Download this stock image: A vintage car smashed under a huge cedar log with a sign saying 'Be Prepared for the Unexpected' along the logging road to Cape - E1WJ2A from Alamy's library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and vectors. Understand []. The property is located on the northwest corner of Vancouver Island, approximately 5 miles (8 km) east of NIHO’s Cape Scott property and situated on the Fisherman River within Cape Scott Provincial Park. Photo about Captured along the logging road to Cape Scott Provincial Park in Northern Vancouver Island. [BCBW 2004] “Fishing” “Outdoors” A logging road connects the towns of Port Hardy and Holberg to the southern end of the park. Located at the northwest corner of Vancouver Island is an area that has been set aside as a wilderness park which also has historical significance. Like most of the Cape Scott area, there are stories to go with Guise Bay. Look for remnants of the Danish settlers along the entire route. ... Take your time and yield to logging trucks. A popular backpacking trip is to hike the 16.8 km (10.4 mi) Cape Scott Trail to Nels Bight, which typically requires 4–7 hours each way and is rated as easy/moderate in difficulty. The road on the far side follows the creek for 5k along a slight incline until the road ends due to a collapsed bridge, replaced by a … It is the easiest section of the North Coast trail and also the most maintained. Author of Where to Find Salmon (Saltaire, 1977) and How to Catch Steelhead (Heritage, 1988). Mar 23, 2017 - 11.8k Likes, 92 Comments - Destination British Columbia (@hellobc) on Instagram: “Photo from BC #guestagrammer @xshaydx: "As spring approaches and the snow begins to melt, it's a…” Drive cautiously and keep your headlights on at all times. Click on the map to view an enlargement. It snakes through Vancouver Island's interior, a 700-kilometre wilderness hike stretching from Victoria up to windswept Cape Scott at the Island's northern tip. Cape Scott is an interesting park ecologically because of its combination of coastline and rainforest habitats. Once you reach the parking lot, the trail to San Josef Bay is a family friendly 2.5 kilometres from the trailhead, taking about 45 minutes one way. Last week we completed the first full ride through from Cape Scott in the North-West down to Victoria in the South-East. Two kilometers past Youbou, Cottonwood Creek is under the first bridge on the logging road. It’s 9 a.m. on a juddering, loose-stone logging road that could easily dislodge a filling or two. Jordan and Laine take a 50km hike into the deep British Columbian coastal rainforest and run into some wildlife! A gravel logging road from Port Hardy leads past the sneaker-bedecked “shoe tree” to Holberg, last stop before Cape Scott Provincial Park and the North Coast Trail. Cape Scott Winter Harbour Grant Bay Camping Give us an update --> Tweets by @WFPRoadInfo. From the bike that climbs like no other to the lightning fast aerodynamic machines, there's a SCOTT road bike that'll get the job done. copyright Wild Coast Publishing copyright Wild Coast Publishing • the only ways to get to the NCT are by logging road (64km from Port Hardy), water taxi or … The park is named after the Cape Scott Lighthouse, established in the 1960s to safely guide mariners, but access to the lighthouse is no longer available. This section is part of the original Cape Scott Trail. Hike Details Upon reaching the Cape Scott trail head we will walk approximately 45-60 minutes on a well-maintained trail that goes through old-growth stands of forests and swamps. The Head Bay Forest Service Road provides access from Gold River to Tahsis. San Josef Bay in Cape Scott Provincial Park is a hike-in park at the northwestern tip of Vancouver Island. The main Cape Scott trail approaches the area from the south, which heads straight north to Nissen Bight. Hike to Cape Scott from Nels takes about 2 hours and is a great hike and well worth it. Co-author with Taffy Merriman of Logging Road Travel, Volume Two (Campbell River to Cape Scott (Sidney: Saltaire, 1973). A land shuttle service can be arranged from Port Hardy. From Port McNeill, a scenic drive by highway and logging road leads to Cape Scott Provincial Park and the North Coast Trail. Logging road with lots of pot holes and big rocks to avoid. Sixty-four kilometers (40 mi) down this road is the San Josef campground and the trailhead for Cape Scott. There are many boardwalk sections, but still expect to get your feet muddy. Cape Scott Provincial Park is a provincial park at the cape of the same name. Well-prepared hikers will slog through some of the muddiest and most tortuous terrain of any trail in British Columbia to reach Cape Scott, a distance of 27 km from the parking lot. Upon leaving Port Hardy we will be travelling on active logging roads and will pass through the historic logging town of Holberg. This old logging road, narrow, steep, unsealed and winding, is not for the faint-hearted. The access road is about to be get a very welcome upgrade. First settled by Danes, the village was once the site of the world’s largest floating logging camp. Having never been out there, it was worth checking out. We can't guarantee that every detail will be reported on our network but with your help we hope this site becomes a rich resource of information for you, your family and friends. Nissen Bight to Cape Scott Trailhead: 15.4km – 5 to 7 hours. Each side of the creek has a logging road leading to different places. As expected, it was gravel, after the first couple of km, but the ugly dust … ~850kms & 12,590m climbing [531miles & 41,300'] in 7.5 days of riding. Holberg has always been noted for logging and copious amounts of precipitation. Cape Scott is a remote park on the northern coast of Vancouver Island. This gravel road is maintained by the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure. Co-author with Alec Merriman of Logging Road Travel, Volume Two (Campbell River to Cape Scott (Sidney: Saltaire, 1973). Holberg is the last stop for backpackers set to tackle the Cape Scott Trail and the North Coast Trail. The total hiking distance Shushartie Bay (from water taxi) to San Josef Bay & Cape Scott Trail parking lot is a minimum of 59.5km (37mi). Image of provincial, carrie, tourism - 74310946 The trailhead for San Josef Bay and Cape Scott is located 64 kilometres west of Port Hardy and can be reached by active logging Roads. Addict Gravel. Over time we'll be adding more roads to this site so you can have more current information when you're planning your trip. Port Hardy is the gateway to the 43-km (26 miles) North Coast Trail in Cape Scott Provincial Park, which involves a 63-km (40 miles) drive on a rough logging road to get to. Cape Scott Provincial Park, located 450 km from Victoria, encompasses 21,850 hectares of rugged natural parkland, including over 60 km of hiking trails. Welcome to the Western Forest Products industrial road information site. For a total distance of 25km from start to finish and 9 and a 1/2 hours, hiking Mount Landale was my longest day hike, yet. Rocky promontories and headlands punctuate wide sandy beaches. Farmers at the turn of the century tried to reclaim the narrow sand dunes between Guide Bay and Experiment for pasture land. www.nothcoasttrailshuttle.com You then follow the road to the San Josef Bay parking lot where the trail begins. ... Up old logging roads, or on Europe's toughest CX tracks, know that you've got the right tool for the job. Cape Scott Provincial Park is in the North Vancouver Island region of British Columbia.. They did this by driving logs into the sand as fence posts and then introducing ground cover (clover) to try and keep the sand down. It was established in 1973 with about 15,100 ha (37,200 acres), but had been expanded to approximately 22,294 ha (55,090 acres). Cape Scott Provincial Park British Columbia. View All Gravel / CX Bikes. Nearby Ronning Gardens, an anomaly in the west coast temperate rainforest, was created by Norwegian settler Bernt Ronning around 1910. The route is all GDR/TD style logging roads. ROAD INFORMATION. Access: There is no road access. Gravelmap is a tool for finding and sharing local gravel roads for biking, gravel grinding, exploration and more. Driving to Cape Scott requires approximately 60 km of gravel road travel. One of the wettest places in Canada (with over 26m annual rainfall, compared to 11m in famously-soggy Vancouver), it's infamous exactly for its ruggedness. Holberg is on the long, winding, unpaved road to Cape Scott Provincial Park, San Josef Bay and Winter Harbour. These roads are well-maintained but it is common to encounter logging trucks. We drove from Port Hardy to the trail head in about 1 hour, 30 minutes with a rental that you must be careful. But the 15km ordeal is undeniably worth it. Cape Scott Provincial Park is located on the northwestern tip of Vancouver Island, and offers a truly rugged and beautiful getaway for those that are up for the adventure. But for north islanders, it’s a well-known access route to backcountry bliss. Or head a few minutes south to Telegraph Cove, a historic boardwalk fishing village renowned for its whale watching excursions. Find out more about North Vancouver Island Hiking. The Holberg Road, off Hwy 19, just south of the Town of Port Hardy, is the access point for the Cape Scott Trail. The best water is at the lighthouse and the two keepers are super friendly. 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