Maps

Current Status of the Vancouver Island Trail

Virtually all of the VI Trail has been located and is defined on the ground well enough to be followed/hiked.  However, much of the route north of Port Alberni is not officially open since gaining the permission and support of several Indigenous Communities is on-going and a number of administrative arrangements (land use agreements, Section 57 FRPA approvals etc.) have not yet been completed.  Where the Trail is located across private forest lands, detailed planning and location of the trail has been progressing following completion of a Memorandum of Understanding that reflects the co-operative working relationship between Vancouver Island Trail Association (VITA) and Mosaic Forest Management, the timberland manager for both TimberWest and Island Timberlands.