Galiano Trails Society

03/10/2026

That’s a wrap!! Congratulations to all the runners and walkers who crossed the finish line last Sunday at the Galiano Gallop 6K & 10K Trail Run, Kids Run & Walk/Wheel/Wag event! What a spectacular day it turned out to be! ☀️ We can’t thank the Galiano community enough for coming out, volunteering and making this the best Gallop yet! 🐎🏃‍♂️🏃🏻‍♀️💨

A HUGE thank you to Tanya at Galiano Trading Company for your incredible sponsorship and support and brettandrewclarke for capturing our event beautifully! You’re not only a fantastic guy, you are a darn good photographer! 📸 To see more of Brett’s photos of the Gallop, check out the link in his Instagram bio and the link on our Galiano Trails Society website (coming shortly).

24/09/2026

20/09/2026

20/09/2026

Galiano Island’s trails are calling. 👟🌲
The Galiano Gallop returns on September 27, bringing runners, walkers, families, and the community together for a morning on the trails. Organized by the Galiano Trails Society, the event is a celebration of nature, movement, and the trails that make Galiano so special.

🏃 10 km + 6 km trail runs
🌲 1 km Kids Run - free to participate
🐶 NEW 2 km Walk/Wheel/Wag - by donation + dogs welcome
🥞 Pancake brunch at Lions Hall
🎉 Awards + community celebration to follow
📅 September 27, 2026
📍 Starts at Lions Field

Registration for the 6 km and 10 km trail runs closes September 25 at noon, with space limited to 150 participants. Planning to join in? Find race details and sign up at galianotrails.com!

📍 Galiano Island, Southern Gulf Islands, BC
📸 Jessica Kirkwood

The lands and waters that encompass these islands have been home to Indigenous peoples since time immemorial, part of the unceded territories of the Coast Salish Peoples, including W̱SÁNEĆ First Nations and Hul’qumi’num Treaty Group.

19/09/2026

Come join us and some of your neighbors for our next trail maintenance day this Sunday! We are sprucing up the trails ahead of the GALIANO GALLOP TRAIL RUN next weekend! 🏃🏻‍♀️🏃🌲

🗓️ Date: Sunday, Sept 20th, 2026

⏰ Time: 11am -1pm

🌲 Trail : Bluff Park & Matthews Park

🚗 Meeting spot: Lions Hall parking lot

🪏 Tools to bring: Gloves, leaf rake and hand trimmers. You don’t have tools? No problem! We will have lots to share!

A HUGE thank you to Rachelle at STURDIES BAY BAKERY for supplying the treats for all the volunteers!! 👏❤️

For more information and to register for upcoming trail maintenance days, please visit www.galianotrails.com

We look forward to seeing you on Sunday!! 🍂👣👏

15/09/2026

01/09/2026

The 2nd annual GALIANO GALLOP TRAIL RUN/KIDS RUN/WALK is just around the corner! 🏃🏻‍♀️🏃‍♂️💨 SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27th, 2026. Have you registered yet? 🙌🏻

We have exciting new things planned for this year! Check it out online and we will see you in September!! 👏👏👏www.galianotrails.com

📸 Jessica Kirkwood

21/08/2026

The Galiano Gallop is almost here!!

www.galianotrails.com to register

18/08/2026

We are beyond grateful to all these amazing volunteers that came out to our trail maintenance day on Sunday in Tapovan Peace Park!! Wow what a crew!! 👏

Our volunteer group was a mix of local residents and visitors to our beautiful island! Thank you all for taking time out of your weekend and summer vacations to give back to the Galiano community and the forested trails we all love so much! ❤️🍃🌲🌱
Mark your calendars for our upcoming trail maintenance days! 🌿

- Sunday, September 13th / 26
- Sunday, September 20th / 26

For more information and to register for our upcoming trail maintenance days, please visit www.galianotrails.com. 🙏🌳