Sooke Hills Wilderness Trail
- 8.2 mi
- one way
- 2,109 ft
- climb
- Point to point
- route
- May–Sep
- best months
The Sooke Hills Wilderness Trail is a point-to-point route through the rugged terrain of the Sooke Hills, offering hikers a chance to explore one of Vancouver Island's wild interior regions. This trail traverses diverse forest ecosystems and rolling topography, providing solitude and natural beauty away from developed areas. The route showcases the characteristic Vancouver Island landscape of dense coniferous forest interspersed with rocky outcrops and creek valleys.
Local outfitters
- Sooke River Campground8 mi away
- Olympic Hiking Co.23 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Nearby · Initial Attack · Veitch Creek Trail · Wonderland
Best time to go · May–Sep
Best time to visit Sooke Hills Wilderness Trail
Best months: May–September. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
45° / 33°
17 wet
Feb
47° / 33°
14 wet
Mar
50° / 35°
15 wet
Apr
54° / 39°
12 wet
May
60° / 43°
10 wet
Jun
63° / 47°
7 wet
Jul
68° / 51°
5 wet
Aug
70° / 51°
6 wet
Sep
66° / 47°
9 wet
Oct
57° / 42°
14 wet
Nov
49° / 36°
17 wet
Dec
45° / 33°
17 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Port Angeles Intl Ap, WA, 22.8 mi away at 288 ft. The station sits about 1,300 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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Conditions and forecast
Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at Sooke Hills Wilderness Trail for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
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