Book-hunting route · Ottawa
Merivale Road run
3 shops · about 6 minutes on foot · 0.5 km
The Merivale Road run in Ottawa keeps to one street for all three stops. It starts at Value Village, reaches The Salvation Army five minutes on, then Saint Vincent de Paul Thrift Store two minutes after that. Six minutes of walking end to end.
The stops, in walking order
Starts at the end nearest downtown. Times are sidewalk estimates at an easy pace.
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1
Value Village
Secondhand store · Merivale Road · K2G 3K2
Mon–Sat 09:00–21:00; Sun 10:00–19:00
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2
5 min walk
The Salvation ArmyThrift store · Merivale Road
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3
2 min walk
Saint Vincent de Paul Thrift StoreThrift store · Merivale Road
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Other routes in Ottawa
- Bank Street run 4 shops · ~2 min
- The Salvation Army and 2 more 3 shops · ~2 min
- The Free Store and 2 more 3 shops · ~9 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 Ottawa, or read our guide to finding good books in charity shops.
Nearby: Thrift stores in Montreal· Thrift stores in Toronto· Thrift stores in Mississauga· Thrift stores in Quebec City
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