Durance Lake to Partridge Hills Loop is a 3.2 mile loop trail located near Central Saanich, British Columbia, Canada that features a lake. The trail is rated as moderate and is primarily used for hiking, walking, and mountain biking. Dogs are also able to use this trail.
April 2, 2021Solid. Not too difficult. Lots of individual trails which required considerable map checking.
April 2, 2021Lovely area and I loved all the arbutus. Moderate hike through very classic terrain for this area. Not the usual kind of trail I pick to hike, as it’s clearly more for mountain biking and there are trails all over the place and no signage so I was pulling out my phone constantly. I didn’t end up on the recommended route a lot even with the phone/app help, although it didn’t matter as the trails were similar. If I was on a bike instead of hiking it would have been amazing.
March 30, 2021Beautiful running trail! Now I know!
March 3, 2021February 19, 2021Lots of snow, first tracks in some parts but easy to navigate, great views at top!
January 31, 2021Nice trail. Easy to follow with the app. Kids ages 10, 8, and 5 loved it.
January 17, 2021Shared trail with mountain bikers which works fine. A labyrinth of trails through Arbutus forests, with a great view of Finlayson arm from the point marked on the map screenshot. In the summer Durrance lake was perfect for a dip after the hike
January 17, 2021Lots of overlapping bike trails, we had our AllTrails app out for most of the way- but was easy to follow along the correct route. Good viewpoint at the top!!
December 31, 2020Beautiful trails with varying terrains. Amazing place for forest bathing.
December 30, 2020December 20, 2020October 24, 2020October 13, 2020A few points: -no signage anywhere along trail system, so an app with a map and gps is key. -many bike runs crossing trails which can confuse your planned hiking trail, but with an app we’re able to find the summit we’d come for - trails are good width, but can run along river beds or stream paths or have suffered some erosion - during rainy season, parts of the trail system may be flooded (after a week of rains in October we encountered 2-3 shallow puddles covering trails) -heavily forested, which can have an effect on late day trips since there aren’t well marked straightforward paths out (we used Joe’s Berms to make a hasty exit from the summit, would recommend in a pinch) - multiple small summits, but none we visited had unblocked views (perhaps the Satellite Road travelling north of the official summit as views of the Saanich Inlet??) -had a good feel of being out in undisturbed wilderness -can verify that small portions of the trail system are minimally overgrown with tree limbs or brambles
October 4, 2020Very hard to follow any sort of route. Possibly will lose service at some points. Biking path primarily. No actual viewpoint that I could find or see
September 25, 2020Even though it’s a pretty hike, this is definitely made for mountain bikes. It could be very easily to get lost because there are so many unmarked trails. Fortunately I did not encounter any mountain bikers but I could see if you were hiking and encountered a bike, it could get very dangerous very quickly
August 22, 2020June 7, 2020April 26, 2020Great trail, not too difficult, definitely set up for mountain biking. Make sure you have the map handy on your phone though because there are no trail markings at all.
February 22, 2020Always a great fun trail. Shared with riders but not busy.
February 8, 2020
First to ReviewGreat hiking trail. Few cyclists but no traffic issues. Lots of little trails so need to keep an eye out but most lead back to a similar route. Fabulous view at the top!
February 5, 2019Even with the snow, easy to find the trails and a beautiful climb and view. muddy and washed out in some places.
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