Westwood Lake and the Morrell Nature Sanctuary (Nanaimo) - Retreads
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 6.44 mi
- Elevation gain
- 364 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Easy
- Elevation loss
- 364 ft
- Max elevation
- 703 ft
- TrailRank
- 59
- Min elevation
- 476 ft
- Trail type
- One Way
- Moving time
- 2 hours 30 minutes
- Time
- 3 hours 26 minutes
- Coordinates
- 1836
- Uploaded
- March 14, 2020
- Recorded
- March 2020
near East Wellington, British Columbia (Canada)
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Itinerary description
This is a great urban hike around Westwood Lake and through the Morrell Nature Sanctuary (a teaching forest). The trails are well groomed and signed with gentle grades and mostly in forest shade.
There is a swimming beach at the trailhead with change rooms & washrooms. There are toilets at the midpoint of this hike.
(Apologies for lack of pic's in the Morrell - phone battery issues).
The Retreads Hiking Club gives this hike an AVA rating of 1 B.
Looking for a hike in the Cowichan Valley? Or, looking for hiking companions? Google "Retreads Hiking Club CVRD".
There is a swimming beach at the trailhead with change rooms & washrooms. There are toilets at the midpoint of this hike.
(Apologies for lack of pic's in the Morrell - phone battery issues).
The Retreads Hiking Club gives this hike an AVA rating of 1 B.
Looking for a hike in the Cowichan Valley? Or, looking for hiking companions? Google "Retreads Hiking Club CVRD".
Waypoints
Car park
Lake
Photo
541 ft
Nearing the end of the lake
Dead growth in water here due to the raising of the Lake over uncleared land.
Information point
Panorama
River
Fauna
Picnic
Beach
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