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Trinity-Bellwoods is one of my favourite places in the city. I like to sit on the grassed slope and read in the sunshine when I want to be outside. When I moved to the nieghbourhood two years ago, I decided to take up jogging and T-B has been the perfect place to do this. I run in the mornings or in the dark coolness of late evening. Despite the downtown location, I have never been bothered, harassed or attacked in all my experiences there. Certainly, you have to dodge the strollers, off-leash dogs and bikes on the paved track, but visitors to this park seem to be quite respectful of each other. The only incident of consequence that I have experienced there was when I carried an old drunk back to the group home in the west side of the park after he collapsed, inebriated, under a bench and was shouting for help. Yes, I'm too nice to those who bring trouble unto themselves.
For those joggers who like to keep track of distances, one lap of the paved path around "the pit" equals 0.7 km and a lap of the larger loop including "the pit" and Trinity Circle is 0.9 km.
Word to the wise: every second Tuesday is drum circle night at Trinity-Bellwoods. This is a special time when hippies and their ilk get together to dance, jump and spin to wild drumming and ululations, all under a thick and hazy fog of pot smoke. Essentially, if you own a tambourine and you think fire poi is coooooooool, you belong here. I make sure to keep well away from Trinity-Bellwoods on Tuesday nights. Except for when I forget it's Tuesday. Like last night. D'oh.
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