Via Francigena stretches more than 2,200 kilometers, a pilgrim's thread running from Canterbury's ancient stones to the eterna city of Rome. Our speaker Dennis Tam, walked the Italian heart of this storied path - 550 kilometers from the rugged beauty of the Cinque Terre to the rolling hills of Tuscany and onward to Rome's welcoming […]
Where: Online at Google Meets This online training session will focus on how to use https://onthegomap.com to create and follow local maps. We will record the session so you can come back to it when needed. The session will screencast using an iPhone however equivalent functions are available across other cell phone types. The presentation will be […]
Meeting Point: Central Saanich United Church 7180 East Saanich Rd. Meeting Point Map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/GGVkeE8qxr9bULe46 Route Map: https://onthegomap.com/s/dgcb5kbj Please join Jim Rondeau’s annual Coldest Night of the Year (CNOY) charity walk! Together, we're collecting donations that fund critical services at a local charity partner (Our Place Society) who serves and supports vulnerable families and individuals in our CNOY community. This […]
Camino Coffee House will be at the Quality Foods café, located at the Eagle Creek Village Shopping mall, beside the Victoria General Hospital, 27 Helmcken Road. The café is located inside Quality Food, upstairs. If you have a credencial and you would like to have the Victoria stamp (scroll down to see the stamp) in it […]
Meeting Point: Hardy Park, Corner of Moody Street and Wallace Road Meeting Point Map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/bsRWda9YyntBG44LA Route Map: https://onthegomap.com/s/bo0pvet1 This walk starts at Hardy Park in Brentwood Bay, offering distant ocean views. We ascend to Gore Park, with slab rocks, moss and perhaps, flowers. Continuing to Oak Haven Park, then climbing a hill to a summit with Saltspring Island […]
We had the Camino 101 for those new to the Camino now it's the Camino 201 and 301! There will be something for every level of pilgrim at our Victoria Gathering 2026! Canadian Company of Pilgrims Victoria Chapter is presenting a day-long event full of learning, fun and friendship for pilgrims both novice and advanced! […]
Meeting Point: Langford Lanes - 1097 Langford Pkwy (Park in the lot in front of Boulder Climbing) Trail Head: Sooke Lake Road and Shawnigan Forestry Service Road Route Map: https://onthegomap.com/s/udgjjavg New Map Following Goldstream Heights Drive and Trail Way https://onthegomap.com/s/7qpd0tc5 The first stage will follow the Cowichan Valley Trail and join with the Trans-Canada Trail. […]
Meeting Point: Langford Lanes Langford Meeting Point Map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/rHeGUwixt42EEqaa9 Route Map: New Map and GPX file added https://onthegomap.com/s/gqhllffb Today’s walk will be more urban with a chance for more coffee stops and mostly flat terrain. Much like many parts of the Camino, we will be on the Galloping Goose and the E&N Rail Trail which […]
Meeting Point: Bean Around the World - 533 Fisgard Street Meeting Point Map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/uJmCHiagjDYEgGbQ8 Route Map: https://onthegomap.com/s/afba3b31 Today we will start with coffee at Bean Around the World in Canada’s oldest Chinatown. We start our day with a quick detour to St Andrew’s Cathedral where pilgrims can get a stamp towards their Victoria Camino. Two […]
Meeting Point: Oak Bay Marina Meeting Point Map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/z7S7xCMDLkaqUvr76 Route Map: https://onthegomap.com/s/b98vdppt New Map: https://onthegomap.com/s/ugnr4v1v This map corrects the route through Mystic Vale Oak Bay Marina to Uptown walk starts by the seaside in Oak Bay where you can get a coffee and prepare for the day at the Marina. We will walk along the […]
Meeting Point: Tim Hortons - Saanich Plaza Meeting Point Map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/XzSfyDji9cVpmvCh9 Route Map: https://onthegomap.com/s/b0e38m3a Like a true Camino, today will be a day with mixed emotions as people are both happy to finish their journey and sad to see it end. To help with this transition we will start the day with a Canadian favourite, […]
Meeting Point: Esquimalt Curling Club Back of Archie Browning Arena Meeting Point Map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/T1CeaVRDj7yL3cn29 Route Map:https://onthegomap.com/s/3emg30ot This urban walk begins near the town centre and gradually makes its way up to Highrock Park, the highest point in Esquimalt. From there, we’ll head down through Memorial Park and continue toward CFB Esquimalt. The route then leads us through […]