Trail Rating 7The Wild Pacific Trail is a must see on any visit to Pacific Rim National Park, Ucluelet and/or Tofino.  Located in Ucluelet, the Wild Pacific Trail is actually a set of three trails that connect into a wonderful 8.4 kilometre route. The Lighthouse Loop trail is a great place to start is wild meandering 2.6km trail that has endless amazing ocean views and an amazing array of twisted, weather beaten, and endlessly interesting trees along the trail.

  • Clayoquot Hiking Trails ProEasy & convenient trails to get to
  • Clayoquot Hiking Trails ProDramatically beautiful open ocean views
  • Clayoquot Hiking Trails ProLots of sea life to see on the beaches
  • Clayoquot Hiking Trails ProTrails reveal different sights constantly
  • Clayoquot Hiking Trails ProTrails rarely feel busy
  • Clayoquot Hiking Trails ProAncient Cedars Loop has 800 year old trees
  • Clayoquot Hiking Trails ProNew viewpoints are constructed often
  • Clayoquot Hiking Trails ConNo access fees unlike most nearby trails
  • Clayoquot Hiking Trails ConBeaches are not overly pretty
  • Clayoquot Hiking Trails ConFeels to close to civilisation

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

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

There are several great access points to the ocean where you can clamour over the rocks and see all sorts of sea life lurking in the pools and crevices where the ocean pours in and out of.The Wild Pacific Trail is wide and leisurely with numerous viewpoints to the ocean and guides you in and out of the forest on a constantly interesting route.  The Lighthouse Loop takes less than an hour to walk, though considerably more if you explore.  You can continue walking along Peninsula Road and Marine Drive to reconnect to the trail or a good idea is to drive to the parking on Marine Drive near Browns Beach.  This positions you in the middle of the other two section of the Wild Pacific Trail, Big Beach and Brown's Beach.  Big Beach has a large picnic area and a great ocean viewpoint.  There are three beach access points.  Browns' beach begins near Black Rock Resort and runs through a section of forest then three kilometres of beautiful ocean views until reaching Peninsula Road.  If you turn right here you can follow the bike trail to Forbes St and connect back to Marine Drive or simply retrace your steps to your car.

Wild Pacific Lighthouse Loop Map

Wild Pacific Lighthouse Trail

Wild Pacific Lighthouse Trail

Wild Pacific Lighthouse Trail

Wild Pacific Lighthouse Trail

Wild Pacific Lighthouse Trail

Wild Pacific Lighthouse Trail

Wild Pacific Lighthouse Trail

Wild Pacific Lighthouse Trail

Wild Pacific Lighthouse Trail

Wild Pacific Lighthouse Trail

Wild Pacific Trail Map

Directions to the Wild Pacific Trail

Driving Directions to the Wild Pacific TrailThe Wild Pacific Trail is well signed and easy to find in Ucluelet.  For the Lighthouse Loop Trail, simply follow Peninsula Road until you see the signs for Wild Pacific Trail.  There is one parking area near Terrace Beach and another one further on if you turn right onto Coast Guard Road.  This one is a great choice for the Loop Trail route, but the Terrace Beach parking is great if you plan on hiking the Loop Trail then relax and/or picnic at the lovely Terrace Beach.

Wild Pacific Trail Directions Map

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