Birch Island Boardwalk loops through wetlands along Birch Island Creek, close enough to town for an easy leg-stretch but wild enough to feel like Labrador. The island was one of Happy Valley's early settlement areas, and the creek still gives the place its quiet centre.
Expect a simple walk, not a major hike: boardwalk, water, low forest, birds, and the kind of stillness that is easy to miss if you only stop in Goose Bay for fuel.