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.
Mt Prevost
If you look northwest when you're in Duncan, you will see a mountain with two humps or peaks, that is Mt. Prevost. Mt. Prevost is a municipal forest that has been managed since 1982, and is now showing 3rd growth trees. There has been debate recently of paving and developing the park at the peak, putting in stairs to the peak and railings at the viewpoints, so far it remains untouched. On the eastern peak is a war memorial cairn that was dedicated in 1929 to those who fell in WWI, a second plaque has since been added recognizing those who fell in WWII. On the western bluff is a windsock and a short concrete path that hang gliders use. From the gate, it is 8kms to the summit, then roughly a 400 metre climb into the 45 hectare wilderness park with views of Salt Spring, Cowichan Bay and south and as far west as Lake Cowichan on a clear day. Every year the grade 7, 8 and 9 students of Mt. Prevost Middle School have their Prevostathon for fun...busses drop the students off near the gate and then they walk or run to the summit of Mt. Prevost for hotdogs and juice and a break before running or walking back to the school.