Home All TrailsCowichan Valley Forest Service Road Route

Moderate

Off-Road

🇨🇦 Canada

Recorded Trail

This track was recorded on the ground by an actual expedition vehicle.

ID: CA-BC-10

Cowichan Valley Forest Service Road Route

Added on 30 Sep 2026

Logged by @trailxon29 September 2024

Backroad route from Cowichan Lake via the Skutz Falls Forest Service Road to Cowichan Bay.

Trail Map

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Trail Profile

General Instructions

Active logging roads; yield to trucks.

Mission Logs66 waypoints

Distance	Direction & Instruction	Gradient	Gear Gearing suggestions are defensive and based on terrain profile. Always assess real-time conditions and the path ahead personally.
0.0 km	NW Start Point	-3%	2H
0.9 km	SW Terrain Change	4%	2H
2.9 km	SE Continue on track	1%	2H
4.9 km	NE Continue on track	2%	2H
6.9 km	E Continue on track	-1%	2H

Note: Gear suggestions are based on terrain gradient and are for reference only.

Weather check

At Start

126m

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48.7808, -123.9468

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Quick Stats

Distance

99.4 km

Type

On-Road Sector

Elevation Range

23m - 559m

Max Elevation

559 m

Max Gradient

37.5%

17.6%

Highlights

Skutz Falls
Cowichan River
Cowichan Bay

Field Radio Protocol

VHF-UHF Communication

Signal Verified

Emergency Simplex

146.520MHz

Team Coordination

446.006MHz

Scout Primary

146.400MHz

Propagation Telemetry

Ridge Line

92%

Gorge Floor

18%

Sector Relay: Sector Alpha Relay• 12-18 KM Range

Regulatory Compliance

VHF/UHF frequencies are for monitoring and emergency coordination only. Transmitting on these bands may require an Amateur Radio License or regional government permits. Check local telecommunications laws before operation.

Technical Analysis

Total Ascent

+1091 m

Total Descent

-1155 m

Ruggedness Index

Terrain Roughness Index

Vertical displacement per km. Typical range: 0 (Smooth) to 100+ (Extreme Mountain).

0 (Smooth)50 (Steep)100+ (Extreme)

22.6

Tortuosity Index

Route Curviness Index

Ratio of actual path to straight line. Typical range: 1.0 (Direct) to 3.0+ (Switchbacks).

1.0 (Direct)2.0 (Winding)3.0+ (Serpentine)

4.27

Gradient Distribution

Flat (0-3%)58%

Moderate (3-8%)30%

Steep (>8%)12%

Surface & Hydrology

Paved16%

Unpaved84%

Surface Spectrum Analysis

Asphalt

16%

Gravel

Dirt Track

75%

Water Crossings

Includes only technical water fords where the vehicle actively enters a stream or riverbed. Permanent bridges are excluded from this count.

Difficulty Analysis

SCORE: 48

Difficulty is determined by a technical multi-vector analysis of elevation profile, surface quality, and topographic intensity.

Resulting CategoryModerate

Bounding Box (WGS84)

MIN LAT: 48.634378

MAX LAT: 48.781611

MIN LON: -123.951615

MAX LON: -123.637757

Point Spacing: 25.4 m • Engine: TrailX Precision GPX ANALYTICS v1.0.0

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