Bus and bike to nature places: Vancouver daytripping

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Looking to get away from the hustle ‘n bustle of city life? No time for an overnight?

Find quiet, solitude, wildlife and more at one of Vancouver’s many nearby parks. Avoid the traffic, ditch the car: The following Vancouver day trips are accessible by public transit and bicycle.

Grant Narrows Regional Park, Pitt Meadows By Larry Cowan, Nature Vancouver Grant Narrows Regional Park lies at the end of a 15.5 km flat cycle ride through wide expanses of diked farmlands and nature reserves.	Southlands, Vancouver By David Cook, Nature Vancouver Southlands is a semi-rural neighbourhood at the foot of Blenheim St. in the Point Grey area of Vancouver.

Parks and Nature Places Around Vancouver

More day trips like these can be found in the book Parks and Nature Places Around Vancouver, by Nature Vancouver (Harbour Publishing, $24.95), edited by Alison Parkinson.

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