Boots made for walking? 5 trails to explore in South Surrey\/White Rock<\/p>\n
Published 9:00 am Saturday, July 18, 2026<\/p>\n
The Semiahmoo Peninsula is home to a wealth of green spaces ripe for those with an affinity for everything outdoors to explore.<\/p>\n
Need a few ideas to get started? Then dress for the weather \u2013 be it warm, windy or wet \u2013 and check these out:<\/p>\n
\u2022 Semiahmoo Heritage Trail \u2013 Take this quiet path stretching from 20 Avenue and 151A Street north to the Nicomekl River and you\u2019ll be walking through history. According to information at discoversurrey.com and surrey.ca, the trail was originally a First Nations path that eventually became the main road to the U.S. border for wagons in the late 1800s. Now protected as a heritage designation by Surrey bylaw and listed on the Canadian Register of Historic Places, the trail is \u201ca peaceful place to walk, whether you walk the entire trail or just a portion of it.\u201d Visit surrey.ca for more information.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Duprez Ravine \u2013 Winding through a West Coast rainforest, this trail will lead you from Ruth Johnson Park off North Bluff Road (14600 North Bluff Rd.), down a series of staircases all the way to Marine Drive and White Rock\u2019s popular waterfront. When you\u2019re done checking out the view \u2013 or if a workout was the sole goal \u2013 simply follow the trail back up, soaking in all the benefits of being active out in nature.<\/p>\n
\u2022 White Rock\u2019s \u2018Hillside Walkways\u2019 \u2013 These offer eight ways to traverse through nature between the city\u2019s waterfront and uptown. Spanning 1.5 km in all, with a combined 777 stairs, they are: Vidal Street walkway, Martin Street walkway, Foster Street walkway, Johnston Road walkway, Helen Fathers Centre Street Walkway, Dolphin Street walkway, Cypress Street walkway and Balsam Street walkway.<\/p>\n
Described as appropriate for \u201canyone who is reasonably fit,\u201d information at whiterockcity.ca recommends those setting out on the walkways warm up before tackling them, wear proper footwear and stay hydrated.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Blackie Spit Park \u2013 Trails around this city park \u2013 located at 3136 McBride Ave. \u2013 offer stunning views, wildlife sightings and a hard-to-beat glimpse of life in Crescent Beach. \u201cNature trails lead you around meadows, and along shorelines and the dyke to Dunsmuir Community Gardens,\u201d reads the City of Surrey\u2019s interactive \u2018Nature Trails Brochure.\u2019 Those venturing out are reminded to stay on the trail and to not access the beach from the sandy spit. Note that dogs and bicycles are not permitted, although there are two off-leash areas for four-legged companions. <\/p>\n
\u2022 Mud Bay Park \u2013 Located at 13030 48 Ave., this gem offers ocean views for those who take to its flat, wide, gravel trails, whether choosing a 2.5-km loop, or opting for a longer exploration that leads all the way to Boundary Bay Regional Park. Numerous benches are located along the way, offering plenty of opportunity to stop for a time to take in the views, observe shorebirds and waterfowl, or marvel at the surroundings that also support hundreds of mammals and marine creatures. This park is designated an Environmentally Sensitive Area and situated along the Pacific Flyway.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Boots made for walking? 5 trails to explore in South Surrey\/White Rock Published 9:00 am Saturday, July 18,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":810487,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194299],"tags":[49,48,87674],"class_list":["post-810582","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-surrey","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-surrey"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/810582","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=810582"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/810582\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/810487"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=810582"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=810582"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=810582"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}