VICTORIA CAMINO

Mount Douglas/PKOLS Walk
2025-04-26 09:00 - 14:00 (America/Vancouver) | Mt. Douglas Beach parking lot, 4501 Cordova Bay Rd, Victoria, British Columbia, V8N 2S8, Canada
Meeting Point: Mount Douglas Beach parking lot north
Meeting Point Map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/6mR1s1SRmHgZ3zQd8
Route Map: https://onthegomap.com/s/7jddd5hc
For our walk around Mount Doug/PKOLS, we will begin at the parking lot and proceed to circumnavigate the mountain’s base. Along the way, you can admire the towering evergreen trees and lush fern undergrowth. Afterward, we’ll pass through the residential neighborhood of Gordon Head and make our way to Township Coffee on Tyndall Ave.
Walk Statistics:
Total Distance: 8 km
Estimated Finish Time: 3.5 hours (with coffee)
Elevation Change: 160m
Difficulty: Medium
Surface: Pavement and dirt trails

Camino Coffee House
2025-04-24 18:30 - 20:00 | Quality Foods Café, 27 Helmcken Road, Victoria, BC, V8Z 5G6, Canada
Thursday April 24, 2025 6:30pm
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 as your first stamp, come and join us for coffee and there will be someone there to stamp your credencial. Sorry no outside food.

Beacon Hill Around James Bay
2025-04-19 09:00 - 14:00
Meeting Point: Beacon Hill Children’s Farm
Meeting Point Map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/7N2VP5eSQnfp4FNU8
Route Map: https://onthegomap.com/s/vitqrgof
We’ll start at Beacon Hill Children’s Farm walking to Dallas Rd then around James Bay to the Breakwater. Continuing along the harbour, passing by Fisherman’s Wharf and Peter Pollen Park then walking by the Legislature to continue to Cook Street Village where we’ll stop for coffee at the Hidden Gem before finishing off walking back to Beacon Hill Park..
Walk Statistics:
Total Distance: 10 km
Estimated Finish Time: 2.5 hours (with coffee)
Elevation Change: 124 m
Difficulty: Easy
Surface: Pavement, boardwalk and dirt trails

Walking in Europe - Spain & Ireland
2025-04-10 18:00 - 20:00
The Camino Aragones starts at Col de Somport, crossing 165 kilometers through Aragon and Navarra to join the Camino Frances at Puente la Reina, offering scenic landscapes and historical landmarks. The Camino de San Salvador, a 125-kilometer route from León to Oviedo, provides stunning mountain views and serene forests.
Ireland’s Dingle Way showcases lush landscapes and sandy beaches. This presentation will highlight key sites, services, and accommodations along these routes, offering insights into the beautiful countryside and cultural richness.
Course Number: #130328
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Esquimalt Gorge Walk
2025-04-06 13:00 - 15:30
Sunday, April 6, 2025 1:00pm (Meet at 12:45pm)
Meeting Point: Esquimalt Gorge Park and Pavilion
Meeting Point Map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/1RRap6qik5VunEbh6
Route Map: https://onthegomap.com/s/vg9votf9

Fox & Monocle Walk
2025-03-29 09:00 - 13:00
Meeting Point: Canadian Tire, North Saanich
Meeting Point Map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/U54wTciDMCmmLWxXA
Route Map: https://onthegomap.com/s/87ihk7fr
We will meet at the Canadian Tire in Sidney for a walk through the eastern side of North Saanich. A walk along rural roads, trails, past farms, ponds, marinas, and parks. Coffee at the Fox & Monocle at Canoe Cove Marina about the 5.5 km point.
Walk Statistics:
Total Distance: 12 km
Estimated Finish Time: 3.5 hours (with coffee)
Elevation: 222m ascent: 222m descent
Difficulty: Easy to Medium
Surface: Pavement and dirt trails

Camino Coffee House
2025-03-20 18:30 - 20:00 | Quality Foods Café, 27 Helmcken Road, Victoria, BC, V8Z 5G6, Canada
New Time
March 20, Thursday, 2025 6:30 PM
Quality Foods View Royal
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 as your first stamp, come and join us at coffee and there will be someone there to stamp your credencial.

South Island Mini-Camino Day 5
2025-03-19 09:00 - 17:00
Meeting Point: Tim Hortons – Saanich Plaza
Meeting Point Map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/XzSfyDji9cVpmvCh9
Route Map: https://onthegomap.com/s/b0e38m3a
Prepare for your next Camino by joining us for a Mini Camino around the South Island area. See the Victoria Chapter Newsletter for more information. And don’t forget to fill out this form to let us know you’re interested!

South Island Mini-Camino Day 4
2025-03-18 09:00 - 17:00
Meeting Point: Oak Bay Marina
Meeting Point Map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/z7S7xCMDLkaqUvr76
Route Map: https://onthegomap.com/s/b98vdppt
Prepare for your next Camino by joining us for a Mini Camino around the South Island area. See the Victoria Chapter Newsletter for more information. And don’t forget to fill out this form to let us know you’re interested!

South Island Mini-Camino Day 3
2025-03-17 09:00 - 17:00
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
Prepare for your next Camino by joining us for a Mini Camino around the South Island area. See the Victoria Chapter Newsletter for more information. And don’t forget to fill out this form to let us know you’re interested!

South Island Mini-Camino Day 2
2025-03-16 09:00 - 17:00
Meeting Point: Langford Lanes, Langford
Meeting Point Map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/rHeGUwixt42EEqaa9
Route Map: https://onthegomap.com/s/55a00lmi
Prepare for your next Camino by joining us for a Mini Camino around the South Island area. See the Victoria Chapter Newsletter for more information. And don’t forget to fill out this form to let us know you’re interested!

South Island Mini-Camino Day 1
2025-03-15 09:00
Meeting Point: Langford Lanes – 1097 Langford Pkwy
Trail Head: Sooke Lake Road and Shawnigan Forestry Service Road https://maps.app.goo.gl/34NccWbN8NXXWsyRA
Route Map: https://onthegomap.com/s/udgjjavg
Prepare for your next Camino by joining us for a Mini Camino around the South Island area. See the Victoria Chapter Newsletter for more information. And don’t forget to fill out this form to let us know you’re interested and to get more details.

Walking in Europe - Spain and Portugal
2025-03-13 18:00 - 20:00
This presentation covers two popular routes in Portugal from Porto to Santiago. Experience the richness of the Portuguese culture and friendly hospitality. Spain Frances is the busiest Camino route in Spain with almost 400,000 people completing the route each year. The 870 km route starts in St Jean Pied De Port in France and crosses Spain to Santiago. This presentation will cover sites to visit, services and accommodations available along the route.
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Course #130327

Nordic Pole Walking - Introduction
2025-03-08 13:00 - 14:30 | Saanich Commonwealth Place, 4636 Elk Lake Dr, Victoria, BC, V8Z 5M1, Canada
Learn the basics of Nordic pole walking with a short video presentation, instructions and practical experience to familiarize and gain proficiency with walking with poles. Some walking poles will be available or participants can bring their own.
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#128554

Coldest Night of the Year walk
2025-02-22 16:00 - 17:00 | Central Saanich United Church, 7180 East Saanich Road, Saanichton, British Columbia, Canada
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 to raise funds for Our Place Society to support people experiencing hurt, hunger and homelessness.
This is a family friendly walk. The walk starts at the Central Saanich United Church along East Saanich Road to Central Saanich City Hall and back to the church. Total distance is 5.2 km. This walk is open to all, please invite others to join Jim’s Coldest Night of the Year walk to help others in need.
You can get more information on the CNOY, donate to or join a team here. Please wear warm, bright and reflective clothing.

Chemainus – Stocking Creek Falls Walk
2025-02-22 10:00 - 17:00 | Chemainus, 3055 Oak St, Chemaninus, British Columbia, V0R 1K0, Canada
Meeting Point: Corner of Chemainus Road and Oak Street
Meeting Point Map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/jpMXCCF7oVNyEtS46
Route Map: https://onthegomap.com/s/n3j9osmt
This walk is in response to the membership survey who asked for walks a little up island! Note the start time for this walk above.
We’ll meet at the Country Grocer (49th Parallel Grocery) which is in the strip mall at the corner of Chemainus Road and Oak Street in Chemainus. We will pick up the Cowichan Valley Trail across the road from the mall and walk it to Stocking Creek Park. This is a very well-groomed and wide path that is mostly flat as it is on (or follows) the old railbed. Once we reach Stocking Creek Park, we will move into the park trail system to take a view of Stocking Creek Falls and shortly thereafter reach our turnaround point.
At the end of the hike, we will return to the same spot where there is also the Sawmill Taphouse restaurant for those who wish to eat and have some refreshments.

John Dean Park Walk
2025-02-15 09:00 - 14:00
Meeting Point: Cresswell Road and Texada Terrace
Meeting Point Map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/tQcV4xUZboXNMKtBA
Route Map: https://onthegomap.com/s/s5iltkpu
This is a moderately challenging but beautiful hike along forested trails in John Dean Provincial Park (LAU,WELNEW). Our viewpoint will be Pickles Bluff almost 6 km into the hike. We’ll return through a pretty residential area. Bring poles if you use them. After our walk we will head to The Roost on the corner of McTavish Road and East Saanich Road for a well-deserved coffee break or more.
Directions: Take exit 26 off Hwy 17. Exit the roundabouts onto McTavish Road. Continue approximately 1 km past the four-way stop on McTavish Road and East Saanich Road. Turn left just past the fire hall on the left onto Cresswell Road. There is parking on both sides of Cresswell.

2025 CCoP AGM
2025-02-15 09:00 - 11:00
Please join us for the Canadian Company of Pilgrims Annual General Meeting! All members as of January 23, 2025 (midnight) would have received an email invitation to register. If you did not receive your invitation please email secretary@santiago.ca. The meeting will be approximately 1 hour followed by our guest speaker, Heather Warfield, a professor (at Antioch University), an author, and a consultant with subject matter expertise on the psychology of pilgrimages.
On the day of the AGM please use your invitation Zoom link to join. If you are having issues joining please email our IT support at agmsupport@santiago.ca.

Walking in Europe - Spain and France
2025-02-13 18:00 - 20:00
This multimedia session explores walking trails in Spain’s Camino Norte and France’s extensive network. Camino Norte spans up to 890 km, featuring beautiful coastlines and cities like San Sebastián and Santiago. In France, well-marked GR routes offer diverse topographies. Highlights include available services, accommodations, and scenic routes.
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Course #128586

Camino Spring Gathering
2025-02-08 | Broad View United, 3703 St Aidans Street, Victoria, BC, V8P 2V7, Canada
CCoP Victoria is presenting a day long event full of learning, fun and friendship for pilgrims both novice and advanced!
When: Saturday February 8, 2025 8:30am – 5pm
Where: Broad View United 3703 St Aidan’s Street, Victoria, BC
Cost: Registration is now $40 per person, early bird offer has expired.
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Camino Coffee House
2025-02-06 10:00 - 11:30 | Quality Foods Café, 27 Helmcken Road, Victoria, BC, V8Z 5G6, Canada
Quality Foods View Royal
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 as your first stamp, come and join us at coffee and there will be someone there to stamp your credencial.

Rithet’s Bog Swan Lake Walk
2025-02-01 09:00 - 14:00
Meeting Point: Hyacinth Park
Meeting Point Map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/Xacp3BiGgu1kGgTi9
Route Map: https://onthegomap.com/s/crre604v
Join us for a walk around two urban lakes. Rithet’s Bog and Swan Lake are both nature sanctuaries and can be accessed off the Galloping Goose. The walk is a 16.5 km loop which is mostly flat on well-groomed trails. There is an option to stop at Royal Oak (4 km) depending on the mood of the group and then again at Uptown (13 km).

Brentwood Bay Loop
2025-01-25 09:00 - 13:30
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 frost-covered plants. Continuing to Oak Haven Park, then climbing a hill to a summit with Saltspring Island and peninsula farms in view. From there, we walk along Garden Gate Road to Gowlland Todd Provincial Park, stopping at the beach for a break. We continue on Benvenuto Avenue, taking a hidden path to Woodward before descending to the ocean. We walk along the ocean to Verdier Park, where we have a coffee and snack break, use the bathrooms, and then meander through the streets before returning to our cars.

Central Saanich Walk
2025-01-18 09:00 - 13:30
Meeting Point: Centennial Park by the washroom
Meeting Point Map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/n7Ex9takZgMu8N2QA
Route Map: https://onthegomap.com/s/eveh3tiu
A picturesque walk in the rural part of Central Saanich. This walk starts from Centennial Park, on flat terrain but there is an elevation gain from 40 m to 110 when we are hiking up to Butterfield Park. We will be walking through a forest area, crossing a few streams, mostly on back country roads. Midpoint is the St. Stephen’s Anglican Church, the oldest church in BC.

Walking in Europe - Spain - Camino Sanabrés
2025-01-16 18:00 - 20:00 | Saanich Commonwealth Place, 4636 Elk Lake Dr, Victoria, BC, V8Z 5M1, Canada
This presentation explores the Camino Sanabrés, a 369 km alternative to the Vía de la Plata, and the northern Camino del Norte, starting in France and leading to Santiago. Key stops include San Sebastián, Bilbao, Santander, and Santiago. We’ll cover route accommodations and walking expectations.
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Course #128585

Beachlands Triangle Mountain Walk
2025-01-11 09:00 - 14:00
Meeting Point: Royal Bay High School Parking Lot, Colwood
Meeting Point Map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/vPU6d984DFG5TRaH7
Route Map: https://onthegomap.com/s/34bs5rfb

Beacon Hill Fairfield Walk
2025-01-04 09:00 - 14:00
First walk of 2025!
Meeting Point: Beacon Hill Parking Lot area by Petting Zoo
Meeting Point Map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/EDUznutMCYtW3o3PA
Route Map: https://onthegomap.com/s/nte6ua8i

Mosi Cafe West Saanich Walk
2024-12-28 09:00 - 14:00
December 28, 2024 9am (Meet 8:45am)
Meeting Point: Layritz Park
Meeting Point Map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/7xhhs5beKPMdUiRT6
Route Map: https://onthegomap.com/s/tabqb7v1

Victoria Winter Lights Walk
2024-12-14 16:30 - 19:00
Meeting Point: Grand Pacific Hotel
Meeting Point Map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/gxt7RLNMyrJB59Jx5
Route Map: https://onthegomap.com/s/9n35qeek

Sidney Sparkles Holiday Parade Walk
2024-12-08 15:00 - 17:00
December 8, 2024 3:00pm (Meet at 2:45pm)
Meeting Point: Iroquois Park, 2295 Ocean Avenue, Sidney
Meeting Point Map:https://maps.app.goo.gl/TKyXiZoqHDhKn74x5
Route Map: Map: https://onthegomap.com/s/teptqjur
