cowichan valley 8

• Destination: Victoria, Vancouver Island, British Colombia, Canada
• General Route: https://bikepacking.com/routes/cowichan-valley-8/
• Dates: August 31st, 2023 -> September 4th, 2023
• Total distance: 118 miles

weather

The weather on Vancouver Island seems pretty temprate around this time of year. Historically, the lows are in the 50’s and the highs are in the 70’s. Generally these months have 7-10 days worth of rain, so there is a reasonable chance it might rain on us, but if that is case, we’ll just make the best of it.

traveling from portland

• traveling from portland - 7h 30m
• I5 all the way to Tsawwassen, BC - 5 hours
• Ferry from Tsawassen to Swartz Bay - 2 hours
  • I used the fare calculator to estimate for 3 people including standard sized car
  • Roughly $150, leaves every hour throughout the day
• Drive to Victoria - 30m

day 1 - thursday - victoria - travel day

• arrive in victoria

day 2 - friday

• < 20 miles
• lots of extra time to explore or hike!
• Goldstream Campground

day 3 - saturday

• ~35 miles
• Cowichan River Campground

day 4 - sunday

• ~45 miles
• Baberton Campground

day 5 - monday

• ~20 miles to victoria
• then go home!

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