| Activity | Hiking |
| Destination | Mystery Hike |
| Date | 1 Jan 2026, Thursday |
| Trip Coordinator | Louise Squire |
| Contact Info | lsquire@sasktel.net or 306-539-3813 |
| Description | We will decide nearer to the event what is appropriate for the weather. At this time, the forecast is not great. |
| Meeting Place | TBD |
| Departure Time | TBD |
| Difficulty | TBD |
| Costs | None |
| Trip limits | 12 |
| Dogs? | TBD |
| Notes | Dress for the weather. Bring lunch and poles if you use them. |
| Activity | Hiking |
| Destination | Blindman’s Bluff and/or Eagle Ridge |
| Date | 21 Jan 2025, Wednesday |
| Trip Coordinator | Debbie Quigg |
| Contact Info | dmquigg@gmail.com or 3710 |
| Description | We will decide closer to the date what is appropriate for the weather and conditions. |
| Meeting Place | Community Centre Parking lot |
| Departure Time | 10:00 |
| Difficulty |
Moderate |
| Costs | None |
| Trip limits | 10 |
| Dogs? | Yes, if under control and not moving through the group |
| Notes: | Bring lunch and gear for the weather. |
| Activity | Hiking |
| Destination | South Morte Lake Loop |
| Date | 24 Dec, Wednesday |
| Trip Coordinator | Les Hand |
| Contact Info | 250-285-2029 or lhquadra@gmail.com |
| Description | We will start at Morte Lake parking lot and go up the Deadfish Trail, then over to Morte Lake and to Tripod. From there, we will do Mud Lake and Reed Lake and probably back down Jackrabbit to the parking lot. |
| Meeting Place | Legion parking lot |
| Departure Time | 10:00 |
| Difficulty |
Moderate |
| Costs | None |
| Trip limits | 10 |
| Dogs? | Yes, but must be under control or on a leash |
| Notes | This is about 8.5 km and three hours. Maybe some wet areas so wear appropriate footwear. |
Eight brave hikers took a chance on the weather and were rewarded with clear skies and no rain. We hiked the Little Black Dress, Back Door, Silk Stockings loop (counter-clockwise) after many days of heavy rain. The trail was slippery in few sections but nothing unmanageable. The moss was bright green and the bluffs sunny, which provided a wonderful lunch stop. We enjoyed the old copper mining artifacts. Near the end of the loop, we took a side trip to the beaver damn that failed a few years ago but has since been build up again. Unfortunately, there were no sign of any beavers on this trip. (7.3 km which included the beaver damn side trip; 3¼ hours)
Louise
Hiking – Little Black Dress-Silk Stocking Loop – 17 Dec 2025
| Activity | Hiking |
| Destination | Morte Lake Loop |
| Date | 7 Jan, Wednesday |
| Trip Coordinator | Julie Mellanby |
| Contact Info | 250-285-3978 |
| Description | We will meet at Morte Lake’s main parking lot off Walcan Road at 10:00. We’ll hike Morte Lake’s main trail around the Lake, stop for a short lunch break. Dress for rain. We’ll reschedule if too rainy! |
| Meeting Place | Main Morte Lake parking lot |
| Departure Time | 10:00 |
| Difficulty |
Moderate |
| Costs | None |
| Trip limits | None |
| Dogs? | Yes |
| Notes | Julie can only be reached by home phone until the day of the hike. Can call cell phone 250-202-5989 |
| Activity | Hiking |
| Destination | Little Black Dress and Silk Stocking Loop |
| Date | 17 Dec 2025, Wednesday |
| Trip Coordinator | Louise Squire |
| Contact Info | lsquire@sasktel.net or 306-539-3813 |
| Description | We will start at the Copperhead logging road and hike this counter-clockwise. We will use mountain bike trails to travel through a variety of terrain with open bluffs, a good forest (and recent logging), old mining and a forest lake. Very roughly 7 km and 3 hours with lunch. |
| Meeting Place | Legion. Please park close to West Rd. |
| Departure Time | 10:00 |
| Difficulty | Moderate, with some steep sections and lots of undulating parts. |
| Costs | None |
| Trip limits | 12 |
| Dogs? | Yes – on leash |
| Notes | Dress for the weather. Bring lunch and poles if you use them. |
Five of us hiked the loop starting at Thompson trail head and in a counterclockwise direction came out at Hopespring Rd. It was a short walk on the road back to our vehicles on Thompson Rd. We had steady rain with most sections of trail having running water and large puddles. We trudged along not stopping for lunch but still enjoying the hike. The Three Sisters (three old growth Douglas Fir) with blackened bark from last major fire on Quadra Island are amazing to see. Another interesting feature was a rock face covered in thick moss and with all the rainfall a waterfall of moisture coming down it. Because of the wet and misty weather we did not go to any of the viewpoints, which there are several on this hike. (5.8 km,180 m, 3 hrs)
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Seven of us hiked the old road to Plumper Bay. The trail is flat and easy. We arrived a bit too early for lunch, so we continued on to Deepwater Bay, a short, flagged trail to the gravel beach. We arrived a bit before high tide so there was only a narrow strip of pebble beach available (at lower tides you can walk the beach a long way). But there was a nice log to sit on for lunch. The tide was still rising so we didn’t linger. We went back to Plumper Bay and toured the meadow and old log dump there, and then we returned to the vehicles, getting back before the rain started. (7.4 km; 110 m elevation gain, 2¾ hours)
Norris
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Quadra Island Outdoor Club 