VANCOUVER ISLAND TRAILS SCENE
The Courtenay trails, aka “heavy nettle” have been going strong for eight years now and have been evolving the whole way, with just a hand full of diggers that can claim the trails as their own. Due to the high clay content and the rainy winters on Vancouver Island the trails only run about five months a year in the spring and summer. With three other sets of quality trails within 2 hours of each other running at different times throughout the year, the island’s trail riders can maintain a steady diet of riding and digging. - Jeff Meija