Family Walks and Hikes of Vancouver Island - Volume 1: Streams, Lakes, and Hills from Victoria to Nanaimo

Family Walks and Hikes of Vancouver Island - Volume 1: Streams, Lakes, and Hills from Victoria to Nanaimo

by Theo Dombrowski
Family Walks and Hikes of Vancouver Island - Volume 1: Streams, Lakes, and Hills from Victoria to Nanaimo

Family Walks and Hikes of Vancouver Island - Volume 1: Streams, Lakes, and Hills from Victoria to Nanaimo

by Theo Dombrowski

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Overview

Family Walks and Hikes is an exciting new series of books written specifically for outdoor enthusiasts of all ages and abilities. These accurate, attractive guides feature expertly curated routes, informative maps and colour photographs.

The first book in this highly anticipated new series assembles an impressive variety of walks and hikes for visitors and locals looking for unique, guided wanderings in the area between Victoria to Nanaimo, including:

  • Millstone Falls
  • Westwood Lake
  • Colliery Dam Park
  • Nanaimo River
  • Yellow Point Park
  • Chemainus Lake
  • Mount Tzouhalem
  • Spectacle Lake Provincial Park
  • Niagara Falls and Goldstream Trestle Bridge
  • Tod Inlet
  • Mount Work
  • Beaver Lake
  • Mount Douglas
  • Devonian Park
  • Avatar Grove
  • Lizard Lake

Ranging from charmingly easy to moderately challenging, these hikes are all accessible from reliable roads and popular staging areas. In addition, each hike is accompanied by a clear, colourful map, step by step directions and full-colour photographs.

Each route includes:

  • detailed directions to trailheads
  • colour maps and photographs
  • seasonal information
  • round-trip distances
  • trail commentary
  • difficulty ratings


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781771602792
Publisher: Heritage Group Distribution
Publication date: 06/07/2018
Series: Family Walks and Hikes of Vancouver Island , #1
Pages: 192
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

Theo Dombrowski is an artist, writer, kayaker, hiker, mountain biker and skier. He worked in international education for most of his career, primarily at Lester Pearson College, near Victoria, BC. He is the author of two bestselling guidebooks published by Rocky Mountain Books, Popular Day Hikes 4: Vancouver Island and Seaside Walks on Vancouver Island. He donates some of the profits from his book projects to charity, principally the Georgia Strait Alliance and Médecins sans frontières (MSF) International. He lives in Nanoose Bay, British Columbia.

Table of Contents

Area Map vii

Introduction viii

1 Millstone Falls 1

2 Buttertubs Marsh 5

3 Westwood Lake 9

4 Westwood Ridge 12

5 Morrell Nature Sanctuary 17

6 Colliery Dam Park 21

7 Richards Marsh Park 25

8 Morden Colliery 28

9 Nanaimo River 31

10 Hemer Park 34

11 Yellow Point Park & Yellow Point Bog Ecological Reserve 37

12 Christie Falls 42

13 Chemainus Lake 46

14 Chemainus River 48

15 Mt. Tzouhalem Cross Trail 52

16 Bald Mountain 56

17 Mesachie Mountain 61

18 Stoney Hill 65

19 Bright Angel Park 68

20 Cobble Hill 71

21 Koksilah Trails 76

22 Kinsol Trestle & Jack Fleetwood (East) Trail 80

23 Old Baldy 84

24 Spectacle Lake 87

25 Niagara Falls & Trestle Walk 90

26 Horth Hill 94

27 John Dean Park 98

28 Tod Inlet 103

29 Mt Work 107

30 Lone Tree Hill 111

31 Bear Hill 114

32 Elk/Beaver Lake 117

33 Stewart Mountain 121

34 Francis/King Regional Park 124

35 Millstream Creek Trail 129

36 Mill Hill 132

37 Mt. Douglas 136

38 Langford Lake/Ed Nixon Trail 140

39 Mt. Wells 144

40 Devonian Regional Park 148

41 Mt Manuel Quimper 151

42 Broom Hill 156

43 Peden Lake 160

44 Sandbar Trail 164

45 Deakin & Beauschesne Trail 167

46 Avatar Grove/T'l'oqwxwat 170

47 Fairy Lake Nature Trail 173

48 Lizard Lake Nature Trail 175

Contact Information 178

Acknowledgements 178

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