A1b Francis King
2026-03-03 10:00 - 12:30 (America/Vancouver)
Meet at Munn Rd parking lot. Hike is 2.5 hrs. Email leader Wendy E if coming.

B2b Jocelyn Hill from Caleb Pike
2026-03-04
Meet at the Gowlland Tod parking lot at 733 Caleb Pike Road.
Contact leader for start time.
Hike is 300m – 10 kms – 4 hrs.
Must email Jim N. if coming.

A2b Thetis and MacKenzie Lakes
2026-03-05 10:00 - 13:00
Meet at Thetis Lake main parking lot. Hike is 230 m – 10 km – 3 hrs. Email leader Elizabeth S-J if coming.

A1b PKOLS / Mt Doug
2026-03-06 09:00 - 11:30
Meet at parking lot near washrooms. Hike is 180 m – 7 km – 2.5 hrs. Email leader Lorraine L if coming.

B2b Mt. Braden
2026-03-07
Meet at the Sooke Hills Wilderness parking lot on Sooke Road.
Hike starts at 9:00.
Hike is 472m – 11kms – 4.5 hrs.
Must email Liz B. if coming.
**Nifty 50 peak**

A1b Mystic Vale to Mt Tolmie
2026-03-07 10:00 - 12:30
Meet at Gyro Park. Hike is 120 m – 7.5 km – 2.5 hrs. Slow pace. Email leader Paula M if coming.

B2b East Sooke Park - Babbington Hill - Cabin Point Loop
2026-03-08
Meet at the Aylard Farm parking lot on Beecher Bay Road.
Contact leader for start time.
hike is 580 m – 11 kms -5 hrs.
Must email Will A. if coming.

A1b Bear Hill
2026-03-08 09:30 - 12:00
Meet at Hamsterly Beach Parking lot. Hike is 170 m – 7 km – 2.5 hrs. Email leader Diana D if coming.

A1b Centennial Park, Butterfield Park, Brown’s Woods Trail
2026-03-09 10:00 - 12:30
Meet at Centennial Park by washrooms. Hike is 220 m – 9.5 km – 2.5 hrs. Email leader Jan M if coming.

B2b Matheson Lake - Cougar Ridge
2026-03-10
Meet at Matheson Lake parking lot.
Hike starts at 10:00.
Hike is 300m – 10 kms – 3.5 hrs.
Must email Denise T. if coming.

A1b PKOLS / Mt Doug
2026-03-10 10:00 - 12:30
Meet at parking lot near washrooms. Hike is 2.5 hrs. Whittaker and Norn trails. Email leader Wendy E if coming.

B2b Grassy Lake - Monument Mountain
2026-03-11
Meet at the Charters Creek parking lot in Sooke.
Hike starts at 10:00.
Hike is 450m – 12.5 kms – 4.5-5 hrs.
Must email Helen V. if coming.
**Nifty 50 peak**

A1b Killarney Lake – Mt Work
2026-03-11 08:30 - 10:30
Meet at Hartland Rd parking lot used by mountain bikers. Hike is 100 m – 5 km – 2 hrs. Slow pace. Email leader Ken M if coming.

A2b John Dean Park
2026-03-13 09:00 - 12:30
Meet at TH at Cresswell Rd. Hike is 280 m – 10 km – 3.5 hrs. Moderate pace. Email leader Lorraine L if coming.

B2b Laughing Loop.
2026-03-14
Meet at the Mt. Work parking lot on Munn Road.
Contact leader for start time.
Hike is 330m – 10.7 kms – 3.5+ hrs.
Must email Elizabeth S J.

B2b Mt. Work - Up Sidewinder - Down Westside
2026-03-14
Meet at the Mt. Work parking lot on Ross-Durrance Road.
Hike starts at 9:00.
Hike is 500m- 10.6 kms -4.5 hrs.
Must email Liz B. if coming.

A2b Woodridge Loop
2026-03-15 09:30 - 13:00
Meet at the end of Woodridge Place.
Hike starts at 9:30.
Hike is 225 m – 10 kms – 3-3.5 hrs.
Must email Cathy G. if coming.

A/B1b Martha's Mounds - Mt Work Park
2026-03-16 10:00 - 13:30
Meet at Mt. Work parking lot off Munn Road. Hike is 290 m – 6.5 km – 3.5 hrs. Slow pace. Email leader Shirley T if coming.

B1b Mount Wells 4 Bumps (Wildflower Hike)
2026-03-17
Meet at the Mt. Wells parking lot on Humpback Road.
Hike starts at 10:00.
Hike is 400m – 9 kms.
Must email Carol M. if coming.
**Nifty 50 peak**

A1b Mt Tzouhalem, Cowichan Valley
2026-03-17 10:30 - 13:30
Meet at TH Kaspa Rd parking lot. Hike is 260 m – 6.5 km – 3 hrs. Email leader Lorraine L if coming.

B2c Elephant for Lunch - A Circuit of Lunch Peak - Elephant & Todd Hills
2026-03-18
Meet at the Sooke Potholes parking lot #2.
Contact leader for start time.
Hike is 500m – 10 kms -5 hrs.
Numbers may change as circuit not recced yet.
Rarely visited Nifty 50 peaks.
Some bushwhacking included.
Must email Jim N. if coming.
**Nifty 50 peaks**

A1b Partridge Hills
2026-03-19 10:00 - 13:30
Meet at the Durrance Lake parking lot.
Hike starts at 10:00.
Hike is 270m – 7.5 kms – 3-3.5 hrs.
Must email Cathy G. if coming.

A1b Francis King
2026-03-20 09:00 - 11:30
Meet at Munn Rd parking lot. Hike is 190 m – 8 km – 2.5 hrs. Moderate pace. Email leader Lorraine L if coming.

C2c Empress - Emperor Loop via Peden Lake Trail
2026-03-21
Contact leader for start time and start location.
Hike is 860m- 16 kms – 7 hrs.
May include some overgrown trails.
Contact Laura if you have not hiked with her before.
Must email Laura A. if coming.
**Nifty 50 peaks**

A1b Scafe Hill – N Thetis Park
2026-03-21 10:00 - 13:00
Meet at Bellamy Rd. Hike is 180 m- 9 km – 3 hrs. Slow pace. Email leader Paula M if coming.

C2c Peden Bluff - Black Bear Mtn. Ramble
2026-03-22
Meet at the Sooke Potholes parking lot #2.
Contact leader for start time.
Hike is 700m – 12 kms – approx 6 hrs.
Exact route TBD but will be a loop possibly including the Fireman’s track up Black Bear from the Ridge Lake trail.
Some scrambling likely.
Must email Will A. if coming.
**Nifty 50 peak**

A1a Esquimalt Lanes and waterfront
2026-03-22 09:45 - 12:00
Meet at Archie Browning Sport Centre, Lyall Street entrance. Hike is 50 m – 8 km – 2 hrs. Moderate pace. No prior sign-up required. Leader is Eric B.

A1b N Saanich Neighbourhood Trails
2026-03-23 10:00 - 12:00
Meet at Coles Bay Regional Park. Hike is 120 m – 7 km – 2 hrs. Email leader Jan M if coming.

B2b Metchosin Wilderness
2026-03-24
Trailhead directions will be sent later to participants.
Hike starts at 9:30.
Hike is 400m – 11 kms – 4-4.5 hrs.
Must email Denise T. if coming.

B2b Mt. Manuel Quimper
2026-03-25
Meet at the Mt. Manuel Quimper trailhead on Harbourview Road.
Hike starts at 10:00.
Hike is 475 m – 12 kms – 4.5-5 hrs.
Must email Helen V. if coming.
