Victoria Hiking Trails RatingMill Hill Regional Park is a well hidden though wonderfully short hike to amazing views of Victoria, Esquimalt and the Western Communities.  The hike is only 15 minutes to the summit with a branching trail that leads to Thetis Lake Park.  This is a remarkably seldom hiked park in Victoria.  It is rare to see anyone on the trail or at the beautiful summit.  The views are amazing.

  • Tofino Clayoquot Hiking Trail ProStunning arbutus trees!
  • Tofino Clayoquot Hiking Trail ProAmazing views to the ocean!
  • Tofino Clayoquot Hiking Trail ProTrail connects to Thetis Lake!
  • Tofino Clayoquot Hiking Trail ProUsually quiet & serene
  • Tofino Clayoquot Hiking Trail ProBeautiful year-round
  • Tofino Clayoquot Hiking Trail ProSteep, but short, kid friendly hike
  • Tofino Clayoquot Hiking Trail ProIdyllic park bench at the top
  • Tofino Clayoquot Hiking Trail ProLots of terrain at the top to explore
  • Tofino Clayoquot Hiking Trail ProShort hike to rewarding view!
  • Tofino Clayoquot Hiking ConCamping & fires are prohibited

Victoria Hiking Trails

  Steep, Dog Friendly TrailAvatar Grove  Steep, Dog Friendly TrailBear Hill  Easy Hiking TrailEast Sooke Park  Victoria Hiking TrailElk/Beaver Lake  Victoria Hiking TrailEsquimalt Lagoon  Easy Pay Hiking Trail VictoriaFort Rodd Hill  Easy Hiking TrailFrancis/King  Victoria Hiking TrailGalloping Goose  Easy Hiking TrailGoldstream Park  Easy Hiking TrailGowlland Tod  Easy Hiking TrailGrass Lake  Steep, Dog Friendly TrailJohn Dean Park  Steep, Dog Friendly TrailJuan de Fuca Trail  Steep, Dog Friendly TrailLone Tree Hill  Steep, Dog Friendly TrailMill Hill  Steep, Dog Friendly TrailMount Douglas  Easy Hiking TrailMount Tolmie  Easy Hiking TrailSooke Potholes  Victoria Hiking TrailSpectacle Lake  Easy Hiking TrailThetis Lake  Victoria Hiking TrailWitty's Lagoon

Clayoquot Hiking Trails

  Easy Hiking TrailThe Big Tree Trail  Easy Hiking TrailHot Springs Cove  Steep, Dog Friendly TrailLone Cone  Easy Hiking TrailNuu Chah Nulth  Steep, Dog Friendly TrailRadar Beach  Steep, Dog Friendly TrailRadar Hill  Easy Hiking TrailVargas Island  Virgin Falls  Easy Hiking TrailWild Pacific Trail

What makes them even more amazing is that the views look as though you are on a much higher mountain than the small and short hike that brought you to this great summit. The hike is only 15 minutes to the summit with a branching trail that leads to the neighbouring Thetis Lake Regional Park.  Mill Hill is home to a small forest of Garry oak trees.  The Capital Regional District is actively working on reviving the Garry oak ecosystem on Mill Hill.  Mill Hill has some amazing views of Victoria from a hilltop that most have never heard about.  The trail is easy and short and arrives at the hill summit with dozens of brightly coloured arbutus trees.  Less than 5% of the original Garry oak habitat of British Columbia is still in existence.  Mill Hill is also notable as the traditional territory of the Songhees and Esquimalt people.  Artifacts dating from 3000 years ago have been found in the area indicating long term habitation at the mouth of Millstream Creek.  Mill Hill and Millstream Creek get their name from the Hudson's Bay Company sawmills located here in 1848.

Mill Hill Trail Map

Mill Hill Trail

Mill Hill Hike in Victoria

Mill Hill Hike in Victoria

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