The Hidden Groves Legacy is in Sechelt, British Columbia on the Sunshine Coast - an area loved by tourists and residents alike. The Legacy is near the favoured Porpoise Bay Provincial Park - just past it - and the two forests are joined so you can walk between them.
From Sechelt, just go on past the Provincial Park about 4 kilometers. You will see a caution sign for pedestrians. (This is Sechelt Heritage Forest) and then a steep, short, winding hill. At the top, on your right you will see the Hidden Grove sign.
--- If you miss it you will see the mailboxes and sign for Sandy Hook on the left so turn around in front of the mail boxes and go back about 200 feet.
--- If you miss it you will see the mailboxes and sign for Sandy Hook on the left so turn around in front of the mail boxes and go back about 200 feet.
Turn in to the double driveway entrance and proceed straight ahead and around the first curve - it's a one way loop. The parking on straight bit as you go in is for buses.
Parking is provided for cars as ANGLE parking after you bear to the left leaving the road space to the right open for traffic. IF the first 5 spaces are full carry on around the curve where there are 4 more spots.
When you leave just carry on around the loop.
Parking is provided for cars as ANGLE parking after you bear to the left leaving the road space to the right open for traffic. IF the first 5 spaces are full carry on around the curve where there are 4 more spots.
When you leave just carry on around the loop.
For the Visitor - A Guide
NOTE: Click These Maps to see larger (Right Click to Save or Print Target)
SO _ Watch for the color posts by the trails near each intersection - colours match the colours on the maps.
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The first thing you will see at the start of the main trail system from the parking lot is a post with map of most immediate trail routes.
Trails are colour coded by trail markers set in the ground near all intersections and at any "confusing" points along the trails
Here is one leading off to the "yellow" or viewpoint trail from the main trail in
An example post map
Early Map showing
Trails in South Portion Only
(Historical Interest)
CLICK MAP
Trails in South Portion Only
(Historical Interest)
CLICK MAP
A Card for just walking about or to hand out to interested friends.
A simple card map and gude in PDF. On one page it makes 4 cards to cut apart.Remember set up your printer to do a BOTH sides printing or print one side only and then turn the sheet over and print the other side.
Our latest full page map of all the trails in the Groves.Regularly updated and enhanced.
View it by clicking on the small version
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Open in PDF format for easy printing
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View it by clicking on the small version
OR
Open in PDF format for easy printing
Click Here
Route In Minutes
To the Pine Bluff Viewpoint and Back
Post 1 to 3 4
Post 3 to Top of View 6
Linger at View ?
Top of View to 7 6
7 back to 3 4
3 back to 1 4
Total for Route 24
Plus Linger Time
Post 1 to 3 4
Post 3 to Top of View 6
Linger at View ?
Top of View to 7 6
7 back to 3 4
3 back to 1 4
Total for Route 24
Plus Linger Time
Just the Main Ancient Forest
and Back
Post 1 to 4 4
Post 4 to 6 3
6 to 7 3
7 back to 4 3
4 back to 1 4
Total for Route 17
and Back
Post 1 to 4 4
Post 4 to 6 3
6 to 7 3
7 back to 4 3
4 back to 1 4
Total for Route 17
The Eastern or Green Loop
Post 1 to 4 6
Post 4 to 16 4
Post 16 to 19 9
Post 19 to 18 5
Post 18 back to 1 6
Total for Route 30
Post 1 to 4 6
Post 4 to 16 4
Post 16 to 19 9
Post 19 to 18 5
Post 18 back to 1 6
Total for Route 30
Past the Lonely Giant and shorter way back
Post 1 to 4 5
Post 4 to 16 4
Linger at Lonely Giant
Post 16 to 18 7
Post 18 to 1 6
Total for Route 22
Post 1 to 4 5
Post 4 to 16 4
Linger at Lonely Giant
Post 16 to 18 7
Post 18 to 1 6
Total for Route 22
Sechelt, British Columbia, Canada
Celebrating and reporting on the Sechelt Heritage Forest and the Hidden Grove.
