Mesachie Forest and Summit (Mesachie) - Retreads
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 3.89 mi
- Elevation gain
- 860 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Difficult
- Elevation loss
- 860 ft
- Max elevation
- 1,398 ft
- TrailRank
- 62
- Min elevation
- 1,398 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Moving time
- 2 hours 6 minutes
- Time
- 3 hours 30 minutes
- Coordinates
- 1093
- Uploaded
- March 21, 2024
- Recorded
- March 2024
near Mesachie Lake, British Columbia (Canada)
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Itinerary description
Mesachie mountain offers great views, a variety of forest types and a good cardio workout-all within a 10 minute drive of downtown Lake Cowichan!
The forest in the lower section of the trail is a mix of mature fir & cedar with some fine specimens of both. This is part of the "Cowichan Lake Research Station". The upper section switches to a mix of pine & arbutus and open meadow. In the spring the ground is carpeted with wildflowers.
From a series of bluffs in the upper section, there are fine views looking west to Beaver Lake & Cowichan Lake, east down the Cowichan Valley and directly down onto Mesachie Lake itself. You will often see raptors here, sailing in the thermal winds. Sometimes you are even looking down (!) on birds in flight.
The Retreads Hiking Club gives this hike an AVA rating of 4C.
Looking for a hike in the Cowichan Valley? Or, looking for hiking companions? Google "Retreads Hiking Club CVRD".
The forest in the lower section of the trail is a mix of mature fir & cedar with some fine specimens of both. This is part of the "Cowichan Lake Research Station". The upper section switches to a mix of pine & arbutus and open meadow. In the spring the ground is carpeted with wildflowers.
From a series of bluffs in the upper section, there are fine views looking west to Beaver Lake & Cowichan Lake, east down the Cowichan Valley and directly down onto Mesachie Lake itself. You will often see raptors here, sailing in the thermal winds. Sometimes you are even looking down (!) on birds in flight.
The Retreads Hiking Club gives this hike an AVA rating of 4C.
Looking for a hike in the Cowichan Valley? Or, looking for hiking companions? Google "Retreads Hiking Club CVRD".
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Car park
Tree
Intersection
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Information point
689 ft
The Schenstrom Plots
This sign gives a brief history of the Lake Cowichan Research station and explains that this section of it has been allowed to regenerate naturally (i.e. not replanted) since a fire in 1909.
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