Book-hunting route · Calgary
Macleod Trail S run
3 shops · about 4 minutes on foot · 0.5 km
The Macleod Trail S run in Calgary covers three thrift stores in about four minutes of walking, starting at Goodwill Thrift Store. Goodwill Donation Centre is a minute further on, giving this run two Goodwill branches, and Value Village is four minutes beyond that on Macleod Trail S.
The stops, in walking order
Starts at the end nearest downtown. Times are sidewalk estimates at an easy pace.
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1
Goodwill Thrift Store
Secondhand store · Macleod Trail S · T2J 0P6
Mon–Fri 09:00–20:00; Sat–Sun 09:00–18:00
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2
1 min walk
Goodwill Donation CentreSecondhand store
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3
4 min walk
Value VillageSecondhand store · Macleod Trail S · T2J 0P6
Mon–Sat 09:00–21:00; Sun 10:00–20:00
Take Spines with you
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Other routes in Calgary
- Fair's Fair (For Book Lovers) and 3 more 4 shops · ~10 min
- 58 Avenue SW run 3 shops · ~6 min
How the route is built
Shops within about 400 metres of the next one count as one run, walked from the end nearest downtown. Long runs are cut into legs of ten stops or fewer. The distance follows the streets; the minutes are an easy-pace estimate. Opening hours are whatever OpenStreetMap has on record: check the smaller stores before you set out.
See all thrift stores in Calgary, or read our guide to finding good books in charity shops.
Nearby: Thrift stores in Edmonton· Thrift stores in Abbotsford· Thrift stores in Surrey· Thrift stores in Vancouver
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