Traboulay PoCo Trail is a community trail. Flat but long:25km.
A sunny and crispy Friday afternoon. The entire loop is 25km. I had to cut it short, due to the 3 hour parking limit at Lions Park (ok, I parked for ~4 hours). The problem with any loop is, if I quit, I had to find a way to connect two points. For this loop, there are many, but all regular streets, some with heavy traffic. I probably walked ~20km, from Lions Park in Poco downtown, south along Coquitlam River (a small creek), down through
Colony Farm (Wilson Farm Dyke Trail), to Fraser River, up to Pitt River. I returned via Dominion Ave.
Biking along this loop would be a better choice, if you don't have 5 hours to spare. The best sections are in Colony Farm (more wild and least people), and north of Lougheed Bridge along Pitt River (more scenic). Along Coquitlam River is nice too: very well planned, with displays of city history, markers on pavement of connecting streets. Many strollers, bikers. The connections between sections are not ideal. Often requires crossing a 4 lane street with a lot of traffic. Crossing the Lougheed Bridge involves detour.
Saw one heron by the road behind an industrial compound, one bald eagle next to Pitt River, one tiny snake at the north end of the Colony Farm, one guy fishing in Coquitlam River, one homeless dwelling next to Coquitlam River.
A sunny and crispy Friday afternoon. The entire loop is 25km. I had to cut it short, due to the 3 hour parking limit at Lions Park (ok, I parked for ~4 hours). The problem with any loop is, if I quit, I had to find a way to connect two points. For this loop, there are many, but all regular streets, some with heavy traffic. I probably walked ~20km, from Lions Park in Poco downtown, south along Coquitlam River (a small creek), down through Colony Farm (Wilson Farm Dyke Trail), to Fraser River, up to Pitt River. I returned via Dominion Ave. 
Biking along this loop would be a better choice, if you don't have 5 hours to spare. The best sections are in Colony Farm (more wild and least people), and north of Lougheed Bridge along Pitt River (more scenic). Along Coquitlam River is nice too: very well planned, with displays of city history, markers on pavement of connecting streets. Many strollers, bikers. The connections between sections are not ideal. Often requires crossing a 4 lane street with a lot of traffic. Crossing the Lougheed Bridge involves detour.
Saw one heron by the road behind an industrial compound, one bald eagle next to Pitt River, one tiny snake at the north end of the Colony Farm, one guy fishing in Coquitlam River, one homeless dwelling next to Coquitlam River.
