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Lake Cowichan

Paths, Peaks & Tides

A visual ramble from ridge lookouts to river pools across Vancouver Island.

Holt Creek

Robertson Bridge wooden footbridge on the Holt Creek Trail in Cowichan River Provincial Park
Forested bank along the Cowichan River from the Holt Creek Trail on Vancouver Island
Steep cedar and fir forest with moss and sword ferns along the Holt Creek Trail in Cowichan River Provincial Park
Small mossy creek running between cedar roots along the Holt Creek Trail in Cowichan River Provincial Park, Vancouver Island
Holt Creek Trestle wooden bridge on the Cowichan Valley Trail with sign noting opened 1922 and TCT refit 2001
Two hikers sitting on driftwood in a sandy cove with ocean and rocky headlands in Bamfield, Vancouver Island
Two hikers sitting on driftwood in a sandy cove with ocean and rocky headlands in Bamfield, Vancouver Island
Two hikers sitting on driftwood in a sandy cove with ocean and rocky headlands in Bamfield, Vancouver Island

Chemainus Lake Trail

Summer view of Chemainus Lake with lily pads, a driftwood log, and evergreen forest under blue skies on Vancouver Island, BC.
Gnarled mossy cedar beside a small creek in the forest at Chemainus Lake Trail
Gravel path winding through cedar and fir forest with mossy trunks and sword ferns on the Chemainus Lake Trail, Vancouver Island
Lily pads and tall reeds on Chemainus Lake along the trail in the Cowichan Valley
Fern-lined gravel trail under maple and cedar canopy on the Chemainus Lake Trail in the Cowichan Valley, Vancouver Island