South Island Mini-Camino Day 2
2025-03-16 09:00 - 17:00 (America/Vancouver) | BC
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 3
2025-03-17 09:00 - 17:00 | BC
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 4
2025-03-18 09:00 - 17:00 | BC
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 5
2025-03-19 09:00 - 17:00 | BC
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!

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.

Fox & Monocle Walk
2025-03-29 09:00 - 13:00 | BC
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

Esquimalt Gorge Walk
2025-04-06 13:00 - 15:30 | BC
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

Walking in Europe - Spain & Ireland
2025-04-10 18:00 - 20:00 | BC
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
Click Here to Register!

Beacon Hill Around James Bay
2025-04-19 09:00 - 14:00 | BC
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

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.

Mount Douglas/PKOLS Walk
2025-04-26 09:00 - 14:00 | 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

Elk and Beaver Lake Trail Walk
2025-05-03 09:00 - 14:00 | BC
Meeting Point: Beaver Lake Main Parking Lot
Meeting Point Map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/v86DYjaAjZxY3i389
Route Map: https://onthegomap.com/s/omnnv889
See Newsletter for walk details: Victoria Chapter Newsletter May 2025

Durrance Lake / McKenzie Bight Walk
2025-05-10 09:00 - 14:00 | BC
Meeting Point: Durrance Lake park lot
Meeting Point Map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/dQp62sYxpaCYvfTS8
Route Map: https://onthegomap.com/s/us1l1pai
See May Newsletter for walk details: Victoria Chapter Newsletter May 2025

Brentwood Bay Loop
2025-05-17 09:00 - 14:00 | BC
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
See Newsletter for walk details: Victoria Chapter Newsletter May 2025

Special Evening with Sandy Brown
2025-05-19 06:30 - 20:00 | Broad View United, 3703 St Aidans Street, Victoria, BC, V8P 2V7, Canada
Join us for a special event with speaker Sanford “Sandy” Brown sharing “All I Really Needed to Know I Learned on the Camino.” Sandy is one of the world’s most prolific and trusted pilgrimage guidebook authors. A long-distance walker and ordained minister from Seattle, Washington, Sandy planned his 2008 trek on the Camino de Santiago and since then has walked or biked over 18,000 kilometers on pilgrim trails in Europe and the US.
Registration required, but event is free! Please Register Here.
A donativo will be accepted and appreciated at the venue.

North Saanich Fickle Fig Walk
2025-05-24 09:00 - 14:00 | BC
Meeting Point: Canadian Tire North Saanich
Meeting Point Map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/is56LrUn7N3Pccwz8
Route Map: https://onthegomap.com/s/pc31g963
See Newsletter for walk details: Victoria Chapter Newsletter May 2025

Camino Coffee House
2025-05-29 10:00 - 12:00 | BC
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.

Walking in Europe - Japan and Italy
2025-06-05 18:00 - 20:00 | BC
Learn about the Kumano Kodo pilgrimage trails in Japan’s southern Kansai region, a key part of its World Heritage designation. Over 1000 years old, these trails spanning 100 km showcase Japan’s traditions, history, and landscapes. We’ll also invites you to experience “la dolce vita” in Italy’s Via Francigena Walk through Tuscany to Rome.
Click Here to Register!
Course #130330

Royal Roads University Walk
2025-06-07 09:00 - 14:00 | BC
Saturday, June 7, 2025 9am (Meet at 8:45am)
Meeting Point: Colwood Park and Ride
Meeting Point Map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/HeuT5cvZcnYkabgq6
Route Map: https://onthegomap.com/s/9rh51qmt
For details on the walk please see the June Newsletter https://mailchi.mp/6b8e0ba990a5/june-2025-newsletter-13392919

Cowichan River Circle Trail
2025-06-14 09:00 - 14:00 | BC
Saturday, June 14, 2025 10am (Meet at 9:45am)
Meeting Point: Glenora Trails Head Park
Meeting Point Map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/WruyD3tY216rmsaz7
Route Map: https://onthegomap.com/s/opluqc6l
For details on the walk please see the June Newsletter

Langford Lakes Walk
2025-06-21 09:00 - 17:00 | BC
Saturday, June 21, 2025 9am (Meet at 8:45am)
Meeting Point: Westhill YMCA – East Parking Lot
Meeting Point Map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/w6i1CRgAPm2Gpget9
Route Map: https://onthegomap.com/s/hs4olj3v
For details on the walk please see the June Newsletter https://mailchi.mp/6b8e0ba990a5/june-2025-newsletter-13392919

Camino Coffee House
2025-06-26 10:00 | Quality Foods Café, 27 Helmcken Road, Victoria, BC, V8Z 5G6, Canada
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 it!. Sorry no outside food.

Victoria to Sidney Walk
2025-06-28 09:00 - 14:00 | BC
Saturday, June 28, 2025 8am (Meet at 7:45am)
Meeting Point: St Andrew’s Cathedral
Meeting Point Map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/LpEcwH32rBMwZ5rEA
Route Map: https://onthegomap.com/s/7dmc6j9q
For details on the walk please see the June Newsletter https://mailchi.mp/6b8e0ba990a5/june-2025-newsletter-13392919

St James Day Walk
2025-07-26 09:00 - 15:00 | Elk Lake, 5267 Patricia Bay Hwy, Victoria, BC, Canada
Save the Date
Walk and picnic lunch at Elk Lake!

Francis King Park Walk
2025-08-02 09:00 - 14:00 | BC
Meeting Point: Francis King Regional Park main parking lot
Meeting Point Map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/M9BEgYEGnAvcVaB3A
Route Map: https://onthegomap.com/s/l4329945
This route in Francis King Regional Park takes us through three different trails: the Centennial, Panhandle & High Ridge Trails. The walk starts on the Centennial trail to the right of the Nature House. The trail meanders through lush forested areas that are well-shaded as well as some open areas, skirting the Highlands golf course. There are some elevation changes with High Ridge having some steeper but very manageable sections. Hiking poles are recommended. At the end of the walk we can drive to The Nest Cafe on Watkiss Way which is a 4 min drive from the park.
Walk Statistics:
Total Distance:6 km
Estimated Finish Time: 2 hours
Elevation Change: 112 m
Difficulty: Moderate
Surface: Hiking trails

John Dean Park Walk
2025-08-09 09:00 - 14:00 | BC
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 6km into the hike. We’ll return through a residential area. . Bring poles if you use them. We will head to The Roost on the corner of McTavish Road and East Saanich Road for a well-deserved coffee break or more.
Walk Statistics:
Total Distance: 9 km
Estimated Finish Time: 3 hours
Elevation Change: 385 m
Difficulty: Moderate
Surface: Hiking trails and pavement

Cowichan River Circle Trail
2025-08-16 10:00 - 14:00 | BC
Meeting Point: Glenora Trails Head Park
Meeting Point Map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/A69A3MpvZJYSEcB56
Route Map: https://onthegomap.com/s/opluqc6l
This moderate 8.38 km loop hike follows a section along the scenic Cowichan River before returning on the Cowichan Valley Trail. There is an initial downhill section followed by a flat/gradual uphill hike back up to the old rail bed for an easy return back to our starting point. Being a country hike there are also no coffee shops along the way. However, the trailhead park has a large sheltered picnic area and if we all bring a thermos and/or coolers, along with a picnic lunch, we can enjoy some post hike camaraderie.
The drive to Glenora Trails Head Park is about 1 hour from Victoria. You’ll note the sign for the park on the left and a short drive to the parking lot. We’ll meet at the buildings.
Walk Statistics:
Total Distance: 8.13 km
Estimated Finish Time: 2 hours
Elevation Change: 228 m
Difficulty: Moderate
Surface: Hiking trails and biking surfaces

Nordic Pole Walking
2025-08-19 18:00 - 20:00 | Central Saanich United Church, 7180 East Saanich Road, Saanichton, British Columbia, Canada
Always wanted to learn how to Nordic pole walk? Now is your chance with this two hour session at the Central Saanich United Church parking lot. Bring your poles (some will be provided if you need them) and appropriate clothing for this outdoor class.
Cost is $10 for CCoP members, $15 for non-members. Not a member? Save $5.00 and become one!
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You may find parking along the side streets in the neighbourhood. We’ll be using the parking lot for the class.
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An Ode to Ice Cream Walk
2025-08-23 10:00 - 15:00 | BC
Meeting Point: Beacon Hill main parking, 404 Circle Dr.
Meeting Point Map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/A8DtAQRwk9P3esSm7
Route Map: https://onthegomap.com/s/g1n5is8j
Summer and ice cream go in hand in hand. In this walk, not only can you taste delicious artisanal ice cream made here locally, you can also walk it off. This walk starts at 10am because most of ice cream shops are opened at noon. We will be visiting three ice cream shops along the walk, Parachute Ice Cream near Oak Bay Marina, Cold Comfort at Estevan Village, and finally Beacon Hill Drive In. Ice cream isn’t your thing? There are cafes and bakeries close to the first two shops. A long walk and ice cream, a perfect way to celebrate this summer.
Walk Statistics:
Total Distance: 20.8 km
Estimated Finish Time: 4.5 hours
Elevation Change: 34 m
Difficulty: Easy
Surface: Pavement

Six Mile Lunch Walk
2025-09-06 10:00 - 15:30 | BC
Meeting Point: Atkins Road Parking Lot
Meeting Point Map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/3qBdDjHvTSVe718z6
Route Map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/3qBdDjHvTSVe718z6
From Atkins Road we will follow the Galloping Goose to the E&N Rail Trail Humpback Connector continuing the trail by Mill Hill, though downtown Langford and towards Westshore Town Centre where there will be an opportunity for a coffee at either Tim Hortons or Starbucks. From there, we will then join the Glen Lake Trail to loop back around to the Galloping Goose. People have the option to have lunch at Six Mile Pub for lunch or return to the parking lot.
Walk Statistics:
Total Distance: 16 km
Estimated Finish Time: 4 hours
Elevation Change: 188 m
Difficulty: Easy
Surface: Pavement
