From the top of Mt. Prevost you can really see the lay of the land from either peak. One peak has a cairn for those who have fallen in WWI and WWII, the other peak is popular with hang gliders. The road to Mt. Prevost is open to the public every day, but it is a backroad that sees a lot of atv and motorbike use and mountain bikers. This is a seasonal road and so during the dry summer it is often closed, but access is still open on foot or pedal bike. Drive slow, keep your headlights on and only your navigator's eyes on the gps.
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.
Scotchtown
Scotchtown (in Chemainus): Robert Robertson, his wife Janet and their sons emigrated from Scotland in 1907 and arrived in Chemainus in 1912. Robert worked for the E&N for 25 years, but in 1914 he purchased 9 acres of land (referred to as 'Little Scotland") with the dream of having a chicken farm. In 1918, a wildfire swept through the area and since the chicken farm wasn't very successful, Mr. Robertson subdivided his property, and by 1936, there were 19 residential lots on the original 9 acres. The subdivision was commonly known as Scotchtown, but the name fell out of favour… many Chemainus street names reflect the early residents.