Walking
The UBC Okanagan campus is a pedestrian-friendly community, featuring car-free corridors, pedestrian-only walkways, and naturalized walking trails. These features make walking and rolling around campus convenient, safe, and enjoyable, while also offering spaces for recreation and enjoyment.
Safewalk
If students, staff, or faculty do not feel safe walking alone on campus, they can contact Campus Security’s 24-hour program, Safewalk.
Walking to campus and from nearby neighbourhoods
There are several connections for pedestrians walking to campus from nearby neighbourhoods:
There is an informal trail on campus that connects to the north end of Discovery Avenue.
The City of Kelowna completed a multi-use pathway in 2016 that connects to Rutland and areas southeast of the campus, and can be accessed at the John Hindle Drive and Hollywood Road traffic circle adjacent to the Highway 97 access ramp.
There is now an overpass across John Hindle Drive that connects to Discovery Avenue and Academy Way.
Pedestrians are advised not to cross John Hindle Drive at Alumni Avenue, as it is not a designated crossing and poses a serious safety risk due to fast-moving traffic. Instead, it’s equally convenient to use the overpass and walk along Knowledge Lane to reach the EME Building, compared to taking the unmaintained trail along John Hindle Drive.
For anyone commuting from Kelowna, particularly the Glenmore area, there is a multi-use pathway that runs along John Hindle Drive to Glenmore Road.
UBC Okanagan Trail Systems
The Campus Trails System significantly expands green space at UBC Okanagan, offering students, faculty, and staff an opportunity to engage with the campus community, protect the natural environment, and promote a healthy and sustainable campus lifestyle.
To find trail heads and locations of these campus trails, please use the campus map.
Pine Trail takes you through picturesque forested hillsides on campus, and provides a great workout for people of all fitness levels. 20 minutes to walk.
Snowberry Loop provides an Eastern sweeping view of hillsides and farms in the neighbourhood of Ellison. The paved route is perfect for a brisk walk during a lunch or study break.
Old Pond Trail is home to the campus pond, a natural wetland ecosystem and engineered water system. In this unique site, diverse interests come together: at-risk wildlife species, the original farmhouse, the Learning Garden, and a First Nations fire pit.
Juniper Trail connects Snowberry Loop with Pine Trail. Enjoy a quick walk through the trees and reconnect with nature.