Chunks
The Vancouver Island Trail is a ≈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.
I walked for 32 days in the summers of 2020 and 2021. The official trail was 80% finalized at the 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