Sooke Potholes and Pipeline

10.0 km loop.

Terrain: Rough

Approximate Elevations (in meters)
Start:	50	End:	50
Minimum:	50	Maximum:	400
Net Gain:	350	Cumulative Gain:	350

Sooke Potholes Trailhead: (48 km from Saanich Hall). Take highway #1 west from Victoria. Take the Colwood exit and follow Sooke Road (highway 14) to Sooke River Road. Sooke Potholes parking area is at the end of this road.

Facilities available at the trailhead include:

Toilets and/or outhouses

Uses

Dayhike

2 boot (easy to moderate).

Suitable all year.

Description

Hike back along Sooke River Road for approximately 200m turning left on a steep gravel road.

This is mostly an overgrown, washed out logging road at the start. The right fork leads up to a pipeline. Walk on the pipeline to the left until you come to a set of 2 catwalks. Follow a side trail to the right up to a good viewpoint. Re-trace your steps downhill and go across the pipeline to the Galloping Goose Trail. Turn right and continue to views of the Sooke River waterfalls and some good swimming holes.

Features

This trail features forests, rivers, swimming, views and waterfalls.

Hazards

Some exposure (steep dropoffs)

Other trails in Sooke Potholes Provincial Park

Sooke Potholes - Harrison Trail - Peden Lake - Leechtown return via Galloping Goose

Trail-conditions

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