trip reports - Pack & Trail https://packandtrail.com Outdoor Gear Reviews Thu, 23 May 2024 01:23:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://packandtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/cropped-PackandTrailIcon-Cropped-32x32.png trip reports - Pack & Trail https://packandtrail.com 32 32 Extension Ridge from Extension Road, Nanaimo [Trip Report] https://packandtrail.com/blog/extension-ridge-from-extension-road-nanaimo-trip-report/ https://packandtrail.com/blog/extension-ridge-from-extension-road-nanaimo-trip-report/#respond Thu, 23 Apr 2015 14:00:06 +0000 https://pureoutside.rosscollicutt.com/?p=663 The Great Trail (Trans Canada Trail) sections on Vancouver Island offer so much variety. I’m always keen on new trails that are different than anything I’ve experienced before. Yes, most of the sections around Nanaimo are still dirt single track with trees around. Most trails are like that. But the views and twists and turns… Read More »Extension Ridge from Extension Road, Nanaimo [Trip Report]

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]]> The Great Trail (Trans Canada Trail) sections on Vancouver Island offer so much variety. I’m always keen on new trails that are different than anything I’ve experienced before. Yes, most of the sections around Nanaimo are still dirt single track with trees around. Most trails are like that. But the views and twists and turns and connections to other trails are always different. I get a kick out of all the different trail connections along the way.I was roaming farther and farther down the island, hiking parts of the Trans Canada Trail but hadn’t seen on section right in my own backyard, in Extension. The Extension Ridge trail connects the Abyss trails off Harewood Mines road south to the Extension Area. From there, it continues to Nanaimo Lakes Road.

Extension Ridge is a beautiful part of the trail with single track winding all the way up and along the ridge. A power line crossing offers some mixed views, nice to see the neighbouring hills but for that you get to see the powerlines and towers as well.Some photos below are from the last trip I had out there. It was an overcast, wet day, perfect for keeping the heat down while hiking.

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]]> https://packandtrail.com/blog/extension-ridge-from-extension-road-nanaimo-trip-report/feed/ 0 Trip Reports: Great stories from the Juan de Fuca Trail https://packandtrail.com/blog/trip-reports-great-stories-from-the-juan-de-fuca-trail/ https://packandtrail.com/blog/trip-reports-great-stories-from-the-juan-de-fuca-trail/#respond Tue, 12 Aug 2014 14:00:43 +0000 https://pureoutside.rosscollicutt.com/?p=412 Reading through trip reports is one of the best ways to get information to plan a trip. Speaking to a person face to face is usually the best way but if you can’t get that close, a detailed trip report is the next best thing. I try to keep trip reports around for the Juan… Read More »Trip Reports: Great stories from the Juan de Fuca Trail

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]]> Reading through trip reports is one of the best ways to get information to plan a trip. Speaking to a person face to face is usually the best way but if you can’t get that close, a detailed trip report is the next best thing.

I try to keep trip reports around for the Juan de Fuca Trail, it being one of my favourite hikes, so I can keep up to date on what’s happening on the trail. These are the latest ones I’ve found. 

Trip Reports

2018

Crenellated’s 3-day Trip Report – Reddit – May 2018

Treord8’s 3-day Trip Report – ClubTread – May 2018

Michal’s 4-day Trip Report – Hiking is Good – June 2018

Brooke Willson’s 3-day Trip Report – Fresh Air and Freedom – August 30, 2018

2017

Angelica Lauzon’s 3-day Winter Trip Report – Island Mountain Ramblers – February, 2017

Ben Massey’s 4-day Trip Report – BenMassey.ca – July 7, 2017

2016

Backpacks and Bike Racks 3-day Trip Report – Backpacks and Bike Racks – March 2016

Luke’s Trip Report Video – Life of Luke on YouTube – July 2016

2015

Justin’s Trip Report – Eating Snow Around the World – July 2015

2014

Clueless Hiker – CluelessHiker.blogspot.ca – September 2014

2013

Murray Coates 5-day Trip Report – Travelblog.org – April 2013

2012

Jenny Strong’s 4-day Trip Report – Jenny Strong’s Blog – August 2012

2011

Matt and Caroline’s 4-day Trip Report on Matt and Carolines’ Blogspot – July 2011

Henry Armitage’s 3-day Trip Report – hpka.net – June 2011

2009

Lonny Barr’s 3-day Trip Report on SurfingVancouverIsland.com – May 2009

Dan Durston’s Trip Report on the BackpackingLight.com Forums – October 29-23rd 2009

2007

Mark Feenstra’s 4-day Trip Report on MarkFeenstra.com from August 2007

Running Trip Reports

Some of the crazy ones that run the trail actually write trip reports too (oh right…. I ran it in 2010)

Ross Collicutt’s 1-day Run Trip Report (my own) on PackandTrail.com – August 2010

Jeff Hunt’s 1-day Run Trip Report on TrailAdventurer.Blogspot.ca – August 2008 

Other Articles

Hiking the Juan de Fuca Trail on TravelingCanucks.com

Add your report

If you know of other good trip reports or articles about the Juan de Fuca let me know! I’ll add them to the list.

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