VI Trail Association – President’s Report – November 2022
For and update on our 2022 activities and progress, take a look at the President’s report from our 2022 Annual...
Trail closure in Pearl Lake area
Hikers must avoid travelling through the Pearl Lake area between August 30 and September 23, 2022 because of active helicopter...
Trail Conditions as of June 21, 2022
Vancouver Island Trail Conditions – as of March 21 Trail is in good condition between Victoria and Port Alberni at...
Old Franklin Camp – Trail closure & temporary detour
The map above shows the temporary detour in red – via Carmanah Main & Bamfield Main – to avoid the...
Ivan’s Hike of Sections 1 & 2 – Victoria to Port Alberni
In 2021, Ivan Whitticase, a regular VI Trail volunteer from Port Alberni, hiked sections 1 and 2 of the VI...
Revised VI Trail route – Tsable Mtn. to Mt. Clifton – Beauforts
The route of the Vancouver Island Trail northwards from Tsable Mtn. has been revised in order to avoid a challenging...
Trail Usage has Surged during the Pandemic
Trail usage in the US last year, coincident with the pandemic, has risen in the order of 50%. This is...
A 2020 Through-hike of the Vancouver Island Trail
A couple going by their trail names of Constantine and Magpie hiked from Victoria to Cape Scott in late summer...
Article on VI Trail from Lonely Planet
The Lonely Planet recently did a great article on the VI Trail. Well worth a read!
Decommissioning of the Englewood Logging Railway
Western Forest Products recently released their plans for the decommissioning, i.e. removal of rails and associated infrastructure, of the logging...