Labour Day Lake

Park: South Island Forest District, Port Alberni region, Port Alberni

4.0 km loop.

Terrain: Moderately smooth

Elevations (in meters)
StartEndMinimumMaximumGain
916 916 916 930 14

Labour Day Lake Road Trailhead: (230 km from Saanich Hall, 30k on logging roads, 4wd recommended). Drive north from Victoria on highway #1 at Nanaimo take BC#19 north to the Port Alberni cutoff just south of Parksville (137.5 km from Saanich Hall). Turn here (onto BC#4) and drive west. Just past the Sutton Pass summit look for a logging road on your left (signed as leading to the Mt Arrowsmith Ski Area). Turn onto this road and immediately reset your odometer. at 2.4 km go left at the "T" intersection, at 10.3 km take the right fork (the left fork leads to Mt Arrowsmith), at 15.1 km go left at the fork, at 20 km keep to the right. A few km beyond this there is another "Y", keep to the left at this fork (the right fork leads to the Minnas Ridge Trailhead). Park about 1 km before the end of the road in a large pullout on the right. The trail begins about 50m up the road on the right hand side.

Facilities available at the trailhead include:

Campsite is at Labour Day Lake, a 10 minute hike from the vehicles, see "Labour Day Lake" trail for directions.

Access restrictions:Although passable by private vehicle in July 1996, a 4wd is recommended as there are some rough spots on the road.

Uses

BackpackEasy.15 minutes one way.Best from mid May thru late October.
CanoeingUnrated.  
Cross-country skiNovice. Best from December thru March.
Dayhike1 boot (easy).1.25 hours for the loop. 
Ice fishingUnrated (permit required).  

Description

This trail leads to and then circles Labour Day Lake. It is possible to portage a canoe down the relatively short access trail to the lake.

Features

This trail features animals (Elk), birds (Common loon), forests, lakes and With luck you may see Roosevelt elk from this trail.

Comments

This trail provides access to Mt. Moriarty and makes a good base camp for Minas Ridge and Mt Arrowsmith.

Campsites along the trail

Labour Day LakeApprox1.0 km 916 meters
         		Water is plentiful quality is fair.
    Treat all water.

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