Log Bridge - Juan De Fuca Trail, Vancouver Island, Canada
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arby101ca
N 48° 26.764 W 124° 08.730
10U E 415290 N 5366513
The Juan De Fuca Marine Trail crosses an unnamed gully on a huge log about 1.5 m (5 ft) in diameter and about 100 ft long. The top of the log has been planned flat and cut across to inset cross pieces supporting the handrails.
Waymark Code: WMPGBM
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 08/27/2015
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The Juan de Fuca Marine Trail is Canada's other great west coast trail. This trail south of Port Renfrew is just as rugged and scenic as the more famous "West Coast Trail" north of Port Renfrew. The difference is this trail has escape routes that allow day hikes and less commitment when backpacking. The Juan de Fuca Marine trail is a 47 km trail along the BC west coast from China Beach near Jordan Rover to Botanical Beach at Port Renfrew. The trail crosses many creeks than have deeply cut through the cliffs. A variety of hikers bridges allow safe crossing of the steep canyons. These range from metal suspension bridges to sturdy wooden bridges with handrails to a couple of split logs over smaller creeks.
This remarkable natural bridge is ~7 km from the China Beach. This log shows the size of the trees that grow in this temperate rain forest along the west coast. The giant trees in the wet areas are Western Cedar and Hemlock. In drier soil Douglas Fir and Sitka Spruce dominate. The area was logged over 100 years ago and many rotting stumps with springboard slots haunt the forest. At least they serve as nurse stumps for the new growth, already trees a meter in diameter. The park is just a narrow strip along the shore and active continues even on the water side of the highway.
Trail Name: Juan De Fuca Marine Trail
Approximate Length of Bridge: 100
Obstacle: unnamed creek
Trail Type: Earthen/Packed Dirt
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