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The Great Trail - Sooke Hills Wilderness Trail

In the Vancouver Island Ranges

National route14 km · 9 miBest Apr–Oct

Next nearby hike: Sooke Hills Wilderness Trail 3.1 mi · 5.0 kmExplore Vancouver Island Ranges →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Apr–Oct · highs 11–21 °C (52–70 °F)

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  2. F7°3°157
  3. M9°4°120
  4. A11°6°84
  5. M14°8°55
  6. J17°11°43
  7. J20°13°25
  8. A21°13°34
  9. S18°12°48
  10. O13°8°152
  11. N8°5°267
  12. D6°3°231

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

About this trail

The Great Trail - Sooke Hills Wilderness Trail is a national hiking route of about 14 km (9 mi) in British Columbia, Canada. It is in the Vancouver Island Ranges. It lies about 3.8 km west of Langford.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length (signed)
14 km · 9 mi (OSM distance tag)
Mapped length
13 km · 8 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Mountain range
Vancouver Island Ranges (Insular Mountains › Pacific Coast Ranges; GMBA)
Nearest town
3.8 km W of Langford (Capital Regional District, British Columbia) · GeoNames
Part of
Trans Canada Trail (British Columbia) (national route)
Best months
Apr–Oct
Country
Canada
Region
British Columbia
Continent
North America
Route type
National route
From / to
Humpback Reservoir → Malahat
Route centre
48.4921, -123.5684
Route start
48.4481, -123.5543
OpenStreetMap
relation 14072367
Official info
crd.bc.ca/parks-recreation-culture/parks-trails/
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

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