The Cowichan Valley Trail will take you from Duncan through Lake Cowichan and down past the Kinsol Trestle following former CN and E&N railway lines. With many access points and 8 trestles, it's a beautiful trail to walk, jog or bike. From the Island Spirit Team, we hope you enjoy your time in the Cowichan Valley.
All the Island Spirit Legacy Caches are within a 2 steps of the trail, there is no need to bushwack or trample the vegetation unless otherwise noted.
Pacific Bleeding Hearts
The Pacific Bleeding Heart starts to bloom mid-spring through to fall with most flowers appearing in the spring. The flowers are pink, red to purple or white, heart shaped and bloom in clusters at the top of leafless stems as the divided leaves grow from the base of the plant. Bleeding hearts are another plant where the seeds are collected by ants as they fall to the ground. They prefer forested areas, thickets, stream banks, other moist areas. You can find them all along this stretch of Cowichan Valley Trail. Be careful when treading near Bleeding Hearts as they grow from a fragile rhizome that grows very near to the surface of the ground.