by Keith and Heather Nicol
On June 15 we decided to show our son Michael
who was visiting from Vancouver the so called “Pub to Pub” trail which starts
along the Oyster River, roughly half way between Courtenay and Campbell River
on the east coast of Vancouver Island. We love this trail since it is a scenic trail with both
river and ocean/beach views. Since the trail is just 3.5 km (1 way) it is
suited to a variety of options. If you have young children or walkers that
would find 7 km too long a hike, you could park a car at each end and just make
the 1 way trip.
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| The trail starts off in the tall trees |
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| To get there from Courtenay drive north on
Highway 19A and keep an eye out for the Oyster River bridge since you want to
turn right on the next road (Glenmore Road).
Then travel one roughly 1 block and then turn left on Regent and look
for a parking lot with a sign Oyster River Nature Park. The parking lot coordinates
are 49. 52.232 N and 125 07.616 W. Then follow the Ferguson Trail which is well
signed and easy to walk on. After about 1 km you reach the ocean and from there
you follow the Jack Hames Trail to Salmon Point. | |
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| There is lots of coastal scenes to photograph |
From there the trail winds along the upper
part of the beach and through the trees giving fine views of Georgia Strait and
mountains beyond. There are even some picnic tables along the way for anyone
wanting a scenic place to have lunch. Sometimes the trail separates into 2
trails and there seemed to be some new cedar shavings placed down on parts of
the trail. After about 1 hour we came out to Salmon Point Resort RV Park and
Restaurant and the trail’s end. We fully
recommend this trail since it offers scenic ocean views and can be walked by a
wide variety of people. Check it out on your next trip to this area.
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| Heather and Michael at the 1/2 point of the trail |
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