Vancouver Island Off the Beaten Path Tips by canuckmike

Even though it is only about an hour away from Victoria, it seems like you could be on the other side of the island. East Sooke Regional Park is an amazing day break from city life. At 1436 hectares and around 50km of hiking trails, the hours can slip away. While hiking through thick temperate rainforest you can all of a sudden be at the Pacific Ocean. I only saw little bit of the park and I was amazed. Another bonus is that I had the park almost all to myself excluding the two other people I went with.

Unfortunately there are some problems within the park. People use the park to have "grow ops" which can sometimes be booby trapped. As long as you stay on the trails you will have nothing to worry about. Trust me, this is not enough to worry you once you are in the park.

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Not exactly off the beaten path nor a must see activity but more like a point of interest. This is Mile 0(starting point or end point depends on direction you are going) for the TransCanada Highway. There is also a plaque for Steve Fonyo run across Canada which he started on 31 March 1984 and finished 29 May 1985. It's location is obviously on the TransCanada Highway, in Victoria just go to Dallas Road.

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Well if you have read my Alberta VT page you will understand my fascination with world's largest roadside attractions and the what not. Right in Duncan is the World's Largest Hockey Stick and Puck and it is located on the Cowichan Community Centre. It is 205 feet long, weighs in at 61,000 pounds and was built in 1985. Originally commissioned for Expo '86 in Vancouver. After that it was donated to the province of British Columbia. From there, there was an across Canada competition to determine it's final location. Now Duncan is its final resting spot. You can see it along the TransCanada Highway. Going south you will be able just to see the tip of the handle. The address is 2687 James Street.

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