Union Bay at EveryTrail
This was less of a trail and more of a walk through an old coal mine, no coal has been running through Union Bay since the 40's.
Trailhead: Directly across from Russel Street, there is a small parking lot, can't miss it.
The trail basically leads a big black hill, the Broom was in full bloom and about 20 minutes into our walk, allergies went haywire. We headed down to the beach for some relieve ourselves. The tide was out (hence why the map looks like we're walking in the ocean) so we played with Archer and hunted for crabs, the crabs were not hard to find if you looked into a tidepool you couldn't help but to notice all the moving crabs. The allergies never led up so we headed for home. In all we walked 3K in one hour, with lots of time on the beach.
Trail Condition: 3/10 - The conditions on some of the trails were fine, there was no signage, the trail once it hits the coal hill goes away for the most part. Luckily it was a small area and you couldn't stray far if you got lost. Also the Broom everywhere turned out to be a big problem.
Convenience: 4/10 - Easy to find but not a clearly marked trailhead, there was no signage throughout but this trail doesn't appear to be an official trail by any standards. There were red poles in the ground that are easy to spot if you ever stray from the trail, either way it wasn't a long walk.
Wildlife: 6/10 - We saw a mini-bunny, you can see him in the picture below hiding in the broom. Crabs on the beach, seabirds and small fish were all found during this walk.
Vistas 8/10 - The view of the mountains was quite nice all around.
