We meet at the Ballpark in Gillies Bay at 10:00am.
Last week we had perfect hiking weather for a change and headed down towards Shingle Beach. The plan was to walk north along the coastline following the route of a new hiking trail and parked some distance before the entrance to the campground. Some sections of the trail are very steep and work is in progress creating easier routes to bypass the difficult parts. The grassy bluffs along this new route are among the finest on Texada having this trail opened up is going to make it possible for hikers to visit them, someting that was simply not possible before.
Part way along is Yewtree Bay, formerly the location of a squatters cabin, but this structure is no longer standing and the remains are a mess. It's still worth a visit because there are wonderful specimens of the common Arbutus as well as the very much less common Western Yew. My photo this week was taken a while ago and shows the lower trunk of one of the larger yew trees growing next to one of the very large old Arbutus trees not far north of Yewtree Bay..
JD.
Hi there- you seem like a great source for the insider scoop on hiking Texada. I can't find any specific information online about some of the hikes on your site and I'd really like to know how to find them! Do you know how I can find directions to hike Mount Pocahontas? I am visiting Texada next week but won't be in town for your weekly meet up, unfortunately. Could you email me at lindsay.mattson@gmail.com- thanks!
ReplyDeleteWow that looks like the biggest Yew tree I've ever seen. Colossal. I wonder exactly where Yewtree Bay and those grassy bluffs are... ?
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for all of these postings!
ps .... I was just wondering where those locales are in relation to Shingle Beach. I did do a search for "Yewtree Bay" but found nothing.
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