Chunks
The Vancouver Island Trail is an 800 km trail from Victoria, BC to Cape Scott, BC.
Chunks is my way to tackle the trail. Rather than thru hiking or section hiking, I completed the trail in three chunks.
In the summers of 2020 and 2021, I walked the trail over 32 days. The official trail was 80% finalized at that time. I filled in gaps and deviated from the official route at times.
Chunk 1 | Anderson Hill to Mount Cameron
June 17 – 28, 2020 (11 days)
Day 1 | Anderson Hill to Goldstream
Day 2 | Goldstream to Kinsol Trestle
Day 3 | Kinsol Trestle to Lake Cowichan
Day 4 | Lake Cowichan to Gordon Bay
Day 5 | Gordon Bay to Kissinger Lake
Day 6 | Kissinger Lake to Francis Lake
Day 7 | Francis Lake to Franklin River
Day 8 | Franklin River to Port Alberni
Day 9 | Port Alberni to Mount Irwin
Day 10 | Mount Irwin to Mount Apps
Day 11 | Mount Apps to Mount Cameron to Comox Main exit
Chunk 2 | Mount Cameron to Strathcona Dam
August 6 – 15, 2020 (9 days)
Day 12 | Comox Main Gate to Mount Cameron
Day 13 | Mount Cameron to Rosemarie Lake
Day 14 | Rosemarie Lake to Mount Chief Frank saddle
Day 15 | Mount Chief Frank saddle to small lake
Day 16 | Small lake to Cumberland
Day 17 | Cumberland to McKenzie Lake
Day 18 | McKenzie Lake to Norm Lake
Day 19 | Norm Lake to Hawkins Creek Road
Day 20 | Hawkins Creek Road to Strathcona Dam
Chunk 3 | Strathcona Dam to Cape Scott
June 5 – 18, 2021 (12 days)
Day 21 | Strathcona Dam to Second Lake
Day 22 | Second Lake to White River
Day 23 | White River to Schoen Lake
Day 24 | Schoen Lake to Woss
Day 25 | Woss to Hanuse Crossing
Day 26 | Hanuse Crossing to Port McNeill
Day 27 | Port McNeill to R400
Day 28 | R400 to Port Hardy
Day 29 | Port Hardy to Nahwitti River
Day 30 | Nahwitti River to Irony Creek
Day 31 | Irony Creek to Nels Bight
Day 32 | Nels Bight to Cape Scott
Distance
851 km
Climb
21,186 m
Time
276 h | 32 days