Naturally, the Pacific Rim provides a wonderland of ecosystems to explore, from mudflats to reefs and ancient forests. Long Beach Nature Tours will custom design any tour for your group’s experience level, age range and physical ability.
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The Storm Seeker
November to March
Half Day Hike
You'll never love bad weather so much! This 1/2 day hike brings you up close with our legendary West Coast winter storms, a dynamic and exhilarating display of Mother Nature's raw fury.
Suit up in some quality raingear (and keep this in mind:"there's no such thing as poor weather, just poor equipment"), slip on your gumboots (or Wellies), and follow us. You will be guided to semi-protected viewing locations along the shoreline where you can witness the Pacific Ocean performing at peak force, hurling itself against the shoreline in a series of larger-than-life breakers.
On this nature tour, you will:
- Hike to panoramic headlands and beaches with a lighthouse setting
- Witness 20 foot-long logs getting tossed in the surf
- Walk to thigh-high levels of sea foam at the ocean's edge
- Witness tons of sea kelp being swept shoreward in this annual renewal exercise
- Visit the intertidal zone at its most active, and learn how its inhabitants thrive in these extreme conditions
- Walk and talk with your guide about rainforest ecology
The Wild Pacific Trail
All Year
Half Day Hike
Come with us on the 2.5 km Lighthouse Loop of this exceptionally maintained trail, skirting Ucluelet's rich and rugged shoreline, with the Broken Islands Group and Barkley Sound to the East and the open Pacific Ocean to the south and west.
As per this trail section's moniker, you will pass Ampithrite Point lighthouse, one of the West Coast's last operating lighthouses, with waves crashing on the adjacent jagged rocks. This busy lighthouse overlooks an area deemed "The Graveyard of Pacific", where numerous barges, war ships, freighters and ferries were last seen within eyeshot of the Wild Pacific Trail. You will see a map of these shipwrecks along your guided walk. Impressive ocean views abound, perfectly carved through ancient, twisting cedar and spruce trees - a photographer or painter's dream. Winter storm watching is a natural from this protected trail, and Grey Whales and other marine life can be viewed in the springtime - wild and pacific indeed!
*** This trail is appropriate for all ages and skill levels, as it involves very slight ascents and is easily accessible from its parking lot.