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Calvin falls nootka island2/11/2024 Mountaineers may want to use this route as an access to the aptly named Rugged and its glacier, the largest on Vancouver Island. Spectacular views of Rugged Mountain (1,875 metres, 6,151 feet) greets visitors as they pass the base. Much of this road has been eroded over time. Occasionally it follows old remnants of a logging road left from when the valley was logged in the 1940’s. The route follows the flat valley bottom, often following the Tahsis River or its dry (in summer) watercourse. Follow North Maquinna Street to the north end of town and over the bridges. The route followed the Tahsis River to its headwaters and over a pass to Woss Lake, and then down the Nimpkish River to the ocean on the northeast side of Vancouver Island near Alert Bay.Īlthough not maintained as a marked route, this trail begins beyond the north municipal boundary, past the Comox-Strathcona waste management landfill. This ancient trade route was used by the ʼNa̱mǥis & Mowachaht/Muchalaht First Nations and crosses Vancouver Island from its southern terminus in Tahsis. It is considered a route as it is flagged only up to 800 metres elevation (2,600’) but can be followed further in clear weather by staying on the obvious ridge line. The trail entrance is flagged and heads uphill from here. To find the trailhead, leave Tahsis (toward Gold River) but stop where the road leaves the inlet and head inland, within sight of town. For the most intrepid mountaineers, an 8km (5 mile) hike along the gently undulating ridge brings you to two small lakes below Mount Leiner which are 1,456 metres (5,000 feet) high. Above 450 metres the ascent is more gradual and the route is mostly a semi-open sub alpine environment. The lower section is forested with Douglas Fir with some Dogwood, rare on the west coast. While the first part of the hike is moderately steep, one is rewarded by increasingly spectacular views of Tahsis Inlet and the surrounding peaks. It follows the ridge that rises between the Leiner and Tahsis River valleys, directly east of the village, on Mowachaht/Muchalaht First Nation territory. ![]() This rugged route was immortalized in the book “White Slaves of Maquinna” as the ridge that ancestral Chief Maquinna sojourned on.
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