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Fern Grotto Loop (Cobble Hill) - Retreads

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Rutestatistik

Afstand
8,28 km
Positiv højdeforskel
321 m
Sværhedsgrad
Moderat
Negativ højdeforskel
321 m
Max Højde
226 m
TrailRank 
64
Min Højde
126 m
Rutetype
Løkke
Tid i bevægelse
2 timer 29 minutter
Tid
3 timer 11 minutter
Koordinater
1465
Uploadet
30. juli 2020
Optaget
juli 2020
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Rutebeskrivelse

This is a wonderful hike through open forest to the world famous Kinsol Trestle - one of the tallest free-standing timber rail trestle structures in the world - and back.

This gently rolling set of trails passes by two small lakes on the outbound leg and follows the Koksilah River valley back through the lush Fern Grotto.

If you have not been to the Kinsol trestle this hike is worth the effort just to see that.

The trails are a mixture of decommissioned logging roads and footpaths. You may encounter horses, ATV's or bikes on the wider sections.

There is a picnic shelter with interpretive signs and pit toilets on the north end of the Trestle.

The Retreads Hiking Club gives the outbound leg of this hike hike an AVA rating of 3C and slightly easier inbound leg. a 2C.

Looking for a hike in the Cowichan Valley? Or, looking for hiking companions? Google "Retreads Hiking Club CVRD"

Waypoints

Foto afKinsol Trestle Poster

Kinsol Trestle Poster

Foto afTrail Head and parking Foto afTrail Head and parking

Trail Head and parking

IkonKryds Højde 170 m
Foto afBranch onto footpath

Branch onto footpath

Foto afTypical trail condition

Typical trail condition

IkonKryds Højde 177 m
Foto afFootpath crosses logging road

Footpath crosses logging road

Foto afTypical trail condition

Typical trail condition

Foto afTypical trail condition

Typical trail condition

IkonFoto Højde 181 m
Foto afBeautiful lush forest Foto afBeautiful lush forest

Beautiful lush forest

IkonFoto Højde 190 m
Foto afTrail has its ups and downs

Trail has its ups and downs

Foto afOn logging road section

On logging road section

Ikon Højde 170 m
Foto afFirst of two small laked

First of two small laked

Ikon Højde 167 m
Foto afSecond lake

Second lake

IkonFoto Højde 182 m
Foto afLovely filtered sunlight

Lovely filtered sunlight

Foto afTypical trail condition

Typical trail condition

IkonFoto Højde 217 m
Foto afTop of small rise with pretty arbutus tree

Top of small rise with pretty arbutus tree

IkonFoto Højde 222 m
Foto afLarger arbutus

Larger arbutus

Foto afTypical trail condition

Typical trail condition

Foto afTypical trail condition

Typical trail condition

Foto afTypical trail condition

Typical trail condition

Foto afTypical trail condition

Typical trail condition

Foto afArrival at Kinsol Trestle Foto afArrival at Kinsol Trestle

Arrival at Kinsol Trestle

IkonFoto Højde 141 m
Foto afLooking down to bottom of trestle

Looking down to bottom of trestle

IkonFoto Højde 131 m
Foto afMid span, looking down on Koksilah River Foto afMid span, looking down on Koksilah River Foto afMid span, looking down on Koksilah River

Mid span, looking down on Koksilah River

IkonFoto Højde 130 m
Foto afView to interpretive shelter

View to interpretive shelter

IkonFoto Højde 130 m
Foto afTrestle view, back the other way Foto afTrestle view, back the other way Foto afTrestle view, back the other way

Trestle view, back the other way

IkonKryds Højde 154 m
Foto afTurn onto Fern Grotto trail

Turn onto Fern Grotto trail

IkonFoto Højde 158 m
Foto afTypical trail condition

Typical trail condition

IkonFoto Højde 167 m
Foto afFerns everywhere!

Ferns everywhere!

Foto afTypical trail condition

Typical trail condition

IkonFoto Højde 173 m
Foto afNearing fern grotto

Nearing fern grotto

IkonFoto Højde 177 m
Foto afFern Grotto Foto afFern Grotto

Fern Grotto

Foto afTypical trail condition Foto afTypical trail condition Foto afTypical trail condition

Typical trail condition

IkonTræ Højde 181 m
Foto afGnarly maple tree Foto afGnarly maple tree

Gnarly maple tree

IkonFoto Højde 153 m
Foto afTypical trail condition

Typical trail condition

Foto afTypical trail condition Foto afTypical trail condition

Typical trail condition

Foto afTypical trail condition

Typical trail condition

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