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, unless otherwise noted. There is no need to bushwack or trample the vegetation.
Pink Trillium
A variety of the White Trillium, this one sports pink petals. Trillium thrive on Vancouver Island within our rich deciduous and mixed upland forests. Unlike other plants which rely on wind or birds to spread seeds, Trillium make use of ants. As ants are very small, the seeds only travel as far as the ants nest which is perhaps 10 meters. But since the ants bring back seeds from many different colonies of Trillium, when the seeds germinate they are surrounded by fewer ‘brothers and sisters’ which dramatically increase the genetic diversity in future plants.