View from the Mountain top.

In Victoria area we have two mountains. One is called Mount Tolmie and the other is Mount Doug (the taller one).

Mount Tolmie isn't the tallest mountain and personally I wouldn't really call it one, more like a large hill. Once you get up to the top the view is pretty nice. It shows you just how green Victoria can be. You can see across the landscape over to the ocean on more than one side. It is a wonderful place to go to on a sunny day. At the top is a viewing area, picnic spots and a platform space that many groups use for exercise programs. You can quite often see Bootcamp groups or Yoga groups up there doing their thing (I have been a part of a few of those groups in the past). There is a road that will take you to the top and back down the other side. It is located near UVIC and has a couple trails that cover the mountain to allow you to wander through nature. There are several homes that border the park and I think those people are some of the luckiest ones around to have that on one side of their property.

Here is the link if you want to know more and see some great pictures: Mount Tolmie Park

In the pictures below the greenery you see in at the time when it is finally becoming spring, so if it is this green now just imagine how green it will be in a few more months!

Panaramic view from Mt. Tolmie

 Mount Doug is definitely the taller of the two. You can see across the city to Mount Tolmie from the top of Mount Douglas and vice versa with Mount Tolmie. It has a road that you can drive all the way to the top and look at Victoria from the viewing area or go the little bit farther and see all around the mountain at the summit. A fair amount of people like to walk to the top of Mt. Doug from the parking area at the base. It is about a kilometer or two to the top and it is quite steep in some areas. Definitely a good work out. Around the base of the mountain are some trails that go through the park. They are great for hiking around. On the other side of the road from the mountain is a park like area with more parking options, a large field, walking trails and access to the small beaches & ocean front. Is a rather nice little place.

Panaramic view from Mt. Douglas

Here is the link for Mt. Douglas if you want to know more: Mount Douglas Park

 Both are great places to go most anytime regardless of the weather. The only problem is as the weather improves more and more people will go there. Best times are usually earlier in the day before 2pm and during the week between Mon-Thurs. Any other time and you are competing with the majority who are now off of work for the day or weekend.

As the spring and summer progresses we will probably spend more time out there with the dog as he would love it. They are good places to enjoy the great outdoors!