Paths in the Goward House Woodland
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This photomap shows several entry or exit points that connect chip-surfaced footpaths to the Goward House
garden and lawn area. From the map, walkers can find several alternative circular routes of varying lengths
to suit their interests. The largest perimeter walk of half kilometer can begin at location C near the lower
Arbutus Road entrance to the front parking lot. A hiker can proceed down the hill from location C to location
A, a low wetland area of the Haro Creek floodplain dominated by cottonwoods, red alder, skunk cabbage, ferns
and horsetail.
The three largest cottonwoods on the property occur at location A, and from there the perimeter footpath
extends south to the largest Douglas-fir in the Goward woodland at location D. From location D
the perimeter footpath passes through a wetland and then through an unforested blackberry field, to emerge at
location B, the site of the largest oak in the Goward woodland. From location B, the perimeter route leads the
hiker past several shore pines, emerging at the OAK-PINE TRAIL sign near the tearoom of Goward House.
By choosing various combinations of these Goward woodland footpaths, a walker can have a traffic-free one
kilometer (1000 meter) hike through this lovely urban woodland without leaving the Goward House property
and at no point is the walker more than 120 meters from Goward House.
For personal safety, hikers should not use these footpaths during high winds when
there is risk of falling trees or large branches.
ebp – 23 Mar 2010