Trail usage in the US last year, coincident with the pandemic, has risen in the order of 50%. This is based on sample data from 14 trail counters. We have seen similar increases in usage here on Vancouver Island based … Read the rest
A couple going by their trail names of Constantine and Magpie hiked from Victoria to Cape Scott in late summer of 2020.
They are very experienced long-distance trail hikers having completed the Appalachian Trail, Pacific Crest Trail, Natchez Trace Trail, … Read the rest
The Lonely Planet recently did a great article on the VI Trail. Well worth a read!
Western Forest Products recently released their plans for the decommissioning, i.e. removal of rails and associated infrastructure, of the logging railway system in the Nimpkish valley of north Vancouver Island.
For details, take a look at the pdf available at:… Read the rest
Leave Cumberland via the back lane across Sutton Road from the Rec Centre parking lot. As you leave the residential area, drop down through a grassy area to Porky’s Path, a trail through the woods parallel to Comox Lake Rd. … Read the rest
The Vancouver Island Trail – President’s Report for 2019/Spring 2020
2019 was an exciting year for us, appropriately falling on our 10-year anniversary as an Association – ten years of thousands of volunteer hours doing everything from building trail … Read the rest
Take a look at a recent section hiker’s experience – the VI Trail between Cumberland and Forbidden Plateau –
To get a good sense of what it’s like to hike from Victoria to Cape Scott on the VI Trail,
take a look at this video by North Ross and Sierra Mueller –
A group of 3 hikers and a singleton started to hike the VI Trail section by section earlier this year. Currently, they have all made it to the west end of Cowichan Lake. The next ‘section’ to hike will be … Read the rest
Under the leadership of CEO Jeff Zweig at Mosaic Forest Management, access to the private lands of TimberWest and Island Timberlands is definitely improving. Take a look at the following article:
https://www.mosaicforests.com/news-views/2019/6/12/campground-launch-marks-new-collaboration-to-increase-access-opportunities-on-private-forest-lands?fbclid=IwAR03QtscpXGc4XQ3IHkAmKv8pnxFBhNEESyPJue_IJOjRBRguVWTwXgM-L0