Elk Lake Trailhead

Elk Lake Trailhead is a trailhead in Saanich, Capital Regional District, British Columbia. Elk Lake Trailhead is situated nearby to Hamsterly Beach, as well as near All Saints Of Alaska Orthodox Church.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Dominion Astrophysical Observatory and Cordova Bay Beach.

Dominion Astrophysical Observatory

Historic building

Photo: Eminoro, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Dominion Astrophysical Observatory, located on Observatory Hill, in Saanich, British Columbia, was completed in 1918 by the Canadian government. The Dominion architect responsible for the building was Edgar Lewis Horwood. Dominion Astrophysical Observatory is situated 2½ km southwest of Elk Lake Trailhead.

Cordova Bay Beach

Beach

Photo: AkiliDaniels, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Cordova Bay Beach is situated 2½ km southeast of Elk Lake Trailhead.

Saanich Commonwealth Place

Sports venue

Saanich Commonwealth Place is a recreation centre located in Saanich, British Columbia. It opened in 1993 and was used as a venue in the 1994 Commonwealth Games. Saanich Commonwealth Place is situated 4 km south of Elk Lake Trailhead.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Brentwood Bay and Central Saanich.

Brentwood Bay

Neighborhood

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.5.

Brentwood Bay is a small village in the municipality of Central Saanich, on the Saanich Peninsula in British Columbia, Canada. It lies north of the city of Victoria, east of the community of Willis Point, and south of the town of Sidney. Brentwood Bay is situated 7 km northwest of Elk Lake Trailhead.

Central Saanich

Town

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Central Saanich is a district municipality in Greater Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, and a member municipality of the Capital Regional District. It is located on the Saanich Peninsula, in the far south-east of Vancouver Island. Central Saanich is situated 7 km north of Elk Lake Trailhead.

Gordon Head

Neighborhood

Gordon Head is a seaside neighbourhood in the municipality of Saanich in Greater Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Gordon Head lies north of McKenzie Avenue and east of the Blenkinsop Valley. Gordon Head is situated 8 km southeast of Elk Lake Trailhead.

Elk Lake Trailhead

Type: Trailhead
Category: sports location
Location: Saanich, Capital Regional District, British Columbia, Canada, North America
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Latitude

48.53596° or 48° 32′ 10″ north

Longitude

-123.3924° or 123° 23′ 33″ west

Open location code

84WRGJP5+92

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4571239105

OpenStreetMap feature

highway=trailhead

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