Chase River Estuary at EveryTrail
Trailhead: Haliburton Street There is an exit there if you are taking the #1 North, you just have to be quick about it.
In the 1850's police were searching for two men who murdered a shepherd in this area of Nanaimo, they were able to track their steps along the river and catch the murderers. We also left some footprints in the mud as we ventured off trail to check out the Estuary, we immediately regretted our decision. Archer had a ball in the mud, as we were searching for the least muddiest area to walk Archer just ran through the mud like it wasn't a problem that he got himself terribly muddy.
Beyond the mud, this trail had a really nice boardwalk that went through the groomed portion of the estuary, that walk only lasted about 15 minutes, so we headed towards the "River walk" trail. This led us offtrail, and ultimately we reached a railway overpass, we didn't really want to find out how the dog would react to walking over a highway, he fell into a gap within the first couple rails, so we turned around and went back to the trail head, still muddy.
