Coastal Trek Week #2 - June 6th - 12th

Weather - Just below seasonal temperatures, highs in the teens or mid-60's, perfect for hiking, partly cloudy to sunny to rainy to sunny. We had it all!

Hikes - Day 1 - Puntledge River Trails and Nymph Falls
Length: 12 kilometers or 7.2 miles
Elevation change: +/- 131 meters or 432 feet
Warm up hike along roaring river, spring runoff, smooth cruising.

Day 2 - Elk Falls and Buttle Lake Parkway Waterfall Tour
Length: several short hikes totaling 10 kilometers 0r 6 miles
Elevation change: total +/- 259 meters or 855 feet
Moose Falls, Deer Falls, Elk Falls Provincial Park and Lupin Falls, Karst Creek, Myra Falls - Strathcona Provincial Park. Lakes, mountains, rivers, a disappearing waterfall!

Day 3 - Old CPR Trail - Mount Arrowsmith
Length: 8 kilometers or 4.8 miles
Elevation change: +/- 994 meters or 3280 feet!!!
Steep!!! Wet!!! Challenging!!! Adventure!!!

Day 5 - Mt. Geoffrey - Hornby Island
Length: 16 kilometers or 10 miles
Elevation change: +/- 337 meters or 1112 feet
Beautiful day, two ferry commute, many scenic viewpoints overlooking ocean, islands and mountains, good ups and downs.

Day 6 - Comox Lake to Coastal Trek Lodge
Length: 8.5 kilometers or 5.1 miles
Elevation change: + 735 meters or 2425 feet, - 239 meters or 789 feet
Black Bear sighting on commute to trailhead!, Comox Lake Bluffs Ecological Reserve, wildflowers, crystal clear lake, forest, Comox Glacier, up, up, up, arrive at lodge.

Week totals: 54.5 kilometers or 33.1 miles, 2456 meters 0r 8105 feet up and down!

Check back soon, more details and photos to come!