emailMount Wells Regional Park
Mount Wells is a 123-hectare wilderness park located on the edge of an immense protected area of green space just half an hour west of Victoria.
The hike to the summit (352m) of Mount Wells is steep and challenging, suitable for fit hikers.
Park Features
- Hiking trail to the summit
- Spectacular views of Juan de Fuca Strait, Victoria, the Sooke Hills and the Sea to Sea Green Blue Belt
- A spring display of wildflowers
- Rare and endangered species and ecosystems
Trail Rating: Challenging
Size: 121.07 hectares
Location: Langford
Established: 1994
Hours: sunrise to sunset
)Things to Do
Follow the steep and challenging trail to the summit for sweeping views
of Juan de Fuca Strait, Victoria and the Sooke Hills. The trail climbs
through Douglas-fir forest and sensitive Garry oak ecosystems to open
rocky hilltops dotted with arbutus trees, hairy manzanita and a mosaic
of lush mosses.
In the spring, native wildflowers such as camas, shooting star and satinflower
carpet the slopes. Please stay on the trail and
keep pets on the trail to protect this fragile habitat. Even
if wildflowers are not visible, walking off trail can damage bulbs that
lie dormant under thin soils.
On your journey to the summit, you may see turkey vultures and band-tailed pigeons, or hear the drumming of ruffed grouse. The park is also an important wildlife refuge for animals such as black-tailed deer, red squirrels and alligator lizards, who sun themselves on exposed rocky outcrops.
Sooke Hills Wilderness
Mount Wells is the gateway to Sooke
Hills Wilderness Regional Park Reserve, the largest park area in
the region at 4100 hectares. Both parks provide a buffer to the Greater
Victoria Water Supply Area and help protect the region's supply of drinking
water. The Humpback Reservoir at the base of Mount Wells was once part
of the water supply system for Victoria residents. You will cross an
old flow line near the beginning of the Summit Trail.
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Sea to Sea Green Blue Belt
Mount Wells Regional Park and Sooke Hills Wilderness Regional Park Reserve are part of the Sea to Sea Green Blue Belt, a corridor of protected green space linking Saanich Inlet in the east to Juan de Fuca Strait in the west. The Sea to Sea Green Blue Belt separates the developed urban area of the Capital Region from tracts of forest land to the west.
How to Get to Mount Wells
Follow the Trans-Canada Highway from Victoria, and turn left on West Shore Parkway. Turn right on Amy Road and left on Sooke Lake Road. Turn left on Humpback Road. At the intersection with Irwin Road, stay right. Follow Humpback Road to the park entrance on the right.
Allow approximately 30 minutes driving time from Victoria.
Public Transportation
Take BC Transit #50 from Victoria to the Langford Exchange. Transfer to #58 to Sooke Lake Road at Humpback Road. The park is approximately a 1.5-kilometre walk from the bus stop. Contact BC Transit for schedule information.
