Cottonwood Crk to Pine Point (Youbou) - Retreads
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 4.85 mi
- Elevation gain
- 144 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Easy
- Elevation loss
- 144 ft
- Max elevation
- 687 ft
- TrailRank
- 62
- Min elevation
- 687 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Moving time
- one hour 45 minutes
- Time
- 2 hours 53 minutes
- Coordinates
- 1332
- Uploaded
- July 28, 2022
- Recorded
- July 2022
near Youbou, British Columbia (Canada)
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Itinerary description
This easy hike which goes from where North Shore Road crosses Cottonwood Creek to the Pine Point Campground is not very exciting in itself but it does provide access to south facing beaches on Lake Cowichan with good swimming opportunities and great views of the lake. Note that the beaches here are pebble/gravel in nature and not sand.
The same beaches can be reached using the "Pine Point II (Youbou) - Retreads" hike but the parking area at the trail head of this hike is much larger.
Half of the hike is in full sun and half is in the shade of the forest. At the Pine Point public campground, you will find pit toilets.
There is a section of the route between the 20th and 21st waypoints which is along North Shore Road. This road has narrow shoulders and is frequented by LARGE logging trucks. When walking this section listen/watch for them and when one approaches move off of the road.
Retreads Hiking Club gives this hike an American Volksports Association rating of 1 A.
Looking for a hike in the Cowichan Valley? Or, looking for hiking companions? Google "Retreads Hiking Club CVRD”
The same beaches can be reached using the "Pine Point II (Youbou) - Retreads" hike but the parking area at the trail head of this hike is much larger.
Half of the hike is in full sun and half is in the shade of the forest. At the Pine Point public campground, you will find pit toilets.
There is a section of the route between the 20th and 21st waypoints which is along North Shore Road. This road has narrow shoulders and is frequented by LARGE logging trucks. When walking this section listen/watch for them and when one approaches move off of the road.
Retreads Hiking Club gives this hike an American Volksports Association rating of 1 A.
Looking for a hike in the Cowichan Valley? Or, looking for hiking companions? Google "Retreads Hiking Club CVRD”
Waypoints
Car park
Information point
Lake
Beach
Ruins
Tree
600 ft
Stump of a very large tree that was cut down a long time ago
Stumps like this are scattered along the route of the hike. There once was a mighty forest here!
Risk
623 ft
This section passes along a logging road. Listen for trucks and move off the road when one passes.
The shoulders of the road are quite narrow
Intersection
587 ft
Bear right off of the road and back into the forest
This is the trail head for the "Pine Point II (Youbou) - Retreads" hike
Fauna
643 ft
A Roosevelt Elk cow crossing the trail ahead of us
Heards of these elk are known to frequent the area
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