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Big Tree Trail, Meares Island, Tofino, BC
Meares Island is famous throughout the world as a place of old-growth forest with
ancient cedars rising high into the sky. An leisurely kayak paddle or a trip over
on a charter boat will get you to the start of the trail.
The Hanging Garden tree is estimated to be more than 2,000 years old and is 18.3
metres (60 feet) in circumference.
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Big Tree Trail, Meares Island
Location: On Meares Island
Length: Leisurely 3 kilometre walk on boardwalk round trip
Find it: Get there from Tofino by kayak (1 hour paddle in relatively calm water)
or charter boat (10 minutes).
Trailhead: A bit of trail tape on a branch marks the trailhead. Look for other
kayaks moored there.
The head of the trail can be a bit tricky to get to from a boat or kayak.
You don't have to be an athlete but good coordination is helpful. The trail is
all boardwalk through the stunning cedar forest to the Hanging Garden Tree at
the end of the boardwalk. The boardwalk has been there a long time and parts are
narrow and uneven but even so it's not a difficult walk. It is mostly level ground
with some small stair sections.
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View the Big Tree Trail, Meares
Island photo page here.
Welcome To Kayaking in Tofino, BC
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