Google Earth Map of the trail from 66 mile Trestle to Lake Cowichan
Parking Lot Options:
Mayo Rd meets Riverbottom Rd - Turn right to Skutz
falls parking area (200m) , or turn left to 66 Mile Trestle
day use parking area (1.5 km)
Skutz Falls parking lot.
Sign on the south side of Riverbottom Rd. for 66 Mile
Trestle Parking/ Day Use
The parking lot at 66 Mile Trestle access, Riverbottom
Rd.
The Trail
Day use area at 66 Mile Trestle
The trail crosses a number of roads just west of the 66
Mile Trestle
Typical trail section on old rail bed
Entering Lake Cowichan town
Swampy sections between 66 Mile Trestle and 70.2 Mile
Trestle
When eastbound, you have to exit the trail and follow
Pine St. for three blocks to join the Trans Canada Trail
and not the Cowichan Valley Rail Trail
Much of this trail follows the Cowichan Valley Trail: https://www.cvrd.bc.ca/121/Cowichan-Valley-Trail
This section is also included in the Trans Canada Trail: http://www.tctrail.ca/
IMPORTANT NOTE FOR THOSE STARTING THIS TRAIL IN LAKE COWICHAN (East/ South bound): There are two trails,
easily confused, that branch off from the Trans Canada Trail Head in Lake Cowichan. The northern branch is the
Cowichan Valley Rail Trail, which stays on the north of the Cowichan River and ends in Duncan town; the southern
branch is the Trans Canada trail, which crosses over to the south side of the Cowichan River and ends at the Kinsol
Trestle at Shawnigan Lake. It is very easy to confuse these when starting from Lake Cowichan. Refer to the earth view
below or the Cowichan Valley Trial website at: https://www.cvrd.bc.ca/121/Cowichan-Valley-Trail
The VISpine/ Trans Canada Trail in Lake Cowichan.
When Eastbound, you will have to exit the trail and follow Pine Street for three blocks through a residential area to
find the trail (in red.) The northern route is the Cowichan Valley Trail (in blue), which follows the highway to Duncan.
They are easily confused.
Trans Canada Trail Western Terminus in Lake Cowichan.