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BC: Vancouver Island: Parks
Welcome to the Juan de Fuca Marine Trail - a
47 kilometer hiking trail stretching along the western shoreline
of southern Vancouver Island, Canada, from China Beach, just west
of the community of Jordan River and extending to Botanical Beach
near Port Renfrew.
The trail offers scenic beauty,
spectacular hiking, wildlife viewing, and roaring surf in its course
along the Pacific coastline of the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Most
of the trail is designed for strenuous day or multi-day hiking in
this rugged and isolated area. Some easy to moderate day hiking
opportunities to the beach or along the trail are available stating
from the trail heads at China Beach, Sombrio
Beach, Parkinson Creek, and Botanical Beach.
This unique trail was
created through the Commonwealth Nature Legacy as an enduring reminder
of the 1994 Victoria Commonwealth Games. Preservation of a living
legacy of unprecedented natural beauty, accessible to all, was considered
a fitting tribute to the spirit of the Games.
Construction and preservation
of this trail has been made possible by the efforts of government,
local industries, and citizens. Land exchanges and gifts of land
have come from Western Forest Products and Timber West. The trail
is being upgraded with funding from Forest Renewal BC and the Environment
Youth Team ( E-Team).
The Juan de Fuca marine
Trail does not connect to the West Coast Trail, part of the Pacific
Tim National park Reserve. Private bus service to the Juan de Fuca
Marine Trail may be available. Contact BC Parks for information.
The Juan de Fuca Marine
Trail is designed as a wilderness hiking trail. Hiking conditions
are always changing and hikers should obtain up to date information
before proceeding on a hike by checking the trail head information
shelters. There will be ongoing construction and upgrading on the
trail for a number of years.
Hikers are advised to leave
a plan of their trip, including which trail they are hiking, and
arrival and departure times with a friend or relative.
All information courtesy of BC Parks, for further
information please contact:
BC Parks
South Vancouver Island District
2930 Trans Canada Highway
Victoria, BC V9E 1K3
BC Parks Telephone: (250) 391-2300
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