INSTRUCTIONS
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How to get there
Car poolers will be leaving the centre at 9:15 and should be starting the hike from the parking lot at 10:00. This assumes that the parking lot will be open, as it should be until November.
If Dean Park Road is closed, park on Carmanah Terrace, past the no parking signs. You will see two large water towers and a set of mailboxes. Park beyond the mailboxes. If you are using a GPS to navigate to the park entrance, set it to North Saanich, intersection of Carmanah Terrace and Dean Park Road.
If Dean Park Road is closed, park on Carmanah Terrace, past the no parking signs. You will see two large water towers and a set of mailboxes. Park beyond the mailboxes. If you are using a GPS to navigate to the park entrance, set it to North Saanich, intersection of Carmanah Terrace and Dean Park Road.
BC Parks Information
BC Parks Map
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The first thing you will want to know about John Dean Park is that Dean Park Road, as shown on the Park Map, is closed November to March. This is indicated on the lower right corner of the map. You can park on Carmanah Terrace, beyond the no parking signs. It takes approximately 15-20 minutes to hike 1.2k up the road to the parking lot.
John Dean Park is very well marked. The trail markers are well placed and usually have a "you are here" map. It would be virtually impossible to get lost/disoriented in John Dean Park. Steep slopes and stairs are clearly identified on the map. There are many man made stone stairs in the trail system. These stairs may be slippery when wet.
Features in the park are the cedar and Douglas Fir forests, the historical locations of the Dean Family, the marshes and the viewpoints. The best viewpoint, by far, is Pickles' Bluff. It is a large outcropping and has a 180 degree panorama. The stairs indicated on the map for the Pickles' Bluff viewpoint are mostly wood and descend down to the viewpoint. These stairs may be slippery in wet weather.
For the hike indicated on the revised map; red indicates the in path and blue indicates the out path. Total hiking time without the side trip from the parking lot to Pickles' Bluff is 70-105 minutes. The side trip to Pickles' Bluff adds 30-45 minutes. Most of the best features of the park are in this hike. John Dean is a great park for hiking; well marked, scenic trails and quite a lot of variety. It is very popular with locals.
Track
https://maps.google.ca/maps/
A huge tree fell across the trail. Luckily, it missed us..by a couple of days.
Hike report, Tuesday, Jan 10, 2012
Five of us did this walk today. Here is the MotionX track for the walk.
| Name: | Dean Park | |
| Date: | Jan 10, 2012 9:51 am | |
| Map: (valid until Jul 8, 2012) | View on Map | |
| Distance: | 7.17 kilometers | |
| Elapsed Time: | 1:24:41 | |
| Avg Speed: | 5.1 km/h | |
| Max Speed: | 14.3 km/h | |
| Avg Pace: | 11' 48" per km | |
| Min Altitude: | 163 m | |
| Max Altitude: | 299 m | |
| Start Time: | 2012-01-10T17:51:27Z | |
| Start Location: | ||
| Latitude: | 48.619785º N | |
| Longitude: | 123.435589º W | |
| End Location: | ||
| Latitude: | 48.619469º N | |
| Longitude: | 123.435710º W | |
... and here are some pictures of the great views.
This is an excellent hike, and we will be visiting this park to do the other trails.
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