I've been thinking about which hike to write about this week, and since we were already talking about a Vancouver Island coastal hike week, I thought it would be fitting to talk about another Vancouver Island coastal hike. Before I start on this week's topic, I would like to mention that I forgot to talk about the famous Juan de Fuca Trail in last week's post. The trailhead of Botanical Beach shares the same northwest trailhead as the Juan de Fuca Trail, a famous backpacking hiking trail that is 40km long, with 1400m elevation gain, usually done over multiple days. If you are up for an epic adventure, be sure to check out the Juan de Fuca Trail.

Moving onto this week's hike, which is probably more of a walk. This week, we are headed to the Lighthouse Loop portion of the Wild Pacific Trail. The Wild Pacific Trail is divided into a few sections, and we visited the Lighthouse Loop section at the southern tip of Ucluelet, BC, back in the summer of 2021. The Lighthouse Loop is an easy loop trail that is roughly 3km long with minimal elevation gain. The loop traverses through a coastal forest and passes by numerous viewpoints that showcases the Pacific Ocean as its primary view. It also passes by a lighthouse, which is probably what gave the trail its name. We went on this trail during our camping trip at Pacific Rim National Park.

https://m.stacker.news/36641Map of the Wild Pacific Trail at the trailhead. Lighthouse Loop is shown at the far right with the "You are here" marker.

https://m.stacker.news/36642Little one fell asleep during the car ride from the campsite to the trail. He is such a deep sleeper that he continued to sleep even after I transferred him over from the car to the carrier.

https://m.stacker.news/36643Trees growing in weird shapes probably due to coastal winds.

https://m.stacker.news/36644Pacific Ocean.

https://m.stacker.news/36645Lighthouse in sight.

https://m.stacker.news/36646Sign with name of the trail and getting closer to the lighthouse.

https://m.stacker.news/36651More views of the Pacific Ocean. You cannot see the end of the ocean and can only see the horizon far into the background.

https://m.stacker.news/36652Trail leading back to the parking lot. The trees formed a short tunnel.

For all of my previous posts, I try to stay on topic and only show pictures of the hike being talked about. But Long Beach of Pacific Rim National Park must be mentioned, so here I am going off topic and off the Lighthouse Loop. The best way to visit Long Beach is by camping at the Green Point Campground. It is the ony campground located in the Long Beach area and beach access through the campground are limited only to campers. This means the section of Long Beach near the campground is much less crowded. My kids had so much fun playing at the beach, it was incredible. And in terms of the view, I will just let the pictures speak for itself.

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https://m.stacker.news/36654These two pictures were taken in the afternoon.

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https://m.stacker.news/36656These two pictures were taken at sunset.

Check out my previous hikes:

1. The Panoramic Views of Panorama Ridge
2. The Golden Larches of Frosty Mountain
3. The Winter Snow of Pump Peak at Mount Seymour
4. Sapphire Waters and Azure Skies of Battle Bluff
5. It Isn't Always Sunshine and Blue Skies
6. The Frozen River and Waterfalls of Maligne Canyon
7. The Amazing Arches of Arches National Park
8. The Bizarre Hoodoos of Bryce Canyon National Park
9. The Magnificent Stones of Zion National Park
10. The Flowing Walls of Lower Antelope Canyon
11. A Glimpse of Hope at the Hope Lookout Trail
12. Turquoise Waters viewed from Sea to Summit Trail
13. The Three Peaks of Mount Seymour
14. The Serene Winter Scene at Dog Mountain
15. Murrin Loop and Jurassic Ridge
16. Yosemite National Park
17. The Bear's Hump at Waterton National Park
18. Views of Okanagan from Pincushion Mountain Trail
19. The Half Frozen Waterfalls at Franklin Falls
20. Hole in the Wall of Vancouver Island
21. Sometimes You Just Get Lucky
22. Winter Wonderland at Alexander Falls
23. Eagle Bluffs
24. Smuggler Cove Marine Provincial Park
25. Admiralty Point
26. Myra Canyon Trail
27. Garabaldi Lake
28. Botanical Beach Loop