emailFeature Hike
Thetis Lake Regional Park
Lewis Clark Trail to Seymour Hill
Trail Rating: Moderate
Approximate Hiking Time: 1 to 1.5 hours
Highlights
This hike gives you a nice taste of the variety this park has to offer. You'll get some good exercise, fabulous views at the top and a sampling of the lakeshore trail on the way back.
The Hike
Begin your hike at the map kiosk at the end of the parking lot. From here, take the right hand trail. It's a gradual climb through Douglas-fir forest into Garry oak/arbutus/Douglas-fir woodland. Once up there, the trail winds up and down, with great hilltop views and dappled woodland trails.
Where the trail meets up with the Seymour Hill Trail, take a right up the hill. A directional cairn near the 131-metre summit, built in 1968 by the Thetis Lake Nature Sanctuary Association, provides sight lines of local mountains, including Mount Finlayson and Mount Work. The nearby view looking down on the lakes is magnificent, making this a "lunch-worthy" spot.
To find the trail down the other side, make a left from the cairn (when your back is to the lakes). The first portion of this trail is steep, so tread with care. Keep to your left along this trail and it will take you back to the trail that skirts Lower Thetis Lake. A left turn along this trail will take you along the lake back to the parking lot.
Option
If you want to extend your hike, turn to the right and you have the option of taking the trail around one or both lakes. Total hiking time including an extended trek around both lakes is 2.5 to 3 hours.
Hiking with your dog?
To help us protect these natural areas, please keep your dog under control and on the trail.
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