Westwood Lake Loop

Nanaimo, BC

Directions:

If you're planning on having lunch at their restaurant after the walk, drive to the Westwood Lake Tennis Club at 2367 Arbot Road, Nanaimo, BC (49.16625, -124.00689) and park in their parking lot.  If you are not, it's probably best to park in the lot near the public beach on Westwood road.

This is a lovely, gentle, 6km walk around an all-in-the-city lake. Westwood  is more than your typical city park and when you're on the back side, it's just like being in the country.

We would never think of this walk without lunch afterwards, so we have always started at the restaurant, which has gone through a few iterations but is now the Piccadilly Bistro.   

It is great to do the walk and then sit in the restaurant's garden and have a glass of wine and lunch on a sunny, warm, summer day.

Conditions:

The path is generally packed earth with occasional roots and rocks showing through.  Hiking shoes are a good idea and otherwise dress for the weather.

Map:

The map below is a Google "My Maps" embedded document and you can double click on it and expand it to see it better on either your computer or smart phone.  If you'd like to download the actual GPS data to use instead, click on this link: Westwood Lake Loop.

Elevation Profile 

There is a medium-sized hill just after the public beach which is not very high but its steepness lets you know that it's a hill.  Otherwise, the walk is quite flat.