You can go either way. Turn left out of the BCV and you go over the bridge near Epcot's IG, turn right, and you walk near the Swan and Dolphin. They will be on your right, but you dont actually walk past them.
Thanks! So let me ask another question, if we are going to the swan do we go the opposite way than the way to the boardwalk? Looking at the map it is difficult to see how lon the distance is around that loop. Am I making sense? Sorry!
tigger is right, as you follow the walkway around the lake, you can either turn left to go to the Dance Hall end of the BW, or you can go straight over the bridge and you will be between the S&D
Its not a dumb question, but you'll easily figure it out when you get there. Picture a clock face with BC, BCV & YC at 6 (actually you'd find BC/BCV at about 7 and YC at 5); BW at 10 and Swolphin at 2.
Its a big circle so you can go either way, but obviously one is shorter than the other depending on where you are.