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Trans-Canada Trail - Cowichan Valley Trail

In the Vancouver Island Ranges

National route128 km · 80 miBest Apr–Oct

Next nearby hike: The Great Trail - 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 10–21 °C (50–70 °F)

  1. J5°1°267
  2. F6°1°177
  3. M8°2°141
  4. A10°4°94
  5. M14°6°62
  6. J17°9°48
  7. J21°12°27
  8. A21°12°38
  9. S18°10°56
  10. O12°7°169
  11. N7°3°292
  12. D4°1°260

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

This national hiking route in British Columbia, Canada, is about 128 km (80 mi) long. It is in the Vancouver Island Ranges. By long-term climate averages, the best months are Apr–Oct.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length (signed)
128 km · 80 mi (OSM distance tag)
Mapped length
125 km · 78 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Mountain range
Vancouver Island Ranges (Insular Mountains › Pacific Coast Ranges; GMBA)
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
Malahat → Cassidy
Route centre
48.7826, -123.8131
Route start
48.5361, -123.5793
OpenStreetMap
relation 14072905
Official info
kinsol.ca/
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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