Directions: Head north from Victoria on the #1 towards Mill Bay. Take the Bamberton Provincial Park turnoff. Drive down and under the highway, turn right and park near the gate.

Ride north along the paved private road for about 2km. Watch for a logging road that heads up on your left, crossing under the hydro line. Very shortly you will come to a fork with a large tree that has trail signs on it. If you take the right fork, there are a couple of short fast trails off to the right that drop you back down to the hydro line. The left fork climbs up, up, up. The climb up the road is tough with steep sections and loose rock at some points. You may have to walk in a few spots. There are several singletrack trails off this main road, all of which take you back down to the hydro line. If you keep heading up the main road, you'll come to Hatchet Jack's Lookout worth checking out. Or keep going a little further to Oliphant Lake where you can take a refreshing swim among the 4-wheel drive camping crowd. Head back down on the logging road that circles the lake for an alternate route down. It takes you through some old road, open grassy areas, and singletrack, eventually taking you back to the hydro line. You can ride back along the hydro line 2km to where you originally came up, or look for trails that continue down from the hydro line and you will pop out near the other gate, about 100 metres south of where you parked.

This is a good area for medium-skilled riders looking to explore and ride a bit of everything. The trails are pretty overgrown in places but relatively easy to follow. I estimate 2-3 hours depending how fast you climb and how many of the singletrack trails you take back down to the hydro line, resulting in having to climb back up!

Area reps needed E-mail SIMBS if you can help out.