By Keith and Heather Nicol
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| The trail near Salmon Point veers inland |
With the great fall hiking weather continuing we took advantage of it to hike one of our preferred coastal treks in this area – the trail between Salmon
Point and the Oyster River. This ocean walk is one of our favourites and is
located roughly ½ between Comox and Campbell River. This hike is sometimes
known as the “Pub to Pub” walk since it happens to connect 2 nearby pubs. We
like this walk since it offers scenic views across Georgia Strait and to the
mountains beyond. Also the backshore consists of open fields with some trees
which is also aesthetically pleasing. We usually do the walk from the Oyster
River Nature Park but this time opted to start at the Salmon Point RV park
(watch for signs off the highway 19A). There is a prominent sign that points to
the nature trail and there is a small parking area nearby at 49 53.307N, 125
07.565W. On Sunday, October 14 we were hard pressed to find a parking spot
along the road since it looked like many people had the same idea as we did.
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| The mulch makes an ideal walking surface |
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Not
surprisingly we saw many people on the trail including several families and the
trail is easy to follow. The trail is well marked and surfaced with mulch with
makes it easy walking. It winds through shore line trees and in some places you
can get down to the stony shoreline if you want. The trail is about 3.5 km one
way so you can either drop a car at each end or return via the way you walked
to return to your car. We opted for the later. Once you reach the Oyster River
estuary the trail leaves the ocean and winds through the trees to the Oyster
River Nature Park parking lot. The
parking lot coordinates are 49. 52.232 N and 125 07.616 W. Please
respect the private land which the trail crosses. Allow about 1.5 to 2
hours if you return along the full trail (total distance 7 km).
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| You also walk along the beach in many places |
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