Category Archives: Weekend Walks

Saturday March 31st, Cumberland Marsh;  Jumbo’s Cabin Loys will be leading a Public walk through the Cumberland Marsh today. The Marsh drains into Perseverance (aka Coal) Creek, and is home to a number of interesting plant species as well as … Continue reading →

Saturday March 24th, Ripple Rock, On April 5th, 1958, the largest non-nuclear man-made explosion to date occurred at Seymour Narrows, just north of Campbell River. The 1270 metric tons of Nitramex 2H explosives was loaded into tunnels coming from Maud … Continue reading →

Saturday March 10th, Macy Woodlot Walk Mt. Washington Fred Newhouse spoke at our AGM in February, and we are fortunate to have him leading a walk through the Harold Macy Woodlot today. Fred has spent most of his life in … Continue reading →

Saturday, March 3rd, Union Bay (Coal Hills) This easy walk starts at the Union Bay Boat ramp and explores the remains of Dunsmuir’s Coal terminal, located on both sides of Hart (Washer) Creek. In 1887 Robert Dunsmuir had a deep … Continue reading →

Dec 10, Sunday: Seal Bay Park at Fizell Road Todays’ walk in Seal Bay Park starts at the little used Fizell Road entrance on the west side of the Seal bay Park. Access is via Grieve Road and Langlois Road. … Continue reading →

Dec 2, Saturday: Kye Bay Duck Viewing Loys will lead a walk along the beach at Kye Bay, below the Comox Airport. The high bluffs and cobble beach make for an interesting walk any time of the year, but we … Continue reading →

Nov 26, Sunday: Seal Bay Park, Bates road entrance Loys will be leading the Seal Bay Park walk. We will be meeting at the main parking lot on Bates Road. The featured items on the walk will be trees and … Continue reading →

Nov 18, Saturday, Bear Creek Park at Black Creek Bear Creek is one of our most popular walks, and there may still be a few spawning salmon in the creeks at this time. Meet at Courtenay Country Market to car … Continue reading →

Nov 12, Sunday: Goose Spit Bird Viewing, DND Gate, This walk will not have a leader. Fall often brings a large variety of water and shore birds to our coastline, and a walk along the shores of Goose Spit is … Continue reading →

Nov 5, Sunday: Dulce Hamilton Mushroom Public Walk, Nymph Falls Park This walk is in memory of Dulce Hamilton, and long-term member of CVN who died last year, and this was one of her favorite walks. Alison and Loys will … Continue reading →