Open Air Classroom & Watt’s Walk This is a short loop along a boardwalk over a marsh area in Duncan. Lots of benches and bird viewing spots. I wish it was a bit longer, I just kept lapping around. It was very warm and sunny.
It’s great having meetings out of town when you end up close to a new mountain. I packed my boots, shorts and t-shirt and after the meeting drove to Cobble Hill Mountain. This is a gorgeous park with 26km worth of well-marked trails up the mountain, each represented by a different animal icon, rated easy, …
Just north of Victoria, in the Cowichan Valley, Spectacle Lake Provincial Park is surrounded by mature forest and wetlands. There is a main beach, a short walk from the parking lot. I suggest following the trail around the lake (2.5km) to find your own private swimming spot off of the rocks. This 2.5km peaceful trail …
Blue Trail – I can’t get enough of Maple Mountain. This is a mostly forested hike, with some traversing around rock ridges and some beautiful look out spots. The trail is very well blazed – every couple of metres either blue paint on rocks, or ties in the trees. New signage has been installed since …
This trail is accessed near the log bridge at the top of the Holland Creek Trail. I can’t really tell if I made it to the end? There are a number of paths/roads along here.
Follow a couple of short trails through the forest and along the beautiful Koksilah River and find your swimming spot. This is a busy family park with a huge playground and a suspension bridge. Who doesn’t love a suspension bridge? In a rare Vancouver Island experience, I was attacked by mosquitos in this park. I’m …
I love a good trestle…and this one is spectacular. The Historic Kinsol Trestle is one of eight trestles along a section of the Cowichan Valley Trail Route. One of the tallest wooden railway trestles in the world, the Kinsol is 187 metres in length and stands 44 metres above the Koksilah River. The trestle was …
