John Guilford's Hikes

Date: 2016-04-19

Location: Stocking Lake Trail, Ladysmith, B.C.

People: (including myself): Pam

				Alt.	Miles
Trailhead:		2:30	300	0
Overlook:		3:45	840	2
Turn Around:		4:00	1200	3.3
Trailhead:		5:30	300	6

For Stocking Lake, you turn left and follow the trail/power lines to Thetis Dr.  Here we made a mistake.  There is an access trail that continues to follow the power lines.  We thought this was the trail we were supposed to be on and followed it almost a half mile before deciding we were in the wrong place and backtracking.  The correct route is to take a right (uphill) on Thetis Dr a short distance to where the real trail continues south. 

The trail then starts climbing up the hillside towards Heart/Stocking Lakes Regional park. 

At the top of the hill, we found a gated off trail with a no-trespassing sign that we believe leads to Stocking Lake.  Instead, we continued on the trail where it wound back and into the Regional Park for a short distance before turning around and retracing our steps. 

Map of route.