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, […]
If you enjoyed being a pilgrim and would like the opportunity to give back to the Camino and pilgrims traveling it, this opportunity may be for you. Imagine spending two weeks in an albergue, welcoming pilgrims, chatting, and perhaps making tea or coffee for them. Getting to know some of the villagers. Doesn’t that sound […]
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 […]
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: Tillicum Mall by Montana’s Meeting Point Map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/gMZtw8MC6negz4fE8 Route Map: https://onthegomap.com/s/gnjs2eu9 Park your car at Tillicum Mall and join us for a walk along the Colquitz River Trail passing through Panama Flats and crossing Mann Road and following Colquitz Creek to Quick’s Bottom Park. We will continue on paths through the park to West Saanich […]
Our presenters will illuminate the many remarkable ways people choose to complete the Camino, a journey that has inspired pilgrims for centuries. Some walk, some run, some ride—and many confront and transcend personal challenges along the way. Each pilgrim’s path is uniquely their own, guided by individual intention, spirit, and determination. Yet every approach is […]
Meeting Point: Cadboro Bay Park Meeting Point Map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/77EmFMg55fGQVicc8 Route Map: https://onthegomap.com/s/m1d6a5go The route follows Sinclair Rd and then Hobbs St to the upper trail in Mystic Vale. The trail rises into the University of Victoria grounds and can be muddy after rain. After crossing Sinclair Rd onto Haro Rd there is one steep paved section with no […]