Terrain: Moderately gentle
| Approximate Elevations (in meters) | |||
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| Start: | 10 | End: | 10 |
| Minimum: | 0 | Maximum: | 30 |
| Net Gain: | 30 | Cumulative Gain: | 150 |
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East Sooke Park: Partial coast
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Park: East Sooke Regional Park
10.0 km loop.
Terrain: Moderately gentle
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Alyard Farm Trailhead: (37 km from Saanich Hall). Take the Trans Canada Highway (CA#1) west from Victoria, take the Langford exit (exit 14 - 8.8km) and take the Veteran"s Memorial Parkway (highway 14) south to Sooke Road (4.2km)). Turn right and continue to Gillespie Rd (12.2km). Follow this south 5.6km to East Sooke Rd, turn left and drive about 2km to Becher Bay Road. Turn right and folow the road to the Aylard Farm parking lot.
Facilities available at the trailhead include:
| Dayhike | 2 boot (easy to moderate). | 4 hours for the loop. | Suitable all year. |
There are multiple possible routes for this trail, the information on this page represents a common route taken by the club. If you require specific information as to length, trail conditions or other aspects please contact the event coordinator.
This route follows the Coast Trail from Alyard Farm out via the petroglyphs at Aldridge Point (2km) past Beechy Head to Cabin Point and returns via the Interior Trail.On the interior trail there are three important junctions to note, the first, unmarked junction is with another trail leaving from near the Beechy Head area, continue to your left, the next junction, also unmarked has a trail going slightly to the right with the interior trail continuing to the left and up. The final junction is marked with signs, the majority point along the trail you are on (including a sign for Alyard Farm), for the interior trail, however, take the trail that intersects this other one, it is also marked "Alyard Farm", this takes you off the old logging road into some less travelled country.
Approximate timings:
- Alyard Farm to Beechy Head: 1:15
- Beechy Head to Beach Access 1:00
- Beach Access to Alyard Farm (inner route): 0:45
View trail condition reports for this trail.