Parkway Trail

The Parkway Trail is the most traveled pedestrian and biking trail located in the community of Nanaimo, BC on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. It is a transportation route and a connector route for people moving around Nanaimo on foot or bike.

The 20 kilometre paved path connects south Nanaimo near Cedar to north Nanaimo near the ``Welcome to Nanaimo`` sign at Mary Ellen Drive. The trail is a popular activity route for biking, hiking, dog walking, roller bladding and jogging.

The recreation trail follows along Highway #19 for much of the way. Here and there it explores into the forest and leads to parks. Some of the parks on the trail or near the trail include the Colliery Dam Park, Buttertubs Marsh, Northfield Park and Brannen Lake.

The Nanaimo Parkway Trail connects to the E&N Trail. This is an alternative route for moving around within the community. The E&N Trail explores closer inland traveling through residential neighbourhoods and community parks.

The trail follows along roads, sidewalks and paved pathways leading to some parks like Beban Park, Divers Lake, Loudon Park and Bowen Park. The south junction, where the Parkway and E&N meet is near Buttertubs Marsh. The north junction is at Mostar Road.

Along the trail are viewing benches and some picnic tables. The parks on the route have washrooms or pit toilets. There are some parking areas located along the trail. A popular parking lot on the route is at the corner of Northfield Road and Highway #19 in north Nanaimo.

How to Get to Parkway Trail

Travel Hwy #1 and Hwy #19A to the community of Nanaimo. Along the highway you will see a paved trail. The south trailhead is near Extension Road in Chase River and the north trailhead is near the "Welcome to Nanaimo sign.