{"id":10584,"date":"2019-09-18T08:00:59","date_gmt":"2019-09-18T15:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bcaletrail.ca\/?p=10584"},"modified":"2020-10-21T14:19:43","modified_gmt":"2020-10-21T21:19:43","slug":"welcome-to-the-maple-ridge-ale-trail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bcaletrail.ca\/welcome-to-the-maple-ridge-ale-trail\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to the Maple Ridge Ale Trail"},"content":{"rendered":"

Remember the good ol\u2019 days when commuting to Maple Ridge meant a toss-up between getting stuck at an occasionally malfunctioning swing bridge or a potential hour-long wait for a 15-minute ferry ride across the Fraser River? Wait, did I say \u201cthe good ol\u2019 days?” Scratch that — those ferry lineups were headache-inducing and that swing bridge was a cause of high blood pressure.<\/p>\n

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Haney Farmers Market<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

But, for those who knew the hidden gem that is Maple Ridge, it was worth it for a weekend trip to check out Bruce\u2019s Country Market<\/a> on the other side of the Albion ferry or the Haney Farmer\u2019s Market<\/a> downtown, to go for a hike in Golden Ears Park or a paddle on Pitt Lake, to grab some cheesecake and a samosa at GM Restaurant<\/a>, or to watch the mighty Beast Horse Clock rear itself on the strike of the hour.<\/p>\n