Hikers setting off for Paradise Meadows

Paradise Meadows Loop Trail is located in Strathcona Provincial Park in Central Vancouver Island. The trail starts at nordic ski parking lot at Mount Washington, runs down to the brown bridge on the old Battleship Lake Trail and returns on the other side of Paradise Creek.

Paradise Meadows Loop Trail is a beautiful walk of about 2.2 km in length (45 minutes) through subalpine meadows, and is suitable for all ages. The trail offers opportunities to see deer, black bears, eagles and marmots.

From Courtenay take the public road to Mount Washington's nordic ski parking lot, and the start of trail, a distance of approximately 26 km. The Paradise Meadows Trailhead is located at Raven Lodge at an elevation of 1,100 metres.

Hiking trails in Strathcona Provincial Park:

Bedwell Lake Trail
Della Falls Trail
Elk River Trail
Kwai Loop Trail
Landslide Lake Trail
Lupin Falls Nature Walk
Mount Albert Edward Trail
Paradise Meadows Loop
Sawdust Trail

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Trail information for Vancouver Island is provided in three superb Hiking Trails guides by the Vancouver Island Trails Information Society.