A hike through lovely forest to a ridge top with great views of Lake Cowichan. Starting out, you will be walking in forest alongside Widowmaker Creek. In the winter it rages but at mid summer, the time of this hike, it...
More of a stroll than a hike, this trail takes you through the old Industrial Timber Mill (ITM) site to the mouth of Cottonwood Creek. There are pleasing views of Cowichan Lake and the surrounding hills from the beach th...
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 swi...
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Christopher Rock is a short but steep hike up a forest Trail that ends on a beautiful Rocky outcrop with one of the best views of Cowichan Lake. It is being upgraded and maintained by the Cowichan Trailblazers society un...
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Christopher's Rock and Eric's bluff both sit high on the side of Mt. Holmes, just above the town of Youbou. This short, steep hike rewards you with views of the North Arm of Cowichan Lake that are nothing short of specta...
This gentle hike takes you down the west side of Cottonwood Creek, across the old Industrial Timber Mills site and to Arbutus Park. Cottonwood is one of the major tributaries feeding Lake Cowichan. It roars with water...
(this is slightly longer than version I) This trail follows a logging road along the west side of Cottonwood creek. In the first 3km the road is right beside the creek, then it begins to climb above it with lovely view...
This trail ascends steadily above the West Bank of Cottonwood Creek. Initially the slope can be a bit of a workout. About 2/3 of the way the angle of slope becomes gentle. There is no view of Cottonwood creek, but the va...
(this is slightly shorter than version II) This is an easy walk on a logging road (presently not in use) along the side of Cottonwood Creek, just outside of the town of Youbou. The Creek flows down a moss encrusted, f...
Gentle ATV trail leads through pleasant timber forest to logging side road off of Widow Main. Turning right leads to logged slope above the old mill site where panoramic view of Cowichan Lake extends to the river valley....
This hike takes you down to a lovely gravel beach on Lake Cowichan and to the Pine Point Campsite. The south facing beach is good for swimming and provides great views up and down the Lake. The route of this hike ente...
Explores Christopher Rock trail as it currently exists, with potential route improvements and side destinations including needed switchbacks, addition of existing extension trail to Eric's bluff and a glimpse of Youbou C...
Ascends Mt. Holmes above Youbou and the old mill site for panoramic views of a beautiful lake. Though short, this is a strenuous trail which requires some scrambling and potential sliding. It is rewarding.
The GPS trace on this hike is inaccurate due to GPS problems on the cell phone.
Logging road heaven!
Steep unmaintained trail to great overlooks of Lake Cowichan.
Logging RD to great view
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