Elk/Beaver Lake - October 1, 2013

Directions 

Elk/Beaver Lake

Driving time is approximately 25 mins.  Car poolers will be leaving the centre at 9:15.  If meeting at the park, please be there at 9:40.

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Meet at the big toy in the picture.

10k hike counter-clockwise from Beaver Beach Car Park (with washrooms, shelters, playground etc.). We'll stop for breaks on the way round the trail.

Directions from Victoria and map


BEAVER LAKE ENTRANCE
Follow the Pat Bay Highway from Victoria, and take the Royal Oak
Drive exit.Turn left on Royal Oak Drive to cross over the
highway, then right on Elk Lake Drive to reach the park entrance.
Allow approximately 20 minutes driving time from Victoria.

Google map from the centre



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MotionX Track

Name:		Elk/Beaver lake 10K
Date:		Jan 17, 2012 9:51 am
Map: (valid until Jul 15, 2012)		View on Map
Distance:		10.2 kilometers
Elapsed Time:		1:59:24
Avg Speed:		5.1 km/h
Max Speed:		29.6 km/h
Avg Pace:		11' 42" per km
Min Altitude:		47 m
Max Altitude:		77 m
Start Time:		2012-01-17T17:51:03Z
Start Location:
	Latitude:	48.524418º N
	Longitude:	123.389018º W
End Location:
	Latitude:	48.528084º N
	Longitude:	123.387052º W

October 1, 2013

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Pictures

The weather was perfect for a fast walk, and we did the 10k in one second under two hours.

I saw this mushroom which looked like an edible field mushroom to me, but decided not to risk my life on eating it to find out.

This hike is a great stretch of the legs on excellent, level trails. It's less of a ramble than some of the hikes we've done and less conducive to wild-life and plant spotting. Next time we do this hike, we should meet at the "big toy" play area at Beaver Beach shown in the photo below! Probably should go round clockwise then to unwind....

January 17, 2012 Elk/Beaver Lake

The snow seemed against us, but four  intrepid Ad Hoc Hikers did the 10K round Elk Beaver Lake as planned.

It was decidedly snowy at the start....

 ...but we were treated to some excellent views on the way round.

We saw a number of cormorants - like this one...

...and there were quite a few other hearty souls on the walk - in fact they were all more hearty than usual - no doubt proud to be out walking on a snow day!  Next time we do this hike it will be counter-clockwise to ensure we unwind properly!