Westholme Overlook and Breen Lake Loop (Crofton) - Retreads
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 4.88 mi
- Elevation gain
- 266 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 266 ft
- Max elevation
- 623 ft
- TrailRank
- 59
- Min elevation
- 623 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Moving time
- 2 hours 9 minutes
- Time
- 2 hours 59 minutes
- Coordinates
- 1387
- Uploaded
- March 13, 2024
- Recorded
- March 2024
near Crofton, British Columbia (Canada)
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Itinerary description
If you like being on top of the world, but don’t enjoy the steep climb that is usually required to get to high overlooks, then this is the hike for you! The hardest part of this hike is the short scramble over moss covered rock to get to Westholme Overlook. From there, you can enjoy splendid views of Mt. Prevost, Mt. Sicker and Coronation Mtn. Directly below the bluff, looking over towards Eve's Park (another of our hikes) is a green pastured farm.
The trail follows the northern shore of Crofton Lake and goes around Breen Lake with it's beaver lodges. The route is a mix of forest covered trails and old logging roads open to the sky. The open areas along the logging roads have some beautiful stands of arbutus trees. In the wet season, the lower sections of the trail can be muddy.
Retreads Hiking Club gives this hike an AVA rating of 2B.
Looking for a hike in the Cowichan Valley? Or, looking for hiking companions? Google "Retreads Hiking Club CVRD".
The trail follows the northern shore of Crofton Lake and goes around Breen Lake with it's beaver lodges. The route is a mix of forest covered trails and old logging roads open to the sky. The open areas along the logging roads have some beautiful stands of arbutus trees. In the wet season, the lower sections of the trail can be muddy.
Retreads Hiking Club gives this hike an AVA rating of 2B.
Looking for a hike in the Cowichan Valley? Or, looking for hiking companions? Google "Retreads Hiking Club CVRD".
Waypoints
Information point
361 ft
Parking and trailhead
There is good parking on the street near the trailhead
Lake
Fauna
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Panorama
604 ft
Westholme Overlook
Mt. Richards on left foreground. In background, left to right: Mt. Prevost, Little Sicker Mtn., Coronation Mtn. Across lake below, forested area is Eves Park.
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