is the correction. This flat, easy 6 km trail runs atop Richmond's dyke beside the Sturgeon Bank marshlands, with nothing between you and the Strait of Georgia but reeds and migrating birds. The sun doesn't vanish behind something, it falls straight into the water. Walk from Terra Nova or Garry Point, and bring a windbreaker.
This is the flat 6 km dyke where the sun actually falls into the sea, nothing between you and the strait but reeds and birds. Start from Terra Nova or Garry Point, hold hands, and walk into a horizon that never ends; budget around 90 minutes and turn back when the light peaks. Bring a windbreaker, the estuary never does still air.
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